We are 12 Heisman Trophy winners hanging out between takes at a commercial shoot. Ask us anything!

Question for Mike Rozier:

How do you manage to keep your wardrobe so fresh? Every year at the Heisman Trophy presentation you're the baddest looking mother in the room, and everyone knows it. Do you choose everything yourself? Do you have a wardrobe manager?

GBR!

I like to be presentable wherever I go, somewhat decent. My mother always told me that, the first impression is always the most important. I have my suits made for me. And thank you for the compliment. - Mike

Mr. Dorsett (TD), Lifelong cowboys fan here. I saw you play against the 'Skins at home in '84. I had been a fan since SB XII, and it was my first live game. I remember either at halftime or after the loss you were walking to the tunnel with your head slightly down. I hollered out to you from above the tunnel, "Hey Tony!" and you looked up and gave me a smile and a wave. I am almost 44 now, and I still treasure that moment (and the one where you took it to the house 99yds against the vikes... I remember watching that play live on TV... wow!) The kid and adult me thanks you!!

Thanks for the kind words. I always try to recognize my fans, win or lose. -Tony

General Question:

We all know Nissan is compensating you for your time, but what's your dream car and what's your actual daily driver?

My dream car is actually my daily driver.. it's my F150. I'm not a huge fan of sports cars, a lot of them are too small for me to fit in. I love my truck.

Edit: -Sam

Dream car: Rolls Royce, Daily: S500 -Tony

Dream car: probably a jacked-up F250 pick up truck. Daily: I have a F150 -Ty

I wasn't a big car guy, but probably a Lamborghini. I drive an Avalanche now. -Ron

I'm low maintenance in terms of cars, since I'm from Ohio. So I'd say my favorite is a Chevy Monte Carlo. I drive a Jeep Wrangler, blend right in with the city. -Troy

My dream car: probably a Bentley, I've seen a couple of those that would be nice to drive. Everyday driver: Ford Expedition. -Barry

General poll:

Will we ever see another defensive player join the Heisman fraternity?

I think so, if it is they will have to play special teams. Like Charles did. Unfortunately, you'll have to be able to score touchdowns, some way. But I'm sure it will happen. -Sam

General Question:

What was your "Welcome to the NFL" moment?

My first game my rookie year I returned the kick off 97 yards. I don't think anyone expected me to do that. - Tim

That first game that you suit up for. All of a sudden it's the regular season and you're preparing to play against the same players you've been watching for the last 10 years. - Ty

It was probably my first game. I thought training camp practices were fast, then we got into the pre-season, and I thought things were then going REALLY fast. I'll definitely remember the first game. -Sam

Getting the call before I got drafted. -Ron

To Ron Dayne: What's it like going to a lot of events in Wisconsin where you are still such a big celebrity?

Also, I just wanted to say that I was only 9 years old when I watched you break the NCAA rushing record at Camp Randall but I will never forget that. I still have the towel they handed out, still remember how absolutely ballistic the stadium went, and I remember the huge signs on top of the Atmospheric Sciences building that kept updating with your yards. I will never be able to say your name without thinking of the stadium announcer saying RONNNNNNNN DAYNNNNNNNNNE and I just wanted to thank you for solidifying my now pure Badger fandom.

It's still a lot of fun, brings back a lot of memories. -Ron

question for sam bradford:

i'm a huge rams fan, and youve been my favorite nfl player since the rams drafted you!

how do you think this year's team compares to the greatest show on turf days? i know they arent really comparable (yet), but i can be optimistic right?

Haha, it's hard to compare a team who hasn't played a game to a team whose won the Super Bowl. But I'm optimistic, we've acquired a lot of great play makers, our teams defense played really well last year -- all the pieces are in play for the team to be really great this year. -Sam

• for Carson: how excited are you to play with Larry Fitzgerald? Also you got ripped off in 2003. Are you happy they finally got a playoff or upset cuz it took them so long?

• for Matt: my dad and I went to the game where you beat Oklahoma. How satisfying was that since they trash talked?

• for Barry: what rb resembles you most that plays right now (excluding your son)?

• for Earl: hook em horns! What's your opinion on the Texas TAMU situation?

• for Sam: do you ever call Jeff Fisher "the 'stache"?

• for Desmond: which was more memorable: the punt return vs OSU or the kick off return in the Super Bowl?

• most important: which of you is the best?

• for Ron: how do you think Montee Ball will be in the NFL.

• for Tim: what was the most memorable punt return you had?

• for Troy: I had friends over to watch the Michigan - OSU game when it was 1 v 2. Is that the most memorable game you played in?

• for Mike: what do you think of Nebraska's move to the B1G?

Edit: added a few questions

I would agree with that. Because in the years of the rivalry I don't think it had ever been 1 vs. 2 to go to the championship. That is definitely one of my more memorable games as a Buckeye. -Troy

Tim: Well the one that put me on the map was my junior year. It put my name in the running for the Heisman for the next year. -Tim

They're both special in context. If football was a father, those two plays would be twin sons. -Desmond

I think they're moving to much if you ask me. Football sports is all about money now. It's helped the school out to get more money, so it was a business decision. But I do like it because now their games are on TV and they play schools that I can now drive to see. - Mike

General Question:

In your opinion, who was the best college player to never get a Heisman?

Rocket Ismail -Tim

I don't know if I can pick just one. There's so many good players every year who don't get it. - Ty

Greg Pruett -Tony

Probably Peter W. -Ron

• to Carson Palmer: How many copies of NCAA Football 2004 do you own?

• to Desmond Howard: How many copies of NCAA Football 06 do you own?

EA Sports was kind enough to send me a box of them and I'm hanging on to them for my kids. -Carson

What are your opinions on a freshman joining your elite fraternity, and on the media circus that's followed him this offseason? What about how he's handled it/been portrayed as behaving since the award? Have any of you met him outside of the night he received the trophy?

I'm fine with a freshman winning it. It goes to the best player. It definitely has created a tougher situation for a young kid to handle all the things thrown at him now. - Ty

I have no problem with a freshman considered the best football player of the season. In my opinion, watching him play, there's no question he deserved it. How many freshman win the Heisman trophy? The media was expected. -Tony

I have no problem with a freshman, I actually thinks its cool. He was the best college football player this last season, so he deserved it. I feel bad for him with the media attention he's getting. It's hard to enjoy college if everything you're doing is being filmed. -Sam

It's a great thing for him, but it's going to be tougher for him down the road. People are going to expect him to play just like that if not better each year. -Ron

General question, I have read that many players give their awards to their parents or create a display for it. So, where is your trophy right now?

It's actually at Buffalo Wild Wings in Madison, WI. -Ron

Right now, it's in my home office. Originally, it was in my mom's house. But she got tired of people coming over wanting to see it so she told me to take it home with me. -Tony

I built my house around the trophy. It has a very special spot in my home. - Tim

It's been at my parents until this year. I think my mom was tired of it being in her living room so I took it to my home office. -Sam

My trophy is in Ohio, it's with me. My mother did have it for a while, and my nephew did have his hands all over it. I hold it dear to my heart, so it's by me all the time. You'll have to pry it from my dead, cold fingers. -Troy

It spent the first 10 years with my parents since I was moving around the country. Now it's in my office at home. -Ty

My trophy is with my mom, it's always been with my parents. There was no way I was going to get it out of my dad's possession. They were always very happy and proud to show it off. - Barry

Question for Sam Bradford.

I saw you at a Radiohead concert a couple years ago in St. Louis. What are some of your favorite bands right now?

Kings of Leon never get old for me. The Black Keys. The XX. I still love all the old Arcade Fire stuff too. -Sam

Tim Brown and Desmond Howard,

How do you guys feel about the Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry ending for the forseeable future?

It's not something that everybody's proud of. But when a Big 10 becomes a Big 12, you knew it was only a matter of time before it happened. But hopefully they'll be able to resurrect it soon. -Tim

Sam, are you excited to have Austin and Bailey? Do you think they will make an immediate difference?BOOMER!

I'm extremely excited about getting on the field with those two guys. Excited to get back. -Sam

General Question: What's your thoughts on paying college athletes?

I think it's something that should be done, but I don't think it's something that will ever properly be done. Once you open Pandora's box... there's no going back. -Tim

I definitely think that it should be brought into the fold and considered. The average student athlete helps to bring in multi-millions of dollars for the University. So yes, they should ber compensated. But the hard question is, how much? -Troy

For Ty Detmer: what's it like going back to work as a coach in high school after the success you had at the highest levels of the game?

It's been fun, really refreshing. Working with kids who are playing just because they like football. But there are also some frustrating times. - Ty

To Ron Dayne: It's about time you got into the NCAA Hall of Fame... Do you have any coaching plans in the future?

Haha, no. Not at all. Thanks -Ron

Which previous Heisman winner did you idolize as you were growing up?

OJ Simpson. He was one of the smoothest runners I've ever laid eyes on. He was deceptively fast. -Tony

Tony Dorsett. I grew up in Dallas so I would always watch him. -Tim

Probably OJ Simpson, I remember him in the early 70s when he was in the NFL. Next after that would have been Tony Dorsett. When Tony was at Pitt I was just starting little league and I loved watching him. - Barry

Sam Bradford, Before anything: please tell your team mates to come by for an AMA if you had a good experience, that would be awesome. Also please return later also, we rarely are able to ask quarterback questions and have them reply. I have numbered my questions below so it's easier to reply

1) for a quarterback, how much of the game is mental compared to physical? Most quarterbacks in the Nfl have amazing arms, and the best are mentally prepared also, but which would you consider more important?

2) I am a younger quarterback who has a fairly good throwing motion. I enjoy football a lot and have a passion for it (I play high school football at the quarterback position). But there recently has been something that has been preventing me to be better: how the hand leaves the football to create a "perfect spiral", I understand that there has to be space under the football in between your palm and the ball (I try to match your grip) and I also understand that the last finger has to leave off the ball to create an amazing spiral. What I'm asking is.. Is there anything else that you do with your wrist/fingers when you throw the football? Is there some fingers that you grip the football harder than others? Anything else that you could describe to help me improve the release of the football? (Sorry for so many questions)

3) what was the most difficult thing you've had to overcome personally? (Not necessarily football related)

4) did you have other plans for a career if football didn't work out?

Thank you in advance!

Question#4: If I wasn't a football player, I probably would have ended up going to Law School. It's always intrigued me. It opens your eyes to new things. If not that, something in the business world. -Sam

Many of you played for well known, high profile schools in college before moving onto the NFL. What is the biggest difference between your college days and your professional days? What is the craziest road environment you have ever played in, be it the NFL or NCAAF?

Well, college with the academics was tough. Your days were full, your night were long - studying, practice, etc. It requires discipline. But the discipline you need in the NFL is almost more. -Tim

The speed of the game is a lot different in CFB and NFL. The guys are a lot bigger too, they're all pros. -Ron

To all: if you got to vote during the year you won the Heisman and could not vote for yourself, who do you select?

I probably would have voted for Colt. -Sam

Ricky Bell -Tony

outside of the team you played for what is your next favorite cfb team?

I don't have one. I grew up an Oklahoma fan. - Sam

Well I live in Austin, TX so I definitely follow what the Longhorns are doing. -Ty

Do any of them feel like winning the Heisman put a mental burden on them that brought up expectations to unreasonable levels?

I don't think so. When you go into the NFL there's a new start, there's a little more pressure to think that you have to live up to it. But there's also more pressure that you put on yourself. -Ty

Ty:

• What was your favorite part about going to BYU?

• How do you like coaching?

My favorite part about BYU was the setting - the stadium was tucked right up against the mountains. It was an awesome place to play. -Ty

Do you guys get to improvise at all when filming the commercials or do you have to follow a strict script? Who's the best actor?

Most cases, you can do a little bit of both. I haven't seen the script yet, so I probably will being a little improvising. I was already going to do it anyway! -Tony

You can improvise a little, through there's not a ton of lines. The facial expressions are all you though. Mike Rozier is by far the best actor. -Sam

We follow a strict script and then they'll let you have fun afterwards. It's incredibly fun. -Troy

We follow the script pretty closely. There isn't too much more you can do. -Ron

Sam, I'm an Iowa State fan. What did and didn't you like about coming to Ames?

Edit: And this goes for any other of the guys that played in Ames.

Well, I didn't like the way we played that day. It wasn't our best performance. I liked the atmosphere though, great to play in. -Sam

To Tony Dorsett, How come when you were at Pitt you went by "Dor-sit", but when you became a Cowboy you went by "DorSET"? What do you prefer?

I changed the pronunciation of it, of my real name. I liked the ring of it the most. -Tony

Any aspects outside of football that winning the Heisman has helped you achieve?

It definitely opens doors - for speaking opportunities, charity events... even to be in commercials. -Ty

It's broaden my horizon in the sense of giving back to the community. It's put me on a national scale that helps when you want to give back. It's given me a leg up in that field to implement what we want right now into the community. -Troy

It helps you become more of a people's person. Teaches you how to talk better to the public. -Ron

Will we ever have another 2-time Heisman winner?

No. And I don't think we should either. -Tim

I think so, I think eventually now that it hasn't become such an upper-classmen award. The chances of someone winning it twice are now greater than they were in the past. -Sam

To Sam: Fellow Sooner here. What do you think the biggest transition was from the college game to the pro game? Many people like to claim that schools like OU which have aired out the offense are become more systematic and creating difficulties transitioning to the pro game. Do you think there is merit to that, or is it disparaging to certain programs?

Bonus Question: Favorite spot to hang out when you go back to Norman?

The biggest transition was the speed of the game. My favorite spot in Norman is Victoria's pasta shop. Best restaurant in all of Oklahoma. -Sam

Open Question: Did winning the Heisman provide any confidence boost in your transition to the NFL?

Honestly, not really. I was a ninth round draft pick so that pretty much took any of that confidence away. -Ty

No, I didn't make my any more confidence. All the confidence I needed was obtained in my 4 years at the University of Pittsburgh. -Tony

No, not really. I just wanted to go in and stay focused. -Ron

It did, it put me on a platform and let me know I had the ability to compete with the best of the best. When you're in a room full of Heismans, it's still very humbling. Just to be around these guys, I'm tremendously blessed. -Troy

Troy, you quarterbacked 3 wins against the school up north. Which was your personal favorite: 04, 05, or 06?

It would have had to have been 05, it's when we played them there. The ability to be behind in a tough environment and then come back in win. Silenced the crowd and earned their respect, definitely a memorable win. -Troy

Do you see the NFL as a more competitive league, even though players are paid, or the NCAA where everyone is playing with their hearts for the National Title on the line?

IE: Do you feel college athletes are playing more with their heart vs some NFL players with large contracts?

I think both. The NFL is very competitive, the games are usually 10 points or less. But there are college players knowing that their not going to play in the NFL just because they love it. - Ty

For Sam:

I can't imagine how hard it was for you when you injured your shoulder your junior year. But what was going through your mind when you re-injured your right shoulder later that year? Did it plant any doubts about what would happen in the upcoming draft for you?

I always knew if I needed to I could come back to school the next year since I was just a junior at the time. But it was definitely frustrating, since you want to play and not be on the sidelines. But I knew that it wasn't going to affect me, and it didn't. -Sam

Thank you guys for doing this! What's the weirdest thing you've ever been asked by a reporter or fan?

It wasn't a question, but a lady came up to me at the Rose Bowl and said "good luck in the NBA finals" -Ron

The weirdest thing was "do I think I can succeed at the next level being only 6 feet tall." And joking I said "You make it seem like being 6 feet is having a disease." -Troy

Do any of you feel that you were not the best player the year you won? If so, who do you think should have won instead?

I definitely think I should have won. But probably if not me, Don M. -Tim

Open question: I see a comment about how winning the Heisman opened doors and opportunities for you, but did it also create any difficulties or handicaps for you? If so, what difficulties/challenges surprised you the most?

It came with certain opportunities, that's why I'm here today - for speaking requests, etc. The difficulty would go back to the attention. For a while it's hard to go anywhere without someone coming up to you. Most people are really nice about it, but it's hard being alone sometimes. -Sam

All I can say about the Heisman - it's all been positive. If there's any bad, it's only that you become a little more visible. You're no longer just "Tony Dorsett", you're "Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett" -Tony

If you can, typical people work 40 hour work weeks, I know this isn't the case for you. Can you provide us with a typical work week? How much time is spent on the field, how much time is spent watching films, how much time is spent working out? Thanks!

Typically, during the season, we spend (including games) 15 hours a week on the field. The meeting time is about 40-50 hours a week. It's a lot. And working out, probably 3 hours a week. -Sam

For anyone, are you superstitious and did that play a role in how you behaved prior to the announcing who won?

Nope, not at all. -Tony

This questions is for Sam Bradford, do you feel like this is a "make or break" season for you with the Rams?

I'm from Big 12 country and loved watching you in college, thanks!

Not at all. I approach every season the same. Our goal is to win our division, the playoffs and eventually the Super Bowl. -Sam

So is Sam going to be coming back at all?

Yes, we're going to be at the Heisman House until 5pm CST today and all day tomorrow. We apologize he had to leave, but he was needed for his next commercial. Thanks! -Kellye

For Troy: You're working as a GA in the Athletic Department now right? What are you future plans; Do you want to get into coaching?

I wouldn't say as much as coaching, but I definitely want to give back to the kids on a wider scale, national scale. The next generation is what we should hold dear to our hearts, the kids that succeed us need our help. It all starts with them knowing and understanding that you are real. - Troy

General question, who would be your first pick in a game of two hand touch at the annual Heisman Barbecue?

Desmond Howard! -Ron

Cam Newton or RGIII -Troy

General question:

Do you watch more college ball or pro ball?

Probably a little of both. There's certain games you want to see in NFL and CFB. -Ron

What's it like being in that exclusive fraternity of Heisman winners?

What's the meaning of the award to you? Is it the Most VALUABLE Player to the team their on, or is the award going to the best overall college player?

A humbling experience. The closest guy I have to man crush on is Charlie Ward, and the first time around when we shot the first Heisman commercial, as soon as he walked in the room my palms started sweating. Haha, but I quickly snapped out of that. -Troy

What did you do the night after you won the trophy?

The night after you win they have a very nice dinner just for previous Heisman winners and the newest Heisman winner. Kinda like a "welcome to the club" dinner. It was great, there was a band -- it was a great night. -Sam

General Question (but mainly for the guys who haven't played in 20 years): How do you think CFB has changed since you were playing and where do you see it going?

I don't think the game itself has really changed. The fans and visibility of game has come a long way. When I was playing, all you would see was Notre Dame on TV. Now everyone's on TV, which I think they deserve. -Tony

When I was playing it was more about the running game. Now it's more about the passing game. -Ron

what was more thrilling, waiting to be announced the Heisman winner or getting drafted?

Winning the Heisman. I kinda knew the draft was going to happen. But I had no idea I was going to win the Heisman that night. My heart was beating through my chest, I've never felt that way before. -Sam