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Lex pretty much captures my thinking on whether or not Love plays.
Only add here:  if he doesn't play, on an ESPN Thursday night game, then it's hard to see him sniffing the H.eisman.

Now, we may all think it's a joke/rigged award, anyway, to who gives a flying fark.

But I'd bet good money Love cares.  And I suspect Shaw does, too.

Interesting barometer of the H-Care Coefficient:  rank the following in order of importance:

Team makes CFP (not happening, but WTH)

Team wins Pac 12 and makes NY6 Bowl

Team wins Pac 12 but doesn't get NY6 Bowl

Team makes P12 Championship game, but loses

Team plays in Alamo Bowl

Team plays in Holiday Bowl

Team plays in Foster Farms Bowl

Team plays in Sun Bowl

Team plays in Vegas Bowl

Bryce Love wins    (and Stanford not in NY6 Bowl)


There are other permutations, of course, but you get the drift.  As much as I think the H-award has become a joke, I'd still probably rate Love winning the    right below Team getting NY6 Bowl, in terms of fan satisfaction.

Note, winning the Pac-12 conference means that we will get a NY6 bowl (or playoffs, but, as you point out, that possibility is remote).  All Big 5 conference champions are guaranteed a berth in a NY6 bowl game.

BC

[BostonCard]

Lex pretty much captures my thinking on whether or not Love plays.
Only add here:  if he doesn't play, on an ESPN Thursday night game, then it's hard to see him sniffing the H.eisman.

Now, we may all think it's a joke/rigged award, anyway, to who gives a flying fark.

But I'd bet good money Love cares.  And I suspect Shaw does, too.

Interesting barometer of the H-Care Coefficient:  rank the following in order of importance:

Team makes CFP (not happening, but WTH)

Team wins Pac 12 and makes NY6 Bowl

Team wins Pac 12 but doesn't get NY6 Bowl

Team makes P12 Championship game, but loses

Team plays in Alamo Bowl

Team plays in Holiday Bowl

Team plays in Foster Farms Bowl

Team plays in Sun Bowl

Team plays in Vegas Bowl

Bryce Love wins    (and Stanford not in NY6 Bowl)


There are other permutations, of course, but you get the drift.  As much as I think the H-award has become a joke, I'd still probably rate Love winning the    right below Team getting NY6 Bowl, in terms of fan satisfaction.

Note, winning the Pac-12 conference means that we will get a NY6 bowl (or playoffs, but, as you point out, that possibility is remote).  All Big 5 conference champions are guaranteed a berth in a NY6 bowl game.

BC