We were asked by our friends at BlueWorkHorse.com to participate in this year's Blogger Heisman Poll.

Not that we have an actual Heisman Ballot, because we do not, but if we did here is what our official Heisman Ballot would look like.

Keep in mind that there are zero break-a-way Heisman candidates this season.  At some point during the regular season, every Heisman candidate had a poor performance that raised eye brows.  While there are several very good players in college football this season, this has to be the most difficult Heisman Trophy to award.

If you were on the Heisman Ballot list, who are your top three and why are they in the order that you are selecting?  Is it because the player is actually that good or is it because that is the best player in your region and you are a biased homer?  It happens.

Honorable Mention:  Toby Gerhart
Stanford University Running Back

Gerhart rushed for 1736 yards and 26 touchdowns on the year.  Gerhart added ten receptions for 149 yards.  He also had an 18 yard touchdown pass to his credit.

Gerhart rushed the ball 101 more times his Senior season than he had in his Junior season ... this led to approximately 600 more yards this season.  Gerhart had three 200-yard games this season while being held to less than 100-yards twice.

No. 3:  Colt McCoy
University of Texas Longhorns Quarterback

McCoy led the Longhorns to an undefeated season and the Big XII title.  McCoy did not have a very convincing performance in the Big XII title game as well as at other points in the season.  Colt McCoy is a solid college quarterback who has a solid offensive line in front of him as well as a fast sure-handed wide receiver.

On the season, McCoy passed for 3512 yards, 27 touchdowns, 12 interceptions with a 70.5% completion rate.  Additionally, McCoy tallied 348 yards rushing and three more touchdowns.

While these numbers are solid and McCoy is a good college quarterback, after watching him in five games this season, McCoy is simply not the best player in college football.  McCoy's numbers do not even make him the best quarterback, much less best over all player.  Awarding the Texas signal caller this trophy simply because he has not won it yet does not cut it.

No. 2 Mark Ingram
University of Alabama Crimson Tide Running Back

Mark Ingram lit the Florida Gators' top ranked defense up like a Christmas tree. While it is human nature to remember what a player has done lately, the entire body of work must be examined.  Ingram's body of work reflects much higher than that of McCoy.

On the season, Mark Ingram rushed for an Alabama school record 1542 yards while scoring 15 rushing touchdowns.  Ingram also had 30 receptions for 322 yards and three more touchdowns.

Ingram's stats were accomplished in the defense heavy SEC, but Alabama's out of conference schedule was weak.

Ingram is very close to being an elite running back in college football; however, he is not quite there yet.  Good yes, elite?  No.  When the Crimson Tide would rest Ingram by inserting Trent Richardson, there was absolutely no drop off.  This shows that the Alabama offensive line is the motor that drives the Crimson Tide's car.

No. 1 Ndamukong Suh
University of Nebraska Defensive Line

Ndamukong Suh is the most dominating defensive lineman in college football.  Bar none.

Suh recorded 82 tackles this season (47 solo, 35 assists), 12 sacks, and an interception, all from a defensive tackle position.

Many will argue that Suh is simply the flavor of the day due to the enormous game he had against Texas in the Big XII Championship game.  While Suh's performance in this game was next level, his entire body of work for the season puts him in our number one slot.

Unlike with a linebacker or defensive back, Suh is the first line of defense and has been the most dominant college football player this season.

The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the best college football player.  While the bulk of previous winners did so due to gaudy stat sheets, this season's pick is obvious.  The question is do most of the people out there with a Heisman ballot have the guts to do the right thing and ignore the 'pretty' element to the award?

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