Heisman Trophy finalists announced

As the college football season winds down, all the buzz is circled around the BCS bowl games and the most prestigious trophy in college sports - the Heisman. The finalist have been announced and they seem to be an interesting group of individuals.

The finalists are...
Florida QB Tim Tebow
Texas QB Colt McCoy
Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh
Alambama RB Mark Ingram
Stanford RB Toby Gerhart

For Tim Tebow, he is the first player to be selected as a Heisman finalist for three years. He won the Heisman two years ago in 2007 while in his Sophomore year (another first for Tebow).

All five finalist are certainly qualified to be considered for the trophy but what about C.J. Spiller? He has racked up over 1,100 yards on the season and has explosive speed for the Clemson Tigers. I would have thought he would be selected for the sure fact that he might very well be the most game-changing player in the league. Not only does he do it on offense, but he is just as explosive on special teams. 92 yard kickoff return against Maryland, 88 yard return against Georgia Tech, and the list goes on and on. C.J. Spiller was by far the biggest snub for the Heisman.

I believe either Tim Tebow or Ndamukong Suh should not be sitting as a finalist for the trophy. Let's face it, Tebow is not even close to be as good as he was last year or the year before that. Also, a defensive player has not won the Heisman since 1997 when Charles Woodson of Michigan did. I do not believe it is going to happen this year either. More the reason to insert Spiller as one of the five finalists.

It makes you wonder...with the BCS system always criticized as being flawed, could the Heisman finalist selection process to flawed as well? It seems as though the award is not living up the hype that it should be. The trophy is for the most outstanding player in college football and NOT the MVP.