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Orland Pace Snubbed for College Football HOF

By JigNSwig15 -15 May 2012
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2x Consensus All American (1995, 1996)

2x Lombardi Award Winner (1995, 1996)

Outland Trophy Winner (1996)

1st Overall Pick in the 1997 NFL Draft

hail2victors9 on 15 May 2012 - 1:17pm #

I don't know anything about the college HOF selection process, but, with that resume, I'm sure he'll get there.

Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler

BucksShockTheWorld on 15 May 2012 - 1:19pm #

Greatest college Offensive Lineman to play!! Creator of the pancake block! Should have been a no doubter!

703Buckeye on 15 May 2012 - 1:22pm #

Bucksshock: Pace was not the creator of the pancake block (Nebraska did that 15 years earlier) but he did make it famous.

It's a shame that Pace did not make it in to the CFB HOF this year; he was the best linemen in CFB during his day. One of only 2 players to be a 3x winner of the Outland and Lombardi (Rimmington was the other).

"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter

RedStorm45 on 15 May 2012 - 1:52pm #

He was named an OT on SI's All-Century team in '99. Come on.

Turtlebuster on 15 May 2012 - 2:05pm #

big time snub...how many Olinemen are actually in the discussion for a Heisman Trophy...Pace was...

JigNSwig15 on 15 May 2012 - 2:07pm #

I just read the article posted in Buckshots that sheds some light on an unwritten rule when it comes to the College Football HOF. I was unaware this existed. Some of the other names are just as shocking.

703Buckeye on 15 May 2012 - 2:33pm #

Pace was first eligible for the CFB HOF in 2007, which makes this the sixth year he has been snubbed. I looked at of the 2012 honorees and could make a case that Pace was better than any of them.

"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter