Replies

OK, by their own admission it's not about statistics, it's not about who will succeed at the next level, and you can't win it if your not on a top-flight team. They forgot to mention that if you're a lineman or a defensive player you can forget it.

So what it boils down to is it's a media circus award for the running back, quarterback, or wide receiver who's athletic department can generate the most pre-vote publicity and "buzz".

This usually results in them selecting a glamor boy from a team with a weak schedule and few other quality players to handle the ball. This allows a team to run up the numbers on one guy. If you have a balanced offense and spread the ball among a number of players, you won't be seeing the "Heistman" at your school.

That's also why these pretty boys notorious fall flat when they finally get some competition in a bowl game or the NFL.