Here are Mike Farrell’s five top candidates for SEC MVP (they’re not in alphabetical order, so I presume he’s ranking them in order):
- Tank Bigsby
- Bryce Young
- JT Daniels
- Emory Jones
- Derek Stingley Jr.
It’s a curious list, to say the least, starting with the top spot. In a quarterback-driven era, the idea that a running back, even one as good as Bigsby is, would carry a team is quite the conceit. The reality is that Auburn isn’t going past seven or eight wins without Nix taking a major step up this season.
Emory Jones over Matt Corral? C’mon, man.
Stingley is the best player in the conference. But he’s a DB and DBs generally don’t win MVP awards.
Whom would you pick for that list?
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Emory Jones? Da fuq?!
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Yeah, I don’t get that either. Or Bryce Young. While both have been on the field, neither has started or played many or any snaps in meaningful situations where there was any pressure to perform. Last year Emory Jones was 18-32 (56%) for 221 yards (6.9 avg.) with 2 TDs and 1 INT. Bryce Young was 13-22 (59%) for 156 yards (7.1 avg.) with 1 TD. Either or both may turn out to be all world, but how do you put that on a preseason MVP list?
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Arik Gilbert.
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Good choice.
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I thought exactly the same guy.
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I think the Big 0 will give Arik a run for his money this year, stat wise.
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Unless Tank is going to have a season for Auburn like H.W. had for Georgia in 1980, I can’t see him being MVP.
It could happen. I don’t think it will but it could.
CMB isn’t dumb. He probably has something pretty slick up his sleeve.
And Emory Jones even being on this list pretty much relegates it to a good laugh.
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I’m not sure that we’re going to see a quantum leap forward from Bo Nix if we haven’t seen one already (though I do respect Mike Bobo). That’s why, if Auburn has any success this year, I expect that it can only be with Bigsby as their team MVP. Now, whether it’s possible that Auburn will have so much success that he could be the league’s MVP, I kinda doubt that.
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Only one Bo can carry the barners …nix to this bo imposter, even if he did dream of being a barner…
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Tank is one that Kirby would like to have back, instead of chasing the #1 running back in the country out of Texas.
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Last I heard, I believe that guy is in Minnesota after leaving TCU. Could be wrong, though.
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Aaaand, I was wrong. Still at TCU.
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…and made the dean’s list and getting big raves from his coaches.
Go figure.
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In a QB driven league, au will only go as far a Tank can carry them. Now he is a hoss and can carry a load but this is still a QB driven league.
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Bobo will use him to keep the game short and lower scoring.
Manball’s last gasp…and it could actually work.
Thing is, Kirby could do the same with his riches at RB. He doesn’t have as big a hoss, but he’s got a lot more of them and a passing game to keep defenses honest.
Balance and depth is going to be a winning combo for Monken.
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Bo Nix’ passer rating last season: 123.94
In 2019: 125.03
Tank Bigsby isn’t good enough to overcome that, no matter how hard Bobo might try.
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There are a new HC and OC on the plains. Any chance they start someone else at QB and Nix sits?
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Finley transferred from LSU, but I’m not sure he’s a better option.
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Agree it won’t be enough against probably UGA and Bama, but it could be the difference in a couple of games against teams with a little less stellar defenses. For instance, keeping Junior’s offense on the sideline for long chunks of clock at a time.
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Agreed. They’ll run him hard until he gets hurt. And he will. Auburn is gonna be pretty bad.
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I think we have Hoss in Zamir !
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Have a
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That and somebody’s got to block. Weak receiving group, middle of the road line. I think they are going to work him to death and that he is going to get pretty beat up.
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Maybe they just place a lot of weight on the time he’s spent in the system or on garbage time reps, but these writers really seem to think they know something special about Emory Jones that I just do not see.
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When are the writers ever right? Seriously, other than picking Bama/OSU/Clemson for a title game, their other picks for anything else are really poor.
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The writers picked UF last year to win the East and we all laughed…
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Man, I hate it that you’re correct.
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Ya’ know,
“You can go left and be right,
and go right and be wrong!”
….Think about it.
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I don’t know. Florida’s bench must have magic fairy dust or something. After Trask sat on it for 3+ years, he became pretty good. Maybe Jones has absorbed some of the same stuff.
It’s the only logical explanation I can come up with.
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Because Mullens tells them that crap and they, for some crazy reason, the cool aide is still in their cups. That myth should be ending soon.
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Jordan Davis.
A man can dream, right?
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Considering the source of the list I assume it’s sole purpose is to generate clicks not inform readers.
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Front Runners:
JT Daniels
Matt Corrall
Bryce Young
Dark horses:
John Metchie
Isaiah Spiller
Bigsby is a good player but can’t win the SEC POY unless your team is in Atlanta.
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Auburn has a better shot at Atlanta than Ole Miss
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Really? I don’t see it.
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Auburn won’t win more than 6 – could be less
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Tank is going to take a severe beating; their #2 RB is Carlton Thomas’ size. Shaun Shivers is listed @ 5’7″ 189lbs.
It’s Bobo, so there IS a chance we’ll get to see the Wild Elf formation at some point, which would finally be enjoyable to watch. Not enjoyable because it’d be successful; no, it’ll just be fun knowing Auburn fans everywhere are saying, “Awww shit, not this shit again.”
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So since Bobo is there. How many time will he send Shivers in for a 4th and 1 yard? Up the gut for a half yard—-like Thomas.
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I wish I could unsee those Thomas runs up the middle; they are forever scarred into my brain.
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Herschel
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Hey man, he has one, maybe two years of eligibility left. With all these Covid mulligans and reset years? Anything to limit his misadventures in politics.
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He’s still built like a brick shithouse…I bet a lot of current d-linemen wouldn’t want to try and stop Mr. Walker
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Aint that right brother. Why in the hell would he want to get into politics and have shitbags drop their shit on his good name? You can not be a hero and loved by all in politics.
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Curious and Mike Farrell…
Does the SEC do an overall MVP? I thought they’ve awarded both an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year since 2002.
Offense
QB of a team in the SEC Championship game.
Defense
Stingley seems like as good a choice as any.
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There is a POTY.
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From what I can find, they appear to have split the ward between offensive and defensive POTY starting in 2002, unless I’m missing something. Prior to dividing the award between each side of the ball, it looks like Jake Scott was the last defensive back to win the overall POTY award. And that was in 1968…
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Got it
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Jake Scott. The Man.
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Derion Kendrick may give Stingley a run for POTY if the front seven is what it is made out to be this season.
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Though several players have won the POTY award twice, there has only ever been one three-time winner. You get one guess who that is…
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Yea this was part troll, part lazy, part pick top 5 sec programs… certainly Corrall, & Texas AM’s RB Spiller over Bigsby
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Bigsby could do it, but only if Auburn runs him into the ground because they’ve got nothing else. And they will do it if they have to, ie: Kerryon Johnson.
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