That’s fair and reinforces the point: when Emmitt was playing, you trusted the sports writers to select the Heisman and he wasn’t chosen. My guess is that Danny and SOS feel into the time period that you trusted the journalists. Maybe not Timmy but come on, he was a slam dunk! Your argument would hold more sway if the most recent statue was erected for a Gator Heisman in the last few years - not a decade ago.
Emmitt finished 7th in the voting his last year. 7th? Hell, as a freshman he finished 9th.
I don't remember who half these guys are.
Heisman Voting
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Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1 Andre Ware Houston JR QB 242 132 83 1073 365 Cmp, 578 Att, 4699 Yds, 46 TD, 15 Int
2 Anthony Thompson Indiana SR RB 185 170 108 1003 358 Att, 1793 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 24 TD
3 Major Harris*
West Virginia SR QB 115 115 134 709 142 Cmp, 245 Att, 2058 Yds, 17 TD, 11 Int
4 Tony Rice Notre Dame SR QB 72 101 105 523 68 Cmp, 137 Att, 1122 Yds, 2 TD, 9 Int
5 Darian Hagan Colorado SO QB 52 42 52 292 48 Cmp, 85 Att, 1002 Yds, 4 TD, 4 Int
6 Dee Dowis Air Force SR QB 15 31 38 145 67 Cmp, 140 Att, 1285 Yds, 7 TD, 4 Int
7 Emmitt Smith Florida JR RB 13 29 43 140 284 Att, 1599 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
8 Percy Snow*
Michigan State SR LB 7 15 19 70 4 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
9 Ty Detmer Brigham Young SO QB 3 13 14 49 265 Cmp, 412 Att, 4560 Yds, 32 TD, 15 Int
10 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame SO WR 3 11 17 48 27 Rec, 535 Yds, 19.8 Avg, 0 TD
10 Blair Thomas Penn State SR RB 4 12 12 48 264 Att, 1341 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 5 TD
