By employing a careful, vetted empirical methodology, CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards in Division I FBS football.”
-Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College
“The biases in the college football awards process are behemoth. Brad Smith’s (CFPA) system endeavors to level the playing field for evaluating gridiron performance and as such may transform the individual trophy quest from a PR battle to the legitimate question of which athletes did the most for their teams- BCS or not.”
-Gordon Marino, Professor of Sports Ethics, University of Florida
“The College Football Performance Awards will surely prove illuminating and may help improve the scientific literacy of generations of fans while adding to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the game.”
-Lawrence Krauss, Former Science Advisor to President Obama, Harvard Society Fellow
“In contrast with current awards, CFPA has a clear methodology that works against bias, avoids the dangers of regional popularity and national celebrity, and demonstrates in a reliable fashion the most talented performers.”
-C. Richard King, Past-President, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
“Brad Smith’s CFPA system is a welcome addition for fans and players demanding equity in sports awards.”
-Amy Langville, N.S.A. Science Consultant, Mathematics Professor, College of Charleston
“Brad Smith’s College Football Performance Awards system is devoid of the inherent biases and flaws that infect the current vote-for-your-favorite-player method. And the result is an award system that finally answers the question everyone is really asking: Who are the best performers in college football?”
-Paul Studtmann, Professor of Analytic Philosophy, Davidson College
“Brad Smith’s (CFPA) idea is both simple and radical. He wants to reward players for what happens on the field. No hype. No campaigns signed, sealed and delivered….Consider this: Smith actually wants to wait until all the games are played to pick the best performer in 14 categories.”
- Dennis Dodd, Past-President-Football Writers Association of America, CBS Sports
By employing a careful, vetted empirical methodology, CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards in Division I FBS football.”
-Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College
“The biases in the college football awards process are behemoth. Brad Smith’s (CFPA) system endeavors to level the playing field for evaluating gridiron performance and as such may transform the individual trophy quest from a PR battle to the legitimate question of which athletes did the most for their teams- BCS or not.”
-Gordon Marino, Professor of Sports Ethics, University of Florida
“The College Football Performance Awards will surely prove illuminating and may help improve the scientific literacy of generations of fans while adding to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the game.”
-Lawrence Krauss, Former Science Advisor to President Obama, Harvard Society Fellow
“In contrast with current awards, CFPA has a clear methodology that works against bias, avoids the dangers of regional popularity and national celebrity, and demonstrates in a reliable fashion the most talented performers.”
-C. Richard King, Past-President, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
“Brad Smith’s CFPA system is a welcome addition for fans and players demanding equity in sports awards.”
-Amy Langville, N.S.A. Science Consultant, Mathematics Professor, College of Charleston
“Brad Smith’s College Football Performance Awards system is devoid of the inherent biases and flaws that infect the current vote-for-your-favorite-player method. And the result is an award system that finally answers the question everyone is really asking: Who are the best performers in college football?”
-Paul Studtmann, Professor of Analytic Philosophy, Davidson College
“Brad Smith’s (CFPA) idea is both simple and radical. He wants to reward players for what happens on the field. No hype. No campaigns signed, sealed and delivered….Consider this: Smith actually wants to wait until all the games are played to pick the best performer in 14 categories.”
- Dennis Dodd, Past-President-Football Writers Association of America, CBS Sports
