Monday, November 23, 2009

The votes are in for Biletnikoff, Barnes a finalist




And Freddie Barnes is in the final three.  (Screenshot above from BGSUfalcons.com).

This is a huge honor for our program and for Freddie.  He is having a dominant season, far more than I think any suspected he would have.  Teams are keying on him, and yet he finds ways to get open and makes plays after he gets the ball.

The other two are Jordan Shipley of Texas and Golden Tate of Notre Dame.

I also give credit to the people who vote for this award for recognizing when someone is having an excellent season, even at a non-AQ school.

Voting was before the one-handed highlight reel catch against Akron.

Finally, let's not forget the rest of the offensive team.  The coaches are figuring out how to get him the ball and Tyler is getting it there, the line is blocking and the other WRs are contributing.  They are all part of Freddie getting in a position to perform like no player has in our conference at this position.

He is having an historic season for our program.  I haven't gone back and looked, but it probably is among the top 5 seasons any player has had in orange and brown.  Martin Bayless' season with all the INTs is the only one that leaps to mind, but I will do some research when I get some time.

Now....beat the Rockets.  Again.

1 comment :

Anonymous said...

You would have to put Omar's dominant season in the top 5.