Damn, was hoping he would snubbed as well, and decide to return next year. Just kidding, well......
Jewell doesn't make Butkus Award finalists list
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Chris Borland in 2011 posted 143 tackles, 19 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 INTs, and 5 FF and was not a Butkus finalist. Two Bama LBs with much less impressive stat lines were finalists. These award lists are often questionable. Jewell definitely should’ve been included
I mostly agree with you. I think that Jewell is terrific ... but I also think that Jewell has to battle perception. I think that folks watch some of his misses against Barkley ... and then they just don't see him as being as "explosive" or "athletic" as some of the other candidates.
Also, I'm not saying that the national perception is accurate or fair either.
Part of what helped Jewell last year is that the Hawks finished the regular season with a roar. This season ... not so much!
SIAP but isn't Jewell a finslaist for the Nauraki Award for Best overall Defensive Player in the country. But he's not a top 5 linebacker... got it
My math is a little fuzzy at times but I think I got this one under control
My math is a little fuzzy at times but I think I got this one under control
I'm sure Jewell would have traded any potential award weeks ago for an offense that produces at even a mediocre level because the team would be 10-2 now, and headed for a new year's six bowl game at least. That said, the people who chose the finalists need to find something else to do with their time because they clearly lack the needed wisdom and discernment to do the job.
OK, if the national perception is such, then why was he named a finalist for the Nagurski, and the other one. Why was he named a mid season AA? These guys just blew it, plain and simple.
And he wasn't on any preseason or midseason watch lists.
For the other posters in this thread (not you, Eppy
) is that travesty of justice as well? Maybe Jackson just outperformed the competition he had at corner by the end of the season and maybe Jewell's competition outperformed him -- in terms of impacts on games. Like I said, I haven't seen those finalists play but they are likely a pretty impressive group. Also, they may play in schemes where they are not primarily responsible for tackles. I don't know, but it's because I don't know that I can't say it's a travesty of justice that he didn't make the list. It might be in some way, but how would you know?
ESPN doesn't like Josey either. Watching Purdue-Indiana game. They are talking about PU's MLB being a 3 time captain. Then they list the current 3 time captains in college football.
Like the Butkus finalist list, there seems to be a name missing.......
Like the Butkus finalist list, there seems to be a name missing.......
ESPN doesn't like Josey either. Watching Purdue-Indiana game. They are talking about PU's MLB being a 3 time captain. Then they list the current 3 time captains in college football.
Like the Butkus finalist list, there seems to be a name missing.......
Like the Butkus finalist list, there seems to be a name missing.......
meh it's an mistake/oversight. Iowa fans need to stop taking everything so personal.
The problem is, when they miss this badly on one it really harms the prestige of these awards if you ask me.
All I can say is in watching that Michigan/OSU game and seeing that Bush kid out of position al game long no way should he been mention in same sentence as Jewell. I believe he miss more tackles than he made and that's a fact
