Eli Gillman - Big Sky offense MVP

[BWahlberg]

Congrats to Eli - what an accomplishment!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1993756898806648935

 

[HookedonGriz]

Huge! Even bigger travesty that he isn’t a Payton front runner!

 

[BWahlberg]

But here's the frustrating thing - since Craig Haley himself sets the Payton finalist list, he opted to leave THE BEST offensive player in the Big Sky out. I know that the YSU QB is probably the guy that's going to get it, but still, on the finalist list of 30 guys you leave Eli out? Come on man!

 

[Mavman]

When the YSU QB gets destroyed in Bozeman in couple weeks it will look even worse.

 

[The.Real.2506]

He deserves it, travesty that he isn't on the Payton list.

 

[EverettGriz]

Congratulations to Eli, although to be honest, it was a no-brainer decision.


And speaking of no-brains, Craig Hailey please pick up a white courtesy phone for an important message.

 

[AZGrizFan]

How is it that ONE person determines the list?

 

[Mavman]

Wonder what the vote difference between Lamson and Wortham was for new comer?
Both very deserving!

 

[SoCal Surfer]

Well deserved. Eli is a beast of a RB.

 

[billingsgriz]

But what happened to " The Missoula Bobcat," Adam Jones--he was preseason Big Sky Offensive MVP, preseason All Big Sky, preseason Payton, preseason Heisman, preseason All-Pro ?

And did you know he's a Bobcat ... from Missoula. ?

 

[Spanky2]

Huge! Even bigger travesty that he isn’t a Payton front runner!

Congratulations to Eli, although to be honest, it was a no-brainer decision.


And speaking of no-brains, Craig Hailey please pick up a white courtesy phone for an important message.

 

[Spanky2]

How did Eli get chosen? He didn’t go to a Montana high school.

 

[brewskis]

He was an absolute beast this year. No idea what the YAC and broken tackles number were but they had to be off the charts….assuming they’re tracked accurately.

 

[EverettGriz]

Now of course Hailey is all butt hurt, yet still refuses to explain himself or the process.

All the more reason UM does not belong as an fcs program

 

[Bobcat99]

Well deserved for Gillman. He was the best offensive player I saw in the conference this year.

 

[AZDoc]

I think that being the POY was accomplished for two big reasons...the first is what he did on the field. The second, what he did to opposing coaches to have to game plan against him. That in itself is a huge reason. If you have to plan to shut a guy down, you know he is good.

 

[alabamagrizzly]

Wonder what the vote difference between Lamson and Wortham was for new comer?
Both very deserving!

Wortham is not a newcomer so the difference is probably pretty wide, like whatever to zero.

 

[alabamagrizzly]

But what happened to " The Missoula Bobcat," Adam Jones--he was preseason Big Sky Offensive MVP, preseason All Big Sky, preseason Payton, preseason Heisman, preseason All-Pro ?

And did you know he's a Bobcat ... from Missoula. ?

Hes the 3rd best RB on his team.

 

[Art Spooner]

I think that being the POY was accomplished for two big reasons...the first is what he did on the field. The second, what he did to opposing coaches to have to game plan against him. That in itself is a huge reason. If you have to plan to shut a guy down, you know he is good.

Absolutely correct! Same reason a nose tackle can be defensive MVP in ‘23. Your entire game plan revolves around stopping or neutralizing one player. Vigan said in his press conference last week, in ‘23 #99 caused them real problems. Same with Eli. Those runs for no gain he has open up everything else for the offense. And he still puts up the numbers. Conference coaches know. Payton voters are too lazy to dig deep. That’s why Dickenson was Big Sky MVP in ‘93 and Idaho’s Nussmeyer won the Payton.

 

[HikeGlacier]

Well deserved for Gillman. He was the best offensive player I saw in the conference this year.

Without Wortham, he would have struggled.