No, this is completely legitimate. It's been around for a few years now. The top 3 vote recievers on the ballot OVERALL amongst everyone who voted gets the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place votes. Soo it counts as one 'fan' ballot. It's completely true, if you don't believe me goto
www.heisman.com as you will see it's even list on that site.
Completely true.
