CUSA All-Conference Team Snubs

[Dogsince65]

So? The point of an all-conference team is to recognize players who had an outstanding season.

What does the NFL have to do with that?

league credibility for better or worse --- we revel in our NFL pipeline .... whenever CUSA on tv they talk about NFL players from schools .. so it is natural to wonder who has shot. Think how we followed Patton, White any player on NFL roster ... believe it or not I agree with you that potential NFL career should not matter but it is only natural to wonder has shot at big time

[Dawgpix]

http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/spo...game/20331801/

"When I look at the year some of the guys had on the defensive side of the ball and what this defense was able to do, I think it's sad for one of the teams that played in the championship game and one of the better defenses in the league only had a couple," Holtz said. "I was disappointed there weren't more."

WKU's Doughty wins MVP despite second-team selection
Another talking point Friday was the curious decision by C-USA coaches to vote Western Kentucky quarterback Brandon Doughty as the league MVP a day after voting him to the second team behind first-team quarterback Rakeem Cato, who ended up winning C-USA Player of the Year.

Logic indicates the MVP would also be on the first team, something Holtz agreed with. But that's not how the rest of the coaches viewed it.

"I can't tell you why people vote the way they do, but I think when you look at it, you have to look at it that way," Holtz said. "If you're going to vote for the MVP, you put him first team somewhere on your ballot. If he's going to be the MVP, you don't make him a second-team on your ballot and then make him the MVP of the league."

--Skip Holtz to The News-Star's Sean Isabella

[PawDawg]

2014 C-USA FOOTBALL COACHES PRESEASON AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year:
Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall
Defensive Player of the Year
James Rouse, Sr., DL, Marshall
Special Teams Player of the Year
Hunter Mullins, Sr., P, UAB
First Team Offense
QB Rakeem Cato, Sr., Marshall
RB Kenneth Dixon, Jr., Louisiana Tech
RB Aaron Jones, So., UTEP
OL Scott Inskeep, Sr., UTSA
OL Chris Jasperse, Sr., Marshall
OL Cyril Lemon, Sr., North Texas
OL Clint Van Horn, Jr., Marshall
OL Mason Y'Barbo, Sr., North Texas
WR Jamarcus Nelson, Sr., UAB
WR Tommy Shuler, Sr., Marshall
WR Jordan Taylor., Sr., Rice
TE Eric Tomlinson, Sr., UTEP
First Team Defense
DL Vernon Butler, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DL Christian Covington, Jr., Rice
DL Ra'Shawde Myers, Sr., Marshall
DL James Rouse, Sr., Marshall
LB T.T. Barber, Sr., Middle Tennessee
LB Evan McKelvey, Sr., Marshall
LB Andrae Kirk, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DB Kevin Byard, Jr., Middle Tennessee
DB Bryce Callahan, Sr., Rice
DB D'Joun Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DB Triston Wade, Sr., UTSA
First Team Special Teams
K Sean Ianno, Sr., UTSA
P Hunter Mullins, Sr., UAB
KR Autrey Golden, Jr., UTEP
PR Kenny Harrison, Sr., UTSA
LS Jesse Medrano, Sr., UTSA

[DogsWin]

Excluding special teams here are the number of C-USA First Team representatives by school.

Marshall	7
Rice	3
MT	2
UTEP	2
UTSA	2
UNT	2
FAU	2
LA Tech	2
UAB	1
C-USA 1st Team	23

[Dogsince65]

http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/spo...game/20331801/

"When I look at the year some of the guys had on the defensive side of the ball and what this defense was able to do, I think it's sad for one of the teams that played in the championship game and one of the better defenses in the league only had a couple," Holtz said. "I was disappointed there weren't more."

WKU's Doughty wins MVP despite second-team selection
Another talking point Friday was the curious decision by C-USA coaches to vote Western Kentucky quarterback Brandon Doughty as the league MVP a day after voting him to the second team behind first-team quarterback Rakeem Cato, who ended up winning C-USA Player of the Year.

Logic indicates the MVP would also be on the first team, something Holtz agreed with. But that's not how the rest of the coaches viewed it.

"I can't tell you why people vote the way they do, but I think when you look at it, you have to look at it that way," Holtz said. "If you're going to vote for the MVP, you put him first team somewhere on your ballot. If he's going to be the MVP, you don't make him a second-team on your ballot and then make him the MVP of the league."

--Skip Holtz to The News-Star's Sean Isabella

Here is the logic--- not saying I agree but think I understand, I watched Marshall play couple of times and announcers continually said the running back was MVP of team --of course they loved Cato but felt not having rb at full speed hurt them last couple games. The logic was Doughtery was doing it without same support and if he had been at Marshall blah blah. I dont think they had balls to put him ahead of Cato on ballets and went with him under the old "value to team" system. Me-- if you use that as criteria , most Tech fans would say Sokol was league MVP.. I do know this, the defensive first team list was CRAP!! Cusa will never see a defense like we put on field this year again-- pure crap in my opinion ... totally shut down scoring machines of all Cusa teams