Another Loaded College Football Hall of Fame Class

The sheer enormity of college football becomes readily apparent on the day the newest Hall of Fame class is announced as the number of great players and coaches from around the country increases with nary a protest as to qualifications (not sure about John Sciarra's merits, mind you, but he is probably a nice guy). The main bit of head scratching with each class is not over quality but timing. Players like Derrick Thomas, who would seem to be a shoo-in when first eligible years ago just got in with recent players, like Dre Bly of UNC who was good but not in Thomas's class. But Thomas's wait seemingly had nothing to do with his play on the field as the National Football Foundation voters tend to honor guys who remain active and are popular with individual chapters than players who were "just" talented and accomplished. But let's not quibble over when guys got in who final did make it as getting in trumps all. So congratulations to Bly, Tony Boselli of USC, Dave Butz of Purdue, Shane Conlan of Penn State, Joe Hamilton of Georgia Tech, John Huard of Maine, Darrin Nelson of Stanford, Willie Roaf of La Tech, Sciarra of UCLA, Sterling Sharpe of South Carolina, Leonard Smith of McNeese State, Thomas of Alabama, LaDainian Tomlinson of TCU and Wesley Walls of Mississippi plus coaches Mike Bellotti of Oregon plus Chico State and Jerry Moore who gained fame at Appalachian State. More to follow on each inductee.