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Big XII conference awards

UrbanaBuff

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I assume the awards and all-conference teams are announced after the CCG?

Solder is a 1st team lock. Speedy may have an outside shot, but RB competition is stiff with Hunter and Thomas. And considering his limited mintues, Cody's numbers are solid, especially his 3:1 TD to Int ratio.

Scotty may get HM.
 
Cody won't sniff the team. If a half-year starter is represented it will (and should be) Tannehill at ATM.

1st and 2nd team will be from Martinez/Jones/Griffin/Gabbert/Weedon

HM: maybe Tannehill squeezes in.
 
The mention of Cody, the 9th rated passer in the Big 12, is pretty funny.

Solder will be first team, Miller and Smith probably second team. Beyond that, not much.
 
In addition to Solder, Miller and Smith, Speedy "should" get 2nd team; Betty and McKnight "should" get HM
 
Offensive freshman of the year went to Taylor Martinez (no surprise). Looks like Solder got OL of the year, did not even know they gave out that award.
 
for those who want to follow:

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205038561&DB_OEM_ID=10410

For the second straight year, the Big 12 will announce its All-Big 12 Football Teams via the Conference website at Big12Sports.com. The individual award winners will be posted on this page starting at 10:00 a.m. CT, with a new winner announced EVERY FIVE MINUTES until 11:00 a.m. CT. At 11:00 a.m., the all-conference teams (first, second honorable mention) will be made available. Selections are made by the league’s 12 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
Solder and Jimmy are first teamers and that's it. Lot of guys on OM.
Honorable Mentions:
B.J. Beatty, LB;
Jalil Brown, DB;
Ryan Deehan, TE;
Josh Hartigan, DL;
Scotty McKnight, WR;
Ryan Miller, OL;
Will Pericak, DL;
Paul Richardson, Off. Fr. of the Yr.
 
Good catch Snow. That is a slap in the face there. He had at least 85 yards rushing in 7 of the 8 conference games, including four 100-yard games.
 
Speedy currently has the 10th most rushing yards by a RB in the nation, yet he couldn't crack his conference's HM list. He finished 3rd in the Big XII. He would have finished 1st in the SEC and ACC, 2nd in the Big Ten and Pac 10, and 3rd in the Big East.

Unbelievable.

I thought he did. 1300 yards and dont get HM, have to wonder if that was on purpose lol.
 
Speedy got screwed... didn't even get HM. He had a MUCH better year than Helu who was 2nd team.

How do you figure?

Stewart - 290 carries, 4.5ypc, 1318 yards, 10tds
Helu - 166 carries, 6.7ypc, 1120 yards, 10tds

Pretty equal but Helu averages over 2 yards more per touch.
 
How do you figure?

Stewart - 290 carries, 4.5ypc, 1318 yards, 10tds
Helu - 166 carries, 6.7ypc, 1120 yards, 10tds

Pretty equal but Helu averages over 2 yards more per touch.

Speedy was our offense. Helu was a 2d or 3d option on running plays. He had a good amount of long runs, and almost all of those were caused by great blocking or by teams focusing on Martinez. Helu had a good YPC, but wasn't a better player.
 
Well for starters, you can't call a 200-yard difference "equal". Maybe that's Husker math. Helu is 15% short, which is significant. In other words, Daniel Thomas was as far ahead of Stewart as Stewart was ahead of Helu.

Secondly, Helu milked his big 300+ yard day. Outside of that, he only broke 100 yards rushing once (107) in conference play. Meanwhile, Stewart had four games over 120+ in conference play and two over 175+.

Finally, Speedy was a weapon in the passing game, as he had 250 yards MORE than Helu did receiving.



How do you figure?

Stewart - 290 carries, 4.5ypc, 1318 yards, 10tds
Helu - 166 carries, 6.7ypc, 1120 yards, 10tds

Pretty equal but Helu averages over 2 yards more per touch.
 
If Stewart had a Longhorn or that ugly ass N on his helmet, he would have been recognized. I have no doubt about that.
 
Well for starters, you can't call a 200-yard difference "equal". Maybe that's Husker math. Helu is 15% short, which is significant. In other words, Daniel Thomas was as far ahead of Stewart as Stewart was ahead of Helu.

Secondly, Helu milked his big 300+ yard day. Outside of that, he only broke 100 yards rushing once (107) in conference play. Meanwhile, Stewart had four games over 120+ in conference play and two over 175+.

Finally, Speedy was a weapon in the passing game, as he had 250 yards MORE than Helu did receiving.

It might just be Husker math but I have a feeling that if Helu had gotten an extra 124 carries (like Speedy did) he might have been able to get 200 more yards. And here I thought the award was for a running back. My apologies. I guess I was also unaware that when running backs have big days (like Helu's 307 yards against MU or presumably Speedy's 195 against KSU) we subtracted those from the averages.
 
Speedy was our offense. Helu was a 2d or 3d option on running plays. He had a good amount of long runs, and almost all of those were caused by great blocking or by teams focusing on Martinez. Helu had a good YPC, but wasn't a better player.

Helu was a 2nd option on a lot of running plays. I'll agree with that. That makes the fact that he had over 1,000 yards rushing even more impressive. He made the most of his touches as much as anyone outside of Kendall Hunter.

Agree to disagree I guess. Speedy is a damn good ball player.
 
It might just be Husker math but I have a feeling that if Helu had gotten an extra 124 carries (like Speedy did) he might have been able to get 200 more yards. And here I thought the award was for a running back. My apologies. I guess I was also unaware that when running backs have big days (like Helu's 307 yards against MU or presumably Speedy's 195 against KSU) we subtracted those from the averages.

Im not saying Helu isnt deserving, think everybody here is calling bull**** that Speedy wasnt at least HM.
 
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