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Deservedly so

Yeah, if we continue this historic season, PJ deserves this more than anyone.

Awesome!

Twenty-three college football coaches were named to the watch list on Wednesday as contenders for the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award.

The coaches are: Bret Bielema, Arkansas; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Larry Fedora, North Carolina; P.J Fleck, Western Michigan; Jim Grobe, Baylor University; Jim Harbaugh, Michigan; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Tom Herman, Houston; Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia; Butch Jones, Tennessee; Mike MacIntyre, Colorado; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jim McElwain, Florida; Urban Meyer, Ohio State; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Chris Petersen, Washington; Bobby Petrino, Louisville; Mike Riley, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Willie Taggart, South Florida; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

The Coach of the Year Award is the only college coaching honor presented after all bowl games are concluded. It is voted on by the National Sports Media Association and five to 10 finalists will be announced this December who will then attend an awards banquet on Jan. 11.

The Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards presented by Marathon Oil Corp. has raised more than $7 million in the past 31 years to fund AHA research, advocacy and educational programs across the country.

(10-20-2016 11:00 AM)Moomba Wrote:  Twenty-three college football coaches were named to the watch list on Wednesday as contenders for the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award.

The coaches are: Bret Bielema, Arkansas; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Larry Fedora, North Carolina; P.J Fleck, Western Michigan; Jim Grobe, Baylor University; Jim Harbaugh, Michigan; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Tom Herman, Houston; Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia; Butch Jones, Tennessee; Mike MacIntyre, Colorado; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jim McElwain, Florida; Urban Meyer, Ohio State; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Chris Petersen, Washington; Bobby Petrino, Louisville; Mike Riley, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Willie Taggart, South Florida; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

The Coach of the Year Award is the only college coaching honor presented after all bowl games are concluded. It is voted on by the National Sports Media Association and five to 10 finalists will be announced this December who will then attend an awards banquet on Jan. 11.

The Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards presented by Marathon Oil Corp. has raised more than $7 million in the past 31 years to fund AHA research, advocacy and educational programs across the country.

I hope that award goes to somebody very deserving. In my opinion guys like Harbaugh, Meyer, and Saban should not be on the list. It's easy to look like a superstar if you have all the competitive advantages one could ask for. These guys have all the resources and don't play these things called "Road games".

Good luck to Fleck and the guy at CU. Both are far more deserving.

(10-20-2016 11:14 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(10-20-2016 11:00 AM)Moomba Wrote:  Twenty-three college football coaches were named to the watch list on Wednesday as contenders for the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award.

The coaches are: Bret Bielema, Arkansas; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Larry Fedora, North Carolina; P.J Fleck, Western Michigan; Jim Grobe, Baylor University; Jim Harbaugh, Michigan; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Tom Herman, Houston; Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia; Butch Jones, Tennessee; Mike MacIntyre, Colorado; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jim McElwain, Florida; Urban Meyer, Ohio State; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Chris Petersen, Washington; Bobby Petrino, Louisville; Mike Riley, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Willie Taggart, South Florida; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

The Coach of the Year Award is the only college coaching honor presented after all bowl games are concluded. It is voted on by the National Sports Media Association and five to 10 finalists will be announced this December who will then attend an awards banquet on Jan. 11.

The Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards presented by Marathon Oil Corp. has raised more than $7 million in the past 31 years to fund AHA research, advocacy and educational programs across the country.

I hope that award goes to somebody very deserving. In my opinion guys like Harbaugh, Meyer, and Saban should not be on the list. It's easy to look like a superstar if you have all the competitive advantages one could ask for. These guys have all the resources and don't play these things called "Road games".

Good luck to Fleck and the guy at CU. Both are far more deserving.

Riley and Pederson have to be favorites, other than the East Coast bias is working against them.