Post Season Awards

[dal4018]

Who will win the top awards at our level?????

[Gil Dobie]

[Gil Dobie]

Congrats!

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[Gil Dobie]

Fordham running back Chase Edmonds wins the Jerry Rice Award

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[Willie]

Gil please tell me that NDSU didn't produce that graphic. Otherwise...bad. Just bad.

[Grizalltheway]

Don Cherry ahead of Wagenmann? ECB at its finest.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Don Cherry ahead of Wagenmann? ECB at its finest.

Yeah… I'm not surprised Emanuel beat Wagenmann, but there's no way Wags should've been third.

[dal4018]

Lee Hull the coach for Morgan St should be a shoe in for the Robinson award.He led the Bears to its first ever post season appearance.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Gil please tell me that NDSU didn't produce that graphic. Otherwise...bad. Just bad.

What, you don't think a return to the 256-color era of computer visuals is awesome?

[dal4018]

Emanuel from his size looks like a OLB/ILB at 6-3 246.

[YoUDeeMan]

Lee Hull the coach for Morgan St should be a shoe in for the Robinson award.He led the Bears to its first ever post season appearance.

If by, "shoe in," you mean no shot in he!!, then yes.

The Robinson award is for best coach on the FCS level. Winning the MEAC is the equivalent of winning a Pee Wee division...all you have to do to win the MEAC is to have the fewest kids falling down or not leaving the field to wet their pants.

Congrats to UNH's coach...a real coach.

[vutomcat]

John Robertson named 2014 Walter Payton Award winner

Villanova quarterback John Robertson is the third player in program history to win the award.

Villanova junior quarterback, John Robertson, had a stellar season and was rewarded with the 2014 Walter Payton Award for the nation's most outstanding player in Division 1-FCS Football.

With the announcement at tonight's Sports Network FCS Awards Banquet, a Villanovan has won 10.7% of all of the Walter Payton Awards given since it's creation 28 years ago.

With three award winners -- Robertson, Brian Westbrook (2001) and Brian Finneran (1997) -- Villanova players have won the award more times than any other school in FCS football, and at three different positions. Quarterback Brett Gordon was almost another Payton winner for the 'Cats, coming in second in the balloting to current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo in 2002.

The other two finalists for the trophy were also quarterbacks: Eastern Washington's Vernon Adams and Idaho State's Justin Arias were also invited to the banquet and award presentation. Adams finished second in the voting, coming in 84 points behind Robertson, who had 66 first-place votes.

This was Robertson's second trip to the Sports Network banquet. His last invite came as a freshman in 2012, when he earned the Jerry Rice Award, given to the nation's top FCS freshman. The 6-1, 221-pound dual-threat quarterback has been shredding defenses with his legs throughout his career, but this season, he showed the world that he was able to throw the ball with the best of them as well.

In the regular season, Robertson passed for 2,629 yards and 34 touchdowns with just three interceptions on his record. He added another 978 yards with his legs, despite his rushing efforts being hampered for much of the season due to a broken hand and hip injury. He led the nation in passing efficiency (182.99) and points-responsible-for (260), among other categories.

He helped the Wildcats win 11 of the 13 games he played in, losing just twice by a combined deficit of two points. He won the CAA conference's Offensive Player of the Week Award six times. Their 10-2 record in the regular season earned the 'Cats a number-six seeding in the NCAA Division I (FCS) Football Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinals, but lost narrowly, 34-31 to Sam Houston State, with Robertson on the sidelines with a concussion.

The redshirt junior has one final season of eligibility remaining next season. Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards was the only player to win the award twice, taking it home in both 2008 and 2009, winning in a landslide both times as his school dominated FCS football.

The Walter Payton Award is chosen by a panel of 160 voters, consisting of sports information and media relations personnel, broadcasters, writers, and other dignitaries. Voters list their top-five choices on their ballots.

[dal4018]

Lee Hull the coach for Morgan St should be a shoe in for the Robinson award.He led the Bears to its first ever post season appearance.

If by, "shoe in," you mean no shot in he!!, then yes.

The Robinson award is for best coach on the FCS level. Winning the MEAC is the equivalent of winning a Pee Wee division...all you have to do to win the MEAC is to have the fewest kids falling down or not leaving the field to wet their pants.

Congrats to UNH's coach...a real coach.

Saw what you want I think Hull should have gotten much more votes.Nothing against the coach from UNH.When the NFL comes calling I can bet there will be more players from the MEAC being looked at.

[tribe_pride]

If by, "shoe in," you mean no shot in he!!, then yes.

The Robinson award is for best coach on the FCS level. Winning the MEAC is the equivalent of winning a Pee Wee division...all you have to do to win the MEAC is to have the fewest kids falling down or not leaving the field to wet their pants.

Congrats to UNH's coach...a real coach.

Saw what you want I think Hull should have gotten much more votes.Nothing against the coach from UNH.When the NFL comes calling I can bet there will be more players from the MEAC being looked at.

If there are more players from the MEAC being looked at, they were not coached well enough in college to get their teams to do as well as other schools (such as UNH). Therefore, the coach shouldn't win the award.

[dal4018]

Lee Hull was doing something right this was Morgan St first ever appearance in the FCS playoffs.

[Grizalltheway]

I didn't see where Kramer finished in the voting, but I think he got jobbed in this one. Took an absolutely horrid program and got them to the brink of the playoffs, and did a great turning things around academically, too.

[YoUDeeMan]

Lee Hull was doing something right this was Morgan St first ever appearance in the FCS playoffs.

45.5% of teams in the MEAC finished in a tie for first place at 6-2. That is five teams out of eleven...meaning that only 6 teams out of the 11 did not finish in first place.

Out of those 5 teams, Morgan State tied for the worst overall record, at 7-5 (7-6 after their playoff loss). They got shut out 45-0 versus Norfolk State, and got beaten by a 4-8 Holy Cross team.

The team sucked...and you want to give an award for the best coach to the coach of a team that sucked, because he won a tie breaker in a league that sucks.

Typical.

[BlackFalkin]

Vernon Adams chokes the big games. He's too focused on his baby and that average to less-than-average gf of his. Guy can't win when it counts. He doesn't perform up to his potential. Lost at home twice deep in the playoffs. He didn't deserve that award and I'm disappointed in him.

[SDHornet]

Sac State's WR DeAndre Carter has been named to various All-American lists. Hell of a season and career he had as a Hornet.

[kalm]

Vernon Adams chokes the big games. He's too focused on his baby and that average to less-than-average gf of his. Guy can't win when it counts. He doesn't perform up to his potential. Lost at home twice deep in the playoffs. He didn't deserve that award and I'm disappointed in him.

Nice one, Alpha!

[Gil Dobie]

Vernon Adams chokes the big games. He's too focused on his baby and that average to less-than-average gf of his. Guy can't win when it counts. He doesn't perform up to his potential. Lost at home twice deep in the playoffs. He didn't deserve that award and I'm disappointed in him.

Falkin turned into a Decemberist this year.