You may not know this, but there’s an entire side of a building, somewhere in New York City, painted in the likeness of Oregon running back Onterrio Smith. Why? Because that is how far some schools and their fans will go to hype a Heisman Trophy candidate.

In fact, just last year a group of Ducks boosters had the same building adorned with an image of quarterback Joey Harrington, a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions.

Harrington didn’t win the Heisman. Neither will Smith. Continue reading »