2009 Award Watch Lists

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2009 Award Watch List:

John Mackey- Kyle Rudolph, TE
Davey O'Brien- Jimmy Clausen, QB
Lott Trophy- Mike Anello, DB
Rimington Trophy- Dan Wenger, C
Doak Walker Award- Armando Allen, RB
Walter Camp Award- Golden Tate, Best Overall Player
Outland Trophy- Sam Young, Best Lineman
Biletnikoff Award- Golden Tate, WR
Groza Award- Brandon Walker, Place Kicker
 
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Thought we would start a list to keep up with who is on what list. I don't put much into this preseason list as they name a ton of players. I think I saw my grandma on the Mackey list.

Kyle Rudolph is the only sophomore on the Mackey list.
 
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the only award i care about is the crystal football! and if there was a watch list for that ND would surely be on it
 
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Great to hear. Gotta love his fire.

And goodness. How many websites are out there resembling IE and GH? Thanks for the post BigIF, but you are enabling my habit.
 
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Award "Watch List" Release Calendar

Award "Watch List" Release Calendar

ClausentoFloyd said:
Have they released all of the lists, yet?
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No. Here's the schedule. Go to the Links to see who made the lists for the Award Watchlists announced to date.

2009 College Football Awards Watch List Calendar
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[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The watch lists will be announced as follows:[/FONT][/SIZE]


[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mar. 6 Lombardi (Lineman or LB) - NO ND[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Apr. 8 Lott Trophy- (DB) Mike Anello[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]May 21 Rimington (center) Dan Wenger[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Jul. 27 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (QB) - NO ND[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Jul. 29: John Mackey Award (TE) Kyle Rudolph[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 3: Davey O'Brien Award (QB) Jimmy Clausen[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 4: Doak Walker Award (RB) Armando Allen[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 5: Ray Guy Award (Punter) NO ND[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 6: Jim Thorpe Award (DB) NO ND[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 7: Walter Camp Award (Overall Player) Golden Tate[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 10: Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) Golden Tate[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 11: Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) Sam Young[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 12: Lou Groza Award (Kicker) Brandon Walker[/FONT]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 13: Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 14: Maxwell Award (All-Around Player)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 19: Bronko Nagurski (Defensive Player)[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aug. 20: Dick Butkus (LB)[/FONT][/SIZE]






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That's nice to know. Both Michael Floyd and Golden Tate will make the Watch List for the Biletnikoff.
 
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ClausentoFloyd said:
That's nice to know. Both Michael Floyd and Golden Tate will make the Watch List for the Biletnikoff.
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I'm kind of curious why Clausen was left off the Unitas Watchlist. I hope he uses it for motivation.
 
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Golden Tate was named to the 30-man Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Watch List.

The field gets narrowed to 10 semifinalists in November, with the winner being announced Dec. 10.
 
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BGIF said:
Golden Tate was named to the 30-man Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Watch List.

The field gets narrowed to 10 semifinalists in November, with the winner being announced Dec. 10.
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What is that award for?
 
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I really think Floyd or tate will be a finalist for the all the top receivers awards out there. This offense should not be stopped this year.
 
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ClausentoFloyd said:
What is that award for?
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The Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year is simply for the best player that year regardless of position. It's considered to be considerably less political than the Heisman which has long suffered from regional voting bias, people voting early before all the games are played, and ESPN bias.

ND winners include Ken MacAfee and Rocket. Neither won a Heisman, MacAfee finished 3rd in '77 and Ismail finished 2nd in '90.
 
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BGIF said:
The Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year is simply for the best player that year regardless of position. It's considered to be considerably less political than the Heisman which has long suffered from regional voting bias, people voting early before all the games are played, and ESPN bias.

ND winners include Ken MacAfee and Rocket. Neither won a Heisman, MacAfee finished 3rd in '77 and Ismail finished 2nd in '90.
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MacAfee was in the Heisman Race?

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Which means so will Clausen.
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Absolutely. Clausen's going to turn some heads this year.
 
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Brandon Walker Named To Groza Award Watch List

Brandon Walker Named To Groza Award Watch List

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - University of Notre Dame junior kicker Brandon Walker was one of 30 players selected to the 2009 Lou Groza Award watch list, presented each year to college football's best place kicker.
Notre Dame's first left-footed kicker since Harry Oliver in 1981, Walker has improved throughout his collegiate career and enters 2009 having converted 13 of his last 17 field goal attempts. Walker has made 20 of 36 field goals in his career and 61 of 62 point-after touchdowns. He enters 2009 having made 58 straight PATs, the fifth-best total in Notre Dame history. Walker currently ranks second in career PAT percentage at Notre Dame.
In 2008, Walker overcame a sluggish start to the season and made 13 of 17 kicks to end the year and 14 of 24 attempts for the entire season. He converted all 39 PATs en route to leading the Irish with 81 points. Walker made a career-best four field goals vs. Pittsburgh and seven PATs vs. Hawaii in 2008.
More than 300 media representatives, coaches, past recipients, conference and university officials make up the voting panel which selects the recipient of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicking Award. The Award will be presented on Dec. 10, 2009, as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards program. The three finalists will be honored at the 18th annual Lou Groza Award Banquet to be held at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

2009 Preseason Lou Groza Award Watch List
Josh Arauco, Sr., Arkansas State
James Aho, So. New Mexico
Matt Bosher, Jr. Miami (Fla.)
Kyle Brotzman, Jr., Boise State
Josh Czajkowski, Jr., NC State
Ross Evans, So. , TCU
Clark Fangmeier, Sr., Rice
Kai Forbath, Jr., UCLA
Sam Glusman, Sr., Troy
Kevin Goessling, So., Fresno State
Ben Hartman, Sr., East Carolina
Alex Henery, Jr., Nebraska
Hunter Lawrence, Sr., Texas
Daniel Lincoln, Jr., Tennessee
Nick Maggio, Jr., Duke
Aaron Pettrey, Sr., Ohio State
Jonathan Phillips, Sr., Florida
Jake Rogers, Jr., Cincinnati
Mike Salerno, Sr., Northern Illinois
Joshua Shene, Sr., Ole Miss
Alex Steigerwald, Sr., Toledo
Jimmy Stevens, So., Oklahoma
Brett Swenson, Sr., Michigan State
Dave Teggart, So., Connecticut
Leigh Tiffin, Sr., Alabama
Brandon Walker, Jr., Notre Dame
Blair Walsh, So., Georgia
Thomas Weber, Jr. Arizona State
Philip Welch, Jr., Wisconsin
Carson Wiggs, So., Purdue
 
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I suspect their will be groans from more than a couple of ND fans about Walker consideration for the best kicker award. He started out under difficult conditions but overcame the adversity to excel in the second half of last season. He was just about the only offense ND had against PIT in those OTs.

Looking at the Groza Watchlist I only see 3of NDs opponents having a kicker listed CON, MSU and PU.

Special Teams - Advantage Notre Dame!
 
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