Why didn't Harrell get an Invite?

I think most everyone can agree that Harrell wasn't going to win the Heisman. But that doesn't mean he didn't deserve an invitation.

Harrell threw for more yards than Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Tim Tebow. He had more touchdown passes and combined passing and rushing touchdowns than McCoy and Tebow. Harrell led his team to the same 11-1 record as all of the other quarterbacks attending the ceremony. His team beat McCoy's Longhorns on an impressive pass by Harrell (and catch and run by wide out Michael Crabtree).

It's not as though there wasn't enough spots. Only the three quarterbacks will be attending. The Heisman Trophy committee has invited as many as six candidates in the past.

Even with all that being said, Harrell will have to watch the show on his TV from home.

"If Graham is not invited to the Heisman, they ought to quit giving out the award," Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said in a statement Wednesday night after the finalists were announced. "It is a shameless example of politics ruling over performance."

This was the quote the AP got.

Is it politics?

Maybe it's the economy?

The Heisman Trophy committee must have realized they couldn't afford to pay for a fourth to come. After all, if you wanted to attend it would cost you $500 plus travel expenses.

Whatever the real reason, Graham Harrell got snubbed.