Colt is O'Brien Semi-Finalist

by patienthornsfan on Oct 28, 2008 3:09 AM CDT

Semifinalists were selected by The O’Brien Selection Committee, comprised of journalists, broadcasters, commentators and former winners, as well as fans across the country with the top three quarterbacks from The O’Brien Fan Vote being added to the list. The Selection Committee is asked to evaluate each candidate on his quarterback skills, athletic ability, academics, character, leadership, sportsmanship and reputation as a team player.

QB Skills - check

Athletic Ability - check

Academics - check

Character - check

Leadership - check

Sportsmanship - check

Team Player - check

Just go ahead and give it to him! The rest of the list:

Sam Bradford SO Oklahoma Big 12

Daryll Clark JR Penn State Big Ten

Chase Daniel SR Missouri Big 12

Max Hall JR BYU MWC

Graham Harrell SR Texas Tech Big 12

David Johnson SR Tulsa C-USA

Todd Reesing JR Kansas Big 12

Zac Robinson JR Oklahoma State Big 12

Mark Sanchez JR USC Pac-10

Matthew Stafford JR Georgia SEC

Tim Tebow JR Florida SEC

John Parker Wilson SR Alabama SEC

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Selection Committee

A link to the committee can be found here.

Fans can also vote for their favorite on the site.

Life is an Occasion. Rise to it.

by patienthornsfan on Oct 28, 2008 3:19 AM CDT reply actions

Haha!

In that link, check out Lou Holtz. He’s affiliated not with ESPN, not “Former Notre Dame Coach”, but “Lou Holtz, Inc.” Hilarious.

by Horn Brain on Oct 28, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions

None of the non-Big XII quarterbacks would start for any of the Big XII’s top four teams.

by Tech92 on Oct 28, 2008 8:23 AM CDT reply actions

Umm.. are you kidding me?

I would think Tebow, Sanchez, & Stafford have the talent to start alongside any of the Big XII’s top four teams.

by Sunkist on Oct 28, 2008 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Stafford over a big 12 qb?

"There aint nothin' over till it's over. "
~Rocky Balboa

by Hook'em13 on Oct 28, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions

CBS Sports analyst picks Stafford over McCoy

“I’ll take Stafford. He’s a 235 pound player; more of a pro….If Stafford played in one of those junk offenses, he’d be putting up numbers just like McCoy. I think he’s more the pro body type, he’s more Matt Ryan. I think he’s just a brilliant football player, I really do. He’s gonna be an NFL franchise quarterback.”

Danielson

I’m not saying that Colt is going to be a successful pro player, but just because Stafford has the body of a pro doesn’t mean he’s going to be a good QB in the NFL. He’s still making bad decisions and silly mistakes. And he’s not particularly mobile.

Compare Stafford’s prospects favorably with Harrell’s or Daniel’s, fine. Compare David Johnson’s prospects favorably with Colt’s, ok. But saying Colt isn’t going to be a good pro because he plays in a “junk offense” requires buying into the flawed “SEC v. Big XII” argument most famously espoused by Mark Schlabach. Colt’s not playing for Mike Leach after all.

Life is an Occasion. Rise to it.

by patienthornsfan on Oct 28, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions

pro prospect?

I thought this award was for the nations top collegiate quarterback? What a douchebag, to use the pro argument for a collegiate award.

by vivalonghorns05 on Oct 28, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not defending his comments

but, Danielson stated this during an interview on Foxsports Radio. It had nothing to do with any college award, the question was in regards to the NFL.

Below is from Barry Horn’s “college” blog on dallasnews.com.
http://sportsmediablog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/10/colt-mccoy-junk-dealer.html
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Gary Danielson, who works the analyst beat for CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC, was a guest on FoxSports Radio Network on Monday. Host Andrew Siciliano asked the former NFL QB if he would take Texas’ Colt McCoy or Highland Park’s Matt Stafford if he was drafting for an NFL team.

Answered Danielson: “I’ll take Stafford. He’s a 235 pound player; more of a pro….If Stafford played in one of those junk offenses, he’d be putting up numbers just like McCoy. I think he’s more the pro body type, he’s more Matt Ryan. I think he’s just a brilliant football player, I really do. He’s gonna be an NFL franchise quarterback.”

Texas? Junk offense? Spread, maybe. But junk?

Who knew?

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by Hookem4life84 on Oct 28, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions