Denard Wins Team MVP (Winners of Other Team Awards Inside)

Submitted by hart20 on

The team awards were handed out tonight and I know you're all probably shocked but Denard won the Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row.

Other winners:

Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award (Leading Senior Scholar): Will Heininger

Hugh R. Rader Memorial Award (Top Offensive Lineman): David Molk

Roger Zakoff Award (Best LB): Kenny Demens

 Robert P. Ufer Bequest (Senior who has demonstrated the most enthusiasm and love for Michigan): Split between Ryan Van Bergen and Kevin Koger

Richard Katcher Award (Best DL): Mike Martin

 

I just want to give another shout out to the Senior class who dealt with so much and fought through it all. This team wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't for those guys. They're true Michigan Men.

 

Link:http://michigan.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1306239

 

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Sambojangles

December 12th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^

It just hit me, now that i'm a week away from graduating, how much I'm going to miss this class. The non-redshirts started with me in the fall of 2008, and now they only have one more game to cap off one of the most unbelieveable careers in M football history. They all stayed, and no matter what, I will always think of them as champions.

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outwest

December 12th, 2011 at 11:24 PM ^

Congrats to everyone, especially the seniors for all that they have been through.  I only wish that all of these players could be back next season.  

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BlueVball8

December 13th, 2011 at 12:20 AM ^

That is how long it took for everyone to change their mind on these guys.  I am proud of the Senior class, but I also feel really bad.  They were here for one of the most turbulent times in Michigan history, and I do feel like a lot of people did quit on them in the RR years.  This is why they deserve all of the praise in the world though, because they stayed.  They stayed and made this team better.  So thanks.

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Jasper

December 13th, 2011 at 6:03 AM ^

Congratulations to the seniors for persevering, etc.

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In other news, can you guess who wrote this?

"After three years of interesting year-end Michigan football busts, each marked by a particular lowlight, tonight's event is expected to return to the more traditional circumstance."

If you guessed Mark Snyder, you're correct!

http://www.freep.com/article/20111212/SPORTS06/112120394/Season-ending-…

 

 

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Nacho Mama

December 13th, 2011 at 6:44 AM ^

Tremendous night for the team and coaches that was well-deserved. I have never seen Laurel Manor that packed.   A little disappointed in Desmond who is normally outstanding and a class act.  Desmond went on a strange segue where he alluded to the prior coaching staff and administration's "strange decision making" and then compared it to marketers making consumers drink cherry coke instead of coke.   Desmond did sit for hours signing autographs and was very complimentary of the current players and coaching staff. A great night featuring Desmond, Shoelace's MVP, some very classy senior speeches and a very cute scholarship award-winning female.   Good times were had by all and a good night to cap off the regular season.  

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lklein04

December 13th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^

 Robert P. Ufer Bequest (Senior who has demonstrated the most enthusiasm and love for Michigan): Split between Ryan Van Bergen and Kevin Koger  

im thinkin Kovacs could get into this? just a thought

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Hail Beilein

December 13th, 2011 at 2:34 PM ^

the same deal as the basketball banquet? Open to public, autograph signings, an all that jazz? It seems like it would be nearly impossibly to pull off but figured it was worth asking.

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