Josh Adams for Heisman?

[TheFullManti]

No.

Don't get me wrong ... as a dyed-in-the-wool Notre Dame fan, I love what #33 is doing for my Domers. He's an elite running back, with power, vision, quickness and breakaway speed. Off the field, he seems to be a mature, intelligent, well-spoken, well-mannered and well-adjusted young man. In short, he strikes me as the epitome of what a scholar-athlete should be.

But in 2015, I supported Christian McCaffrey over Derrick Henry in the Heisman race, citing the former's superior versatility. If it's down to two running backs, I'll take the one who runs, catches, blocks, returns punts and kickoffs, and even throws the occasional TD pass over the guy who just punches the ball into the end zone on the ground. The latter is a valuable asset to his team, but he's not the best college football player in the country, IMO.

Two years later, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't give the nod to the Swiss Army Knife from Penn State. Not that my opinion will sway the Heisman committee, but there it is.

Maybe being a Heisman runner-up will give Josh incentive to play out his eligibility, work on his pass-catching, and take the Heisman next year. Although, with McGlinchey and Nelson leaving, I don't think next year's O-line will be as good as this year's.

Just one armchair analyst's opinion.

 

[nemeth#5]

I painfully agree.

Love the dominate power runner #33 is, but have you seen the size of these holes he is running through? Some of these long runs he literally gets the ball and runs straight forward and is hardly touched! I have a feeling any of our backs would be over 1,000 yards this season as well.

 

[irishstuey81]

No.

Don't get me wrong ... as a dyed-in-the-wool Notre Dame fan, I love what #33 is doing for my Domers. He's an elite running back, with power, vision, quickness and breakaway speed. Off the field, he seems to be a mature, intelligent, well-spoken, well-mannered and well-adjusted young man. In short, he strikes me as the epitome of what a scholar-athlete should be.

But in 2015, I supported Christian McCaffrey over Derrick Henry in the Heisman race, citing the former's superior versatility. If it's down to two running backs, I'll take the one who runs, catches, blocks, returns punts and kickoffs, and even throws the occasional TD pass over the guy who just punches the ball into the end zone on the ground. The latter is a valuable asset to his team, but he's not the best college football player in the country, IMO.

Two years later, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't give the nod to Swiss Army Knife from Penn State. Not that my opinion will sway the Heisman committee, but there it is.

Maybe being a Heisman runner-up will give Josh incentive to play out his eligibility, work on his pass-catching, and take the Heisman next year. Although, with McGlinchey and Nelson leaving, I don't think next year's O-line will be as good as this year's.

Just one armchair analyst's opinion.

A lot of season left. Barkley with his returning ability and pass receiving ability for sure is the front runner. Lets not forget what Brice Love is doing at Stanford also. It'll all play out, but if Adams keeps this pace and ND is in the playoffs he'll have a strong argument.

 

[TheFullManti]

Yeah, the O-line has been making holes Charlie Weis could have run through. And that's another thing I really like about Adams ... he's properly appreciative of his big uglies, finding McGlinchey and Nelson at the end of the game so they could link arms for the ritual singing of "Notre Dame Our Mother," and praising the O-line to the media.

 

[TheFullManti]

I haven't forgotten about Bryce Love for a second. In fact, I keep having nightmares about him. He's the reason the Stanford game at the end of the season scares the hell out of me.

 

[HDK]

Adams has been tearing off big runs since he was a freshman. He also blocks well and is a pretty good receiver. If I'm not mistaken, he may even have handled a kick off or two his freshman or sophomore years. He's plenty good, with or without the current line. Plus, if he was not rested for so many fourth quarters, he'd probably have another 300-400 yards under his belt.

No dig meant at Barkley or Love, but if I had a vote I'd give to Adams.

 

[DieHard_Irish]

I painfully agree.

Love the dominate power runner #33 is, but have you seen the size of these holes he is running through? Some of these long runs he literally gets the ball and runs straight forward and is hardly touched! I have a feeling any of our backs would be over 1,000 yards this season as well.

According to the pundits I was listening to, Adams leads the nation in yards after contact, seems to me it’s not just running through gaping holes

 

[DieHard_Irish]

Adams has been tearing off big runs since he was a freshman. He also blocks well and is a pretty good receiver. If I'm not mistaken, he may even have handled a kick off or two his freshman or sophomore years. He's plenty good, with or without the current line. Plus, if he was not rested for so many fourth quarters, he'd probably have another 300-400 yards under his belt.

No dig meant at Barkley or Love, but if I had a vote I'd give to Adams.

Totally agree. If I had a vote, Adams is the clear favorite. Plenty of football to be played.

 

[TOMMY_23]

He’ll be in NYC in December. I hope you enjoy rooting for the other guys from S and Pedo St. But you’re an ND fan, hahaha.

 

[TheFullManti]

But you’re an ND fan, hahaha.

Betcher ass I am ... for close to 50 years now. I can have an objective opinion about who's the right choice for the Heisman without having to give away all my ND t-shirts, sweat shirts, ball caps, and jackets.

To date, the right candidate for me is Barkley. Bryce Love hurt his chances when he sat out the Oregon State game, and it didn't help Barkley's campaign that Penn St. lost on Saturday. The combination of those factors and Adams' 200 + yard performance against a highly touted run defense probably helped #33 gain ground on the front-runners. But it's still Barkley's race to lose, as far as I'm concerned. Again, I don't get a vote on the Heisman committee.

Oh, and I'm not "rooting" for Barkley. If I'm wrong and Adams wins, I'll be as happy about it as anyone else on this board.

 

[iwish]

OP, of course you are entitled to your opinion and it's a fair and solid one.....the fact that Adams has had so many of the long runs added to the fact that he has sat out something like 9 full quarters is pretty hard to ignore and take strongly into consideration. One could argue that he doesn't get anywhere near the opportunities Barkley or Love get which, if he did, his numbers would be even more unbelievable. I am not expecting him to win - getting there to NY for the event would be fantastic, and something he would greatly enjoy. But if he does continue to have the same success over the remainder of the season, he will make the voting pretty difficult.

 

[NDIRISH53]

No.

Don't get me wrong ... as a dyed-in-the-wool Notre Dame fan, I love what #33 is doing for my Domers. He's an elite running back, with power, vision, quickness and breakaway speed. Off the field, he seems to be a mature, intelligent, well-spoken, well-mannered and well-adjusted young man. In short, he strikes me as the epitome of what a scholar-athlete should be.

But in 2015, I supported Christian McCaffrey over Derrick Henry in the Heisman race, citing the former's superior versatility. If it's down to two running backs, I'll take the one who runs, catches, blocks, returns punts and kickoffs, and even throws the occasional TD pass over the guy who just punches the ball into the end zone on the ground. The latter is a valuable asset to his team, but he's not the best college football player in the country, IMO.

Two years later, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't give the nod to the Swiss Army Knife from Penn State. Not that my opinion will sway the Heisman committee, but there it is.

Maybe being a Heisman runner-up will give Josh incentive to play out his eligibility, work on his pass-catching, and take the Heisman next year. Although, with McGlinchey and Nelson leaving, I don't think next year's O-line will be as good as this year's.

Just one armchair analyst's opinion.

Come on man, hop on the train! Adam yards after contact is higher than Barkely's yards per Carry. Barkley will just be another penn state running back just in the NFL anyway

 

[deadirishpoet]

No.

Don't get me wrong ... as a dyed-in-the-wool Notre Dame fan, I love what #33 is doing for my Domers. He's an elite running back, with power, vision, quickness and breakaway speed. Off the field, he seems to be a mature, intelligent, well-spoken, well-mannered and well-adjusted young man. In short, he strikes me as the epitome of what a scholar-athlete should be.

But in 2015, I supported Christian McCaffrey over Derrick Henry in the Heisman race, citing the former's superior versatility. If it's down to two running backs, I'll take the one who runs, catches, blocks, returns punts and kickoffs, and even throws the occasional TD pass over the guy who just punches the ball into the end zone on the ground. The latter is a valuable asset to his team, but he's not the best college football player in the country, IMO.

Two years later, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't give the nod to the Swiss Army Knife from Penn State. Not that my opinion will sway the Heisman committee, but there it is.

Maybe being a Heisman runner-up will give Josh incentive to play out his eligibility, work on his pass-catching, and take the Heisman next year. Although, with McGlinchey and Nelson leaving, I don't think next year's O-line will be as good as this year's.

Just one armchair analyst's opinion.

Josh Adams is doing something at this moment that no running back from Notre Dame has ever done in the history of Notre Dame.

That could change as the season goes on but this moment in my mind he is the front-runner I could care less what anybody else out there and do in football.

 

[francade]

Aside from what he’s done on the field, he seems like a great kid w/ a really good head on his shoulders. I became more of a fan than I already was after watching that segment on him this weekend. Still can’t get over his stiff arm. That dude doesn’t let u get your arms around him. Keep trucking #33!

 

[gautrp]

I painfully agree.

Love the dominate power runner #33 is, but have you seen the size of these holes he is running through? Some of these long runs he literally gets the ball and runs straight forward and is hardly touched! I have a feeling any of our backs would be over 1,000 yards this season as well.

No.

Don't get me wrong ... as a dyed-in-the-wool Notre Dame fan, I love what #33 is doing for my Domers. He's an elite running back, with power, vision, quickness and breakaway speed. Off the field, he seems to be a mature, intelligent, well-spoken, well-mannered and well-adjusted young man. In short, he strikes me as the epitome of what a scholar-athlete should be.

But in 2015, I supported Christian McCaffrey over Derrick Henry in the Heisman race, citing the former's superior versatility. If it's down to two running backs, I'll take the one who runs, catches, blocks, returns punts and kickoffs, and even throws the occasional TD pass over the guy who just punches the ball into the end zone on the ground. The latter is a valuable asset to his team, but he's not the best college football player in the country, IMO.

Two years later, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't give the nod to the Swiss Army Knife from Penn State. Not that my opinion will sway the Heisman committee, but there it is.

Maybe being a Heisman runner-up will give Josh incentive to play out his eligibility, work on his pass-catching, and take the Heisman next year. Although, with McGlinchey and Nelson leaving, I don't think next year's O-line will be as good as this year's.

Just one armchair analyst's opinion.

McCaffrey go ripped off. The Heisman has been a joke and will continue to be a joke.

 

[57Patrick]

I agree the Heisman doesn't always go the best or most valuable player. The team must be having a good year and the player has to get the right publicity to have a chance at winning the Heisman. Having said that, Adams is making a name for himself this year. If he stays next year, and if the Irish have a great year, he may have a legitimate shot at the Heisman.

 

[HillRock86]

I agree the Heisman doesn't always go the best or most valuable player. The team must be having a good year and the player has to get the right publicity to have a chance at winning the Heisman. Having said that, Adams is making a name for himself this year. If he stays next year, and if the Irish have a great year, he may have a legitimate shot at the Heisman.

Adams is getting no love locally (Chicago area) as the Chicago Tribune does not even mention him when it talks about Heisman contenders. I don't get it. The guy is doing it week in and week out. I don't care if you can drive a truck through those holes, no one catches him once he gets through them. Hopefully he will be in NYC in December as a finalist.

 

[TheFullManti]

McCaffrey go ripped off. The Heisman has been a joke and will continue to be a joke.

Yeah, I hope the 2015 Heisman committee at least bought McCaffrey dinner first. I wouldn't go so far as to say the Heisman's a joke, but I think most players would rather hoist a national championship trophy.

 

[john0gaunt]

I love Josh and think he is great. As for the Heisman, does that fact that ALL of our RB's have 10 ypc averages have any bearing? I think it might.

 

[SiberianKnightmare]

Unless Barkley runs in the wrong direction and scores 8 touchdowns for the wrong team, he's winning this year. It's already written in stone.

 

[Syd4ND]

Other than Utah, Stanford has played some of the worst rush defenses in football.

 

[TheFullManti]

Other than Utah, Stanford has played some of the worst rush defenses in football.

Thanks for that. Now maybe I'll stop having that recurring nightmare of being chased through a graveyard by a horde of undead Bryce Loves.

"TOUCHDOWNS AND BRAAAAIIIIINS!"