While I agree that such honors as these: all-conference, MVP, coach of the year, etc...are nice, they are usually popularity contests and/or the voters take the easy way out and glance at stats, W-L records and pick the "obvious" choices.
I don't know enough about USU's program, their season, or Pebley to state yay or nay to this choice. However, it does show that the voters did NOT make the "obvious" choice: Spoon.
It might be because when voters look at Tech at 23-6/15-1 they shrug and think big deal! That's what you expect from the Techsters.
Spoon is my COY!
and sense I am so much smarter than all those voters combined, you know who is right.