As NewMexiKen wrote here 13 months ago:
How come these [college football] awards are given before the bowl games? When first established, many of the bowl games were just post season fun. Now, with the BCS especially, the outcome of these games is critical for a team. Why determine awards before the most important game of the season?
Or, in other words, don’t you think Vince Young would win the Heisman if the voting were today?