Football awards
I went to the new format football awards at Crisler and won't go through every award, but here are a few highlights:
MVP -- Chase
Defensive Player of the Year -- Devin
Offensive Player of the Year -- Shea
Offensive lineman of the year -- Runyan (first father/son combo to win the award)
Toughest player -- Bredeson
Ufer spirit award -- Wangler
Rookies of the year (offiense, defense, special teams) -- Ronnie Bell, Aidan Hutchinson, Will Hart
Top coaching staff member -- Brown
Top non-coaching staff member -- Herbert
I thought that it was odd that the team MVP wasn't player of the year on his side of the ball though I imagine that the voting was close. The best acceptance speech was, not surprisingly, from Chase who said that he was upset after Indiana because his grandma has given him $5 since he was a kid for every game he finishes, and due to injury he lost out on his 5 bucks. He then thanked Greg Mattison for teaching him so much adding that "it looks like he gave me most of his hair."
December 9th, 2018 at 8:08 PM ^
Gonna miss Chase. If nothing, just for the interviews alone.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
DOPY was Devin but the overall MVP was Chase. Interesting... although I'd assume the MVP includes off field stuff/leadership as well.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
Insiders are saying team captain Devin Bush is sitting out the bowl game.
Not much leadership there.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
The most informed, smartest and best looking user on this site mentioned this hours ago
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December 9th, 2018 at 8:41 PM ^
I can confirm Higdon is sitting out. There are people in his close circle who heavily advised him to sit out after the way he was used vs OSU.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
What does that mean? Because a lot of fans where whining that we ran the ball too much.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^
Specific family members are very upset about the situations he was put in and used. They feel as if the coaches let him down and they advised him to not put his body on the line for them again, for nothing.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:04 PM ^
^^^ Full of sh** ^^^
December 9th, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
EDIT: I was wrong. I can confirm that Qmatic has some very accurate info.
December 9th, 2018 at 10:56 PM ^
Maybe they didn't like Higdon being the guy to deliver the "body blows"?
Don't RBs usually want to tote the rock a lot?
Hard to fathom.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
So even players are pissed at the poor offensive scheme?
December 9th, 2018 at 9:48 PM ^
FIRE PEP NOW!!!
December 10th, 2018 at 9:29 AM ^
He confirmed he'll play in the Senior Bowl though? That says a lot. About what... I'm not sure. But if he sits out on his teams bowl game, and plays in the Sr Bowl... tells me young man isn't happy with UM coaches.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:52 PM ^
Also, there is a lot of frustration in the lack of team awards that Higdon received by the same individuals upset with the coaches and advised Karan to sit.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:55 PM ^
Might be best to let the kid sit out and move on. Kid is being borderline delusional.
He was a captain of the team and guaranteed a win in game where his team was completely unprepared.
December 10th, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
They need to do a better job of selecting captains. Tom Brady said being elected captain at Michigan is his proudest moment as a football player. The GOAT, SB MVP, NFL MVP. Current captains sitting out games. Pathetic.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
You really think that was TB's proudest moment? I'm sure it was what he said to fire up the team, but I don't buy it.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:18 PM ^
I can confirm this. His dad considers it "a slap in the face." Sounds like Higdon is leaving the program on a pretty low note.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:22 PM ^
What in God’s name … ? Getting your son 1200 yards his senior year is a slap in the face how?
December 10th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
Hmm... that would be unfortunate. Hate reading this type of stuff. I certainly consider the outcome of the game a slap in the face as a fan, but I would not go as far as saying his usage in said game was.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:03 PM ^
Dotman!
I remember that guy from my time on The Rivals forums. He was certainly plugged in but didn’t realize he’d become so respected in other forums
One thing I remember is that Dotman broke the news that Malik Hairston committee to us under Amaker. He was wrong and it caused a minor mutany against him. I still liked Dotman regardless.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
You can't even wait to see if he actually sits before you do this miserable prick fan fiction act?
December 9th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
after what happened to jake butt you’re an idiot for questioning anyone who decides not to play in a meaningless exhibition game. fuck off
December 9th, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
Butt himself said he would still play if he had the choice all over again - maybe these guys actually care about the game and the team. Still worked out well for Jake, too.
December 10th, 2018 at 8:11 AM ^
I don't know about that. He may have gone higher in the draft, but I guess we will never know. I do know that he got hurt prior to that, and he got hurt this year.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:11 PM ^
Top coaching staff member, Don Brown
December 9th, 2018 at 8:40 PM ^
How many different forums can you possibly be the biggest imbecile on the planet on?
December 9th, 2018 at 8:15 PM ^
Great. Now the NCAA is going to investigate Chase's grandma.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:16 PM ^
Don Brown should not even be a sniffing an award. Top staff member is by far Warinner. And its not even close. DB is overrated, and i know some of you will bicker about that but its the truth. Notre dame, osu this and last, and psu last year were an embarrassment. Count south carolina if you want too.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^
You are pure dumb!
December 9th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
And you are a blind, ignorant fool.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^
You are pure dumb!
December 9th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^
Agreed. That OSU debacle should've immediately removed Brown from consideration for that award. Warinner deserved it and no one else.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:23 PM ^
As they say, “One aw-shit can wipe out all of your atta-boys”. Although, I’m not there yet with Don Brown.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:26 PM ^
Warinner is clearly the best coach this year. DB did well, until he didn’t. Our previously dog shit OL did better against OSU than our DL. That doesn’t happen without Warinner.
Too bad they don’t vote for worst coach of the year. Pep could add a line to his CV.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:47 PM ^
Why Pep? He is running Harbaugh offense.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:51 PM ^
Because he’s running Harbaugh’s offense right into the shit can. Harbaugh’s system has never looked less functional, and he’s never (in college) had such a complete set of elite players.
December 9th, 2018 at 11:51 PM ^
Harbaugh dictates the general scheme but doesn't design the passing plays. This year we had Shea Patterson throwing to a group of elite receivers and the passing offense was very underwhelming. The passing game looks significantly worse than it did in the first two years of the program when we didn't have Pep. I'm not one of those people who is delusional about Jed being amazing, but the passing offense was better then without a functional running attack to set it up.
December 9th, 2018 at 8:45 PM ^
Well, if nothing else, we know what your vote would be if these awards somehow involved your input....
December 10th, 2018 at 2:59 PM ^
I think random internet user wolverine91 should have received the coaching award for (their) massive contribution to Michigans 10 regular season wins, not this Don Brown DUDE.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:15 PM ^
I don’t want to go all internet conspiracy but the lack of an award for Karan says something about something. Giving the offensive MVP to Shea, no biggie. But giving the offensive skill position award to DPJ? I love DPJ, but I think something is going on here.
December 9th, 2018 at 11:02 PM ^
Higdon Sr seems to agree with you.
December 10th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Did the Michigan coaches not know that the Big Ten Conference coaches AND members of the media who'd covered Big Ten football this season selected Karan Higdon First Team All-Conference, while Donovan Peoples-Jones was voted by the coaches only Third Team All-Conference and only Honorable Mention by the media? LINK
December 9th, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
Good for Shea but imho, Higdon deserves the Offensive POY.
Bowl game will be a good indication for 2019 without Gary, Bush and Higdon. Time for the young RB to show what they’re made of.
December 9th, 2018 at 9:31 PM ^
I don't get why people are all on Higdon. The guy misses so many holes and he lacks lateral quickness. He also isn't a threat in the passing game (which I will admit may be a whole coaching probelm because we never even attempt to use our backs to create mismatches in the passing game, even needs the ball in space) so what is his use in the nfl? Is he really your first and second down starting running back? Hell no.
December 10th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
Fitzgerald Toussaint was a better back imo
December 10th, 2018 at 11:38 AM ^
Yeah this game just got rather difficult
December 9th, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^
Love Chase, won't be many like him, 5th year senior.
Also Wangler
BRAVO