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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 30, 2023 9:59:09 GMT -5
Sam Herder released his votes for the top national FCS Awards: Walter Payton Award Finalists List 5. Mercer WR Ty James 4. South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski 3. Monmouth RB Jaden Shirden 2. North Carolina Central QB Davius Richard 1. Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka Sluka is an absolute dog. A feared offensive player who sometimes willed his team to victories, he can get it done with his arm and his legs. Graded as the No. 1 or 2 FCS QB on PFF for most of the season, Sluka went 122/197 passing (62%) for 1,728 yards, 20 touchdowns, and five interceptions while rushing 186 times for 1,247 yards (6.7 YPC) and nine scores. Sluka did this while missing most of two games late in the season while battling an injury. Dobbs is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award but Herder does not rank him in the top 5. herosports.com/fcs-football-2023-walter-payton-buck-buchanan-votes-bzbz/ |
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 30, 2023 10:00:18 GMT -5
Sluka the most valuable player in FCS, hands down.
I wonder if the 2 games missed will cost him the award.
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Post by hc1996 on Nov 30, 2023 10:03:39 GMT -5
Walter Payton this year, Heisman next year??
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 30, 2023 10:21:53 GMT -5
I wonder if some of the games missed for Dobbs hurt his chances. To me, it was Dobbs, Kelly the Albany LB, and Terrell Allen (Tenn St) that were atop the tackle leaderboards most weeks and perhaps deserving of the award.
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Post by midwestsader05 on Nov 30, 2023 10:32:56 GMT -5
Craig Haley also released his ballot and voted for Sluka as number one. I think Matt is a lock to be in the final three and invited to Frisco and has a decent shot at winning it.
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Post by drjack on Nov 30, 2023 12:07:16 GMT -5
Jamie Williams from FCS Fans Nation didn't have Sluka on his ballot at all.
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Post by hc1998 on Nov 30, 2023 12:28:25 GMT -5
Sluka the most valuable player in FCS, hands down. I wonder if the 2 games missed will cost him the award. It could hurt him, not because he sat out, but because he actually didn't sit out. So uninformed voters who just look at the stats are looking at them accumulated in 11 games (because he did appear in 2 games when he was "out") instead of the 9 that he truly played in. |
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Post by Ignutz on Nov 30, 2023 14:41:41 GMT -5
Dobbs is one of two FCS players among the fifteen semi-finalists for the Comeback Player of the Year award.
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 4, 2023 11:21:10 GMT -5
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Post by lou on Dec 4, 2023 11:30:45 GMT -5
Sluka 8 first place votes and 5 5th place votes out of 21 votes, for 4th place overall No totals given for the top 3 |
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Post by hc1998 on Dec 4, 2023 12:46:28 GMT -5
Coker #10 and first WR
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Post by hc1996 on Dec 4, 2023 13:02:47 GMT -5
The two games he sat (mostly) hurt his chances for sure. |
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Post by cruskater31 on Dec 4, 2023 13:26:01 GMT -5
Two comments on the WP Award: Since it isn't strictly a QB award, Sluka's total yards--rushing and passing definitely should be considered and hopefully was considered as well as rushing TD's and passing TD's. I believe his combined yardage still puts him behind Brosmer's passing yards, but the award is not just about stats (ie. in hockey the Rocket Richard is given to the leading goal scorer, which is separate from the Hart MVP trophy). A complete look at the candidates as well as the schedule played, would give Matt a slight advantage, I would think.
While I am sure healthy and strategy and other factors went into the decision to dress Matt for those 2 games, it would be interesting if he did not dress and his stats were only through 9 games (if that would even make a difference in the eyes of the voters).
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Post by Ignutz on Dec 4, 2023 17:25:58 GMT -5
Sluka 8 first place votes and 5 5th place votes out of 21 votes, for 4th place overall No totals given for the top 3 Wait, Brosmer was No. 1 in the FCS in passing yards per game (314.9) and total offensive yards per game (326.4). That means that he ran for an average of 11.5 yards/game?? Wow, what a double-threat beast he was!! Using the nine games that Sluka truly played, he threw for an average of 192, and ran for an average of 139. Combined, that's more yards per game than Brosmer, and, for my money, much more impressive. I'll take Matt. |
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 4, 2023 18:21:16 GMT -5
I would too but the argument would be that he played against lesser competition (i.e. PL and IL mostly) but the counter-argument is two FBS games. FCS is definitely skewed to the Dakotas and Montana.
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Post by efg72 on Dec 4, 2023 20:03:22 GMT -5
Amen
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Post by efg72 on Dec 4, 2023 20:04:44 GMT -5
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 4, 2023 20:30:01 GMT -5
Go Jake!!!💜✝️
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Post by hc1996 on Dec 5, 2023 7:10:59 GMT -5
Future HC head coach!!!
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Post by rgs318 on Dec 5, 2023 10:59:41 GMT -5
Just not yet.  |
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Post by alum on Dec 5, 2023 11:01:18 GMT -5
Second year in a row we sent somebody to Vegas for this. (Oliver last year.) |
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Post by inhocsigno on Dec 5, 2023 15:16:07 GMT -5
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