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In order, here's what I have right now:

1. Trevone Boykin: 2,700 passing yards, 23 TD to 4 Ints, 550 rushing yards with 7 TDs.

2. Marcus Mariota: 2,780 passing yards, 29 TD to 2 Ints, 520 rushing yards with 8 TDs.

3. Melvin Gordon: 1,500 rushing yards, 19 TD, 83 receiving yards and 2 TDs

4. Dak Prescott: 2,200 passing yards, 18 TD to 7 Ints, 780 rushing yards with 11 TD

5. Ameer Abdullah: 1,250 rushing yards, 17 TD, 170 receiving yards and 2 TDs.


I have Boykin edging out Mariota, maybe a little due to area bias since I'm in DFW but also because I think Oregon's supporting staff is a lot better than TCU's. Abdullah fell a little due to his injury and Nebraska having a bye week. I have Dak low due to the number of turnovers.

I do not have Jameis Winston as a top 5 finalist at this point. His numbers right now:

Jameis Winston: 2,500 passing yards, 17 TD to 11 Ints, 60 rushing yards with 3 TDs.

His stats aren't on the same level as the other 3 QBs plus he is playing weaker competition week in and week out.
 

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Totally logical to put the guy with worse numbers playing worse defenses ahead of Mariota

According to ESPN it's a two man race Prescott & Mariota by a substantial lead over #3.
 

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Totally logical to put the guy with worse numbers playing worse defenses ahead of Mariota

The only team Oregon has played that has a stout D has been Stanford. All the other teams they have played have comparable or worse defenses than the teams TCU has played.
 

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I think its Daks Heisman to lose.
 

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According to ESPN it's a two man race Prescott & Mariota by a substantial lead over #3.

I have Prescott well below the Boykin and Mariota. His stats aren't on the same level, but he's getting the SEC bias bump right now.
 

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The only team Oregon has played that has a stout D has been Stanford. All the other teams they have played have comparable or worse defenses than the teams TCU has played.

Utah, Stanford, Mich State all have better defenses than any Big 12 team. The PAC is a stronger conference, sorry Boykin is waaaayyyyy behind Mariota in the voters mind.
 

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Utah, Stanford, Mich State all have better defenses than any Big 12 team. The PAC is a stronger conference, sorry Boykin is waaaayyyyy behind Mariota in the voters mind.

Incorrect. OU and KSU have better defenses than Utah and KSU is on par with MSU. Texas, whom TCU still has on the schedule also has a solid defense.

Boykin is well behind Mariota I'm sure, but I'm not trying to predict what the voters think, I'm posting what MY opinion is. Boykin and Mariota should be neck and neck based on stats. And, I gave my reasons for having Boykin with the edge for now.
 

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Incorrect. OU and KSU have better defenses than Utah and KSU is on par with MSU. Texas, whom TCU still has on the schedule also has a solid defense.

Boykin is well behind Mariota I'm sure, but I'm not trying to predict what the voters think, I'm posting what MY opinion is. Boykin and Mariota should be neck and neck based on stats. And, I gave my reasons for having Boykin with the edge for now.

Yep you're right everyone has an opinion. If you think Texas has a solid anything, then do we have the right to :L your opinion.
 

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Totally logical to put the guy with worse numbers playing worse defenses ahead of Mariota

Actually its pretty close as far as percentage wise goes.

TCU has played 8 measurable teams minus its one FCS and its average rank is 64.75

Oregon has played 9 measurable teams minus its one FCS and its average rank is 70.33

So to put it mildly, you are wrong in this assumption by a few points on average. The difference is minimal, but it shows you are wrong.
 

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Yep you're right everyone has an opinion. If you think Texas has a solid anything, then do we have the right to :L your opinion.

If you don't think Texas' defense is solid then you haven't been paying attention to CFB all season, and your own opinion should be thrown out. :L

That's the one aspect of their game that actually has been consistently very good.
 

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If you don't think Texas' defense is solid then you haven't been paying attention to CFB all season, and your own opinion should be thrown out. :L

That's the one aspect of their game that actually has been consistently very good.

Hate to agree with you(really hate to :lol:) but you are right. Texas has the 39th ranked defense in the nation, which is not bad considering the high flying offenses they face.
 

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Hate to agree with you(really hate to :lol:) but you are right. Texas has the 39th ranked defense in the nation, which is not bad considering the high flying offenses they face.

:yahoo:
 

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Mariotta is a shoe-in.
 

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I don't care about the Heisman, only QBs and RBs ever win.
 

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Mariotta is a shoe-in.

National perception, its probably b/t him and Prescott from Miss St. If Miss St goes unbeaten in the regular season, Dak will probably win it even though Mariota's stats will be far better.

Boykin isn't getting enough national love IMO. His production is on par with Mariota and also is on par with the recent heisman QB winners.
 
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