You get a watchlist nod! And you get a watchlist nod! He gets a watchlist nod! Everybody gets a watchlist nod!
Still weeks before training camp. Not even any good arrests happening at this point in the college football offseason. So for the myriad of college football individual honors that are quickly forgotten once they are handed out in January (or is it December?), announcing the watchlists for the various awards makes sense.
We are bored/desperate enough. You get attention across all the conferences as long as you include a couple from each conference. Which they do. The watchlist is basically the acknowledgment that, yes this guy might be good and he’s got some hype. We’ll mention him.
So far, Pitt has four players mentioned on the watchlists:
Ray Graham — Maxwell Award (Best college football player)
Aaron Donald — Bednarik Award (Best defensive player)
Hubie Graham — John Mackey Award (Tight End
Ryan Turnley — Rimington Trophy (Center)
The Maxwell and Bednarik watchlists have 65 names each. The Mackey has 33 names and Rimington lists 51 names on their respective watchlists.
Like I said, the awards at least get some attention.
Who wants to tabulate how many Whisky players were on watchlists and correlate that to wins compared to Pitt?
Signed,
a Pitt fan desperate for real football to start
The player list above is impressive. Next year, Pitt needs to have a linebacker, cornerback, wide receiver and quarterback as additions to that list. Pitt should be represented in every position if the coaches are doing their jobs recruiting elite talent and ensuring players reach their full potential.
not trying to offend you in any way… but that list has got to be one of the most ridiculous things i have read in a long time… what a waste of that “journalist’s” time… how informative: Ball States HC is never going to lead them to the National Championship… imagine that
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