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Title: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: ELA on January 30, 2019, 11:12:09 AM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QBDwayne HaskinsOhio State
RBJonathan TaylorWisconsin
RBReggie CorbinIllinois
WRRondale MoorePurdue
WRTyler JohnsonMinnesota
TET.J. HockesonIowa
TIsaiah PrinceOhio State
GBeau BenzschawelWisconsin
CTyler BiadaszWisconsin
GMichael DieterWisconsin
TRyan BatesPenn State
..
DEFENSE
DLChase WinovichMichigan
DLKenny WillikesMichigan State
DLDre'Mont JonesOhio State
DLA.J. EpenesaIowa
LBDevin BushMichigan
LBT.J. EdwardsWisconsin
LBJoe BachieMichigan State
DBAmani HookerIowa
DBDavid LongMichigan
DBAmani OruwariyePenn State
DBLavert HillMichigan
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SPECIAL TEAMS
KChase McLaughlinIllinois
PWill HartMichigan
RETRondale MoorePurdue
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QBDavid BloughPurdue
RBKaran HigdonMichigan
RBDevine OzigboNebraska
WRParris CampbellOhio State
WRStanley MorganNebraska
TENoah FantIowa
TDavid EdwardsWisconsin
GRoss ReynoldsIowa
CKirk BarronPurdue
GBen BredesonMichigan
TMatt McCannPurdue
..
DEFENSE
DLJoe GazianoNorthwestern
DLChase YoungOhio State
DLCarter CoughlinMinnesota
DLAnthony NelsonIowa
LBPaddy FisherNorthwestern
LBMarkus BaileyPurdue
LBTre WatsonMaryland
DBMontre HartageNorthwestern
DBJustin LayneMichigan State
DBD'Cota DixonWisconsin
DBDicaprio BootleNebraska
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SPECIAL TEAMS
KMatt CoghlinMichigan State
PBlake HayesIllinois
RETIhmir Smith-MarsetteIowa
Offensive Player of the YearQB Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the YearDB Amani Hooker, Iowa
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: ELA on January 30, 2019, 11:13:29 AM
This might be the most underwhelming list of candidates ever.  I don't think anyone in the conference actually exceeded expectations, other than maybe Minnesota being mediocre instead of bad?  So by that definition of the award, most overachieving team, it goes to Fleck.  But I have a hard time voting for a coach who went 6-6.  I'll just give it to Urban, because why not this year?
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 30, 2019, 11:35:01 AM
Meyer.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: Anonymous Coward on January 30, 2019, 11:39:23 AM
Underwhelming group for sure. The scandal and his handling of it, both in the first weeks and for months after (all falling within the purview of modern coaching), disqualifies Meyer for my vote at least. I don't think glowingly of Fitz or this year's NU squad, but they did capitalize like no one else over there to win their division, putting every preseason predictor on his head, which isn't much but enough for my vote.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: ELA on January 30, 2019, 11:58:58 AM
Quote from: Anonymous Coward on January 30, 2019, 11:39:23 AM
I don't think glowingly of Fitz or this year's NU squad, but they did capitalize like no one else over there to win their division, putting every preseason predictor on his head, which isn't much but enough for my vote.
I was the one guy who had Northwestern in my preseason Top 20, so they didn't even overachieve based on what I thought of them.  The top of their division just crumbled around them.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 30, 2019, 12:05:00 PM
A "coach of the year" doesn't lose to Akron and get wiped out by Dook. 
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on January 30, 2019, 12:09:03 PM
Hairball had his best season at Michigan (as HC, of course). Ryan Day went undefeated. Most teams in Maryland's situation would have been lucky to win two games. Pat Fitzgerald winning the West.... with Northwestern. UFM getting to avoid termination and write his own ending, with a wink-nod agreement (imo) to step down at seasons end.

All kindsa good storylines.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 30, 2019, 12:37:21 PM
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on January 30, 2019, 12:09:03 PM
Hairball had his best season at Michigan (as HC, of course). Ryan Day went undefeated. Most teams in Maryland's situation would have been lucky to win two games. Pat Fitzgerald winning the West.... with Northwestern. UFM getting to avoid termination and write his own ending, with a wink-nod agreement (imo) to step down at seasons end.

All kindsa good storylines.
Meh. Still lost to 2 of his 3 main rivals and embarrassed the conference in his bowl game again.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: Anonymous Coward on January 30, 2019, 12:48:00 PM
Quote from: 847badgerfan on January 30, 2019, 12:05:00 PM
A "coach of the year" doesn't lose to Akron and get wiped out by Dook.
Nor does one repeatedly break university policy about reporting domestic violence and then, when being investigated, have a conversation with his Director of Football Operations about deleting evidence. A football coach of the year should probably at least satisfy those kinds of bare minimum leadership hurdles before being evaluated  for football.
Anyway, I'm underwhelmed about Fitz too. I tried to make that very clear. The truth is that no one here deserves it by historical standards. But if it has to be someone, I'd go with Fitz, Fleck or *maybe* Frost.

Brohm, Harbaugh, and Ferentz had their own football black eyes but at least have an argument. By default, Meyer may have to rank last.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on January 30, 2019, 12:51:30 PM
Fitz won a division that contains six other teams that each have a "higher ceiling" than Northwestern
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: ELA on January 30, 2019, 12:53:41 PM
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on January 30, 2019, 12:51:30 PM
Fitz won a division that contains six other teams that each have a "higher ceiling" than Northwestern
But most of them played closer to their floor.
Honestly, Northwestern was actually worse this year than I expected them to be.  Problem was Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska were all much worse than I figured, and Purdue was about as expected.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: 847badgerfan on January 30, 2019, 01:14:55 PM
Quote from: Anonymous Coward on January 30, 2019, 12:48:00 PM
Nor does one repeatedly break university policy about reporting domestic violence and then, when being investigated, have a conversation with his Director of Football Operations about deleting evidence. A football coach of the year should probably at least satisfy those kinds of bare minimum leadership hurdles before being evaluated  for football.
Anyway, I'm underwhelmed about Fitz too. I tried to make that very clear. The truth is that no one here deserves it by historical standards. But if it has to be someone, I'd go with Fitz, Fleck or *maybe* Frost.

Brohm, Harbaugh, and Ferentz had their own football black eyes but at least have an argument. By default, Meyer may have to rank last.
I based my vote solely on what his team did on the field.
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: FearlessF on January 30, 2019, 04:52:14 PM
Purdue, Nebraska, and Maryland looked better on the field

I voted Fritz

glad Meyer is gone
Title: Re: CFB51 All-Big Ten Team - Coach of the Year
Post by: LittlePig on January 30, 2019, 10:52:58 PM
You threw in Ferentz as a joke, right?

Iowa severely underperformed in Big Ten play,  while NW over performed in conference play.