DKW 86 7,425 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/ks...7380.xml&coll=2 I have never said Irons for Heisman. I think this may get into his head and embarass him later on this year. Mr. Irons sr, please keep your sons grounded in reality. Tigers should strike while Irons is hot Sunday, June 25, 2006 Think. How would you promote Auburn senior running back Kenny Irons for the Heisman Trophy? Would you mail a miniature branding iron stamped with his No.23 to every member of the Football Writers Association of America? Ship a 2-iron and a 3-iron to all Heisman voters? Put together a music video of highlights and set it to Black Sabbath's classic "Iron Man"? The Auburn media relations staff has been tossing around its own ideas, but don't expect the school to break the bank or turn itself into a punch line. As Kirk Sampson, Auburn's assistant AD for media relations, said, "We're not going to put up a billboard in Times Square." It's been done. Five years ago, Oregon dropped $250,000 on a 10-story-high outdoor advertisement in New York City for quarterback Joey Harrington. Lame Ducks. Harrington finished fourth. Sampson said he'll sit down with head coach Tommy Tuberville sometime after the Fourth of July to iron out a promotional plan for Irons and Auburn's other award candidates. Auburn will make sure the necessary people, like Heisman voters and other opinion leaders, have the necessary information. Beyond that, Sampson said, "Kenny's going to have to do it on the field." True enough, but it's never too early to get a little word of mouth going. Notre Dame invited some national football writers to South Bend last month for a sit-down with quarterback Brady Quinn. Next weekend, Louisville will launch a Web site - Derbycityduo.com - to hype quarterback Brian Brohm and running back Michael Bush. Irons himself set the stage for a Heisman run this season. Despite not really playing till the second game, not starting till the third game and not logging a heavy workload till the sixth game, Irons finished a first-team All-SEC season with a league-high 1,293 yards rushing. Those numbers have put his name on virtually every Heisman watch list. He's not the favorite, not with a Notre Dame quarterback in the race, but one preseason magazine ranks Irons as the No.4 candidate. Name recognition is half the battle in contending for national awards. The other half is playing your best in the biggest games. Would Auburn's Carlos Rogers have won the 2004 Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back if not for a spectacular interception in a nationally televised victory over Georgia? Irons will have plenty of chances this fall to strike while the spotlight is hot. There's the ESPN2 opener against Washington State, where he's sure to rack up more than the single carry he got in last year's opening loss to Georgia Tech. What will Irons do for an encore after smoking LSU for 218 yards a year ago? CBS will show the nation Sept.16. And the South Carolina transfer will have all eyes on him as ESPN televises his return to his old school in prime time on Thursday, Sept.28. That's just the first month. If Irons starts this season as strong as he finished 2005, and if Auburn lives up to expectations out of the gate for a change, he could go where no Tiger has gone. Since Bo. Kevin Scarbinsky's column appears Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Write him at kscarbinsky@bhamnews.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerOne 1,144 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 agree with that, he needs to forget heisman talk unless it's being reminded he used to coach at Auburn. If he produces on the field they'll find him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatTiger 3,188 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 If Lester can stay healthy, I would imagine that KI's total number of carries will drop in 2006. KI is the starter but he is more effective at 20-25 carries rather than 25 plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoAU 1,600 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 True enough - much like Carnell and Ronnie - performance was great, but overall stats were not enough to get into the Heisman run. To get there you need to just about be a one man show. Thankfully CAB has steered away from the one man show, and CTT has recruited true team players. The key being that even if our style of O most likely won't win you a Heisman, you will get noticed, and still have plenty left for your career in the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,425 Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Would rather have an SEC Ring or a MNC Ring than a "Shot" at a Heisman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draven 0 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Would rather have an SEC Ring or a MNC Ring than a "Shot" at a Heisman. 243378[/snapback] Any day of the week I'll take those over a heisman but it would be nice to bring all three back to the loveliest village on the plains. Put together a music video of highlights and set it to Black Sabbath's classic "Iron Man"? I kinda like this idea question to our video makers on this site would Irons have enough material to do this? Would be a cool video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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