John Carlson, Notre Dame Tight End and, apparently, a favorite of Notre Dame co-eds based on the nickname they've given him, "Hercules," has been named a finalist for the Mackey Award, given to the best Tight End in College Football.
Despite missing 2 games.
And I keep reading that, "despite missing nearly a quarter of the season."
At first, I just assumed it was more anti-ND bias by the media, but then I realized it's more of a pat on the back for Carlson, intentional or not. Just look at the stats.
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And then you realize, wait, the other 2 finalists apparently didn't miss significant playing time. And despite that, Carlson still put up bigger numbers. Note the 13.5 yards/catch average. Pretty sweet. That's gonna translate into a lot of NFL fun-money.
By PM November 30, 2006 - 4:04 pm
If he is not a consensus all american than they cheated a great kid out of something special. Quinn is likely 2nd team along with (maybe) Shark so it would be nice if Carlson is an All American and award winner. Not to bad for Charlie, two BCS bids and two all americans in two years. Yeah, we’re on our way.
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By jack November 30, 2006 - 4:15 pm
YEA we needed Carlson Hopefully he’ll be ready for the bowl game…No matter what ND, relax knowing u have the best coach & let your sub – conscious take over, & go all out“““““““`
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By Wertzy November 30, 2006 - 10:29 pm
Rumor is Carlson is coming back next year, although that may change after he sees how his draft stock is.
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By gwzimm December 1, 2006 - 11:52 am
I just heard from a friend in Fla. that Armando Allen, the hot running back prospect, has chosen ND over Florida.
He is a rivals.com top running back and this is a big catch, luring him away from his home state.
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