David Amerson Denied Thorpe Award

by Akula Wolf on Dec 8, 2011 10:56 PM EST

LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne has won the 2011 Jim Thorpe Award, which goes annually to the nation's top defensive back.

The news was announced Thursday night at a college football awards show in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

It may take 15 INTs to win this award at NC State, David.

I'd be bothered but there's so much that goes into playing this position beyond numbers that it's hard to muster any real outrage. But obviously it helps if you play for a brand name school and win a lot of games, just as it helps with any other award in college football. And that's a shame. If only college football voters got half the grief that baseball writers did, maybe they'd stop perpetuating the most pseudo-logic-filled joke of an assortment of so-called awards that exists in sports today. Okay maybe I'm a little bothered.

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It's safe to say he got robbed

I totally get that the guy who hits the most home runs is not necessarily the best hitter and that the one with the most wins is not the best pitcher. However, if a hitter gets 65 home runs and the next closest hitter gets 40, then he is probably the best and he is definitely winning MVP. This is especially the case the guy with 65 has no objective weaknesses when compared to the guys with 40. Cornerbacks are judged on their ability to cover wideouts and intercept the ball. No one cares about run support or any of the other little crap they do. Amerson might not have been quite as good in coverage (might), but he smoked everyone in interceptions. That matters.

Also, baseball is boring as hell.

by PackMentality on Dec 9, 2011 10:01 AM EST reply actions

Also,

Subjective opinions suck. ;p

by PeeDub on Dec 10, 2011 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

Really not surprised but,

I still can’t stand this fucking ESPN fanboy bullshit. The Friedlander article sums it up pretty well I think. These awards are for individual accomplishments. Ugh

by groggy456 on Dec 9, 2011 10:54 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, they can take that award and stick it up their ass.

Now I just want Amerson to get one against Louahvull, and break Bly’s single season record outright.

by non_sequitur on Dec 9, 2011 11:19 AM EST reply actions

This.

by groggy456 on Dec 9, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

Disappointed

Didn’t think Morris had the year even he expected him to have. One thing I don’t understand, if Tyrann Mathieu is the “best defender” in college, how was he not up for the Thorpe award over Morris? Something about those awards kind of smells funny.

I sincerely thought Amerson deserved this award. He didn’t have Mathieu on the other side of the field forcing throws his way…QBs just remained stupid enough to keep throwing at him. Maybe I’m wrong, but the Thorpe award commission can kiss my ass for that snub.

by chip24spb on Dec 9, 2011 11:29 AM EST reply actions