Well, Shotgun over at The Blue Workhorse has decided that the world of sports bloggers should have a voice in the Heisman Trophy selection process. Given the fact that the Heisman committee apparently doesn’t agree, Blue Workhorse has asked members of the sports blogosphere to weigh in with their own ballots for the Heisman Trophy. Given the fact that I am all about using the great ideas of others to obscure the fact that I often lack the ability for intelligent thought, here’s my ballot on behalf of the Gate:

1) Eric Berry, Safety, Tennessee:

I know this will be labeled a “homer” vote, but—as Will at SESB pointed out—I am not the only one who feels this way.  I really cannot possibly describe why my vote would be for Berry better than it was described in the above article which wrote:

The Vols’ athletic outlier plays the game like it’s on a sheet of ice and he’s the only one that brought skates. … Berry is the flower that’s sprouted in a compost heap of a year.

Berry has posted gaudy numbers this year with 7 interceptions for the season (12 all-time) and now holds the record for all-time SEC interception return yards.  Furthermore, he just won the SEC Defensive Player of the Year Award, as well as being a finalist for the Lott Trophy, despite the fact that the Tennessee Volunteers were far-from-impressive as a team.  Oh, and did I mention he’s only a sophomore?

His stats (I believe) through the end of the season are as follows:

Despite being a Tennessee fan at heart, I simply think that Eric Berry is the most deserving (and outstanding) player in the country this year.

2) Graham Harrell, QB, Texas Tech:

Before the season, no one in the country expected the Texas Tech Red Raiders to give Texas a loss, garner a top-3 ranking, and to be in the mix for a Big 12 title.  Some people crossed Harrell off their list after the Oklahoma loss, but I have been thoroughly impressed with both his numbers on the season, and his ability to lead his team in tough situations.  What’s more, he did it at Texas Tech—I think that is significant.

3) Tim Tebow, QB, Florida:

I have to hand it to Tebow, he has put together another great season and will lead the Florida Gators into the BCS Championship Game.  His stats are not as impressive as last year, but that doesn’t bother me all that much considering that the Gators were so one-dimensional last season.  There are two reasons why he is not at the top of my list.  First, he seemed to play a little too “laid back” prior to the Ole Miss loss.  To his credit, however, he picked it up thereafter.  Second, I think his passing accuracy simply isn’t as good from all locations on the field as demonstrated by Graham Harrell.

I am sure that I will be called a homer for this ballot, but the fact is that I do feel that Berry is most deserving.  Of course, I am a moron…

At any rate, the results of the Sports Blog Heisman Trophy balloting will be posted over at The Blue Workhorse Thursday-ish.  I’ll try to remember to post a link once everything is up.

– Go Figure …

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