Cam Newton: A season for the ages

[Blake]

Awesome read.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_3523_A_season_for_the_ages.html

In the 1983 comedy classic “Trading Places,” Billy Ray Valentine and Louis Winthorpe III intercept a secret crop report intended for Mortimer and Randolph Duke. The dastardly Duke duo planned to use the report findings to corner the market on frozen orange juice.

With the stolen data, Valentine and Winthorpe were able to get their revenge on the Dukes and make an enormous profit on the commodities trading floor.

It was a simple case of knowing the outcome of an event before it took place.

Heading into Saturday’s Heisman Trophy presentation, college football fans find themselves in a similar situation.

Just as Valentine and Winthorpe knew what was inside the crop report’s sealed envelope, we all know who’s name will be announced at the podium on Saturday night.

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will win the 2010 Heisman Trophy. And barring a major backlash from voters penalizing Newton for his off-the-field controversy, the final tally won’t be close.

He was that good.

But just how good was Newton in 2010? The Cold, Hard Football Facts tell us he produced a season for the ages.

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