Quote:2015 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Matt Campbell, Toledo
Freshman of the Year: RB Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year: QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
Defensive Player of the Year: LB Jatavis Brown, Akron
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green

http://www.mac-sports.com/news/2015/12/1...52551.aspx

Quote:2015 All-MAC First Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
Offensive Linemen – Storm Norton, Toledo
Offensive Linemen – Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois &
Offensive Lineman – Willie Beavers, Western Michigan +
Offensive Linemen – Nick Beamish, Central Michigan &
Offensive Linemen – Aidan Conlon, Northern Illinois
Tight End – Matt Weiser, Buffalo
Wide Receiver – Roger Lewis, Bowling Green &
Wide Receiver – Corey Davis, Western Michigan &@
Wide Receiver – Tajae Sharpe, UMass &
Wide Receiver – Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan %
Running Back – Joel Bouagnon, Northern Illinois
Running Back – Travis Greene, Bowling Green @
Placekicker – Christian Hagan, Northern Illinois

2015 All-MAC First Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Jatavis Brown, Akron &^
Outside Linebacker – Sean Wiggins, Ball State
Inside Linebacker – Boomer Mays, Northern Illinois +
Inside Linebacker – Austin Valdez, Bowling Green
Down Lineman – Orion Jones, Toledo +
Down Lineman – Perez Ford, Northern Illinois +
Down Lineman – Joshua Posley, Ball State
Down Lineman – Terence Waugh, Kent State
Defensive Back – Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois
Defensive Back – Nate Holley, Kent State &
Defensive Back – Cheatham Norrils, Toledo
Defensive Back – Demetrius Monday, Kent State
Punter – Joe Davidson, Bowling Green

2015 All-MAC First Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois
Punt Return Specialist – Corey Jones, Toledo

& 2014 First-Team All-MAC
+ 2014 Second-Team All-MAC
% 2014 Third-Team All-MAC

^ 2013 First-Team All-MAC
@ 2013 Second-Team All-MAC
# 2013 Third-Team All-MAC

! 2012 Third-Team All-MAC

Four years in a row that WMU has had the MAC freshman of the year.

Can someone explain how Ball State, with the 12th ranked defense (worst pass defense) in the conference ended up with two players on the first team defense?

It looks like too many voters failed to examine anything beyond the win/loss record when submitting their ballots for Coach of the Year.

Campbell did NOT deserve coach of the year. Babers deserves it more. If not Babers, then Fleck. Certainly NOT Campbell.

(12-02-2015 03:01 PM)Rocket75 Wrote:  Campbell did NOT deserve coach of the year. Babers deserves it more. If not Babers, then Fleck. Certainly NOT Campbell.

Carey was the most deserving choice due to winning the West with those injuries...but he backed in with the loss to Ohio...of course Campbell also screwed the pooch with his loss to WMU.

Who knows...I guess the victory over Arkansas meant something.

Darius Jackson = screwed.

Bouagnon got in because of his yardage and number of TDs I guess. He certainly doesn't stick out as a runner. Golladay should be first team IMO.

(12-02-2015 04:44 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Bouagnon got in because of his yardage and number of TDs I guess. He certainly doesn't stick out as a runner. Golladay should be first team IMO.

Well yeah...he lead the league in both categories did he not?

(12-02-2015 05:01 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:44 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Bouagnon got in because of his yardage and number of TDs I guess. He certainly doesn't stick out as a runner. Golladay should be first team IMO.

Well yeah...he lead the league in both categories did he not?

YPC was not at all impressive.

(12-02-2015 02:51 PM)Okie Chippewa Wrote:  It looks like too many voters failed to examine anything beyond the win/loss record when submitting their ballots for Coach of the Year.

UT's beat writer tweeted that voting was done after the NIU-Ohio game, and before the UT-WMU game.

If Carey wins one of these games - BC, CMU or OU - he is Coach of the Year.

(12-02-2015 05:20 PM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 05:01 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 04:44 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Bouagnon got in because of his yardage and number of TDs I guess. He certainly doesn't stick out as a runner. Golladay should be first team IMO.

Well yeah...he lead the league in both categories did he not?

YPC was not at all impressive.

Yea that's what I was thinking. Somebody like Kareem Hunt is a better RB, really. They just find it hard not to give it to somebody with lots of stats. IMO if our backup Huff had the same number of carries he'd have at least a couple hundred yards more.

Hunt arguably has more burst, but there is something to be said for a back like Bouagnon that can grind out 4-5 yd consistently and do it all season long. Hunt was suspended and/or hurt a good part of the season. IMO, the awards should be more about productivity than talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you miss 1/3 or more of your team's games, how much of an asset were you?

(12-03-2015 05:39 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  Hunt arguably has more burst, but there is something to be said for a back like Bouagnon that can grind out 4-5 yd consistently and do it all season long. Hunt was suspended and/or hurt a good part of the season. IMO, the awards should be more about productivity than talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you miss 1/3 or more of your team's games, how much of an asset were you?

And there's that whole 18TD thingy too.

(12-03-2015 05:44 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-03-2015 05:39 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  Hunt arguably has more burst, but there is something to be said for a back like Bouagnon that can grind out 4-5 yd consistently and do it all season long. Hunt was suspended and/or hurt a good part of the season. IMO, the awards should be more about productivity than talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you miss 1/3 or more of your team's games, how much of an asset were you?

And there's that whole 18TD thingy too.

True that.

Funny thing is even with all those numbers he put up, NIU fans would still rather have the backup (Jordan Huff) play. And i do agree, he should play more because he has that homerun ability that Bouagnon doesn't have. I think they should split their carries 50/50 unless one of them has the hot hand.

RE: COY

IMO COY should be awarded to either the coach of the best team (or since this is handed out prior to the MACC, one of the division winners) or a coach who outperformed expectations and did more with less. Using that criteria, you're left with Babers, Carey, and Bonamego. Given the fact that Carey won the West (the much tougher division) and did it with multiple injuries at the most important position, I'd give the nod to Carey. If anything Campbell had a disappointing season. Sure they had a nice OOC (really fueled by a quality win over Arkansas and then two very winnable games on the schedule), but their MAC season was a disappointment. No MACC for a team that was picked as the favorite to win it all is a disappointment, not something to be lauded IMO.

It is what it is. I find it interesting almost every year NIU is not predicted to win the West and we do. I think we were predicted to be 3rd in the West this year too.

People keep underestimating NIU every season. We keep winning...although definitely a down year for us.

(12-04-2015 03:14 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  It is what it is. I find it interesting almost every year NIU is not predicted to win the West and we do. I think we were predicted to be 3rd in the West this year too.

People keep underestimating NIU every season. We keep winning...although definitely a down year for us.

You were picked to win the West.

1. NIU
2. Toledo
3. WMU
4. Ball St
5. CMU
6. EMU

Two years ago you were picked 2nd behind UT (114 votes to 110 votes) and just like this year you ended up tied with them. The year before you were picked 1st (also ended up tied). Not really seeing the lack of respect or underestimation.