[Husker] Postseason awards

[sstone at pvtnetworks.net]

Duane Feldman wrote:

>It has been reported that Taylor was voted OPOY and Carriker was Defensive
Lineman of the Year. Both were pleasant surprises to me -- they would have
gotten my vote but most of the season McCoy was being mentioned as a
possible Heisman candidate and the DT from Texas was the probable DLOY
candidate.  I wasn't even certain Carriker would be first team DE given the
success of a few other DEs around the league.  But they prevailed and all
is well with the HuskerNation.  
There were some surprises (again, to me) in the coaches awards.  One
surprise was Purify as 2nd team WR.  Not based on skills -- Mo has those
for certain.  But his stats didn't match up with many other WR around the
league and furthermore he was seldom a starter for Nebraska over the
season.  Well deserved nonetheless.

Agreed.

>Ruud as a first team choice was a shock.  Given the criticism of his play
by Husker fans (too slow) and fans feeling he should be replaced by
Octavian, I felt in the minority on his play.  Dane Todd was another (even
bigger?) shock.  Todd had very few carries all year (any?, I don't have the
stats), yet was first team B12 FB

Remember, this was a coach's All Big Twelve team. Nobody appreciates good
blocking as much as coaches do.

>On the other all-star team out (KC Star) neither Todd nor Ruud made first
or second team.  Jay Moore and Brandon Jackson on second team were obvious
selections IMO but Moore was left off the KC listing.

This was the media All Big Twelve team, right? That explains the
discrepancy.

But did everyone notice a few of the HM's??  Slauson belongs (he was 2nd
team on the KC listing).  Stewart Bradley and Cory McKeon -- obvious. 
Marlon Lucky --well deserved.  But two of the Husker most maligned players,
Andrew Shanle and Cortney Grixby, made the list while Tierre Green and
Andre Jones did not.

Surely we all remember how the fans carped and caviled about Shanle's older
brother (now starting for the NO Saints' defense), said he was too slow,
etc? Don't you just love it when folks are willing to share their ignorance?

>Finally Brett Byford was HM after stepping in for Kurt Mann while there
was no mention of Austin, Christiansen, Huff, Patrick or Murtha.  Austin's
absence was the greatest travesty here.  Nunn probably should have made the
HM list as well.

All-Star teams qualify as football's comic relief.

Steve

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