Look at the numbers Clausen has put up so far: 7 TDs, 651 yards, 66.7% completion and 0 interceptions. This will take a lot of the midwest vote and he is from California so he might get a lot of the West vote as well.

So who cares about the Heisman.

(Speaking of which, at the end of the bowl season, I will be hosting a presentation of this year’s Clarksman)

about KJ’s tragedy in 1994!

that is if you had wanted to mention “psu players robbed of the heisman”

Tebow’s winning it unless he injures himself trying to escape from ESPN reporters who want to sleep with him. Done deal.

for like a year and a half!

won’t they have to justify it by making him the second 2-time heisman winner?

If Penn State wins out Daryll Clark will definitely be invited to the ceremony.

If he maintains his current statistical pace he’ll definitely win. Will he maintain this pace? Absolutely not.

Just look Chase Daniel at Mizzou last year. He started out insanely hot in his first four games but once the cupcake non-conference games were over reality set in and like almost everyone else his numbers leveled off.

This happens every year.

Having said that it’s exciting to see any kind of explosive passing ability out of a Penn State signal caller.

I’m wishing Daryll Clark success but he’s going to have a tough time when he goes up against an Ohio State team that’s tougher than the ones Penn State has seen the last couple of years.

You totally missed the point of this. I know the odds are stacked against Clark. He doesn’t have the sexy name appeal of Tim Tebow or Colt McCoy. He plays in a (perceived) crappy conference. And Penn State guys just always get snubbed. I get it.

The point is to (hopefully) point out that Clark can put up numbers and lead his team just as good as anyone else can. The media has already given the Heisman to Tebow. This blog will dispute that if the argument is valid.

Imagine if voters gave equal preference and 50% of previous Heisman winners were on the defense? Aside from LJ, the biggest media darlings at PSU since 1994 have been Lavar, Poz, and Dan Connor.

Don’t we have the most (7) Maxwell awards ever? Both the Heisman and the Maxwell are for the player of the year, correct? Why did the heisman become more valuable? Are the heisman voters inherently better at picking the “best” player than the Maxwell voters?

Thats the kinda stuff that irritates me in college football. The heisman is this hype train of tradition, but if you step back and look, it doesn’t have anymore intrinsic value than the Maxwell or any other stupid award. Its a group of people voting on who they think is the best.

I would like to see the kid Best at Cal win it if DC17 has no shot. I would love to see it just so I can tell those Big 12 / SEC honks that have all but given the award away to one of those QB’s to suck it… (no cue on the dog to save valuable thread space)

I have always wanted to throw some of the greatest quotes evar together in a fanpost or something but for now here are Heisman’s… so awesome they HAD to name the trophy after him

"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football"
"Don’t cuss. Don’t argue with the officials. And don’t lose the game."
"When you find your opponent’s weak spot, hammer it."
"To break training without permission is an act of treason."
"When in doubt, punt!"

Sorry I didn’t get on and read before we collectively received your disappointment, but I think you’re making a smart play here. The connection between Hype and winning the Heisman is not lost on anybody who’s a fan of college football, veteran or ‘casual.’ If DC17 continues to put up worthy numbers, we all know he’ll need a little help from those with an audience, in either Blogistan or MSM. That is, for those fans who care about this award. And even for those who don’t, it can still make for an interesting read about one of our favorite players from our favorite team.

/leaving two pennies on the table…

When you do this Heisman update feature, pretty please use Buggy’s Clarksman pic as the headline pic.

Would be much appreciated.

TIA.

Lets not get carried away here people! The run game is gonna come around anyways and keep Clark from having to throw 40X a game which we dont need anyhow. Chalk Colt McCoy in as your Heisman winner.

but I believe in Clark. I think he’s established himself as a team leader, no matter which part of the offense is “better” than the other. And although it’s too early to be declaring him a Heisman winner, I have no doubts that if he keeps the same fire and intensity that he’s shown and keeps everyone under him level-headed about EVERY game, not just the big ones, he’s got the potential to succeed to Heisman level. At the very least, I think he’ll be leaving PSU as one of the most successful QBs in our history and enshrined next to the Greats in the record books.

While I believe he could win the Heisman, unfortunately the PR machine has already started rolling for OMG THE THREE, who will be tough for the voters to not drool over. And in the end if he actually is in contention for the award, we might get shafted…again…but we’ll know that we witnessed one of the greatest “rise from obscurity to glory” stories in PSU history, and we should be proud of it no matter what. He’s a great guy, a great role model, and I believe he’s a great leader who will be able to rally his teammates behind him no matter what happens this season.

But I look forward to seeing how Saint Circumsize and the two “Lets throw for 19,378 yards in a season because we don’t play teams with defense here in the Big 12” QBs will look vs. Clark’s stats this year.

I read daily but can’t log in for whatever reason as my work blocks sbnation, but not BSD. strange. anyhoot what’s up with this kid from from bethlehem, pa? i read we had an offer out to him even though we have 2 qb’s with verbals…

I figured it was something like that. JoePa saw him as a Safety or LB and Pitt gave in to his wishes.

http://postgazette.com/pg/09259/998401-100.stm