Watching out
With this announcement that Kai Forbath was named a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist - Forbath - UCLA now has the following players on national award watch lists:
Brian Price: Semifinalist - Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player), Quarterfinalist - Ronnie Lott Trophy (top defensive player), Outland Trophy (top interior lineman), Rotary Lombardi Award (top lineman), Bronco Nagurski Award (top defensive player)
Alterraun Verner: Semifinalist - Jim Thorpe Award (top defensive back), Quarterfinalist - Lott Trophy, Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award
Reggie Carter - Lott Trophy, Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award, Rotary Lombardi Award
Korey Bosworth - Rotari Lombardi Award, Ted Hendricks Award (top defensive end)
Kyle Bosworth - Rotari Lombardi Award
Ryan Moya - John Mackey Award (top tight end)
Logan Paulsen - Mackey Award
so maybe the cupboard wasn't so bare after all??
Bunche Hall:
Let the dust settle before coming to that conclusion. There are probably still at least 20 or more people on each of these lists. Let's see how many win an actual award. Most of these preliminary lists are based solely on numbers anyway. How many of these award winners actually go on to be successful in the NFL anyway? The numbers are deceiving and most of these guys are on the defensive side of the ball. How many of these guys are still missing assignments, gaps, tackles, and are getting burned on a regular basis?
I can't believe Rahim Moore is not on any list.
Forbath has a real shot at top PK honors...Brian Price is a demon at DT...not so sure about the other selections, though I love my BRUINS!!! I expect to be seeing Jeff Locke's name as a candidate for the Ray Guy Award soon...the kid booms everything!
yeah, why no love for Rahim Moore?
Forbath and Price deserve recognition, Verner possibly, the rest-no way.
And the winner is ...........Nobody
saying that the cupboard wasnt bare based on 8 kids being nominated for awards is silly. Count how many kids still in the cupboard that do not play at all, and have true freshman/ rs freshman starting and playing over them. This team lacks depth and most every position because the cupboard was left pretty bare with kids taking up scholarships that do not contribute to the team during game days.
Heisman?