ethanm Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 TWENTY SIX CANDIDATES VIE FOR HILL TROPHY AS NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR I was surprised to see Treasure from Mankato on the list. I'd have put Jamar Day on the list instead. He's a big reason why Omaha has turned their season around and are in position to win the NCC. Stats from the NCC website RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Long ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Matt Birkel.......SCSU JR 9 225 1371 6.1 15 152.3 66 2. Jamar Day........UNO JR 10 233 1460 6.3 16 146.0 80 4. Sean Treasure.. MSU JR 10 195 1048 5.4 12 104.8 68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdahl Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Day's problem was one of timing. He wasn't HH material his first 5 games, and nominations were being made a couple weeks ago, so he had really only had 3 breakout games at that point. Still, a disappointment that arguably the biggest impact player in the NCC this year didn't even get the nod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4Sioux Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Day was definetly the best back we faced this year, speed and power. Birkel was tough, but Day has, as they say, all the tools. They are all JR's, next year should be good in the NCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 It would appear that UNO hit the jackpot with Day kind of like UND did in basketball with Beasley. Day's juco stats were good but not spectacular. The fact that he didn't even start or get that many carries early in the season would also suggest that they didn't really know what they had until four or five games into the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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