TSN Announces Payton, Buchanan, and Robinson Winners

[smallcollegefbfan]

As our early polls on here indicated, Edwards and Peach took home the hardware! Congrats to those who won!

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4198285

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4198283

http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4198271

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Wooohoooo! Congrats to Peach and AE!

[thmst30]

Funny, the year we DON'T win the title, our QB wins the Payton award. Anyways, congrats to AE and Peach. Much deserved.

[putter]

Congrats to all. I think there were more deserving of the Robinson than Matthews but he still had a very good year.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

The highlights:


Peach won by the largest margin in Buchanan Award history, earning 39 first- place votes and 313 points...

Peach was just one sack away from the Big Sky Conference single-season record, owned by Montana's Andy Petak with 19, and finished fifth-best in FCS history. He is second in the Big Sky and fourth in FCS for career sacks with 35.5, finishing just three sacks behind Jared Allen of Idaho State, the 2003 Buchanan Award winner and now an NFL standout. Peach also owns school standards for single-season and career sacks, as well as tackles for loss marks for a season and a career.

[th0m]

Congrats to Matthews! Woohoo! Go Mickey haters!

[Tod]

Congrats to Matthews! Woohoo! Go Mickey haters!

Not so much hate, but when a couch is so cocky that he thinks he can just put it on cruise control... COY?

Hauck sooooooo out-coached Matthews it should be written into the annals of college football.

It should be studied!

xnodx xnodx xnodx

[uofmman1122]

Not so much hate, but when a couch is so cocky that he thinks he can just put it on cruise control... COY?

Hauck sooooooo out-coached Matthews it should be written into the annals of college football.

It should be studied!

xnodx xnodx xnodxHad the Semifinal game counted towards the voting, or had it been earlier in the year, I think we would have seen Bobby's stock rise, and Matthews's stock drop.

However, Mickey coached one hell of a regular season. xthumbsupx

[Dignan]

I would have gone with Landers for Payton and Talley from Villanova for COY, but I think that AE is definitely deserving of the Payton nonetheless. For the Eddie Robinson award I typically weigh huge improvements of programs as more important than sustained success (thus prefering Talley over Matthews or Hauck for that matter).

[GolfingGriz]

Yeah Peach!

The West owns the Buchanan!xthumbsupx

[th0m]

Not so much hate, but when a couch is so cocky that he thinks he can just put it on cruise control... COY?

Hauck sooooooo out-coached Matthews it should be written into the annals of college football.

It should be studied!

xnodx xnodx xnodx

I'm not saying he should've gotten it, frankly I'm surprised as I thought McBride or Talley would've gotten it before him, plus the fact he already has a Robinson award, but to say Matthews is not hated on these boards is just flat out wrong.

[MacThor]

Not so much hate, but when a couch is so cocky that he thinks he can just put it on cruise control... COY?

I hate it when furniture gets arrogant. :)

[fcsfootball71]

how about the guy at Prairie View for the robinson.....if you can win there then you deserve an award! lol

[gmoney55]

I agree with some of the comments on the Robinson, it would be nice to see it go to someone who has turned a program around over a year or two rather than just the top seed seemingly every year.

[appfan2008]

wow mucho congratulations to AE... and it wasnt even close... a lot of people thought that landers and AE would be close but it wasnt...!!!

[th0m]

wow mucho congratulations to AE... and it wasnt even close... a lot of people thought that landers and AE would be close but it wasnt...!!!

I think the article was pretty clear in stating that it wasn't so close because AE got much more exposure than the other candidates.

[appfan2008]

I think the article was pretty clear in stating that it wasn't so close because AE got much more exposure than the other candidates.

so the only reason AE won was bc he got more exposure??? has nothing to do with his talent, ability, skills??? xeyebrowx xlolx xeyebrowx yeah ok

[EdubAlum]

not much for me to cheer about lately....so

E-A-S-T-E-R-N Eastern Eagles go fight win! Good work Peach.

[Skjellyfetti]

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[rudy1648]

Check it out. Armanti Edwards wins Walter Payton award.
http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=3635234

[th0m]

so the only reason AE won was bc he got more exposure??? has nothing to do with his talent, ability, skills??? xeyebrowx xlolx xeyebrowx yeah ok

Reading apprehension?

You said it "wasn't even close."

I gave a reason why it wasn't so close xcoffeex

[mountain_man]

Reading apprehension?

You said it "wasn't even close."

I gave a reason why it wasn't so close xcoffeex

And you are wrong...

How's the coffee? May I have a cup?xcoffeex

[UNH SUPERFAN]

Good for him! I've only watched him play in the championship games and what impresses me most is his toughness. He has taken some serious shots but keeps getting up for the next play.

[Rekdiver]

Did you give a reason or the reason.?....somehow I think that was lost in translation.

I feel that AE won more for his body of work than for this season, even though he had a very strong one.

the Buchannan award though(well deserved by the winner by the way), I find it interesting that LeGree finished 3rd in the voting but couldn't make some AA teams.

[SideLine Shooter]

I would have gone with Landers for Payton and Talley from Villanova for COY, but I think that AE is definitely deserving of the Payton nonetheless. For the Eddie Robinson award I typically weigh huge improvements of programs as more important than sustained success (thus prefering Talley over Matthews or Hauck for that matter).

Any of the three finalist for the Payton Award would be deserving winner. Donaldson from Western Illinois with his running statistics are mind blowing. Landers and Edwards have stats through the roof. This was a year when you hate to see anybody not win the Payton Award. Just like playing the game, somebody wins and somebody loses. Sad but those are the rules. Congratulations to all.

It was a great Payton Award night. The Sports Network did a great job. Thanks for all you do for the FCS.xthumbsupx

[smallcollegefbfan]

Did you give a reason or the reason.?....somehow I think that was lost in translation.

I feel that AE won more for his body of work than for this season, even though he had a very strong one.

the Buchannan award though(well deserved by the winner by the way), I find it interesting that LeGree finished 3rd in the voting but couldn't make some AA teams.

Well he has 2 of the 3 released so far with the AFCA being the only one to leave him off. I'm sure he will make the TSN 1st team after finishing 3rd in the Buchanan.

[Mountain Panther]

Good to see Herb Donaldson and Larry Warner on the list too.

Nice suit!

http://www.nmnathletics.com.edgesuite.net/pics10/200/RU/RUWOHEHBDMVFMWZ.20081219033400.jpg

[andy7171]

Three years in the making. Well deserved.

[neersnbeers]

Can he repeat??

[putter]

I don't hate Matthews, but to me, the Robinson award should go to the person who did the best coaching job. When you look at some of the teams that had major turnarounds for the year I thought there were more deserving. JMU had a very good team going into the year and MM did a good job making sure they were successfu.

[mcveyrl]

Can he repeat??

I'm not sure if that's a practical question or a hypothetical questions, but there's nothing in the rules that do not allow him to win it again and you've got to think that he's the favorite going in to next year.

[mcveyrl]

I don't hate Matthews, but to me, the Robinson award shoud go to the person who did the best coaching job. When you look at some of the teams that had major turnarounds for the year I thought there were more deserving. JMU had a very good team going into the year and MM did a good job making sure they were successfu.

I actually agree, although I'm happy that he won it. I was really surprised by how far apart the balloting was on it since there were a lot of really deserving candidates.

Seems like there might not have been a ton of research go into it on the voter's part. People must've put a lot of stock in the comeback win over ASU. And, of course, the way he coached that Hail Mary...:p

Seriously, that Hail Mary might've been the difference in Talley and Matthews for the Robinson.

[Skjellyfetti]

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[SideLine Shooter]

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AWESOME!!xthumbsupx

[GATA]

Is that Armanti's child and baby-mama in the picture?

Is so...GSU has a scholarship for that kid...

[GATA]

It's pretty tough to repeat, but he could probably do it if he has another big year. It also kind of depends on what the other players around the country do.

I think Adrian Peterson was in the top 5 for the award all 4 of his years at GSU, but only won the thing once.

[ASUG8]

Is that Armanti's child and baby-mama in the picture?

Is so...GSU has a scholarship for that kid...

She'd make a great addition for the Eagles.....:D

[mcveyrl]

http://www.goasu.com//pics22/640/KT/KTEFJZCIKZQJCVK.20081219033411.jpg



Mickey: You know we both oughta be playin' tomorrow night, right?
Jerry: Yea, I know it, dag nab it!
Mickey: Stupid Griz!
Jerry: Stupid Spiders!

[GATA]

She'd make a great addition for the Eagles.....:D

LOL. She's gotta be good at something. Perhaps basketball or Volleyball. Hell...we'll give her a shot at QB too.

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

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"Jerry m'boy, your team's potential is being wasted in the SoCon! How about you guys join the CAA and stop hanging around pretenders like Elon and Wofford and has-beens like Furman and GSU!"

[AppAlum2003]

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JM: Smell that?
MM: Yeah, what is it?
JM: I haven't the foggiest...

[MacThor]

Mickey: You know we both oughta be playin' tomorrow night, right?
Jerry: Yea, I know it, dag nab it!
Mickey: Stupid Griz!
Jerry: Stupid Spiders!

Mickey: We need a BCS-style system.
Jerry: Yeah, screw this playoff stuff.

[mcveyrl]

Mickey: We need a BCS-style system.
Jerry: Yeah, screw this playoff stuff.

Mickey: You get the keg...
Jerry: Yep..and the hookers.
Mickey: Awesome. Room 215?
Jerry: Yep...and the hookers.
Mickey: What?
Jerry: Nothing.

[AppAlum2003]

Mickey: You get the keg...
Jerry: Yep..and the hookers.
Mickey: Awesome. Room 215?
Jerry: Yep...and the hookers.
Mickey: What?
Jerry: Nothing.

Quit it, everyone just heard me laughing out loud at work. If this keeps up, they're going to figure out that I'm not actually doing any work.

[mcveyrl]

Quit it, everyone just heard me laughing out loud at work. If this keeps up, they're going to figure out that I'm not actually doing any work.

Sorry. That one just came to me and I had to...

[Reign of Terrier]

Mickey: We need a BCS-style system.
Jerry: Yeah, screw this playoff stuff.

Jerry: You know I beat Wofford by 46
Mickey: You know I beat Richmond
Jerry: Touche

[jmufan999]

mickey wins again! first 2 time coach of the year EVER. our AD will be using that pitch on recruits FOR mickey, who won't have to say a word about it.

[Skjellyfetti]

mickey wins again! first 2 time coach of the year EVER. our AD will be using that pitch on recruits FOR mickey, who won't have to say a word about it.

3 rings > 2 Eddie Robinsons, imo.

But, congratulations to Mickey.

[mcveyrl]

mickey wins again! first 2 time coach of the year EVER. our AD will be using that pitch on recruits FOR mickey, who won't have to say a word about it.

I hope and pray that Jeff Bourne does not do any recruiting...

[Hoyadestroya85]

You can't argue with any of these three.. I'm happy about that

[The Moody1]

mickey wins again! first 2 time coach of the year EVER. our AD will be using that pitch on recruits FOR mickey, who won't have to say a word about it.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D . No, I am sure the shy, reserved, non-egotistical, MM would never even mention it. He will be spewing it all over his potential "children".

[GtFllsGriz]

Those photo captions are some of the funniest things I have read on here in a long time! Great job guys! I was laughing out loud!

[rudy1648]

Wondering why when yesterday I posted a thread about AE winning the Payton award it was removed from this board??? Congratulations to all the finalists and the winner. All were deserving,,,but being somewhat prejudiced,,,,one more deserving than the others. Way to go #14.

[GtFllsGriz]

AE was totally deserving. I cannot think of any other player that totally dominated the way a team played and performed. He was and is App State.

Don't agree on Mathews much though. And of course it is nice to see a Big Sky player win as well.

I'm hoping the Griz take the team trophy. That is what it is all about.

[BeauFoster]

Wondering why when yesterday I posted a thread about AE winning the Payton award it was removed from this board??? Congratulations to all the finalists and the winner. All were deserving,,,but being somewhat prejudiced,,,,one more deserving than the others. Way to go #14.

It was merged into this thread. I'm assuming that the mods didn't think we needed two threads on one topic.

[GolfingGriz]

AE was totally deserving. I cannot think of any other player that totally dominated the way a team played and performed. He was and is App State.

Don't agree on Mathews much though. And of course it is nice to see a Big Sky player win as well.

I'm hoping the Griz take the team trophy. That is what it is all about.

So true. Every single one of those guys would trade that award for a chance to be playing tonight.

[RE/MAXGriz]

I guess it's pretty cool to see that Bobby Hauck out-coached the FCS "coach of the year".

[Screamin_Eagle174]

not much for me to cheer about lately....so

E-A-S-T-E-R-N Eastern Eagles go fight win! Good work Peach.

It is nice for Eastern to win something again... Buchanon and Payton winners within 3 years.


Yeah Peach!

The West owns the Buchanan!xthumbsupx

Somebody from Eastern, Montana, Cal Poly, or Idaho State has won the Buchanon since 2003.

Not since Rashean Mathis (Bethune-Cookman) in 2002 has a team out East won it.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

Those photo captions are some of the funniest things I have read on here in a long time! Great job guys! I was laughing out loud!

Really, thank god I have my own office and no one was around. lmao :D

Reps to those I could.

[JMU Newbill]

Congrats AE! Hopefully.... you will get a shot to play against Mr. Dudzik next year and, with any luck, he can give you a run for your money!!!

[SpiderFan]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THAT MIKE LONDON DIDN'T EVEN GARNER A VOTE, TAKING HIS TEAM TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HIS FIRST SEASON. JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A SHAM SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE. Must be run by Dave Coulson...

[mcveyrl]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THAT MIKE LONDON DIDN'T EVEN GARNER A VOTE, TAKING HIS TEAM TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HIS FIRST SEASON. JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A SHAM SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE. Must be run by Dave Coulson...

Or voted on before the playoffs, when London's team needed OT to beat W&M and maybe make it into the playoffs.

Seriously, though, he should've still gotten strong consideration along with others.

[UMStudent]

Way to go Peach, I love it

[AppAlum2003]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THAT MIKE LONDON DIDN'T EVEN GARNER A VOTE, TAKING HIS TEAM TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HIS FIRST SEASON. JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A SHAM SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE. Must be run by Dave Coulson...

"LOUD NOISES!!!!"

[Screamin_Eagle174]

"LOUD NOISES!!!!"

I heard that bears can sense their menstruation!!!



You hear that? BEARS. Damnit AppAlum, now you're putting all of AGS in danger!

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Way to go Peach, I love it

Peach is a savage! He was the only highlight for EWU fans watching the Griz game here in Cheney. Can't believe he registered 4 sacks on CB with that massive O-line you guys have. I can't wait until the draft and see how high he gets drafted. I'd say no earlier than 4th round, but no later than early 7th.

[smallcollegefbfan]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THAT MIKE LONDON DIDN'T EVEN GARNER A VOTE, TAKING HIS TEAM TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HIS FIRST SEASON. JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A SHAM SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE. Must be run by Dave Coulson...

Coulson oversees the voting but he does not determine the winner. Another thing you have to realize is that those awards were voted solely based on the regular season performance and at that time London barely got his team in. To be honest I am sure all of the App fans will tell you that they would rather be in the title game than win those awards. Who really cares who the award winners are in the grand scheme of a team sport when you can win a national championship? I'm sure London will be the first to tell you that he would gladly give that award up if it was the only way to win the NC.

[BeauFoster]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE THAT MIKE LONDON DIDN'T EVEN GARNER A VOTE, TAKING HIS TEAM TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN HIS FIRST SEASON. JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OF A SHAM SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE. Must be run by Dave Coulson...

Caps lock key...it's one pinky finger movement away. I understand that after 13 posts it might not be clear to you yet, but a typing class could help.


As for the message, many others have pointed it out. Voting took place before the playoffs.