Heisman Odds for 2023: Joe Milton Ahead of JJ and Blake

Look at those offenses, though. Milton could put up huge numbers in Tennessee's pass happy offense, and Allar will be expected to carry the load for Penn State whereas Corum, Edwards, and JJ will be sharing that load with a slower-paced offense.

I mean, it really isn't. It's odds. If you think they are more likely to win, then just put a big chunk of change on them. It's not necessarily about who is better, but who is more likely to put up gaudy numbers on a team that will win games. JJ, Blake, and The Don, will hurt each others numbers. Hell, in this offense no Michigan QB will put up the kind of numbers QB's typically put up for Heisman consideration.

....and why wouldn't he be? He plays in the SEC and he's had one good game in his entire career!!

I don't think it's a stretch to say Milton has the *potential* in a very pass friendly offensive system.  I do question, however, that while he looked pretty good in a few games this year if he can consistently put together the statistical performances required from game-to-game.  Heisman is very much predicated on staying healthy and being consistent.

Corum, of all players, got screwed out of an invite because of an injury even though his numbers were incredible up until that point and still better than most every running back that played the entire year uninjured.

That being said, I do feel JJ and Corum got snubbed. Corum especially considering his performance this past season but these heisman odds on favorites change so drastically from week-to-week I hardly bat an eye at it until we're deep into the season

The system Milton plays in is what they see in Milton

I'd be very surprised if he ends up better than Blake or JJ next year, but his MVP performance in the Capital One Bowl against Clemson put him in this position.

They watched their bowl game.

I hope Corum doesn’t have Heisman level stats next year because it would mean Michigan didn’t learn the lesson that a more balanced offense is needed to win it all.

I would go a step further and say no Michigan player will be winning the Heisman anytime soon. Since it is nearly 100% a QB award now, as you noted UM's system wont let the QB win it.  Blake was about as close as an RB can get last year and had a real chance if didn't get inured, but next year he is going to split more touches (even if they are not necessarily carries) to Donovan reducing his chances for the award. 

Still instantly want to punch that face.  I hope I never lose that desire. 

I think Blake would have won if he had not got hurt and kept producing at the pace he was on.

Blake won't get the same volume.  And what happened to Hooker?  Did he graduate?

Tennessee seems to have found something this year and I think they are going to be a lot better than they've been. 

Their problem is their rise coincides with Georgia's ascendency to becoming the new Alabama. They've got to share a division with Georgia, so while the effects of this are lessened when the playoff expands, they're going to have a very hard time getting out from under Georgia's shadow. 

But yeah, I don't put a lot of stock in beating a Clemson team that clearly has fallen several notches below where it was this time 2-4 years ago. They were the best of a really bad ACC bunch. 

He's going to the NFL, so it would have to be as a guest.

Ha, Im sure he will declare