Vote for Graham Harrell for the Davey O'Brien Award

by themike on Sep 23, 2008 6:10 AM CDT Comment 10 comments

Vote for Graham Harrell and Texas Tech for the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award..

http://www.voteobrien.org/login.asp

Colt McCoy of UT is beating Graham Harell in this online award.

Please add your vote daily....I am!!!

If we add our votes each day the Texas Tech fans can pull ahead and bring the well deserved award to the Texas Tech campus.

Davey O’Brien’s longtime friend and business partner, Charles Ringler, believed that the accomplishments and commitment of one of Fort Worth’s finest sports heroes deserved to be honored and remembered. In November 1977, just before O’Brien passed away from cancer, Ringler and other members of The Fort Worth Club established the Davey O’Brien Foundation (the Foundation) and the O’Brien Memorial Trophy.

The O’Brien Memorial Trophy was to be presented annually to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference. Four years later the award was expanded nationally in scope and limited to quarterback, the primary position of its namesake. The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious award for college quarterbacks.

The Foundation’s goal is not only to honor the nation’s best college quarterback, but to inspire student-athletes to triumph both on and off the field.

Over the years, the Foundation has created three additional awards to complement the O’Brien Quarterback Award: the Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award, the Davey O'Brien Legends Award and the Charles Ringler Founder’s Award.

The Foundation recognizes athletes who have transformed leadership on the field into leadership in life, and, in the spirit of O’Brien’s enduring character and leadership, aims to instill a lifelong strong moral fiber in each of them.

The Davey O’Brien Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in downtown Fort Worth. The Foundation’s programs are administered by a volunteer Board of Trustees and daily operations are handled by executive director, Danielle Moorman.

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of a pain to register for this as you have to wait for a response email which took over 24 hours for me. We would have to do some major catching up though, McCoy is way ahead.

Being an accountant and famous don't go together. If you're a famous accountant, you probably did something wrong.

by Boarder on Sep 24, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions

Vote!!!

Yea, it took over 24 hours for me too… kind of annoying

here are the stats as of 3:00 9/24

Player………………….School…………………Votes…………Percent
1. Colt McCoy……………..Texas………………….1763…………..24%
2. Corey Leonard…………Arkansas State………866…………….12%
3. Chase Holbrook……….New Mexico State……809…………….11%
4. Chase Daniel…………..Missouri ……………..721…………….10%
5. Curtis Painter…………..Purdue………………..650…………….9%
6. Tom Brandstater……….Fresno State…………366……………5%
7. Graham Harrell………..Texas Tech……………349……………5%
8. Tim Tebow……………..Florida…………………336…………….5%

by RedRaider621 on Sep 24, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions

Huh

Though I’m glad he’s at Tech, I don’t think he deserves the award at this point. McCoy is playing lights out, as is Daniel.

by Tech92 on Sep 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions

I gotta be honest

I’ve never heard of Corey Leonard and you could have given me 20 guesses as to who the Fresno St. QB is and I would not have guessed his name. Still trying to figure out why Chase McDanielson isn’t on the list.

Go Raiders . . .

by Seth C on Sep 24, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions

let’s be honest: whoever thought that giving an award based on a fan poll was a good idea was seriously off his mark.

by kayakyakr on Sep 24, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, what he said.

by Tech92 on Sep 25, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Harrell

is starting to get into his groove. Don’t count him out, yet. Same thing could be said of Crabs. Let’s see what happens in the next four games. If this team strengthens as it has in the last couple of game, they could really be awsome. Harrell and Crabs are the mainstays, but the supporting cast should really pick it up. And with the “D” showing signs of life this year, with more to come according to McNeil, then the sky is the limit. The beneficiaries of all this will be, of course, Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree, if the TEAM accomplishes what the coaches lay out for them. And id all that comes together as it appears it will, then the TEAM will benefit as well with a shot at a national title. GUNS UP!

TTpilk

by TTpilk645 on Sep 27, 2008 9:33 AM CDT reply actions

well i went through the rigamooroo and...

what a let down, NMSU and Ark. State? i echo the sentiments above especially, “let’s be honest: whoever thought that giving an award based on a fan poll was a good idea was seriously off his mark.”

by kayakyakr, and BTW kayakyar, love your avitar on the other blog. can’t get enough.

by Plano Jeff on Sep 29, 2008 12:46 AM CDT reply actions

oh tech fans? that one’s name is shea laren (or lauren). Don’t look it up at work.

by kayakyakr on Sep 29, 2008 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Seth

Tom Brandstatter is the son of NFL Player Jim Brandstatter of the Falcons then the Detroit Lions where he now does the play by play broadcasting. Thus its insider politics for him.
Leonard also has a connection to the NFL through an Uncle.

Thus you are seeing some hype because of who their relatives are more so than their actual performaces.

by Pablo M on Oct 3, 2008 5:22 PM CDT reply actions