Way to go, AP!
How in the hell can a conference's offensive player of the year be the second-team QB? 'Splain that to me, AP. What a frickin' joke.
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was good enough to be The Associated Press' Big 12 offensive player of the year. But he was not good enough to make the AP All-Big 12 first team.
That honor, announced Thursday, went to Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, who made the first team by one vote over McCoy.
As was the case in the Big 12 South race -- which saw Oklahoma emerge from a three-way tie with the Longhorns and Texas Tech-- the Red Raiders played the spoiler in the race.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell to qualify for the conference title game -- was the only other quarterback to get a vote from the 20 voters who decided the AP's Big 12 all-conference teams. Harrell picked up four votes -- one for first team and three for second team. Thus, the race swung on whether Harrell voters picked McCoy or Bradford as their second choice.
Three of those voters went with Bradford at second team and left McCoy off the ballot.
That honor, announced Thursday, went to Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, who made the first team by one vote over McCoy.
As was the case in the Big 12 South race -- which saw Oklahoma emerge from a three-way tie with the Longhorns and Texas Tech-- the Red Raiders played the spoiler in the race.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell to qualify for the conference title game -- was the only other quarterback to get a vote from the 20 voters who decided the AP's Big 12 all-conference teams. Harrell picked up four votes -- one for first team and three for second team. Thus, the race swung on whether Harrell voters picked McCoy or Bradford as their second choice.
Three of those voters went with Bradford at second team and left McCoy off the ballot.
