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From an article about CF myths

4) Post Season Awards Mean Something.

For those playing at home, most of these awards you see given out are given by a specific school's alumni or booster club, and if you don't think there is any bias in the selection of winners it's time to take another look.

My favorite example is the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's best defensive back. This award is given out by the University of Oklahoma Alumni.

Anyone want to guess which school has had the most winners?

Anyone want to guess which conference has nearly double the amount of winners of the second most?

Would anyone trade Sean Taylor for Derrick Strait during the 2003 college season?

Apparently the Thorpe Committee would have.
 
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Dude said:
From an article about CF myths

4) Post Season Awards Mean Something.

For those playing at home, most of these awards you see given out are given by a specific school's alumni or booster club, and if you don't think there is any bias in the selection of winners it's time to take another look.

My favorite example is the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's best defensive back. This award is given out by the University of Oklahoma Alumni.

Anyone want to guess which school has had the most winners?

Anyone want to guess which conference has nearly double the amount of winners of the second most?

Would anyone trade Sean Taylor for Derrick Strait during the 2003 college season?

Apparently the Thorpe Committee would have.
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It’s literally insanity 2 of the best safeties to ever play college football didn’t win the Thorpe award! Take the **** out of the voting because it’s bogus!
 
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Rellyrell said:
We literally get screwed all the time
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Sadly you are correct and much has to do with our athletic department and their failure to promote our players from the jump. The elite programs have an athletic department that aggressively promote their players from the preseason on and UM’s promotion of their candidates is weak. John Routh promoted our last Heisman winner more than the athletic department!
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