Why do some of the college football coaches get their QBs to run almost as much as they throw? I'm talking about the likes of Tebow, Pat White, Dennis Dixon etc. Surely if they get to the NFL and actually start games they would not run the ball so much.
For lots of reasons, really. It depends on the athlete playing QB, the offensive system the head coach likes to run, etc. As for the NFL: running QBs now abound in the league. There was Michael Vick, and there is Vince Young and Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb (though slowed by injuries. And watch JaMarcus Russell when he becomes the Raiders starting QB). So there's a place for guys like Tebow, White and Dixon.
Who votes for the BCS standings, bowl spots and Heisman??
1)
The BCS is decided by a weighted formula that assigns points for a team's ranking in the ESPN/USA today coaches' poll (various coaches from around the nation), the Harris Interactive Poll (comprised of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media), and 6 computer-generated polls (I couldn't even begin to tell you how those computers decide on their team rankings). The polls results are weighted more heavily than the computer polls. Add up all the various points to determine whose #1, #2, etc.
2)
Bowl spots The "BCS System" determines which teams make the five BCS Bowl games: the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl, plus the BCS National Championship game. But which teams go? Even more complicated. Look to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series#BCS_bowl_gamesfor an explanation. The bulleted points will explain
that process to you.
3)
Heisman Trophy is voted on by media members and all living former Heisman Trophy winners, plus one vote from "the public". Here is the explanation from Wikipedia.
Balloting for the Heisman is selective. The fifty states of the U.S. are split into six regions, and six regional representatives are selected to appoint voters in their states (the regions include the Far West, the Mid Atlantic, Mid West, North East, South, and South West). Each region has 145 media votes, for a total of 870 votes. In addition, all previous Heisman winners may vote, and one final vote is counted through public balloting. The Heisman ballots contain a 3-2-1 point system, in which each ballot ranks the voter's top three players and awards them three points for a first-place vote, two points for a second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The points are tabulated, and the player with the highest total of points across all ballots wins the Heisman Trophy.
Hope this helps.