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Originally posted by vikingfaithful View Post
When I think about the MIAA words like hillbillies and rednecks enter my mind. Descendants of Appalachian stock. Have vacationed in southern MO. Y'all are kind decent folk (;
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My award predictions as of now with two weekends left to go:
North POY: S. Masten - Northern
South POY: J. Janssen - Wayne
Defensive: C. McCray - SMSU
Newcomer: A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
Coach: S. Phillips - Northern
Masten's the runaway favorite in the north. For the South, Janssen's been the most consistent stud player. Cartwright & Hilmer are close, and with 4 games left if one of USF/Wayne/Upper Iowa separates from the rest of the pack, I think the voters could give them the edge.
The defensive pick goes to the best defender on the best defensive team by a wide margin.
Giving Newcomer to a guy on a 6-12 team feels weird, but there were less Newcomer options than I was anticipating. Kimmons is running that entire offense, and his case is helped with Concordia SP's 4 game streak lately.
Coach of the Year is most difficult for me to predict right now. My vote would be for Bergstraser; even with inheriting a talented team & the continuity of his promotion, leading a team to a 14-4 record in your first year as a HC is impressive. But if Northern stays on top, I think the voters give it to Phillips for re-forming a conference-winning team 2 years after an exodus of immense talent.
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I'll also take a run at All-Conference picks with two weekends to go...
1st Team
S. Masten - Northern
J. Janssen - Wayne
M. Cartwright - Sioux Falls
J. Hilmer - Upper Iowa
J. Sutherland - Bemidji
M. Willingham - Mankato
D. Blair - Duluth
J. Beeninga - MSUM
D. Omot - SMSU
J. Moni - Northern
L. McGhee - MSUM
L. Duax - Upper Iowa
2nd Team
A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
C. Dillon - Winona
G. Baumgartner - MSUM
C. Katona - Duluth
N. Reid - Upper Iowa
M. Kone - Bemidji
D. Albrecht - Bemidji
J. Belka - Northern
K. Warrens - UMary
I. Fink - Augie
T. Moore - Mankato
J. Phipps - SMSU
I feel strongly that the first 9 guys should be 1st team. The last 3 of 1st-team and the first 3 of 2nd-team were all close enough I'm cool with them being on either side of it. The last 2 spots for 2nd-team was tough, and I gave those two the edge over J. Eagins (Wayne), N. Mohr (Wayne), and K. Willingham (Mankato).
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Originally posted by Mark Emmert's Burner View Post
Coach of the Year is most difficult for me to predict right now. My vote would be for Bergstraser; even with inheriting a talented team & the continuity of his promotion, leading a team to a 14-4 record in your first year as a HC is impressive. But if Northern stays on top, I think the voters give it to Phillips for re-forming a conference-winning team 2 years after an exodus of immense talent.
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Originally posted by Mark Emmert's Burner View PostI'll also take a run at All-Conference picks with two weekends to go...
1st Team
S. Masten - Northern
J. Janssen - Wayne
M. Cartwright - Sioux Falls
J. Hilmer - Upper Iowa
J. Sutherland - Bemidji
M. Willingham - Mankato
D. Blair - Duluth
J. Beeninga - MSUM
D. Omot - SMSU
J. Moni - Northern
L. McGhee - MSUM
L. Duax - Upper Iowa
2nd Team
A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
C. Dillon - Winona
G. Baumgartner - MSUM
C. Katona - Duluth
N. Reid - Upper Iowa
M. Kone - Bemidji
D. Albrecht - Bemidji
J. Belka - Northern
K. Warrens - UMary
I. Fink - Augie
T. Moore - Mankato
J. Phipps - SMSU
I feel strongly that the first 9 guys should be 1st team. The last 3 of 1st-team and the first 3 of 2nd-team were all close enough I'm cool with them being on either side of it. The last 2 spots for 2nd-team was tough, and I gave those two the edge over J. Eagins (Wayne), N. Mohr (Wayne), and K. Willingham (Mankato).
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Originally posted by Augieholic View Post
I'm with you across the board for most of these picks. One guy who isn't getting any love for Coach of the Year is Mike Boschee. Bemidji was 5-16 in NSIC play last year and this year they're 11-7 and will finish no worse than 4th in the North. Sutherland, Albrecht, and Kone are all better than last year while Brayden Williams has the makings of problem for years to come. Keep floating like a butterfly and stinging like a Boschee, Bemidji that's how you know he's a G.
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Originally posted by MrAugustana View Post
Would be fascinating to see a preseason Player of the Year not even make 2nd Team All-Conference. Not that I think he should. Just would be interesting.
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My final predictions for the All-Conference honors...
North POY: S. Masten - Northern
South POY: J. Janssen - Wayne
Defensive: C. McCray - SMSU
Newcomer: A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
Coach: S. Phillips - Northern
No change from my picks two weeks ago. Phillips I think has cemented COY with a strong regular season finish. Masten's a lock for North POY. And the margin is razor thin to me between Janssen & Hilmer for South POY. I ended up taking Janssen as I think the argument will be that he's had less "help" around him to get his team to the same record. Curious to hear others' thoughts.
And for All-Conference...
1st Team
S. Masten - Northern
J. Janssen - Wayne
J. Hilmer - Upper Iowa
M. Cartwright - Sioux Falls
J. Sutherland - Bemidji
M. Willingham - Mankato
D. Blair - Duluth
J. Beeninga - MSUM
L. Duax - Upper Iowa
J. Moni - Northern
D. Omot - SMSU
L. McGhee - MSUM
2nd Team
A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
M. Kone - Bemidji
N. Reid - Upper Iowa
G. Baumgartner - MSUM
I. Fink - Augie
D. Albrecht - Bemidji
C. Dillon - Winona
J. Belka - Northern
K. Broadway - Minot
J. Phipps - SMSU
T. Moore - Mankato
C. Katona - Duluth
No add/drops in my 1st Team, I feel pretty solid about those guys. If anything, I could see Omot or McGhee getting bumped for Kimmons if voters were tempted by his numbers.
For 2nd Team, I feel good about the top 8 guys getting in there. Broadway has really turned it on lately, so he jumped into my 2nd Team. Katona almost dropped out in favor of R. Miller (Augie), M. Willert (St. Cloud) or K. Willingham (Mankato), but I figured voters would want a 2nd Duluth guy in there.
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Originally posted by Mark Emmert's Burner View PostMy final predictions for the All-Conference honors...
North POY: S. Masten - Northern
South POY: J. Janssen - Wayne
Defensive: C. McCray - SMSU
Newcomer: A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
Coach: S. Phillips - Northern
No change from my picks two weeks ago. Phillips I think has cemented COY with a strong regular season finish. Masten's a lock for North POY. And the margin is razor thin to me between Janssen & Hilmer for South POY. I ended up taking Janssen as I think the argument will be that he's had less "help" around him to get his team to the same record. Curious to hear others' thoughts.
And for All-Conference...
1st Team
S. Masten - Northern
J. Janssen - Wayne
J. Hilmer - Upper Iowa
M. Cartwright - Sioux Falls
J. Sutherland - Bemidji
M. Willingham - Mankato
D. Blair - Duluth
J. Beeninga - MSUM
L. Duax - Upper Iowa
J. Moni - Northern
D. Omot - SMSU
L. McGhee - MSUM
2nd Team
A. Kimmons - Concordia SP
M. Kone - Bemidji
N. Reid - Upper Iowa
G. Baumgartner - MSUM
I. Fink - Augie
D. Albrecht - Bemidji
C. Dillon - Winona
J. Belka - Northern
K. Broadway - Minot
J. Phipps - SMSU
T. Moore - Mankato
C. Katona - Duluth
No add/drops in my 1st Team, I feel pretty solid about those guys. If anything, I could see Omot or McGhee getting bumped for Kimmons if voters were tempted by his numbers.
For 2nd Team, I feel good about the top 8 guys getting in there. Broadway has really turned it on lately, so he jumped into my 2nd Team. Katona almost dropped out in favor of R. Miller (Augie), M. Willert (St. Cloud) or K. Willingham (Mankato), but I figured voters would want a 2nd Duluth guy in there.Last edited by Peacock; 02-20-2023, 08:48 PM.
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