While we haven’t yet compiled a list of those worthy of those for the College Football Hall of Fame, it has always been an institution that we have respected.

Today they have announced the nominees for the Class of 2018.

They are:

Morten Andersen, Michigan State, Place Kicker

Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame, Tight End

Michael Bishop, Kansas State, Quarterback

Lomas Brown, Florida, Offensive Line

Terrell Buckley, Florida State, Defensive Back

Larry Burton, Purdue, Wide Receiver

Keith Byars, Ohio State, Running Back

Gregg Carr, Auburn, Linebacker

Mark Carrier, USC, Defensive Back

Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh, Quarterback

Trevor Cobb, Rice, Running Back

Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech, Linebacker

Kerry Collins, Penn State, Quarterback

Tim Couch, Kentucky, Quarterback

Eric Crouch, Nebraska, Quarterback

Kenneth Davis, TCU, Running Back

Rich Diana, Yale, Running Back

Eric Dickerson, SMU, Running Back

John Didion, Oregon State, Offensive Line

Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma, Defensive Back

Jumbo Elliott, Michigan, Offensive Tackle

Kevin Faulk, LSU, Running Back

David Fulcher, Arizona State, Defensive Back

Robert Gallery, Iowa, Offensive Lineman

Moe Gardner, Illinois, Defensive Lineman

Tony Gonzalez, California, Tight End

Martin Gramatica, Kansas State, Place Kicker

Jacob Green, Texas A&M, Defensive Lineman

Dan Hampton, Arkansas, Defensive Lineman

Jason Hanson, Washington State, Place Kicker

Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech, Running Back

Marcus Harris, Wyoming, Wide Receiver

Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh, Running Back

Torry Holt, North Carolina State, Wide Receiver

Dana Howard, Illinois, Linebacker

Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame, Wide Receiver

Ernie Jennings, Air Force, Wide Receiver

Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech, Wide Receiver

E.J. Junior, Alabama, Defensive Lineman

Rick Leach, Michigan, Quarterback

Jess Lewis, Oregon State, Defensive Lineman

Ray Lewis Miami, Linebacker

Ed McCaffrey, Stanford, Wide Receiver

Buddy McClinton, Auburn, Defensive Back

Cade McNown, UCLA, Quarterback

Shawn Moore, Virginia, Quarterback

Ken Norton Jr. UCLA, Linebacker

Phil Olsen, Utah State, Defensive Lineman

Leslie O’Neal, Oklahoma State, Defensive Lineman

Jim Otis, Ohio State, Fullback

Paul Palmer, Temple, Running Back

Jake Plummer, Arizona State, Quarterback

Anthony Poindexter, Virginia, Defensive Back

Troy Polamalu, USC, Defensive Back

Cliff Powell, Arkansas, Linebacker

Antwaan Randle El, Indiana, Quarterback

Ed Reed, Miami, Defensive Back

Simeon Rice, Illinois, Linebacker

Ron Rivera, California, Linebacker

Warren Sapp, Miami, Defensive Lineman

Bob Stein, Minnesota, Defensive Lineman

Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia, Offensive Lineman

Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue, Wide Receiver

Aaron Taylor, Nebraska, Offensive Lineman

Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame, Offensive Lineman

Troy Vincent, Wisconsin, Defensive Back

Chris Ward, Ohio State, Offensive Lineman

Michael Westbrook, Colorado, Wide Receiver

Lorenzo White, Michigan State, Running Back

Zach Weigert, Nebraska, Offensive Lineman

Patrick Willis, Mississippi, Linebacker

Steve Wisniewski, Penn State, Offensive Lineman

Charles Woodson, Michigan, Defensive Back

Al Worley, Washington, Defensive Back

Marc Zeno, Tulane, Wide Receiver

Coaches:

Frank Beamer: Murray State & Virginia Tech

Mack Brown: Appalachian State, Tulane, North Carolina & Texas

Jim Carlen: West Virginia, Texas Tech & South Carolina

Pete Cawthorn Sr.: Austin College & Texas Tech

Billy Jack Murphy: Memphis

To become eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame a player has to be named a First Team All American and be ten years removed from their last college season.  That season must also have occurred in the last fifty years.

Notably, there are also 98 more players and 31 Coaches from the FBS level or below who are also on the ballot.

We will certainly be watching to see who will be chosen!

The Songwriters Hall of Fame not only made history by announcing their Hall of Fame Class of 2017, but did so by selecting their first rapper to enter the Hall.

Jay-Z not only has many hits in the rap and hip hop genre but has garnered significant mainstream pop appeal.  In terms of chart success, Jay Z has few equals and his induction is likely to usher in a significant amount of more rap artists in the upcoming classes.  His signature hits include “Empire State of Mind”, “99 Problems”, “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” and “Bonnie & Clyde”.  He has won 21 Grammys over his career.

Swedish songwriter, Max Martin was also chosen.  Martin’s works includes 21 number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100.  His hits include “…Baby One More Time” (Britney Spears), “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift) and “Can’t Feel My Face” (The Weeknd).  Martin penned all of Kay Perry’s number ones and most recently, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Justin Timberlake.  It is not an exaggeration to say that Martin is the most successful pop writer this millennium.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will also be inducted.  Babyface has written 23 #1 songs on the R&B Chart, including the monster hit, End of the Road (Boyz II Men).

Also chosen was the prolific songwriting and production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, whose relationship with Janet Jackson made her a megastar. 

Motown founder Berry Gordy was also included.  Besides being the creator of a musical empire, Gordy was a decent songwriter who helped write many of his label’s hits.

The final entrants are Peter Catera, Robert Lamm and James Pankow of Chicago.

This year marks the 48th Annual Induction, which will take place on June 15 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this year’s Hall of Fame Class.

Slow and steady wins the race?

Ok, maybe we are trying to justify the slow pace of getting our Top 50 players of each franchise up, but we do have another one, and yes it is a return to the diamond.

As we are doing all of the franchises by random, the Colorado Rockies are up next, because…why…well, why not?

An expansion team in 1993, the Rockies have only made the playoffs three times, going as far as representing the National League in the World Series in 2007, though they were systematically destroyed in a four game sweep by the Boston Red Sox.

Casual fans still think the ball launches out of Coors Field (humidors have taken care of that) but that was the case in the 90’s and offense was a premium for the Rockies. 

Perhaps this is why so many of those on this list are from the 90’s!

The entire list can be found here, but as per tradition we always unveil the top five in our news item which are as follows:

1. Todd Helton
2. Larry Walker
3. Troy Tulowitzki
4. Carlos Gonzalez
5. Nolan Aranedo

As always, we look forward to your feedback and look for us to unveil a new top 50 soon.

Hall of Fame Pitcher and former U.S. Senator, Jim Bunning died at the age of 85 today. 

A fearless hurler who toiled in the Majors for seventeen seasons, Bunning was a nine time All Star and one of the few to throw a perfect game.  He retired from baseball with a 224 and 184 record with 2,855 Strikeouts.  Historically speaking he was the second player in MLB history to record 100 Wins and 1,000 Strikeouts in each league, mostly through efforts with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies respectively.

Bunning would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee in 1996.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jim Bunning at this time.