^^thats awesome

12/1/2008 11:37:32 PM

The Heisman Memorial Trophy will be renamed the Wilson Memorial Trophy after he wins it. A new sculpture in the mold of Russell will adorn the trophy.


Also thanks for fulfilling my request to photoshop him as the Heisman Trophy

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:41 PM. Reason : ]

12/1/2008 11:40:15 PM

I don't see the problem with bitching about Nate Irving not being at least 2nd team all ACC. Brandon Tate got honorable mention and played 2 conference games for fucks sake.



We are 6-2 with Nate in the lineup. 1 of the 2 was Russell's start at USC, the game which he didn't play past the first quarter. Game 2 of 2 was Russell's start at clemson, effectively his first full start, coming off a concussion from the SC game.


I don't know if Nate is the best LB in the ACC, but he's damn close, and I know there aren't 6 linebackers better than him.

12/1/2008 11:54:31 PM

Looks like every acc team is bitching about their guys not getting on. Duke is bitching about Thad Lewis not being ahead of wilson.



Guess they didn't see duke's awful third down conversion rate -- the area where Wilson is baller.

[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:58 PM. Reason : .]

12/1/2008 11:58:14 PM

It's pretty amazing at how similar Russell's pose and the Heisman trophy pose are. I only tweaked the right leg a little to get it too fit.

12/1/2008 11:58:56 PM

12/2/2008 12:04:16 AM

do we play SC next year?

plz2protect Wilson from those fucking thugs that repeatedly tried to injure him this year.

12/2/2008 6:40:24 AM

we open the season at home against them next year right?

12/2/2008 7:15:07 AM

indeed.

12/2/2008 7:29:11 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/817380.html

Interview with Russell...

12/2/2008 8:05:12 AM

^thanks. Just watched it. What a class act. Smart kid who knew all the right things to say. It's nice to have such a talented, well rounded kid representing NCSU.

12/2/2008 8:58:16 AM

^he definitely is... there is nothing more any of us could ask of him, he is a class act.

12/2/2008 9:01:39 AM

just announced, ROY!

12/2/2008 3:29:05 PM

^I like how SFN has a picture of Daniel Evans under the announcement of Russell as ROY

12/2/2008 3:29:43 PM

^yeah, what's up with that?

12/2/2008 3:31:35 PM

Just to clarify, he's won two more awards: ACC ROY and ACC Offensive ROY. Go Russell!... ya badass.

12/2/2008 3:38:10 PM

Quote :

"A day after being named first-team All-ACC, NC State freshman quarterback Russell Wilson picked up two more awards as he was named ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year. The ACC awards are released by the AP and voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. A day after being named first-team All-ACC, NC State freshman quarterback Russell Wilson picked up two more awards as he was named ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year. The ACC awards are released by the AP and voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Wilson won both awards by garnering 62 of the possible 67 votes. The 5'11, 191-pounder led the ACC in points responsible for (12.40 per game), passing eficiency (134.3), total offense (211.10), and touchdown passes (16). He has thrown only one interception all season, fewest among all FBS quarterbacks ranked in the NCAA passing categories and set a school record by attempting 226 consecutive passes without an interception, an active-streak tha leads the country. “Russell has had a remarkable year and we couldn’t be any prouder of him for what he has accomplished for himself and for our football team,” head coach Tom O’Brien said in a released statement after Wilson was named All-ACC. “This honor is a testament to how he came back from injuries twice this season and has become such a great leader at such a young age. He has not only been efficient in handling the duties of a quarterback, but has leadership skills that our team believes in and it’s evident as soon as he walks into the huddle. He is very deserving of this honor, not only because of the statistics that he’s posted, but because of the type of young man that he is.” Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson, N.C. State(62) Darren Evans, Virginia Tech(4) Sean Spence, Miami(1) Offensive Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson, N.C. State(62) Darren Evans, Virginia Tech(5) Defensive Rookie of the Year: Sean Spence, Miami(39) Brandon Maye, Clemson(11) Robert Quinn, North Carolina(8) Seven other players recieved votes Coach of the Year: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech(46) Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College(12) David Cutcliffe, Duke(4) Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech(2) Butch Davis,North Carolina(2) Tom O'Brien, N.C. State(1) "

12/2/2008 4:17:48 PM

W00t

12/2/2008 4:38:01 PM

The photoshop heisman pics are awesome!


GG Russel! HELLZ YEA!

12/2/2008 6:13:50 PM

We might not have gotten a ton of players on 1st or 2nd team, but I'll take the 1st team All Acc Rookie QB any day...

12/2/2008 6:16:36 PM

Quote :

"He has thrown only one interception all season, fewest among all FBS quarterbacks ranked in the NCAA passing categories and set a school record by attempting 226 consecutive passes without an interception, an active-streak tha leads the country. "

I thought he didn't throw one yet this season. Am I mistaken?

12/2/2008 6:19:22 PM

Quote :

"I thought he didn't throw one yet this season. Am I mistaken?"

He threw one against clemson near the end of the game.

12/2/2008 6:22:15 PM

Play 1: Russell Wilson scrambles 29 yards for a touchdown - 65.4% (1073 votes)

RW number one in the poll skew....

http://www.theacc.com/ot/08-acc-pick-the-play.html

12/2/2008 6:37:07 PM

Our last football ROY: T.A. McLendon

12/2/2008 8:01:46 PM

^ yeah all these awards make me worry. Seems like lots of recognition and awards jinxes a lot of players.

I have noticed in the past few years almost every Heisman trophy winner has a bad game or has a good game but still loses.

2003 Jason White lost to LSU in NC
2004 Matt Leinart Won vs Oklahoma in NC (exception)
2005 Reggie Bush lost to Texas in NC
2006 Troy Smith lost to Florida in NC
2007 Tim Tebow lost to Michigan in bowl game

Actually all five of the players who were Heisman finalists last year either lost or played horrible in their bowl games iirc.

12/2/2008 9:17:25 PM

you're probably one of those people who doesn't want to get votes b/c you think teams are better w/ no expectations.

12/2/2008 9:26:09 PM

Nah I think recognition is great. RW deserves all the awards he has received. He is without a doubt the best QB in the conference this year.

I am just stating an observation. I hope that the trend does not apply to RW.

12/2/2008 9:35:08 PM

i'm not convinced the trend of heisman winners applies to acc roy winners.

12/2/2008 9:37:11 PM

gg russell wilson!

12/2/2008 9:46:38 PM

Quote :

"^ yeah all these awards make me worry. Seems like lots of recognition and awards jinxes a lot of players. "

ROY before TA = PRiv

ROY before PRiv= KRob

ROY before KRob = RayRob

only one of those ended up disapointing and that was partly b/c Rayrob had offensive coordinators that only liked to use him on 3rd and long for some reason

12/2/2008 9:47:15 PM

Quote :

"Wilson is also the offensive rookie of the year, and the voting was not even close. Miami linebacker Sean Spence took the defensive rookie honor. The Wolfpack quarterback recieved 62 out of a possible 67 votes in both categories."

Coach of the Year – Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech(46) Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College(12) David Cutcliffe, Duke(4) Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech(2) Butch Davis,North Carolina(2) Tom O'Brien, N.C. State(1)

My COY standings would have looked like this:
1) PJ
2) Cutcliffe (he made Duke a competitive team, I mean c'mon it's freaking Duke!)
3) Jags (no one expected him to repeat as Atlantic champs, even though it wasn't all that impressive since BC really didn't dominate throughout the year; but they won when they needed to)
4) TOB (all the injuries and the 0-4 start and to be able to become the first team to be able to finish 4-4 after that kind of start is impressive)
5) Beamer (really depleted team and still won the Coastal, which I didn't think they would do despite everyone picking them. i thought everyone picked them b/c everyone else was so unknown. they didn't win it in impressive fashion, but like BC they won when they needed to)
6) then finally Davis

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 10:44 PM. Reason : ]

12/2/2008 10:43:53 PM

^^ and ^^^^

I stand corrected.

ACC ROY Winner Trends != Heisman Winner Trends

12/2/2008 11:19:22 PM

Ok I'm hearing talk about Russell Wilson possibly being the ACC POY, but I don't think it will happen b/c he's a RS-Fr and the voters have a bias against freshmen. I think they'll end up giving it to Jonathan Dwyer.

So let's make a case for why Wilson should be the ACC's POY. Let's see some statistics.

12/3/2008 8:25:15 AM

looking at first team votes, it sure looks like it's going to be dwyer.

12/3/2008 10:37:06 AM

Big 12 POY = Colt McCoy
All-Big 12 1st Team QB = ....Sam Bradford?

I hear ya, consistency is overrated

[Edited on December 5, 2008 at 3:02 PM. Reason : before any arguments break out, i mean consistency in voting]

12/5/2008 3:02:02 PM

Yea that does not compute

12/5/2008 3:15:13 PM

brown was 2nd in overall POY to dwyer but somehow still finished 2nd in DPOY

12/5/2008 3:40:54 PM