Buck Buchanan Award Finalists - Andrew Ankrah, Darius Jackson, Brett Taylor

[ST_Lawson]

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20171205113257457875004

[Bisonator]

After watching Petersen from San Diego first hand last week he would have gotten my vote.

[Professor Chaos]

After watching Petersen from San Diego first hand last week he would have gotten my vote.
Pretty impressive for a player from the Pioneer to finish 4th regardless though. I'd guess that's the highest a Pioneer League player has finished in the Payton or Buchanan voting in a long time.

[JSUSoutherner]

Toss up between Taylor and Jackson IMO.

[BisonFan02]

Taylor.........

[ST_Lawson]

What's a linebacker gotta do to get a senior bowl invite these days?

[smallcollegefbfan]

Pretty impressive for a player from the Pioneer to finish 4th regardless though. I'd guess that's the highest a Pioneer League player has finished in the Payton or Buchanan voting in a long time.

I thought Josh Johnson of San Diego finished in the top 4. Anyone remember?

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What's a linebacker gotta do to get a senior bowl invite these days?

DeLuca of NDSU has one!

[BisonFan02]

What's a linebacker gotta do to get a senior bowl invite these days?

Good question, but I think you have to be such a physical freak to make it in the NFL as a LB that it is a much tougher egg to crack....even for a guy like Taylor.

[TheKingpin28]

Jackson is solid but Taylor is on a different level. It is a shame that he has not gotten at least one bowl invite. I am still blown away at the LB core for the MVFC. They should all be 1st or 2nd team AA though.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Taylor.

Nose for the ball and a tackling machine.

[caribbeanhen]

Jackson is solid but Taylor is on a different level. It is a shame that he has not gotten at least one bowl invite. I am still blown away at the LB core for the MVFC. They should all be 1st or 2nd team AA though.

Central Arkansas by 30!

[MR. CHICKEN]

....AH'D GO WHIFF....PJ HALL...DL......'PARENTLAH....OWN-LAH B'KAT.......WHO CAN TACKLE......xcoolx.......BRAWK!

[TheKingpin28]

Central Arkansas by 30!

Ok? Taylor is a one man machine on the Leatherneck's defense. He practically carried them through the gauntlet of Valley football.

[ST_Lawson]

https://twitter.com/hottscolland81/status/938869084376256514

[ST_Lawson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXzU4m_yo6M

I love that photo of Brett at the beginning of the video. Look at his eyes...he's not angry...he's not trying to intimidate you...he just knows his job and knows he can do it well.
Those are eyes that say "What I have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you do not have the football, that will be the end of it - I will not look for you, I will not pursue you... but if you do, I will look for you, I will find you... and I will tackle you."

[ST_Lawson]

Is nobody interested in this stuff anymore? You all know the award ceremony for the Buchanan and Payton Awards are going on right now, right?

Anyway...

https://twitter.com/NCAA_FCS/status/949483640144236545

[JSUSoutherner]

Is nobody interested in this stuff anymore? You all know the award ceremony for the Buchanan and Payton Awards are going on right now, right?

Anyway...

https://twitter.com/NCAA_FCS/status/949483640144236545
Of course not, if an OVC player won it must be a scam.

[ST_Lawson]

Of course not, if an OVC player won it must be a scam.

I never said he didn't deserve it, I'm just amazed nobody is talking about either of the awards going on.

[JSUSoutherner]

I never said he didn't deserve it, I'm just amazed nobody is talking about either of the awards going on.

I know you didn't.

I didn't resurrect this thread because I didn't think it was worth listening to people complaining Taylor and Ankrah got snubbed.

[ST_Lawson]

Buck Buchanan Vote Totals:

Darius Jackson (Jacksonville State) = 304.
Brett Taylor (Western Illinois) = 303.
Andrew Ankrah (James Madison) = 259.

[dustinthorn93]

All the finalists were deserving. But my homer bias is upset Brett didn't win. And by homer I mean played High School with the kid. But Jackson was completely deserving too! It's crazy that it was by 1 point!

[ST_Lawson]

Quick update, here's the vote totals and breakdown:
1. Darius Jackson, DE, Jacksonville State: 29-18-20-11-5-304
2. Brett Taylor, LB, Western Illinois: 32-20-12-9-9-303

Those numbers are: 1st place votes, 2nd place votes, 3rd, 4th, 5th, total points (A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote four points, a third-place vote three points, a fourth-place vote two points and a fifth-place vote one point.)

Taylor actually got 32 1st place votes (to Jackson's 29), 20 2nd place votes (to Jackson's 18), but Jackson had 20 3rd place votes (to Taylor's 12) and 11 4th place votes (to Taylor's 9).

So, Taylor had more 1st and 2nd place votes than Jackson, but Jackson had a lot more 3rd place votes and more 4th place votes.

[Bisonator]

Wow that's a tough one for Taylor. He deserved it.

[Kemo]

I think Rozeboom lost the Rice Award last year by 1 point/vote as well. Talk about everyone's vote counting in these post season awards.

[leatherneck177]

Having more first AND second place votes and not winning it? Need to revisit that scoring system.

[MR. CHICKEN]

Having more first AND second place votes and not winning it? Need to revisit that scoring system.

........ELECTORIAL COLLEGE.....xchinscratchx......BRAWK!