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WAY TOO EARLY HEISMAN PREDICTIONS

JUST SOME CLASSIC OFFSEASON CONTENT HERE

NCAA Football: CFP National Championship-Features Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Let’s start by noting that predicting who wins the Heisman trophy before the season begins is a nearly impossible endeavor. Even when the reigning winner hasn’t left for the NFL, there’s no meaningful correlation betw-

Huh. Anyways, even Vegas can’t get a really good handle on this. Leonard Fournette was the favorite last year, and two Notre Dame quarterbacks had better odds than Lamar Jackson. Maybe that’s because the voters subconsciously reward players who exceed exp-

That...doesn’t seem like the best plan? I mean, I get that it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission, but when you’re talking about firearms at an airport I’m not sure that wisdom applies.

Anyways, let’s take Jackson. He accounted for 51 touchdowns last season; does that mean if he gets, say, 45 this year, that he’s out given the bar he’s already set for himself? How do you account for the fact that his top three targets from 2016 won’t be on the roster th-

(sigh) what in the hell are you even doing

100 bucks says that’s not his real name and his law license is fake too

GUY THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY GENEROUS INTERPRETATION OF “DROPPING”

honestly what is the point of even working in this industry, i’m just wasting my time

ok fine that sounds awesome.