Herbie Awards
So Herbstreit released his Herbie Awards today which are basically letting you know about different types of players and he ranks people in his mind for different attributes.
Notable selections:
Denard Robinson - #1 Dual-Threat QB
Mike Martin - #1 High Motor Men
Greg Mattison - #2 Impactful Coordinator Hires
August 30th, 2011 at 12:38 PM ^
i still hate him.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:45 PM ^
herbie may be a buckeye, but I give him credit for calling out Tressel despite the backlash he received in Columbus. I'd also venture to say he has more of a Big Ten bias than an osu one.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:10 PM ^
I have never had a problem with him. He calls a lot of UM games and I have never found him to show bias in any way. I actually enjoy his commentary for the most part. Couple that with the fact that he has shown little bias in the whole OSU scandal and I have no issue with the man. He has also showed his intellegence by moving out of Columbus so he can't be all bad.
August 30th, 2011 at 3:06 PM ^
I vividly remember him being an unabashed believer in U of M 1997. Every week it seemed we played a top 25 team and every week Corso would pick against us and Herbstreit would pick us to win. Will always remember that.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
while I agree, I will easily tolerate him because it means college football is back.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:17 PM ^
I can't find it in my heart to hate someone who spent so much time on his back when he played against Michigan. If he wasn't a Buckeye, I'd even feel sorry for him. He had to complete a then unheard-of 28 passes just to get a tie. He was even on the bench for the Heisman Pose game. And he did end his regular season career losing 28-0 at the Big House.
Ohio needs more Herbies on their team.
August 30th, 2011 at 7:00 PM ^
A few years back, the gameday crew showed him this clip...
I forget which game they were at that day but Herbie mentioned that was the first time he had seen the play in over a decade.
I don't really have any beef with Herbie. I think he's a good commentator and I like his insight on particular games. When we played Notre Dame in 2003, he posed for a picture with some members of the Michigan Marching Band. They put a Michigan hat on his head and he went along with it like a good sport. It was a great pic.
I am surprised, however, how many fans outside the Big 10 hate his guts. Just read some of the comments on that video.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
What a Herb...
August 30th, 2011 at 12:45 PM ^
#1 DT-QB but not top 5 'most exciting'
August 30th, 2011 at 12:48 PM ^
Yea that was the 1 thing I didn't understand, considering dual threat QBs are some of the most fun players to watch since you never know what they could do.
The USC-Texas NC game was one of the most exciting (non-Michigan) games I have watched because of how Vince Young just shredded USC's defense to bits. (Well that and growing up hating USC made it all the sweeter)
August 30th, 2011 at 12:54 PM ^
focus group approved and full of "fun and irreverant" titles like " SHOW ME SOME RESPECT: UNDERRATED COACHES"
please just start the games
EDIT: this does contain Erin Andrews, so its not completely worthless
August 30th, 2011 at 12:49 PM ^
shocking herbie goes osu winning the big ten.. also said on college football live last night ND is a lock to win 5 games
August 30th, 2011 at 1:20 PM ^
He still can't show is face in his home state because he's a fake buckeye to the truck drivers.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:26 PM ^
lol i saw that, he has OSU beating Iowa for the conference championship lol what the fuck?
Iowa is somehow going to manage to beat us, msu, and Nebraska out? They haven't even beat NW the past few years
August 30th, 2011 at 9:12 PM ^
I wouldn't count Iowa out, they've got a solid QB and barring injuries a solid running back as well. They could be pretty decent this year, not to mention every year they get counted out they always seem to do really well. And the flip side is whenever they get hyped, they kinda fall apart. Our division is really up for grabs, with one favorite (Neb) and everyone else is jumbled up pretty good
August 30th, 2011 at 3:02 PM ^
He means that they'll win 5 games no matter what, which if you look at their schedule is legitimate. They aren't as good as everyone thinks.
August 30th, 2011 at 3:33 PM ^
heard he also gave us a 8-4 record.. corso 6-6.. watch out for my gameday sign lee
August 30th, 2011 at 12:50 PM ^
He has Cousins as his version of the league MVP!
August 30th, 2011 at 1:50 PM ^
I don't think that his Ultimate Herbie award is who the MVP of college football is..
it looks more like an award for the best player to represent what college football is about
August 30th, 2011 at 2:11 PM ^
I think it's more "Which player reminds me of myself?"
That said, I give Herbie a lot of credit for actually maintaining a pretty level head when it comes to the Big 10 considering his roots.
August 30th, 2011 at 7:52 PM ^
Well i just watched this bit on CFL on espn, Erin Andrews said it was the best player that represents what college football is all about.
August 31st, 2011 at 12:21 AM ^
August 30th, 2011 at 3:16 PM ^
I'm surprised Jared Crick is not on any of the lists. Agree with switch about the Herbie
August 30th, 2011 at 3:32 PM ^
Interesting lists, would be interested in how he put them together.
August 30th, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
probably with a highly sophisticated statistic algorithm
August 30th, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^
Leave it to an OSU grad to hand out awards before the season begins.
August 30th, 2011 at 11:40 PM ^
bj cunningham on the players who dont get enough respect award made me laugh. he had an average year last year, and lost all respect after that bar fight
August 31st, 2011 at 12:47 PM ^
I'm all for hating on a Sparty, but BJ Cunningham wasn't in a bar fight...
September 14th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
I'm sorry I mis spoke. Here's a link to the article about it http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/01/report_spartans_bj_cunn…