I’ll bite. It’s one of several regional college football awards begun over the years, smaller versions of Heisman, usually sponsored by groups of rich college football backers who want to grab a brief share of the spotlight for themselves. The NY Athletic Club sponsored the Heisman. Maxwell Club in Philly has its own award that often features a regional bias. The Davey O’Brien Award began in 1977 after the former TCU QB dropped dead at age 60. Earl Campbell won it early on but by 1981 the club members decided to limit their award to QBs. Doug Flutie won in 1984 so it can’t be all bad. Regional bias often figures in these smaller awards.
This is great, thanks. But is the only reason Mac Jones won a "he's a winner" argument?
Yes, without knowing anything more than what I learned in this thread about the award, there is also a point to be made that the best college QB any given year may not be one of the top several NFL QB prospects, for one or many reasons.
Very true. I can only guess who votes on the O’Brien Award but it’s got to be mostly Texans, big boosters and media types.
I was actually thinking of Josh Heupel who apparently didn’t win. They both sucked.
And how many teams even want Brady on their roster? He’s played for 2 teams in 20 years!
