Heisman drum roll............

[N.AL-Tider]

I'm happy for Henry but really feel personally that Stanford 's guy deserved it more...

NALT, he played in a conference with no D. They picked the right guy.

Yesh, I know that but my thing is that he had over 1000 kick return yards this season.  I don't care who you play against, that is outstanding and deserving IMO...

Maybe Henry will give it back since he doesn't deserve it.

The comparison that I read was he avg. 28 yards of return yards so instead of starting on the 25 ....... didn't sound too impressive to me...IMHO

Check out his stats for the year here.  Unless I am reading it wrong it says he had 1042 Kick return yards.

[bamaphil]

Wow! Derrick had a great acceptance speech!  Really made us proud how he represented himself and the University tonight.

Congratulations to Derrick Henry!

^^^This. I had as many tears running down my cheeks as his dad.

So I wasn't the only one. 

[2Stater]

Wow! Derrick had a great acceptance speech!  Really made us proud how he represented himself and the University tonight.

Congratulations to Derrick Henry!

^^^This. I had as many tears running down my cheeks as his dad.

So I wasn't the only one. 

Phil, I guess you and I are just a couple of old softies. 

[ricky023]

Either way this should be a great urge for recruits to want to play for CNS. The only man besides Stoops to have 2 heisman players in his coaching time. RTR!

[XBAMA]

Say My Name   

[carl childers]

What a pleasure to see a young man who is so humble and thankful to God have his dream come true. Congrats, Derrick Henry, Heisman Trophy winner.

[Catch Prothro]

I'm happy for Henry but really feel personally that Stanford 's guy deserved it more...

I'm pretty much set against awarding the Heisman to a sophomore.  It mostly is a bad thing for a college kid to win and then come back another year.

I thought both players had impressive resumes, and in any other year McC would probably win it for breaking Barry Sanders' record.  But Henry is simply a better RB than McC, with a higher ypc, higher yac, and 10 more TDs, all the while playing in a league where the defenses are designed to stop the run first.  Having a better resume than Bo Jackson and Hershel Walker doesn't hurt either.  Apparently Henry is a good receiver as well, but Bama doesn't use him that way as mostly he is a decoy on the play action, with Bama's talented WRs able to carry the receiving load.  And no one wants to see Henry return kicks and risk getting hurt, unless it comes down to the wire in a championship game.  The Heisman is about more than stats, and I think Henry exemplifies everything that statue is supposed to recognize.  It's an old award, and Henry plays old school football like no other.

[XBAMA]

[2Stater]

Very cool! Have an e-cred! 

[2Stater]

BTW, AJ came in and took over for Dalton, who got injured. He played pretty well. His first completion was to AJ Green, which was ironic on a couple of levels. His second completion was a bomb and TD to AJ Green.

His only hiccup was a pick 6. He came in with them behind, and his defense didn't help him at all. I was impressed with him, being thrown to the lion's den like that. I look for him to have a better week next week. Looks like Dalton is out several weeks with a broken thumb.

[Jamos]

Could it be another star is born? 

[2Stater]

Could it be another star is born? 

I would like to think so! 

[Merk]

BTW, AJ came in and took over for Dalton, who got injured. He played pretty well. His first completion was to AJ Green, which was ironic on a couple of levels. His second completion was a bomb and TD to AJ Green.

His only hiccup was a pick 6. He came in with them behind, and his defense didn't help him at all. I was impressed with him, being thrown to the lion's den like that. I look for him to have a better week next week. Looks like Dalton is out several weeks with a broken thumb.

Agree. He'll get quality reps with the starters this week and should have a better showing in his next game.

[XBAMA]

Wow! Derrick had a great acceptance speech!  Really made us proud how he represented himself and the University tonight.

Congratulations to Derrick Henry!

^^^This. I had as many tears running down my cheeks as his dad.

So I wasn't the only one. 

I ain't touching the "softie" comment with a ten foot pole 

but speaking of misty eyed ... coach seems to be biting his lip here
why is that ?

 

[cbbama99]

What an honor for such a great, hard working young man. As part of Bama Nation, I am so proud of what Derrick has accomplished. I had tears in my eyes watching his family go crazy after his name was announced, and his grandmother watching from her hospital bed. Congrats King Henry!!

Oh, and I guess we should start officially referring to him as HTWDH now?

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