When the finalists where announced for this years Heisman many people where expecting Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell to be there. Well Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy were announced but one person was left out. Graham Harrell. Now I'm not saying I believe that he was going to win but Graham Harrell's stats where packed and much better than any of the other QB's. Do I agree with not sending him though? Yes, I do believe Graham Harrell should have been left out. He had great stats but he threw many more attemps than any of the other QB's. Harrell was also on Texas Tech who finished lower ranked then any of the other QB's. Another factor in his stats was that he had an amazing reciever to throw it to every time he dropped back. He had sophomore wide reciever and possibly the best wide out in the nation Micheal Crabtree. Now is it Graham's fault he was paired with an All American wide out, no. Harrell's Texas Tech did lead the NCAA in passing but like I said this was becuase they threw the ball more times than any other team. Colt McCoy only threw 375 times, Bradford 442, and Tebow 350 compared to Harrell's 568. I am not saying that his season was not Heisman worthy but I do believe that there are more worthy candidates. Harrell made the claim that he was not chosen because they chose the people from the bigger name schools like Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma. This is a false stament because Texas Tech had the spotlight all year with their explosive, high flying offense and #1 ranking. I think Graham should just take in the fact that there where three more deserving QB's. Graham can look on the bright side that he's the 4th best QB in college football and he could have a bright future in the NFL
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Was Graham Harrell cheated out of the Heisman?
When the finalists where announced for this years Heisman many people where expecting Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell to be there. Well Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy were announced but one person was left out. Graham Harrell. Now I'm not saying I believe that he was going to win but Graham Harrell's stats where packed and much better than any of the other QB's. Do I agree with not sending him though? Yes, I do believe Graham Harrell should have been left out. He had great stats but he threw many more attemps than any of the other QB's. Harrell was also on Texas Tech who finished lower ranked then any of the other QB's. Another factor in his stats was that he had an amazing reciever to throw it to every time he dropped back. He had sophomore wide reciever and possibly the best wide out in the nation Micheal Crabtree. Now is it Graham's fault he was paired with an All American wide out, no. Harrell's Texas Tech did lead the NCAA in passing but like I said this was becuase they threw the ball more times than any other team. Colt McCoy only threw 375 times, Bradford 442, and Tebow 350 compared to Harrell's 568. I am not saying that his season was not Heisman worthy but I do believe that there are more worthy candidates. Harrell made the claim that he was not chosen because they chose the people from the bigger name schools like Texas, Florida, and Oklahoma. This is a false stament because Texas Tech had the spotlight all year with their explosive, high flying offense and #1 ranking. I think Graham should just take in the fact that there where three more deserving QB's. Graham can look on the bright side that he's the 4th best QB in college football and he could have a bright future in the NFL
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