ESPN spam: 10th Annual Herbie Awards

[Atlas]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview10/news/story?id=5500472

RIGHT TO EXCITE: MOST EXCITING PLAYERS

1. Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
2. LaMichael James, Oregon
3. Jake Locker, Washington
4. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
5. Noel Devine, West Virginia

BORN TO RUN: BEST RUNNING BACKS

1. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
2. Mark Ingram, Alabama
3. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
4. LaMichael James, Oregon
5. Evan Royster, Penn State

CATCH A RISING STAR: TOP WIDE RECEIVERS

1. A.J. Green, Georgia
2. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
3. Jon Baldwin, Pitt
4. DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss
5. James Rodgers, Oregon State

OFF AND RUNNING: READY TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
1. Jeff Demps, Florida
2. Anthony Allen, Georgia Tech
3. Shane Vereen, California
4. Ron Johnson, USC
5. Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss

RODNEY DANGERFIELDS: PLAYERS WHO DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
1. Montel Harris, Boston College
2. Chris Polk, Washington
3. Ryan Whalen, Stanford
4. Jordan Todman, Connecticut
5. Stephen Paea, Oregon State

FRESH APPROACH: TOP TRUE FRESHMEN
1. Dillon Baxter, USC
2. Michael Dyer, Auburn
3. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
4. Kenny Stills, Oklahoma
5. Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State

QUARTERBACKS: POCKET PRESENCE
1. Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Kellen Moore, Boise State
3. Christian Ponder, Florida State
4. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
5. Jacory Harris, Miami

QUARTERBACKS: DUAL-THREAT

1. Jake Locker, Washington
2. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
3. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
4. Robert Griffin III, Baylor
5. B.J. Daniels, South Florida

MOST EXPLOSIVE PLAYERS

1. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
2. Noel Devine, West Virginia
3. Titus Young, Boise State
4. Jeremiah Masoli, Ole Miss
5. Shane Vereen, Cal

REMEMBER ME: BEAT THE BANDWAGON

1. Greg Reid, Florida State
2. Cameron Newton, Auburn
3. Kenjon Barner, Oregon
4. Will Hill, Florida
5. Garrett Gilbert, Texas

ALL TOGETHER NOW: BEST POSITION UNIT

1. North Carolina LBs
2. Alabama backfield
3. Iowa DL
4. Arkansas WRs
5. Nebraska secondary

DRESS FOR SUCCESS: LOOKS THE PART

1. DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
2. Patrick Peterson, LSU
3. Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
4. Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
5. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina

ALL THE MARBLES: QB WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE

1. Kellen Moore, Boise State
2. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
3. Andrew Luck, Stanford
4. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
5. Jacory Harris, Miami

SHOW ME SOME RESPECT: UNDERRATED COACHES

1. Mike Riley, Oregon State
2. Randy Edsall, Connecticut
3. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
4. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss
5. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech

TAPE 'EM UP: ANKLE-BREAKERS

1. LaMichael James, Oregon
2. Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
3. Jeremy Kerley, TCU
4. Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh
5. Roddy Jones, Georgia Tech

HITS KEEP COMING: BIGGEST HITTERS

1. Ronnell Lewis, Oklahoma
2. Jay Valai, Wisconsin
3. Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
4. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
5. Jeron Johnson, Boise State

NOSE FOR THE BALL: MOST INSTINCTIVE PLAYER

1. Scott Lutrus, Connecticut
2. Ross Homan, Ohio State
3. DeJon Gomes, Nebraska
4. Luke Kuechly, Boston College
5. Greg Jones, Michigan State

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN: COMEBACK PLAYER

1. Robert Griffin III, Baylor
2. Dont'a Hightower, Alabama
3. Mark Herzlich, Boston College
4. Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
5. Jewel Hampton, Iowa

ULTIMATE GAME-CHANGER

1. Jake Locker, Washington
2. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
3. Mark Ingram, Alabama
4. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
5. A.J. Green, Georgia

TOE THE LINE: TOP LINEBACKERS
1. Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
2. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
3. Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
4. Greg Jones, Michigan State
5. Brian Rolle, Ohio State

CORNERING THE MARKET: TOP CORNERBACKS

1. Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
3. Aaron Williams, Texas
4. Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
5. Kendric Burney, North Carolina

OFF THE EDGE: BEST DEFENSIVE ENDS

1. Robert Quinn, North Carolina
2. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
3. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
4. Greg Romeus, Pitt
5. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue

STAGE DIRECTION: TOP PLAYCALLERS
1. Steve Sarkisian, Washington
2. Chip Kelly, Oregon
3. Gus Malzahn, Auburn
4. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas
5. Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma

TOP DEFENSIVE MINDS
T-1. Bo Pelini, Nebraska
T-1. Will Muschamp, Texas
T-1. Nick Saban, Alabama
4. Monte Kiffin, USC
5. Gary Patterson, TCU

MOST UNDERVALUED TEAMS

1. Michigan State
2. UCLA
3. Northwestern
4. Rutgers
5. Ole Miss

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON: TOP STUDENT BANDS

1. Ohio State
2. Florida A&M
3. Wisconsin
4. Michigan
5. Tennessee

STAY IN SCHOOL: TOP STUDENT SECTIONS

1. Penn State
2. Notre Dame
3. LSU
4. Wisconsin
5. South Carolina

BEST RESTAURANTS
1. Ruffino's -- Baton Rouge, La.
2. Mark's U.S. Prime -- Gainesville, Fla.
3. El Arroyo -- Austin, Texas
4. Little Dooey -- Starkville, Miss.
5. Hyde Park Steakhouse -- Columbus, Ohio

FAVORITE UNIFORMS (after the scarlet-and-gray of Ohio State, of course)

1. Texas' all-whites
2. USC's away
3. Alabama
4. Penn State
5. TCU's Nike Pro Combat

CANDID COACHES (arranged alphabetically)
1. Bret Bielema, Wisconsin
2. Mack Brown, Texas
3. Gene Chizik, Auburn
4. Chip Kelly, Oregon
5. Rick Neuheisel, UCLA
6. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss
7. Bo Pelini, Nebraska
8. Nick Saban, Alabama
9. Steve Sarkisian, Washington
10. Randy Shannon, Miami
11. Mike Stoops, Arizona
12. Jim Tressel, Ohio State

BULL DURHAM COACHES: GREAT COACHES WHO PLAY IT CLOSE TO THE VEST


1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
3. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
4. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
5. Gary Pinkel, Missouri

FREQUENT FLIERS: BEST/WORST AIRPORTS
Best to travel to and through Least favorite
1. Detroit 1. Atlanta
2. Cincinnati 2. Atlanta
3. Dallas 3. Philadelphia
4. Salt Lake City 4. Washington Dulles
5. Los Angeles 5. Memphis

TEAMS ON THE MOVE
Movin' On Up Headin' On Down
1. Oklahoma 1. Oklahoma State
2. Auburn 2. Texas Tech
3. Miami 3. BYU
4. Boston College 4. Minnesota
5. Michigan 5. Tennessee

ALL-HERBIE TEAM

ALL-UNI TEAM: WHAT A COLLEGE TEAM SHOULD LOOK LIKE

BCS CONFERENCE PICKS

National championship game: Ohio State over Oklahoma

[FirstTimer]

No Michael Floyd?

Lame.

[Atlas]

No Michael Floyd?

Lame.

herbie is a fucking homer anyways... Murray, Locker, Rodgers and James more exciting than Devine (not to mention all of those guys over Pryor too)???

[KNUBB]

All I'm gonna say is

[Sportsbuck]

LOL @ Ryan Broyles being the #2 WR in the nation.

[Hasselbeck]

Shocking he likes tOSU to win it all?

What's next.. John Madden thinks Brett Favre is good?

[Rayman]

Herbie = pimp

[FirstTimer]

Shocking he likes tOSU to win it all?

What's next.. John Madden thinks Brett Favre is good?

To be fair...Ohio State winning it all isn't really going out on a limb at all.....it's not like he picks Ohio State to win it every season.

[NAHSTE]

Never been to Ruffino's so I can't say, but that choice caught me off guard.

LOL at Ryan Mallett being a top 5 QB with the game on the line...Since when? Check his numbers vs. good teams last year.

[Woy]

Best student section.

[Pitty]

Romeus 4th? Dion Lewis no show?

For shame Kirk, for fucking shame.

Edit- he then goes on to pick Lewis as the best player in the Big East, but no where in these awards. DLOL

[Fox1994]

Jeez. This shit really is spam. Yknow, I wonder how ESPN has stayed in business basically unrivaled so long with the piss-poor, often biased, shoddy coverage they produce... And then I remember they're owned by this man:

[G-men]

well at least Rutgers got a little love.

and man he really has a hard on for Locker.

[Fox1994]

well at least Rutgers got a little love.

and man he really has a hard on for Locker.

So does everyone else. Idk if the team around him is really that garbage (wouldn't doubt it) or if he's just not that great a college QB, but he doesn't amaze me. He's talented, but I think he's still raw... Which probably won't keep pro organizations away from him (it certainly hasn't kept interest away).