Just saw ESPN's award candidate list for us and I had to put the phone down for a minute. They pick a couple names they think might win some hardware but they completely miss the point about what made the 2010 Rose Bowl team special. You know what that squad had? Guys who had been in the program for three or four years, who knew the system inside and out, who had been through spring practices and fall camps together. Gary Patterson built that team on continuity and toughness, not on who lokoed best in May award projections. The portal killed that whole model. Now we are supposed to get excited about individual award candidates when half the roster might not even be here by August. I miss when we earned respect on the field, not on a preseason list.