Ok guys. Awards in college arenât awarded based on who is the best NFL prospect. And Huck, you are being obtuse if you deny that fans, media, et al. like to contrast head to head performances of offensive players (like Manning vs Brady etc.) even though Manning never tackled Brady. Hasnât almost every MVP and award in recent memory, or forever, favored the âbest player on the best teamâ rather than the best individual player (see: Heisman trophy). This is especially biased towards QBs.
I wasnât saying Duggan is a better football player than Bijan. I meant I donât understand the shock and outrage that the QB of the leagueâs best team, that is undefeated and ranked #3 nationally, won an award over our schoolâs RB who will be a first round pick but is the RB of the third place team in conference and was only #5 in yards nationally (great, but not like he was undeniably the best player in D1).