Will Healy (Austin Peay) Wins Robinson Award
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Great season for AP, too bad they were not selected to the playoffs.
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Want to see what they do next yr when they can no longer sneak up on the opposition.Gil Dobie wrote:Great season for AP, too bad they were not selected to the playoffs.
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Well deserved. The turn around he has led at AP has been absolutely phenominal. Only 32, was already a finalist for the USA job..
-AP’s last winning season before this season 2007. Before Healy got there were an absolute abomination. One of the worst teams in all of Div 1.
2013 0-12
2014 1-11
2015 0-11
2016 0-11 (Healy’s 1st season).
2017 8-4 (2 I-A losses).
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-AP’s last winning season before this season 2007. Before Healy got there were an absolute abomination. One of the worst teams in all of Div 1.
2013 0-12
2014 1-11
2015 0-11
2016 0-11 (Healy’s 1st season).
2017 8-4 (2 I-A losses).
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http://www.apsugovernors.com/coaches.aspx?rc=570
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I guess it's all relative but the best team Austin Peay beat, 6-5 Tennessee Martin, is currently rated 39th among FCS teams in the Sagarin ratings and playing at home they only beat them by 7-0.
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In the past they were losing against these same bad teams. Give credit where credit's due.JohnStOnge wrote:I guess it's all relative but the best team Austin Peay beat, 6-5 Tennessee Martin, is currently rated 39th among FCS teams in the Sagarin ratings and playing at home they only beat them by 7-0.
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I think he deserves credit for improving a historically bad program but I think Nicholls State's Tim Rebowe has been a little more impressive. There may have been others that arguably had more impressive accomplishments but that's the one I can think of due to familiarity.Gil Dobie wrote:In the past they were losing against these same bad teams. Give credit where credit's due.JohnStOnge wrote:I guess it's all relative but the best team Austin Peay beat, 6-5 Tennessee Martin, is currently rated 39th among FCS teams in the Sagarin ratings and playing at home they only beat them by 7-0.
Austin Peay actually has a bigger athletic budget than Nicholls State does. According to the numbers at http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/ Austin Peay spent $14 million on athletics in 2016 while Nicholls State spent $8 million. Nicholls State went 0-12 the year before Rebowe took over in 2015. In 2016 his squad seriously threatened to beat Georgia. This year his team was tied with Texas A&M at the end of the third quarter and ended up making the playoffs. He's accomplished more than the guy at Austin Peay has at a school that spends about 60% as much on athletics as Austin Peay does.
If the award was going to go to someone who improved a program that's historically had difficulty winning I think Rebowe would have been a better choice.
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EWU now so spends around $14 million but has been at or near the bottom of Big Sky athletics budgets and has been able to make deep playoff runs. Just saying.JohnStOnge wrote:I think he deserves credit for improving a historically bad program but I think Nicholls State's Tim Rebowe has been a little more impressive. There may have been others that arguably had more impressive accomplishments but that's the one I can think of due to familiarity.Gil Dobie wrote:
In the past they were losing against these same bad teams. Give credit where credit's due.
Austin Peay actually has a bigger athletic budget than Nicholls State does. According to the numbers at http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/ Austin Peay spent $14 million on athletics in 2016 while Nicholls State spent $8 million. Nicholls State went 0-12 the year before Rebowe took over in 2015. In 2016 his squad seriously threatened to beat Georgia. This year his team was tied with Texas A&M at the end of the third quarter and ended up making the playoffs. He's accomplished more than the guy at Austin Peay has at a school that spends about 60% as much on athletics as Austin Peay does.
If the award was going to go to someone who improved a program that's historically had difficulty winning I think Rebowe would have been a better choice.
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So how much did Nichols St improve from last year, compared to AP going from 0 wins to 7 wins.JohnStOnge wrote:I think he deserves credit for improving a historically bad program but I think Nicholls State's Tim Rebowe has been a little more impressive. There may have been others that arguably had more impressive accomplishments but that's the one I can think of due to familiarity.Gil Dobie wrote:
In the past they were losing against these same bad teams. Give credit where credit's due.
Austin Peay actually has a bigger athletic budget than Nicholls State does. According to the numbers at http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/ Austin Peay spent $14 million on athletics in 2016 while Nicholls State spent $8 million. Nicholls State went 0-12 the year before Rebowe took over in 2015. In 2016 his squad seriously threatened to beat Georgia. This year his team was tied with Texas A&M at the end of the third quarter and ended up making the playoffs. He's accomplished more than the guy at Austin Peay has at a school that spends about 60% as much on athletics as Austin Peay does.
If the award was going to go to someone who improved a program that's historically had difficulty winning I think Rebowe would have been a better choice.
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How in the heck did Jody Sears not get this?!?
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Because he didn't win 8 games with a team that only had 1 win the previous 3 years combined.SuperHornet wrote:How in the heck did Jody Sears not get this?!?
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Nicholls State won 5 games in 2016. But the program made the playoffs this year for the first time since 2005. Now, I realize that Austin Peay has never made the playoffs. But they didn't make the playoffs this year either. I also think that Nicholls State's effort against Texas A&M was more impressive than anything Austin Peay did this year by a long shot.Gil Dobie wrote:So how much did Nichols St improve from last year, compared to AP going from 0 wins to 7 wins.JohnStOnge wrote:
I think he deserves credit for improving a historically bad program but I think Nicholls State's Tim Rebowe has been a little more impressive. There may have been others that arguably had more impressive accomplishments but that's the one I can think of due to familiarity.
Austin Peay actually has a bigger athletic budget than Nicholls State does. According to the numbers at http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/ Austin Peay spent $14 million on athletics in 2016 while Nicholls State spent $8 million. Nicholls State went 0-12 the year before Rebowe took over in 2015. In 2016 his squad seriously threatened to beat Georgia. This year his team was tied with Texas A&M at the end of the third quarter and ended up making the playoffs. He's accomplished more than the guy at Austin Peay has at a school that spends about 60% as much on athletics as Austin Peay does.
If the award was going to go to someone who improved a program that's historically had difficulty winning I think Rebowe would have been a better choice.
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Austin Peay was 0-11 in 2016, 1-45 going into to this season, 29 straight losses. They were 8-1 against FCS opponents this year. McNeese is the only win that stands out for Nichols, otherwise, both won games against bottom teams. Austin Peay, however improved 8 games from 2016.JohnStOnge wrote:Nicholls State won 5 games in 2016. But the program made the playoffs this year for the first time since 2005. Now, I realize that Austin Peay has never made the playoffs. But they didn't make the playoffs this year either. I also think that Nicholls State's effort against Texas A&M was more impressive than anything Austin Peay did this year by a long shot.Gil Dobie wrote:
So how much did Nichols St improve from last year, compared to AP going from 0 wins to 7 wins.
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Morehead St 251
Murray St 225
UT Martin 176
Tenn St 193
SE Missouri 210
Tenn Tech 230
E Kentucky 204
E Illinois 190
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McNeese 139
PV A&M 195
Lamar 240
NW State 201
Abilene C 218
Incarnate 244
Houston B 241
SF Austin 208