Big Ten Awards – Week 13

Team of the Week: Michigan – Wisconsin may have wrapped up the Leaders Division with their win over Penn State, but what Michigan completed this year and this weekend was a big step in Brady Hoke’s first year.  The Wolverines beat Ohio State for the first time in 7 years, they are 10-2 after dismal stretch run with RichRod as their coach and they are also likely headed to the BCS.  Is Michigan Football back? 

Helmet Sticker: Montee Ball rushed for 151 yards and 4 touchdowns to add to his yearly Big Ten record total to 34 and lead the Badgers to Indianapolis and the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game vs Michigan State.

Game of the Week:  Michigan 40 – Ohio State 36 :  Reminiscent of 1 vs. 2 in 2006, a shoot out happened in Ann Arbor between the 2 rivals and ended with Denard Robinson leading the Wolverines to their first win over the Buckeyes in 7 years and a 10-2 finish in Brady Hoke’s first year.  Michigan with the win is also most likely BCS Bowl Bound.

Big Ten Jimmy John’s Challenge

Chad (71-25)          Matt (71-25)          Kyle(69-27)

Big Ten Take Away:  Remember this?  We get a rematch of this classic in Indianapolis for the 2011 Big Ten Championship!  It will be nice to not see those Championship TShirts that so Co-Champ from now on and it’s just BIG TEN CHAMPION!

National Take Away:  No matter what happens this weekend, we are looking at most likely a SEC rematch for the National Championship…LSU vs. Alabama.  Remember that 9-6 Game of the Crapper?  Yea that.  Heck we could have LSU lose to Georgia, not win their conference vs. Alabama a team that didn’t win its conference OR division for that matter, that plays for the National Championship, maybe time for Bill Hancock and his boys to take a look at a playoff?

Player of the Year Update:  I posted on Twitter that I wouldn’t put Trent Richardson in my top 3 of the Heisman Ballot.  Why?  I feel he’s a system RB, and with that Offensive Line, couldn’t anyone put up 1300 yards?  Put in Marcus Coker behind that line and against Ole Miss, Miss State, Georgia Southern, Vandy, North Texas, and Kent State and also the likes of Vandy and other SEC teams, he puts up similar numbers. My first vote would go to RG3 basically because of the numbers he put up are amazing and also he has Baylor at 8-3!  Baylor! 

2011 Heisman Candidates

I really am not a fan of this and well I'm not sure while I'm doing it, but I am.  ESPN has their way to influential terrible power poll....these are just my few players  to watch that could take home the Heisman, and also the RoughRider Offensive Player of the Year.


Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford : He would have been the first pick in the NFL draft this year had he come out, and will be this next year most likely.  Should put up big numbers again even though Jim Harbaugh is now with the 49ers.


LaMichael James - RB - Oregon : Another stud in the Pac-12.  Helped led the Ducks to the National Championship game and last years Doak Walker Award winner.  He should have another big year.  Oregon-Stanford is the game of the year in the Pac-12.


James White - RB - Wisconsin / Montee Ball - RB - Wisconsin : The Badgers like to run, a lot!  White ran for 1050 yards last year sharing duties with a John Clay and Montee Ball.  IBell ran just under 1000.  If they are healthy 'they'll put up a lot more than that.


Marcus Lattimore - RB - South Carolina : Who would have thought the ole ball coach would have an stud RB in his offense?  Lattimore ran for almost 1200 yards and 17 scores.  He'll need to do the same to get South Carolina back to the SEC title game.


Trent Richardson - RB - Alabama : In shared time with Mark Ingram, Richardson put up nearly 1600 yards from scrimmage.  This year Ingram is gone and he'll get most of the Tide touches, and Saban will ride him like they rode Ingram.  He could put up big numbers.


Kellen Moore - QB - Boise State : How long has this kid been there?  A Heisman finalist this year, he's passed for 10,000+ yards already for the Broncos.  He's got 38 career wins and is on tap for double digit more.  Should be back in New York for the Heisman Ceremony.


Landry Jones - QB - Oklahoma : In 2 years as the Sooners QB he's already tossed up nearly 8000 yards.  He has a stud WR to throw too in Ryan Broyles and has the weak Big XII to eat up.  He should put up another big year as should Broyles.


Justin Blackmon - WR - Oklahoma State : A physical beast!  Almost 1800 yards receiving and 22 touchdowns in the Cowboys explosive offense.  He should put up around 1500 this year as he will be a marked man and he is most likely the #1 WR taken in the NFL draft.