SbOrOiNaEnR
10/26/2010, 09:25 PM
Dear Brain Trust:
I heard a local media story today saying Landry is a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback award. The reporter mentioned that previous OU players to win include:
http://upperdeckblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sambradford1.jpg
Sam Bradford (2008)
http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/articlefiles/58-white-2003-04.jpg
Jason White (2003, 2004)
http://daveyobrien.org/adminnm/articlefiles/35-Sims.jpg
and (curiously) Billy Sims (1978).
So if you've made it this far, you might be thinking "Now wait a minute, SbOrOiNaEnR...why does Billy Sims have a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award???"
'Tis where the plot thickens. From 1978-1980, the award was (per the award's website (http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/templates/aboutus.asp?articleid=24&zoneid=1))...
...to be presented annually to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference.
So after a little geography and history, and reaching the conclusion that this:
http://billsportsmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/big_12_segment3.gif
Does not equal this:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/Southwest%20Conference.png
I am left feeling like this:
http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/blahdocs/uploads//wtf_panda_2050.jpg
So in conclusion, can any old-timers on the board offer a definitive answer (or at the very least, clues) as to why Big Eight legend Billy Sims has an award for the SWC's most outstanding player?
(OU's General State of Awesome and Longtime Pwnage of the SWC aside, of course)
I heard a local media story today saying Landry is a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback award. The reporter mentioned that previous OU players to win include:
http://upperdeckblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sambradford1.jpg
Sam Bradford (2008)
http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/articlefiles/58-white-2003-04.jpg
Jason White (2003, 2004)
http://daveyobrien.org/adminnm/articlefiles/35-Sims.jpg
and (curiously) Billy Sims (1978).
So if you've made it this far, you might be thinking "Now wait a minute, SbOrOiNaEnR...why does Billy Sims have a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award???"
'Tis where the plot thickens. From 1978-1980, the award was (per the award's website (http://www.daveyobrien.org/adminnm/templates/aboutus.asp?articleid=24&zoneid=1))...
...to be presented annually to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference.
So after a little geography and history, and reaching the conclusion that this:
http://billsportsmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/big_12_segment3.gif
Does not equal this:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/sportatorium/Southwest%20Conference.png
I am left feeling like this:
http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/blahdocs/uploads//wtf_panda_2050.jpg
So in conclusion, can any old-timers on the board offer a definitive answer (or at the very least, clues) as to why Big Eight legend Billy Sims has an award for the SWC's most outstanding player?
(OU's General State of Awesome and Longtime Pwnage of the SWC aside, of course)