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Bleacher Report: Moving On: What Will Stanford Do Without Toby Gerhart?

The arcades of Main Quad still ring with chants of, "Toby!Toby!" The plaza of the Old Student Union still echoes with calls of, "Gerhart for Heisman!"

It cannot be denied that the Stanford Cardinal football team belonged to one man and one man only: Toby Gerhart. Watching him tear up opposing defenses on his way to several school records was electrifying.

Gerhart leaves a massive hole in a Stanford team that is looking to top its 8-4 record from last season. It's impossible to imagine that someone else can replace his 2009 numbers (1,871 yards on 343 attempts ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: