Quote:I hated Nebraska and Tommy Frazier back then because he caused fits for all the Florida teams.  I think I agree that he should have won that 1995 Heisman.  He was that Nebraska team.  He made that team roll and if it wasn't for him they would never have had that success.

 

I was looking up stats and came across this.  Obviously all an opinion, but kind of surmises why I thought he should have gotten it.  You can probably find just as many articles arguing for Eddie George as well.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92703...since-1990

 

1. Tommie Frazier

The 1995 Heisman Trophy went to Eddie George from Ohio State, who had a great season. However, he was out-rushed by Tim Biakabatukua in the annual battle with Michigan. If getting shown up by the opposite number on your biggest rival wasn’t bad enough, the loss knocked the Buckeyes out of the national title picture. In other words, George failed when the chips were down.

Just the opposite is true of Frazier, who rose to the challenge and had his best games when the lights were brightest.

Frazier, perhaps the greatest college quarterback of all-time, was a fierce competitor. In 1995, he led his Nebraska Cornhuskers to their second consecutive national title. He won his third straight MVP of the national title game (he won his first in a losing effort) while playing with blood clots in his legs that prevented him from being drafted by the NFL.

Frazier was the field general of the ’95 juggernaut that was one of the most dominating college squads in history. He finished his career with a record of 33-3 and has been described as the perfect option quarterback.

His senior season, 1995, was his crowning achievement and one of the great tragedies is that it did not include an eternal stiff-arm.

 

So that’s it.

The game’s about winning and the biggest snubs were some of the biggest winners the college game has ever seen.

Sadly, many people will remember them for that one, victory that proved too elusive to capture—the Heisman.

George had 105 out of 106 OSU rushing yards in that Michigan game.  I don't know how you can blame the fact he was outrushed by Biakabatukua on his teams defensive woes.

 

Also, any credit given to Frazier for his efforts in the National Championship game after the 1995 season is moot.  The game was not even played until weeks after the Heisman ceremony.

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