Is Russell really better than Quinn?

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Originally Posted by Defensewins

I agree 100%, if anyone is overated it is Quinn. Going into 2006 season Quinn was the Heisman favorite and a media darling at golden ND. A QB named "Brady" with Patriots Tom Brady's QB coach as his Head Coach. Alot was expected of Quinn and ND and it did not turn out well.
I think alot of this Russell/Quinn debate is heightened by the fact that ND/Quinn is on national TV every weekend beating weak teams like northeastern. When the time came to play the top teams Quinn did not shine and thus lost the Heisman.
Russell is in much tougher SEC. they were not on National TV very often and not many people saw him on a rregular basis.

As much as Brady Quinn didn't deserve the Heismann last year, I mean he was so much closer to deserving it than Russell that it wasn't even funny. Remember, Russell wasn't even in consideration for the Heismann last year because there were a bunch of more valuable players on his own team (Landry, Glen Dorsey, maybe even Bowe), than he was. Brady Quinn WAS Notre Dame football last year. If we are comparing college careers, this isn't even a debate.

The guy who did win the Heismann certainly deserved it--but again Quinn's college career as a whole trumps Troy Smith's. Smith simply had a better season for a better team.

Russell was playing some very good football at the end of last year, but I'll be damned the day that playing half a season of high caliber college football warrents the No. 1 overall pick.