12-11-2011, 08:02 PM
(12-11-2011, 07:58 PM)JeffInCorvallis link Wrote:I love Stepfan. He might have a breakout year and make a run for it. But I don't think the odds are stacked in his favor. Looks like the contributing factors are:
* Be a contributor all season, don't get injured (should be OK here but you never know).
* Don't have a "bad" game, certainly not in the latter part of the season.
* Play for a team in contention for a BCS bowl game (could be a big problem for us next season)
* Put up some Sports Center highlight plays. (Might not be a problem for Taylor but have to do it in multiple games)
* Get loved by "pundits" all over the country (won't be watching our games next season)
* Play in a major conference championship game at the end of the season. (Big problem for us. Oregon still in Pac-12 north next season.)
Probably didn't make it obviously, but the tongue was very firmly in cheek for that one. We'll probably be rotating through four running backs next season.
Anyway, Hitchcock never won a Best Director Oscar. Awards voters are distracted by shiny objects all of the time.