2009 BP Awards - Congrats to the Winners

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The Woody

Gary Patterson has made Texas Christian University a solid program over the last few years, and in 2009 led them to their first BCS Bowl; and depending on the final human and computer poll rankings, they may have been within 1 second of playing in the BCS Title Game. Coach Patterson is very deserving of Coach of the Year honors, and he is the winner of our fifth annual Woody Award.

Gary Patterson (TCU) - 41 (9)
Brian Kelly (Cincinnati) - 38.5 (6)
Nick Saban (Alabama) - 18 (5)
Jim Tressel (Ohio St) - 11 (2)
Al Golden (Temple) - 8 (2)
Jim Harbaugh (Stanford) - 8 (1)
Chip Kelly (Oregon) - 5 (1)
Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) - 5
Mack Brown (Texas) - 4
Paul Johnson (Ga Tech) - 3 (1)
Larry Blakeney (Troy) - 2
Urban Meyer (Florida) - 2
Chris Petersen (Boise St) - 2
Randy Shannon (Miami) - 2
Kevin Sumlin (Houston) - 2
June Jones (SMU) - 1
Bobby Bowden (Florida St) - 0.5
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each coach's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Pace-Parker Pancake

Oklahoma State's Russell Okung is the winner of our fifth annual Pace-Parker Pancake Award for the nation's best collegiate offensive lineman.

Russell Okung (Oklahoma St) - 46 (14)
Bryan Bulaga (Iowa) - 19 (3)
Mike Iupati (Idaho) - 15 (2)
Chris Marinelli (Stanford) - 11 (1)
Trent Williams (Oklahoma) - 9
Justin Boren (Ohio St) - 7 (1)
Mike Johnson (Alabama) - 5 (1)
Maurkice Pouncey (Florida) - 4
Charles Brown (USC) - 2
Chris Hall (Texas) - 2
Adam Ulatoski (Texas) - 2
Ciron Black (LSU) - 1
Anthony Davis (Rutgers) - 1
Rodney Hudson (Florida St) - 1
Jason Pinkston (Pitt) - 1
Mike Pouncey (Florida) - 1
Sergio Render (Va Tech) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Boston-Carter

His first name describes both the helmet he wore and many of his scoring plays, and Golden Tate has been voted as the winner of BP's Boston-Carter Award for the nation's best receiver. He was also awarded the Biletnikoff Trophy as the best receiver in the country.

Golden Tate (Notre Dame) - 65 (17)
Jordan Shipley (Texas) - 37 (4)
Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green) -25 (5)
Danario Alexander (Missouri) - 15 (1)
Mardy Gilyard (Cincinnati) - 15 (1)
Dezmon Briscoe (Kansas) - 4
Michael Floyd (Notre Dame) - 3 (1)
DeVier Posey (Ohio State) - 2
Demaryius Thomas (Georgia Tech) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The George

The top 2 performers in this category are Heisman Trophy finalists. But among BP voters, Toby Gerhart was a clear choice as the winner of BP's fifth annual George Award for the nation's best collegiate running back. He also won the Doak Walker Award as the country's best running back.

Toby Gerhart (Stanford) - 84 (26)
Mark Ingram (Alabama) - 44 (2)
C. J. Spiller (Clemson) - 13 (1)
Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh) - 9
Ryan Mathews (Fresno St) - 6
Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech) - 5
Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon St) - 3
Donald Buckram (UTEP) - 1
John Clay (Wisconsin) - 1
Anthony Dixon (Mississippi St) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Troy

The only repeat winner for one of the BP Awards this year is Colt McCoy of Texas, who has once again been deemed the nation's best quarterback. The growth he has shown from the time he played the Buckeyes in Austin during his redshirt freshman year of 2006 has been impressive. He will now lead the Longhorns in the BCS Title Game against Alabama. Congrats to Colt McCoy for winning another Troy Award as the nation's best collegiate quarterback. He also received the Davey O'Brien and Unitas Golden Arm Awards for QBs, and the Maxwell and Walter Camp Player of the Year Awards.

Colt McCoy (Texas) - 68 (19)
Case Keenum (Houston) - 31 (3)
Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame) - 21 (2)
Kellen Moore (Boise St) - 20 (5)
Tim Tebow (Florida) - 14
Tony Pike (Cincinnati) - 5
Ryan Mallett (Arkansas) - 3
Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan) - 2
Josh Nesbitt (Georgia Tech) - 1

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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Big Daddy

In a near-unanimous vote, Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska has been named as the the winner of BP's fifth annual Big Daddy Award (named after former Buckeye great "Big Daddy" Dan Wilkinson) as the nation's best collegiate defensive lineman. He has been hauling away plenty of hardware this season, having won the Rotary Lombardi, the Outland Trophy, and the Bednarik and Nagurski Awards for 2009.

Ndamukong Suh - 80 (26)
Terrence Cody (Alabama) - 23
Cameron Heyward (Ohio St) - 17 (1)
Jerry Hughes (TCU) - 15 (1)
Brandon Graham (Michigan) - 8
Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma) - 8
Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech) - 5
Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue) - 2
Adrian Clayborn (Iowa) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Spielman

Congratulations to Rolando McClain of Alabama, who is the winner of BP's Spielman award as college football's best linebacker. Last year, he finished fourth in this category behind 3-time winner James Laurinaitis. Earlier this week, McClain was also named as the winner of the Butkus Award.

Rolando McClain (Alabama) - 51 (15)
Greg Jones (Michigan St) - 27 (5)
Brandon Spikes (Florida) - 18 (4)
Pat Angerer (Iowa) - 15 (1)
Ross Homan (Ohio St) - 11.5 (1)
Eric Norwood (South Carolina) - 8
Sean Weatherspoon (Missouri) - 6
Von Miller (Texas A&M) - 5 (1)
Carmen Messina (New Mexico) - 3
Sam Maxwell (Kentucky) - 2
Rico McCoy (Tennessee) - 2
Navorro Bowman (Penn St) - 1.5
Thaddeus Gibson (Ohio St) - 1
Sergio Kindle (Texas) - 1
Luke Kuechly (Boston College) - 1
Boris Lee (Troy) - 1
Brian Rolle (Ohio St) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Assassin

Congratulations to defensive backs Eric Berry of Tennessee and Kurt Coleman of Ohio State, who finished in a dead heat and are both being named as winners of the Assassin Award this year, which takes its name from the nickname of legendary hitter Jack Tatum. For the fifth straight year, BP has named a Buckeye player that as a recipient of a BP Award, but this is the first time that the player has not also won a national award (as Hawk, Smith, Laurinaitis, and Jenkins did). Berry also won the Thorpe Award as the nation's top DB.

Eric Berry (Tennessee) - 48 (10)
Kurt Coleman (Ohio State) - 48 (10)
Earl Thomas (Texas) - 18 (2)
Joe Haden (Florida) - 12 (1)
Javier Arenas (Alabama) - 8 (1)
Rahim Moore (UCLA) - 8
Mark Barron (Alabama) - 6 (1)
DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson) - 3 (1)
Tyler Sash (Iowa) - 3 (1)
Parrish Cox (Oklahoma St) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Nuuuuuuge

In a very close race, Kai Forbath of UCLA was voted as the best placekicker in the country. Congrats to Kai for The Groza Award, and on winning the fifth Nuuuuuuge Award as the nation's best collegiate placekicker.

Kai Forbath (UCLA) - 31 (5)
Grant Ressel (Missouri) - 29 (8)
Blair Walsh (Georgia) - 25 (4)
Leigh Tiffin (Alabama) - 23 (4)
Hunter Lawrence (Texas) - 7 (2)
Brett Swenson (Michigan St) - 7
Morgan Flint (Oregon) - 3 (1)
Devin Barclay (Ohio St) - 2
Aaron Pettrey (Ohio St) - 2
Wes Byrum (Auburn) - 2
Alex Henery (Nebraska) - 2
Tyler Bitancurt (West Virginia) - 1
Will Snyderwine (Duke) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Skladany

Georgia sophomore Drew Butler has been named the winner of the Skladany Award as the nation's best punter in 2009. The son of former Georgia Bulldog and Chicago Bears placekicker Kevin Butler, he led the country in punting with a 48.8 average, and the Bulldogs also led in net punting. Congrats to Drew on winning the Ray Guy Award, and on winning BP's fifth annual Skladany Award as the nation's best collegiate punter.

Drew Butler (Georgia) - 48 (13)
Zoltan Mesko (Michigan) - 40 (6)
Tress Way (Oklahoma) - 14
Matt Dodge (East Carolina) - 9 (2)
Alex Henery (Nebraska) - 6 (2)
Chas Henry (Florida) - 4
Tyler Campbell (Ole Miss) - 2
Reid Forrest (Washington St) - 2
Matt Reagan (Memphis) - 2
Kyle Brotzman (Boise St) - 1
Derek Epperson (Baylor) - 1
Kyle Hughes (New Mexico St) - 1
Scott Kozlowski (West Virginia) - 1
Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma St) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The Griffin Player of the Year

Voters selected Stanford running back Toby Gerhart as the winner of BP's Archie Griffin Player of the Year. We will find out tomorrow who wins the Heisman, but the other national POY awards went to Colt McCoy, who won the Maxwell as well as his second straight Walter Camp Award.

Congrats to Toby Gerhart on being named the the winner of BP's fifth annual Griffin Award (named after the only man to win two Heisman Trophies), as the best overall player in collegiate football.

Toby Gerhart (Stanford) - 62 (15)
Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska) - 38 (7)
Colt McCoy (Texas) - 28 (4)
Mark Ingram (Alabama) - 13
C. J. Spiller (Clemson) - 11 (2)
Case Keenum (Houston) - 4
Golden Tate (Notre Dame) - 3
Kellen Moore (Boise St) - 2
Jordan Shipley (Texas) - 2
Terrence Cody (Alabama) - 1
Jeremiah Masoli (Oregon) - 1
Tim Tebow (Florida) - 0
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

 

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The 2009 BP All-American Team

QB: Colt McCoy (Texas) *
RB: Toby Gerhart (Stanford)
RB: Mark Ingram (Alabama)
WR: Golden Tate (Notre Dame)
WR: Jordan Shipley (Texas)
WR: Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green)
OL: Russell Okung (Oklahoma St)
OL: Bryan Bulaga (Iowa)
OL: Mike Iupati (Idaho)
OL: Chris Marinelli (Stanford)
OL: Trent Williams (Oklahoma)
PK: Kai Forbath (UCLA)

DL: Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska)
DL: Terrence Cody (Alabama) *
DL: Cameron Heyward (Ohio St)
DL: Jerry Hughes (TCU) *
LB: Rolando McClain (Alabama)
LB: Greg Jones (Michigan St)
LB: Brandon Spikes (Florida) *
LB: Pat Angerer (Iowa)
DB: Eric Berry (Tennessee) *
DB: Kurt Coleman (Ohio St)
DB: Earl Thomas (Texas)
DB: Joe Haden (Florida)
P: Drew Butler (Georgia)

HC: Gary Patterson (TCU)
AC: Nick Saban (Alabama) * (Head coach in 2008)
AC: Brian Kelly (Cincinnati) *

* - indicates a repeat selection

 

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For the past 4 years, the members of BuckeyePlanet have voted for the top college football players at each position, plus the best overall player, and the best head coach. These awards, which are named after Buckeye greats, are like our versions of the Heisman, the Butkus, the Thorpe, etc. Past award winners are linked below:

The W.W. Hayes - best coach (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Griffin - best overall player (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Troy - best QB (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The George - best RB (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Boston-Carter - best receiver (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Pace-Parker Pancake - best OL (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Big Daddy - best DL (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Spielman - best LB (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Assassin - best DB (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Nuuuuuuge - best kicker (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
The Skladany - best punter (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
BP All American Team (2005, 2006 2007 2008)
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If you would like to vote this year, here are the simple rules:

• Send your ballot to me, by PM, by 5 p.m. on [strike] Tuesday Dec. 8th [/strike] Wednesday, December 9th.
• For each award, please list your top three selections, in order from first to third. A first place vote will be worth three points, a second place vote two points, and a third place vote one point. It is very important to list three players per award, as at least one of the winners from a previous year had fewer first place votes than the runner-up, but accumulated more overall points due to 2nd and 3rd place votes.
• You need not vote on every award. For example, some people may not want to waste time trying to figure out the nation's best punter, but really want to cast their votes for Kurt Coleman for The Assassin. That's fine with me - I just ask that your partial ballot contain three players for each award on which you actually voted.
• If you are a college football junkie, and/or having nothing better to do with your time, I would appreciate complete ballots so that we can name winners for The Nuuuuuuge, The Skladany, The Pancake, and some of the other awards which aren't too sexy (or which require too much research/game watching).
• Please try to be reasonable with your selections. The idea is not to give every award to a Buckeye. Strive to be fair and objective.
• Anyone and everyone can vote! You don't need any special qualifications to vote, other than the ability to: (a) send me a PM (b) with your ballot (c) with three selections per award (d) on or before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9th. It's that easy! Now go vote!
• If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks to LordJeffBuck, who originated this concept - I'm just carrying on the tradition.

Note: You do not have to vote for the BP All-America team; the team will be comprised of the top vote-getters from each award.

PS - as an incentive for voting, you will receive "greenies" from me upon submitting your ballot. A simple "I voted", or "PM sent" post in this thread makes that easy for me.

 

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[OhioState001]

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