Jessica Smetana
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Yeah, I was fine with it. I mean, if I had to vote, which I don't have one, I don't know how one goes about getting one, but I'm interested if anybody who has that power is listening. I would have voted for Gentee, but it's also like... I think you just have to look at it in the sense that Ashton Gentry has had one of the best seasons we've ever seen for a running back in college football.
Yeah, I was fine with it. I mean, if I had to vote, which I don't have one, I don't know how one goes about getting one, but I'm interested if anybody who has that power is listening. I would have voted for Gentee, but it's also like... I think you just have to look at it in the sense that Ashton Gentry has had one of the best seasons we've ever seen for a running back in college football.
He was so close to breaking Barry Sanders' record, and he sat out a lot this season because Boise State was blowing people out. It just happened to happen the year that there's a generational talent playing on both sides of the ball. I think either of them would have been a great choice. I would have voted for Gentry, but it's hard to look at Travis Hunter, what he's done,
He was so close to breaking Barry Sanders' record, and he sat out a lot this season because Boise State was blowing people out. It just happened to happen the year that there's a generational talent playing on both sides of the ball. I think either of them would have been a great choice. I would have voted for Gentry, but it's hard to look at Travis Hunter, what he's done,
The fact that he's playing two positions and playing them both incredibly well and say that he doesn't deserve the Heisman. I think this is it was exciting to have a vote where it felt kind of close, though, where you really didn't. I think we kind of knew Travis Hunter was going to win, but like it wasn't just a blowout. We know Jaden Daniels was going to win last year.
The fact that he's playing two positions and playing them both incredibly well and say that he doesn't deserve the Heisman. I think this is it was exciting to have a vote where it felt kind of close, though, where you really didn't. I think we kind of knew Travis Hunter was going to win, but like it wasn't just a blowout. We know Jaden Daniels was going to win last year.
And so I'm fine with it either way.
And so I'm fine with it either way.
Yeah, I tune in with, like, 20 minutes left because it's, what, an hour-long program and you don't find out the winner until late. Like, I watch enough college football that I know their backstories. I've seen the clips from their families. I've seen the game day specials. So, like, I don't necessarily feel like I'm seeing a whole lot.
Yeah, I tune in with, like, 20 minutes left because it's, what, an hour-long program and you don't find out the winner until late. Like, I watch enough college football that I know their backstories. I've seen the clips from their families. I've seen the game day specials. So, like, I don't necessarily feel like I'm seeing a whole lot.
And it's also, like, half of it is just them going through all the Heisman winners who showed up. I said, oh, I saw you last year. Yeah. It's cool.
And it's also, like, half of it is just them going through all the Heisman winners who showed up. I said, oh, I saw you last year. Yeah. It's cool.
I did think it was cool that Lil Wayne was there. I think everyone should be able to bring a celebrity with them. And it was so funny because Travis Hunter won and was like, I've actually never listened to Lil Wayne before until recently. You're like, well, he's here with you at the Heisman Ceremony.
I did think it was cool that Lil Wayne was there. I think everyone should be able to bring a celebrity with them. And it was so funny because Travis Hunter won and was like, I've actually never listened to Lil Wayne before until recently. You're like, well, he's here with you at the Heisman Ceremony.
My favorite Ashton Gentry stat, and there are a lot of them, is that if you just counted his yards after contact, he would be the second leading rusher in the nation behind himself. That's crazy. It's like, I wish that like... I think he is a little bit at a disadvantage playing for Boise State, obviously, for a few reasons.
My favorite Ashton Gentry stat, and there are a lot of them, is that if you just counted his yards after contact, he would be the second leading rusher in the nation behind himself. That's crazy. It's like, I wish that like... I think he is a little bit at a disadvantage playing for Boise State, obviously, for a few reasons.
One of which being that, you know, it's not as easy to find on TV and it's West Coast, so it's late at night. But, like, what he did is literally insane. Like, he had a season we're not going to see again for a long, long time. And I think Jess's point is so great that it's like, if you could do all of that and still not win the Heisman, like, it's just, it's tough.
One of which being that, you know, it's not as easy to find on TV and it's West Coast, so it's late at night. But, like, what he did is literally insane. Like, he had a season we're not going to see again for a long, long time. And I think Jess's point is so great that it's like, if you could do all of that and still not win the Heisman, like, it's just, it's tough.
But it's also like he lost to Travis Hunter, someone who very much also deserved it. Also, I would have voted for Riley Leonard if I had a vote.
But it's also like he lost to Travis Hunter, someone who very much also deserved it. Also, I would have voted for Riley Leonard if I had a vote.