So tonight the Heisman Trophy will be awarded. Does anyone care? As great as the Heisman is (and yes, it is) for tradition and name-recognition, does it really mean anything a year later? This year it might since last year's winner is back a year later as a finalist and might become only the 2nd ever two-time winner. Ok, so does anyone care beyond that? It's hard to imagine why anyone would. The Heisman is a glorified popularity contest most years, not unlike Student Government elections in middle school. By that logic, the highest ranked teams are the most "popular" and the quarterback is the most "popular" position on the field. That said, this year's finalists for the prestigious award are the starting quarterbacks for the top three teams in the final BCS rankings. If that really is the logic/trend/whatever, John Parker Wilson should be 4th in Heisman balloting, no? He is, after all, the starting QB of the #4 ranked team.

ESPN loves broadcasting the Heisman presentation and does so as if it is still what it might have once been. Does anyone watching the presentation on a Saturday night during the holiday season really need to know who Bradford, McCoy and Tebow are this year? Anyone that has even remotely followed college football this season should already be well-acquainted with these guys thanks in no small part to ESPN's efforts during the season. Now the regular season is over and the viewing public gets to hear even more. Glory!

In light of today's events, should we expect another trophy someday named after an Auburn head coach? Would people really care about the Chizik Trophy any more than today's version of the Heisman Trophy? However, to be fair and historically accurate, Heisman took the coaching job at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, not Auburn University.