CBSSports Mid Season Awards

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Midseason Awards - CBSSports.com

Tom Fornelli: I have nothing against Jadeveon Clowney, nor do I think he isn't deserving of this award. I just think that Manti Te'o is having a greater impact on his defense. Not only is he leading the team in tackles, but Te'o also has three interceptions, has broken up another three passes and has recovered a fumble. He's a one man tackling, turnover causing, havoc wreaking machine. And it's not even just what he's done as a player, it's the fact that he's the unquestioned leader of a defense that hasn't allowed a touchdown in four games. He is the heart and soul of the Notre Dame program.

Tom Fornelli: While I'm not going to sit here and say I'm not surprised by Oregon State's performance, I'm not nearly as surprised as I am with Notre Dame's start. Not only are the Irish 6-0 on the year, but they're off to a 6-0 start with a schedule that many deemed to be the toughest schedule in the country before the season started. Plus, it's not like Oregon State is a terrible program. It might have had a couple of down years, but this is still a program that was churning out 9 and 10-win seasons from 2006 through 2010.

And the obligatory hater

Chris Huston: While I agree that Michigan might have been overrated at the start of the season, I believe the most pertinent question is: Which team is the most overrated at the halfway point? I think that answer is, without a doubt, Notre Dame. Sure, the Irish are 6-0, but they've been getting it done with smoke and mirrors. The offense is a mess and defensive weaknesses -- namely in the secondary -- have been masked by inept opponent passing games. The Irish face Oklahoma and USC in the second half and both those teams should expose Notre Dame for what it is: A good, hard-nosed team, but not a true national title contender.

 

[peoriairish]

Interesting to see Tuitt getting one vote for D POY.

 

[aubeirish]

It's funny how all the teams we beat instantly become garbage. Now all we hear is, Stanford is just an average team... Yet they have beaten USC.

 

[theclassickiller]

I like Tuitt getting a little love for defensive POY as well.

 

[NewBrunswickIrish]

I don't understand some of their picks for NC. How does Florida State get into the championship game over all the SEC teams? They only play two good teams and one that should be. They lost to a bad team and I can't see them jumping that high unless they BLOWOUT Florida like by 40 points. I'm also surprised that not all had Alabama in the final, I don't think they've shown anything that would make me think they won' be in the game but I guess they could still get knocked off.

 

[peoriairish]

Just looked into that Huston character. He has a lot of ties to USC and ran the Heisman campaign for Lienart and Palmer. Hence the ND hate.

The FSU love has me for a loss though. There is almost 0 conceivable way they make it to a NC game anymore.

 

[johnsben]

And the obligatory hater

This 'haven't faced a decent passing attack' stuff is just stupid. Critics can say ND hasn't faced an elite passing attack but after playing Miami and Stanford there is really no way you can say the secondary hasn't been tested.

And yes the offense has struggled... but against really good defenses. Who can argue that Michigan State and Stanford's defenses aren't really good. I'm not saying this Huston should have us in his top-3 but he, and others, need to stop short changing ND for what it has accomplished.

 

[peoriairish]

Oklahoma will have a very average passing attack after next weekend...

 

[ndfi78]

Nice

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Today I learned Chris Hutson does a lot of PCP.

 

[irishpat183]

How does anyone NOT say that Johnny Manziel is the suprise player of the year?


And not one of those guys picked Arkansas as their most dissapointing team.....