QB Troy Smith - 2006 Heisman Winner (Official Thread)

[lvbuckeye]

Originally Posted by Thump

I actually couldn't believe that Herbie was pimping Smith to the Browns and basically putting the Browns organization on the spot.

They would be foolish to draft Smith that high. They have more pressing needs than QB.

don't let him fool you. Herbie is all about the Bengals. he ain't a Cleveland fan.

[Thump]

Originally Posted by lvbuckeye

don't let him fool you. Herbie is all about the Bengals. he ain't a Cleveland fan.

I know he's a Bengals fan but thought it was kind of out of line to put heat on the Browns like that.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by Thump

I know he's a Bengals fan but thought it was kind of out of line to put heat on the Browns like that.

I would never wish the Cleveland Browns organization on Troy Smith, or any college football player that I am a fan of, for that matter.

I want Troy to enjoy a long, successful NFL career, and the best way to do that would be to stay as far away from the Browns O-Line, coaching staff and ownership as possible.

[Okinawa's#1Buck]

Originally Posted by Dryden

I would never wish the Cleveland Browns organization on Troy Smith, or any college football player that I am a fan of, for that matter.

I want Troy to enjoy a long, successful NFL career, and the best way to do that would be to stay as far away from the Browns O-Line, coaching staff and ownership as possible.

How about BQ to the Browns?

Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[BuckeyeBlitz04]

Congrats goes out to Troy and The Ohio State University for him getting the Heisman!

In my opinion, the Browns should worry about the O-line and D-line before they take any offensive players. I believe Troy Smith wouldn't be a good fit due to their O-line struggles. Frye and Anderson are getting killed due to the lack of a quality line. No one wants that to happen to Troy.

[DaddyBigBucks]

From CFN.com


Maxwell and Unitas Awards ... Thanks for playing.

By Pete Fiutak
1. This is not an anti-Brady Quinn or Notre Dame hating rant. This is a why-the-awards-are-occasionally-a-fat-load-of-bull-muffins beef.

The Unitas Award is supposed to go to the best senior quarterback in America, while the Maxwell Award is supposed to go to the college football player of the year.

Each award has now been rendered irrelevant and meaningless after Quinn won them both.

Why was Smith the winner of the Heisman Trophy by one of the largest margins ever? Why did Quinn fall to third in the Heisman race behind Darren McFadden and Smith? It's because Smith was, unquestionably, 2006's signature college football player. Quinn will be the first pick in the NFL draft, but that has absolutely nothing to do with college football awards.

If you want to argue that McFadden was the best player in the nation, you'd be wrong, but I'd listen. If you want to say Hawaii's Colt Brennan was the nation's best quarterback because of his numbers, you could at least make a case. But for Quinn to win not just the player of the year, but the best senior quarterback honor is wrong and embarrassing.

The numbers were certainly nice, and Quinn was brilliant in comebacks against Michigan State and UCLA, but in Notre Dame's two big games of the year against Michigan and USC, Quinn didn't lead his team to wins, and wasn't even close. Smith finished the season fourth in the nation in passing efficiency while Quinn was 14th.

Come on voters, be smarter, and better than that.


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How to turn around your career

By John Harris
5. His name was Tommy. He was the best football player I ever played with or against. He locked down receivers, ran like a deer and could do just about anything on a football field. He was the type of player that played on Sundays, he was that good. I thought that, but everyone thought that. After a strong first year at junior college, Oklahoma was all over him, but then it was over. For whatever reason. Maybe a multitude of reasons. He never made it to Norman or anywhere else.
You know someone just like Tommy. Star of the neighborhood. Stud in high school. You?re thinking of that guy right now. Invariably, you shake your head because The Man let ?circumstances? take him down, no matter what they were. There might not be anything worse in sports than an athlete letting it all go down the drain.
That was Troy Smith. It wasn?t going down the drain ? it was already there. When he was younger as his mother struggled being a youthful maternal figure. When he left school after a blatant elbow in a high school basketball game got him kicked off the team. If you knew Troy at that time, how many could see it spiraling down the drain? Then, he earns a scholly to Ohio State ? he?s made it, right? You tell me ? he takes $500 from a booster, making him ineligible for the Alamo Bowl a month after a sublime performance against Michigan in 2004, rendering him persona non grata alongside The 2002 star recruit, some guy named Maurice. He was just another Man, just like Clarett, headed for the ?Another Talent Wasted? pile.
But, the Great Ones eventually get it. Smith got it and looked what happened. No matter what happens in Glendale, he?s a legend in Ohio State lore. Move over Spielman. Step aside Eddie. Here comes Troy. He got it. He absorbed his past and was honest about his transgressions, vowing to never let any of it happen again, turning his life around in the process. Smith became the Man whose story will be told to every talented wayward youth in America. ?You can be just like Troy if you??. That?s the best part of the Troy Smith story and one he?ll never perhaps be able to fully comprehend. He taught a nation of followers and young players that you?re the only person who can derail yourself. As much as he tried, he kept his train on the track. You can, too.