Tomorrow, Army vs. Navy will officially be the last game of the regular season in the FBS. I know it's a tradition but it still feels weird that they put this game after all the college bowl games and playoff matchups were announced. Like what if both teams are undefeated and are playing for a spot in the CFP. I think they should move the game with either on Thanksgiving weekend or the conference championship Saturday.
Neither one of these teams will sniff the playoffs in peacetime. Elite college athletes aren't gonna volunteer years of military service. On top of that they have size limits, their players can only be so big. Just enjoy the game for what it is. It's as close to pure football as you will see at this level.
Congrats to Marcus Mariota on winning the Heisman! Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Marcus Mariota 788 first-place votes. Melvin Gordon 37. Amari Cooper 49.</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/status/543948642126921729">December 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>2014 Heisman Results: 1. Mariota, 2. Gordon, 3. Cooper, 4. Boykin, 5. Barrett, 6. Winston, 7. Coleman, 8. Prescott, 9. Wright, 10. Petty.</p>— Chris Huston (@HeismanPundit) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeismanPundit/status/543948575768862720">December 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Mariota was named 1st on 788 ballots and received 2,534 points. Third-most 1st place votes in history, third-most points.</p>— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulMyerberg/status/543948767700209664">December 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Mariota 2nd all-time receiving 90.92 percent of possible points in voting. Also named on 95 percent of ballots, an all-time high.</p>— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/543948779528151041">December 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Cool for him first time I haven't watched the ceremony in a long time... seemed like the Heisman race was kinda dull this year with all the talk surrounding the playoff.
That last tweet from Dennis Dodd floors me, not because of the percentages being historically high, but because five percent of the voters didn't even put him on their ballots.
