Mark Ingram Not Deserving of the Heisman

There was no real big surprise on Saturday Night at the Heisman Trophy presentation, we all knew Mark Ingram was a lock in to win and he did win.

I must say ESPN really need to do something about the presentation show, that was really boring, I fell asleep at least twice during the 60 minutes program.

That said, we here at A-List really believed the most deserving player at that show was Ndamukong Suh, he was by far the best player on the field year round bar none. The only reason he didn’t win was because he was not playing on an east coast friendly time.

The facts;

• No one knew what to do with Ndamukong Suh

• 203 voters who chose Colt McCoy first had something better to do than watch the Oklahoma or Nebraska games, the two biggest of the year for the Longhorns

• 43 voters are in love with Tim Tebow, no matter what actually happened on the field this season

• Mark Ingram won the Heisman, but it’s not like anyone outside of Alabama is jumping for joy over this.

Ingram had a nice season. Not a phenomenal season, not really a Heisman-caliber season, but a nice season. Since Tebow and Florida stunk it up in the SEC Championship, McCoy was awful in the Big 12 Championship and no one east of the Mississippi saw Toby Gerhart outside of the Notre Dame game — Ingram became the default winner. The “Someone-Had-To-Win” winner. But he still has a bowl game to play.

Ingram really might be the real deal, superstar type of legend who does the Heisman proud. We might all look back and realize that this was the start of something big, not the climax. But one thing is clear, we all need to see more. He’s a good guy and someone to root for, but he has to show that he really is an elite player worthy of this honor and not just a very good player on the best team in college football.

But Ndamukong Suh is the best defensive lineman to come out of college this decade, though others say that he’s the best since Julius Peppers emerged from Chapel Hill in 2002.  (Peppers was the second overall pick that year, sandwiched between two quarterback busts — David Carr and Joey Harrington.) This guy is the real deal.

Suh had been gradually getting more and more notice throughout the 2009 season.  He made a cannon ball-sized splash into the draft pool with a dominant performance in the Big 12 title game, and he exuded an impressive presence, demeanor, and maturity during interviews conducted in connection with the Heisman presentation show on ESPN.
Congratulations to Mark Ingram. Ndamukong Suh is still our number 1 choice.

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