What Tennessee and Purdue Have in Common

[madmaxvol]

Not talking about pass oriented offenses. I'm talking about the one thing that Purdue and Tennessee have in common that separates us from everyone else...No school has more Heisman Runner-Ups without ever having a Heisman Winner, than our two schools. Purdue (3) - Griese ('66), Keyes ('68), Phipps (69). Tennessee (4) - Lauricella ('51), Majors ('56), Shuler ('93), Manning ('97).

Is this really the Music City Bowl we are playing in...or is it the Bridesmaid Bowl.

 

[goboilers2]

The voting really went wrong with Brees for Purdue (who was Heisman that year?), and Manning for Tennessee.

We were one draft pick away from Leaf in Indianapolis. The Colts could have been like the Browns. Dodged that bullet.

 

[YouSayPotato]

The voting really went wrong with Brees for Purdue (who was Heisman that year?), and Manning for Tennessee.

The guy who really got screwed was Griese. Steve Spurrier won that year after his Florida Gator defense literally laid down on the ground and allowed the opponents to score a late touchdown in the final game of the season. This allowed the Gator offense to come back on the field and Spurrier gained some more passing yeards, which in turn enabled him to lead the nation in passing offense. That's how he won the Heisman a couple of weeks later.

 

[SDBoiler1]

The voting really went wrong with Brees for Purdue (who was Heisman that year?), and Manning for Tennessee.

We were one draft pick away from Leaf in Indianapolis. The Colts could have been like the Browns. Dodged that bullet.

Chris Weinke from FSU won the Heisman in Brees’ SR season. That was a joke.

 

[FirstDownB]

Chris Weinke from FSU won the Heisman in Brees’ SR season. That was a joke.

Heupel finishing #2 was the bigger joke. Fewer yards, TD, and more INT than Drew.
QB on undefeated team trumps all other logic.

 

[PumpkinShuckers07]

Who would you say is the last Heisman winner to accomplish anything in the NFL?

Cam Newton is the last Heisman to be on a Super Bowl Roster in 2016.

Desmond Howard is the last Heisman/SB MVP and that was in 1997!

 

[Dr. Curmudgeon]

Not talking about pass oriented offenses. I'm talking about the one thing that Purdue and Tennessee have in common that separates us from everyone else...No school has more Heisman Runner-Ups without ever having a Heisman Winner, than our two schools. Purdue (3) - Griese ('66), Keyes ('68), Phipps (69). Tennessee (4) - Lauricella ('51), Majors ('56), Shuler ('93), Manning ('97).

Is this really the Music City Bowl we are playing in...or is it the Bridesmaid Bowl.

We both are repulsed by Indiana.

 

[madmaxvol]

Heupel finishing #2 was the bigger joke. Fewer yards, TD, and more INT than Drew.
QB on undefeated team trumps all other logic.

That really has been an issue since the late 80's or early 90's. If you are the QB or RB for an undefeated team, you are more than likely finishing at least in the top 2 for the Heisman.

For Tennessee, Johnny Majors was the halfback (in the wing-T...it was more like a QB) for a 1956 Tennessee team that finished the regular season undefeated (and Heisman voting was between the regular season and the bowl games). He lost to Paul Hornung...the only time the Heisman trophy has been awarded to a player on a team with a losing record (ND was 2-8 that season).

Interestingly enough, Hornung and Majors became very close friends later in life, talking to each other at least once per week on the phone. One time in an interview, Hornung was ribbing Majors about it and said, "Johnny...who do you really think should have won the Heisman in '56"? Majors shot back, "Jim Brown". Majors died in June 2020, and Hornung died in November of that year...so I guess Hornung edged Majors out again.

 

[madmaxvol]

We both are repulsed by Indiana.

Touche'

 

[RossMackey]

Chris Weinke from FSU won the Heisman in Brees’ SR season. That was a joke.

The Only bigger travesty was Hornung winning over Jim effin Brown 🙄🤮

 

[wferrel]

I think if the Heisman committee could do a re-vote now on the ‘68 Heisman, they would give it to Keyes instead of OJ.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Heupel finishing #2 was the bigger joke. Fewer yards, TD, and more INT than Drew.
QB on undefeated team trumps all other logic.

wow I had forgotten about that ... awful.

 

[YouSayPotato]

I think if the Heisman committee could do a re-vote now on the ‘68 Heisman, they would give it to Keyes instead of OJ.

If the Heisman committee could do a re-vote now on the ‘66 Heisman, they would give it to Bob Griese instead of Steve Spurrier.

Purdue had three Heisman runner-ups in four years and one in the top three for four straight years:

1966	Steve Spurrier - QB, Florida	Bob Griese - QB, Purdue	Nick Eddy - RB, Notre Dame
1967	Gary Beban - QB, UCLA	O.J. Simpson - RB, Southern Cal	Leroy Keyes - RB, Purdue
1968	O.J. Simpson - RB, Southern Cal	Leroy Keyes - RB, Purdue	Terry Hanratty - QB, Notre Dame
1969	Steve Owens - RB, Oklahoma	Mike Phipps - QB, Purdue	Rex Kern - QB, Ohio State