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Mendoza definitely deserved the Heisman

Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:27 pm
Posted by AMac
Member since Aug 2018
1984 posts
Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:27 pm
At first it was a head-scratcher for me. Not as electric or a stat guy like Joey B or JD, but he’s pretty solid. I had no idea how good he was until watching tonight. I still think 2019 LSU beats that team easily.
Posted by WiiamGEEE
Member since Jan 2026
113 posts
Posted on 1/9/26 at 11:35 pm to
I agree it's hard to judge teams from different years and times, I believe 2019 had a lot of very high level teams. The talent pools were very very saturated at specific and certain schools, and LSU happened to get Burrow and we know the rest of the story.

College football did not have as many super elite teams this year, and NIL and the transfer portal may keep the talent more spread out and teams will rarely play 3 or 4 years together, which contributes to very elite football teams usually.
Posted by Root_User
Member since Dec 2025
139 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:06 am to
The wife (no pics) couldn’t believe that it was the same guy when he did the post game interview. She was like “that dork was the quarterback?” I LOL’ed
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 12:06 am
Posted by dmatt2021
South LA
Member since Aug 2021
1749 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 4:56 am to
Their O Line deserved it the most. They man handle any team that isn’t dominant in the front 7
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
112779 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 5:33 am to
100%
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
10918 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 5:48 am to
quote:

that dork was the quarterback


Nerds be smart and that's what it takes to win consistently. The game has evolved over the last 10 years tremendously.
Posted by themunch
bottom of the list
Member since Jan 2007
71510 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 5:56 am to
The Heisman bug did not hit him.
Posted by Coonass
Buckhead
Member since Sep 2005
2917 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:09 am to
Agree. Actually have met him year ago before blew up. My good friend is his very close relative.

Great kid. Just as you see on TV. If character is a component of Heisman, then this is a no brainer.

His play is pretty impressive as well.
Posted by SWAT
Member since Feb 2018
452 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:55 am to
Isn’t he doing grad work in analytical geometry and advanced calculus?Pavia, on the other hand, is playing beer pong.
Posted by Jdixon1234
Member since Nov 2014
488 posts
Posted on 1/10/26 at 9:03 am to
Mendoza will be first player selected in draft. Dude was a two star recruit out of high school.
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