Oden or Smith for ESPY Award?
Nevertheless, there is a
Buckeye component that may be of interest. In the
category of Best Male College Athlete, both
Troy Smith and Greg Oden are
nominees. They represent half of the ballot
which is either a tip of the cap by ESPN or a ploy
to split the OSU vote so Kevin Durant wins. I'm
not sure which.
The site is interactive allowing readers and fans to
vote for their winner. I went with Troy since he's
already won the most prestigious award for male
athletes. I don't know, that seems to me like a damn
good baseline in determining a winner. But, I also
know many will pin the loss of the title game solely
on his shoulders. Greg had a great year playing with
essentially one arm and being doubled every game.
He'll get docked though for looking like he was born
in the 60's. Your winner is likely Durant but don't
count out the darkhorse wrestler who basically never
lost...which is amazing.
