I really didn't want to spoil the positive thoughts some were trying to have for Toby, but all along I never believed he could win the Heisman. The Heisman has become one of the most political awards in all of sports in recent years. The Heisman is supposed to be about honoring the most outstanding player in college football, but it is starting to become more closely like some half-assed MVP trophy awarded to the most high profile player on one of the BCS Championship contending teams. There is no other way to explain it. Someone would not win the Heisman trophy while not winning the trophy for best position player in their own position if it was not so. In Ingram's case it is the Doak Walker award. How does Ingram win the award for being the most outstanding player if he is not even the best in his own position? In a rational world he does not not, but as we all know the Sports world in America is anything but rational. I am actually surprised that it was a close as it was, and I am very pleased that Toby came in such a close second. All the talking head jabber about him not having the burst or ability to be a primary back in the NFL is nothing but pure fear talking on their part. They are afraid of Toby going to the NFL as a high round pick and tearing it up, just like they are afraid of Tim Tebow going to the NFL and showing up their chosen afflete Radio at QB. If they are ready to anoint Vince Young as finally being ready to revolutionize the QB position as they have hoped for so long, they certainly don't want Tebow coming in and becoming a better player in the long run. There is no reason to believe he wouldn't if given the chance. He is just as good of a passer as AHDIW. All the talk about his lack of arm strength is bogus, and he is certainly smarter and has better character than Radio.
Toby needs to get ready for the combine. If he has an impressive showing somebody is going to take him no later than the second round I believe. As I have said before, if that happens then it is going to be very hard to hide the Doak Walker award winner and Heisman runner up on a depth chart or Luke Staley him if he has a decent combine. Almost every Doak Walker award winner has been drafted relatively high and has been given every chance to prove they are primary back in the NFL. If last years Doak Walker winner Shonn Green can have a bad combine, get drafted in the 3rd round and get 6.5 carries per game with a 4.8 per carry average, no reason to believe the NFL can screw Toby unless they want to make it blatantly obvious and look silly doing it. If Toby has a good combine and still falls to the 4th round or below, I am also in the mindset of hoping he says FU to the NFL and tries to play baseball.Edited by: Bear Backer