Air Team of The Year - PURDON"T????

Redwingtom · Post by **Redwingtom** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:42 pm

WTF???

Kyle Orton is 22nd in total passing yards, yet they win the air team of the year? Who did they have them going against? Navy?

What a joke!!!

How about Texas Tech and Sonny Cumbie with 4,742 yards?
What about Hawaii and Timmy Chang with 4,258 yards?
Heck, Omar-4002, Bruce-3,518 and Betts-3,495 were all ahead of this clown.

BGorDeath · Post by **BGorDeath** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:45 pm

Not to sound stupid, but what is Air Team of the Year and who bestows this prestigious honor?

UK Peregrine · Post by **UK Peregrine** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:58 pm

BGorDeath wrote:Not to sound stupid, but what is Air Team of the Year and who bestows this prestigious honor?

I didn't know what it was either, so I looked it up.

Thank you for all of your votes! You, the fans, have spoken, and FedEx would like to congratulate the Purdue Boilermakers on being named the FedEx Express College Football Team of the Year, and the Auburn Tigers on being named the FedEx Ground College Football Team of the Year. We can certainly appreciate the great air and ground games that each team displayed throughout the year, and we are pleased to provide Purdue and Auburn with $25,000 for their general scholarship fund. FedEx. Go Air. Go Ground. Go Football.

http://orangebowl.van.fedex.com/end.htm

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:04 pm

That's weak. I know the money goes to the general scholarship fund, rather than to the athletic program, but...

...the rich gets richer. ::puke::

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:15 pm

If purdue is the air team of the year this award must have been decided back in early october when purdue was undefeated and orton still looked good.

CincyFalcon · Post by **CincyFalcon** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:13 pm

That air team of the year really put up some huge numbers in the Sun Bowl. Two points at halftime and 280 passing yards. Look out!!!

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:53 pm

Agree with the previous statements in that it made very little sense...only PLUS to them IMO, is that their wide receiver led the nation in receptions, setting an NCAA record. Otherwise, it didn't seem to make sense.

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:10 pm

I think FedEx put the voting on the internet didn't they. At least I think I heard that last night.

If so, another reason not to let everybody vote.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:12 pm

UK Peregrine Fan wrote:I didn't know what it was either, so I looked it up.

Thank you for all of your votes! You, the fans, have spoken, and FedEx would like to congratulate the Purdue Boilermakers on being named the FedEx Express College Football Team of the Year, and the Auburn Tigers on being named the FedEx Ground College Football Team of the Year. We can certainly appreciate the great air and ground games that each team displayed throughout the year, and we are pleased to provide Purdue and Auburn with $25,000 for their general scholarship fund. FedEx. Go Air. Go Ground. Go Football.

http://orangebowl.van.fedex.com/end.htm

And go check out What Brown Can Do For You.

:rant: