The west coast thing is real. I've seen voters (AP as well as Heisman) admit they didn't watch a player or games because they are on too late.Personally, I think you shouldn't be able to vote anymore if you admit you are not watching everyone but apparently it's acceptable in college football. I've even seen a voter admit in an interview that he doesn't believe they play real football west of Texas. But please, count his vote every year.
Henry did break the SEC rushing record and Alabama is in the playoffs, plus he didn't win by a huge margin. I have zero problem with him getting it even though I was rooting for McCaffrey.