HELP WANTED: We Need A New Undersung Eagle. Or Maybe We Don't.
by Rubie Q on Oct 21, 2011 3:14 PM CDT
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PrintFaithful readers -- and even those of you who cheat on us by visiting other blogs -- will remember that last year, we started the tradition of adopting our Undersung Eagle of the Year, our favorite under-the-radar player whose contributions to the game aren't always as spectacular as those of his more-heralded teammates, but are just as important.
Last year, after much (read: no) deliberation, we decided to dub the award for the underappreciated player of the game the Joe Fulce Undersung Eagle of the Game Award. (As I said at the time and reiterate now: the decision to name the award after Big Joe had nothing to do with the fact that he remains the only Golden Eagle that follows us on Twitter. Completely independent.) Big Joe did the award proud: even with a bum wheel hampering his mobility, and even though Coach Buzz says there wasn't an offensive set that Fulce didn't screw up when he was on the floor, dude was good for at least a couple of boards, the occasional triple, and a whole lotta guts and heart left on the floor. (That last part didn't sound as gross in my head as it does in print. Sorry.)
Identifying our Undersung Eagle of the 2011-'12 campaign is proving a tad more difficult, which is why I'm throwing the floor open and giving you the weekend to think about it. Throw your suggestions in the comments, if you've got 'em, and I'll check again on Monday to see where we stand. The other option, of course, is to retire the Undersung Eagle award in Joe's name for perpetuity (read: until someone new takes over AE) and start a new award named after a current player. Your call.
Meanwhile: vote again in the poll, for old time's sake.
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OTule gets my vote.
Doesn’t score a ton of points, but he’s great on defense, rebounds, and plays smart basketball. Jamail Jones would be my other option.
Good call.
The Dwight Burke Marginalized-But-Effective Big Man Award.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
Leave it with Joe
When I used these awards as the template for the women’s team awards, I intentionally went into the Wayback Machine and chose Clare Barnard for Undersung & Abby Willenborg for POTG.
Leave it with Joe. It’ll give it more of an important feel than constantly changing it for each team.
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by Brewtown Andy on Oct 21, 2011 5:53 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
He's not DEAD.
Heck, from what I’ve seen, he hasn’t even left campus yet.
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by Brewtown Andy on Oct 21, 2011 8:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I can get on board with keeping Joe's name on this one
so long as people are OK with the Drunken Hobbit Jim Burr RUI Erroneous Call of the Game Award.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 21, 2011 9:54 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions
i think the joe love is excessive
considering he never truly did much on court. are you sure this isn’t all just a hangover from recruiting him?
NAOPOS
BLASPHEMER!
Sorry, that just slipped out. :)
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Oct 23, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
That's kind of the point of the UNDERSUNG award.
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by Brewtown Andy on Oct 23, 2011 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not about quality
It’s about who made an impact on the game without anyone really noticing.
And good luck finding a Big East coach that will tell you that they ever gameplanned for Fulce.
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by Brewtown Andy on Oct 23, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I nominate Joe Chapman
Just kidding (sort of).
It’s a tough call, since we don’t really know who that guy is going to be on this team. Otule seems the most viable candidate, but I think he might actually be too visible to qualify. Can you be the Undersung Eagle and a starter at the same time?
We all have to chase one rabbit. If we try to chase two rabbits we won't catch either of 'em.
by Mr. Kensington on Oct 23, 2011 11:55 AM CDT reply actions
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