East coast bias plagues college football

Today Ryan is first in the race for every body's favorite trophy, Dixon, finally is second

Ryan still gets 4 votes for every 1 of Dixon's, but why?

Losses are not measured into the Heisman race, not by the rules anyways, both play for a team with strength of schedule in the top 5

let's look at total offensive production (we'll add rushing yards and TD into Passing, because both are considered)

QB Rank: Dixon is 6th in the nation, 160.33, Ryan is 53rd @ 131.48 Advantage Dixon

CMP% for Dixon is 68.8%, Ryan comes in at 61% Advantage Dixon

Dixon averages 8.4 yards/a Ryan? Only 6.8 Advantage Dixon

Dixon has 2377 total yards, Ryan has 2449 Advantage Ryan

Dixon has 24 total TD's, Ryan 20 Advantage Dixon

Dixon has 3 picks, Ryan's thrown 8 Advantage Dixon

Ducks Strength of Schedule is 5th, BC's is 2nd Advantage Ryan

it is statistically impossible to even say that Ryan should be in the top 5, let alone the front runner. East Coast Bias rears it's ugly head yet again

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