You know, I often wonder what goes into selection for the college football Hall of Fame. Clearly it has a lot of lobbying behind it, and program “prestige”. While all of these players were great, they weren’t exactly record-setters. And we have had some record-setters here at Louisville that are NOT in the CFB HOF.
Some notable players at Louisville who have not been inducted into the HOF:
Chris Redman - finished his career at Louisville as the NCAA all-time leader in completions, attempts and 2nd in yardage. How is one of the top 3 passers in CFB history, at the time of his graduation, not in the HOF??
Arnold Jackson - Finished his career 1st all-time in receptions and first player to eclipse 300 receptions in a career. Not in HOF???
Dave Ragone - first (and maybe only?) player to win 3 consecutive C-USA offensive POY award.
Elvis Dumervil - Still 2nd in single-season sacks, 1st in fumbles forced in a single-season, and 1st in FF per game in a single season.
Art Carmody - Finished career as one of the most efficient kickers in NCAA history, and one of the all-time leaders in FGs and points scored.
Like I said, all of these guys being inducted were great players, but there is clearly a bias which is par for the course in college football. Darren McFadden? Really?
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...eadline-2019-college-football-hall-fame-class
Some notable players at Louisville who have not been inducted into the HOF:
Chris Redman - finished his career at Louisville as the NCAA all-time leader in completions, attempts and 2nd in yardage. How is one of the top 3 passers in CFB history, at the time of his graduation, not in the HOF??
Arnold Jackson - Finished his career 1st all-time in receptions and first player to eclipse 300 receptions in a career. Not in HOF???
Dave Ragone - first (and maybe only?) player to win 3 consecutive C-USA offensive POY award.
Elvis Dumervil - Still 2nd in single-season sacks, 1st in fumbles forced in a single-season, and 1st in FF per game in a single season.
Art Carmody - Finished career as one of the most efficient kickers in NCAA history, and one of the all-time leaders in FGs and points scored.
Like I said, all of these guys being inducted were great players, but there is clearly a bias which is par for the course in college football. Darren McFadden? Really?
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...eadline-2019-college-football-hall-fame-class
