rocklobster
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AZGrizFan said:
Kind of like a Boy Scout meeting!
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FCS AWARDS BANQUET--Will Dante Olsen win the Buck Buchanan Award?
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Kind of like a Boy Scout meeting!
Grizzlies1982
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Paytonlives said:
I see they pulled out Dr Ruth for the presentation. Odd choice but she can rock that beret!
rocklobster
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griz71 said:
Damn fine speech!!!
Football aside .... HE IS A great Young MAN!!!
https://twitter.com/umontana/status/1215744448543383554
https://twitter.com/umontana/status/1215744448543383554
WTF he actually personally thanked Baer. I was under the impression from most of the fellas here on egriz that he was too old to relate to this generation, washed up has been just a place holder and that he basically sucked as a defensive coordinator. Must have just been dumb luck then that he plucked Dante off of the special teams and turned him into the Buchanan winner after only coaching him for 2 years. Fire Baer, come on who’s with me....anyone? Anyone? Come on fellas step up let’s do this.
rocklobster
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Montana linebacker Olson claims 25th Buck Buchanan Award
By CRAIG HALEY
STATS FCS Senior Editor
FRISCO, Texas (Stats Perform) - The way Montana linebacker Dante Olson wrecked the game plans of opposing offenses lived up to Buck Buchanan's legacy.
Olson, the nation's leading tackler, was honored Friday night with the 25th annual Buchanan Award, presented at the Stats Perform FCS Awards Banquet. The 2019 defensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision emerged from a group of 26 finalists which included runner-up Ron'Dell Carter of James Madison and third-place finisher Sully Laiche of Nicholls - a pair of defensive ends.
Olson, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound redshirt senior, led the FCS in tackles per game (12.8) for the second consecutive season, setting Big Sky Conference and Montana single-season records with 179 tackles. The Big Sky's co-defensive player of the year helped the Grizzlies qualify for the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2015.
A two-time first-team All-American from Medford, Oregon, Olson had 10 or more tackles in 10 of 14 games, adding 11 tackles for loss, 3½ sacks, two takeaways and two forced fumbles to dominating season totals. He had an incredible 330 of his school-record 393 career tackles over his final two seasons.
"He's just a humble guy that works his tail off. He wants to be good, and he's not satisfied unless he improves," Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. "Then personally, he's just a wonderful guy to be around. He's good, not just at football, he's a good person. He's a great guy."
Carter, the CAA Football defensive player of the year, has helped James Madison advance to Saturday's FCS championship game, totaling 59 tackles in 15 games, including 25½ for loss and 11½ sacks with 13 quarterback hurries. Laiche, the first defensive player since 2007 to be named the Southland's overall player of the year, had 63 tackles, 22½ tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles in 12 games.
A national panel of 156 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries voted on the Buchanan Award, named for the Pro and College Football Hall-of-Fame defensive lineman and presented since 1995. Past winners include Dexter Coakley, Rashean Mathis, Jared Allen and Arthur Moats.
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2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD VOTING
(FCS Defensive Player of the Year)
1. Dante Olson, LB, Montana: 36-25-16-11-13-363
2. Ron'Dell Carter, DE, James Madison: 27-16-15-11-9-275
3. Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls: 21-13-16-9-12-235
4. Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri: 11-15-12-13-16-193
5. Derrek Tuszka, DE, North Dakota State: 7-16-14-11-5-168
6. Kordell Jackson, S, Austin Peay: 4-13-12-13-10-144
7. John Daka, DE, James Madison: 11-7-7-9-9-131
8. Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton: 10-8-3-3-10-107
9. Elerson Smith, DE, Northern Iowa: 3-3-13-9-8-92
10. Eli Mencer, LB, UAlbany: 3-4-4-8-10-69
11. Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State: 2-6-4-9-4-68
12. Anthony Adams, DB, Portland State: 3-4-7-2-5-61
13. Bryson Armstrong, LB, Kennesaw State: 3-1-5-9-3-55
14.(tie) Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis: 0-3-6-8-7-53
14.(tie) Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana State: 2-5-4-4-3-53
16. Greg Liggs Jr., CB, Elon: 1-3-3-8-5-47
17. Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois: 2-2-2-7-6-44
18. Cam Gill, LB, Wagner: 2-4-1-1-5-36
19. Willie Eubanks Jr., LB, The Citadel: 1-3-3-0-3-29
20. Isiah Swann, CB, Dartmouth: 1-1-2-3-4-25
21.(tie) Aaron Patrick, DE, Eastern Kentucky: 2-0-1-4-2-23
21.(tie) Keith Woetzel, LB, Lehigh: 0-3-3-1-0-23
23. Rico Kennedy, LB Morgan State: 1-0-2-2-1-16
24. Nick Wheeler, DE, Colgate: 2-0-0-0-1-11
25. Artevius Smith, S, ETSU: 0-1-1-1-1-10
26. Solomon Muhammad, LB, Alcorn State: 1-0-0-0-4-9
A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote four points, a third-place vote three points, a fourth-place vote two points and a fifth-place vote one point.
By CRAIG HALEY
STATS FCS Senior Editor
FRISCO, Texas (Stats Perform) - The way Montana linebacker Dante Olson wrecked the game plans of opposing offenses lived up to Buck Buchanan's legacy.
Olson, the nation's leading tackler, was honored Friday night with the 25th annual Buchanan Award, presented at the Stats Perform FCS Awards Banquet. The 2019 defensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision emerged from a group of 26 finalists which included runner-up Ron'Dell Carter of James Madison and third-place finisher Sully Laiche of Nicholls - a pair of defensive ends.
Olson, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound redshirt senior, led the FCS in tackles per game (12.8) for the second consecutive season, setting Big Sky Conference and Montana single-season records with 179 tackles. The Big Sky's co-defensive player of the year helped the Grizzlies qualify for the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2015.
A two-time first-team All-American from Medford, Oregon, Olson had 10 or more tackles in 10 of 14 games, adding 11 tackles for loss, 3½ sacks, two takeaways and two forced fumbles to dominating season totals. He had an incredible 330 of his school-record 393 career tackles over his final two seasons.
"He's just a humble guy that works his tail off. He wants to be good, and he's not satisfied unless he improves," Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. "Then personally, he's just a wonderful guy to be around. He's good, not just at football, he's a good person. He's a great guy."
Carter, the CAA Football defensive player of the year, has helped James Madison advance to Saturday's FCS championship game, totaling 59 tackles in 15 games, including 25½ for loss and 11½ sacks with 13 quarterback hurries. Laiche, the first defensive player since 2007 to be named the Southland's overall player of the year, had 63 tackles, 22½ tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles in 12 games.
A national panel of 156 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries voted on the Buchanan Award, named for the Pro and College Football Hall-of-Fame defensive lineman and presented since 1995. Past winners include Dexter Coakley, Rashean Mathis, Jared Allen and Arthur Moats.
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2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD VOTING
(FCS Defensive Player of the Year)
1. Dante Olson, LB, Montana: 36-25-16-11-13-363
2. Ron'Dell Carter, DE, James Madison: 27-16-15-11-9-275
3. Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls: 21-13-16-9-12-235
4. Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri: 11-15-12-13-16-193
5. Derrek Tuszka, DE, North Dakota State: 7-16-14-11-5-168
6. Kordell Jackson, S, Austin Peay: 4-13-12-13-10-144
7. John Daka, DE, James Madison: 11-7-7-9-9-131
8. Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton: 10-8-3-3-10-107
9. Elerson Smith, DE, Northern Iowa: 3-3-13-9-8-92
10. Eli Mencer, LB, UAlbany: 3-4-4-8-10-69
11. Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State: 2-6-4-9-4-68
12. Anthony Adams, DB, Portland State: 3-4-7-2-5-61
13. Bryson Armstrong, LB, Kennesaw State: 3-1-5-9-3-55
14.(tie) Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis: 0-3-6-8-7-53
14.(tie) Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana State: 2-5-4-4-3-53
16. Greg Liggs Jr., CB, Elon: 1-3-3-8-5-47
17. Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois: 2-2-2-7-6-44
18. Cam Gill, LB, Wagner: 2-4-1-1-5-36
19. Willie Eubanks Jr., LB, The Citadel: 1-3-3-0-3-29
20. Isiah Swann, CB, Dartmouth: 1-1-2-3-4-25
21.(tie) Aaron Patrick, DE, Eastern Kentucky: 2-0-1-4-2-23
21.(tie) Keith Woetzel, LB, Lehigh: 0-3-3-1-0-23
23. Rico Kennedy, LB Morgan State: 1-0-2-2-1-16
24. Nick Wheeler, DE, Colgate: 2-0-0-0-1-11
25. Artevius Smith, S, ETSU: 0-1-1-1-1-10
26. Solomon Muhammad, LB, Alcorn State: 1-0-0-0-4-9
A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote four points, a third-place vote three points, a fourth-place vote two points and a fifth-place vote one point.
IdaGriz01
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SO GLAD the voters made the right decision ... and ecstatic to be wrong that they'd go with the JMU guy. Nothing against the other guys, who are obviously among the best DEs in the FCS, but Dante was in a class by himself.
BTW: Olson was just three short of the lead in Total Tackles in all of D-I football.
Edit: Couldn't resist the thought: Wonder how the folks in Oregon feel now about missing out on a "diamond in the rough."
BTW: Olson was just three short of the lead in Total Tackles in all of D-I football.
Edit: Couldn't resist the thought: Wonder how the folks in Oregon feel now about missing out on a "diamond in the rough."
rocklobster
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AZGrizFan said:
I agree! It’s got to be obvious who the top players are. Really weird!
IdaGriz01 said:SO GLAD the voters made the right decision ... and ecstatic to be wrong that they'd go with the JMU guy. Nothing against the other guys, who are obviously among the best DEs in the FCS, but Dante was in a class by himself.
BTW: Olson was just three short of the lead in Total Tackles in all of D-I football.
Edit: Couldn't resist the thought: Wonder how the folks in Oregon feel now about missing out on a "diamond in the rough."
Having sat amongst Oregon fans at that game, they were blown away by his play and I can assure you they were PISSED when I told them he was from just down the road a piece.
Colter_Nuanez56
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https://twitter.com/SkylineSportsMT/status/1215865244066574336
Link to Olson's interview earlier today on ESPN with us: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rNVyYCFMMRUp7hc3t9Nhz?si=ehW94lOPRPW6E5JvCA_V7Q
Link to Olson's interview earlier today on ESPN with us: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rNVyYCFMMRUp7hc3t9Nhz?si=ehW94lOPRPW6E5JvCA_V7Q
granitegriz
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I will still have a smile on my face when I wake up tomorrow!!! Congrats to Dante, very well-deserved!!!
I❤️GroupSacks
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Congrats Dante! So amazing.
Dante is the G-dub of Linebacker U’s Mount Rushmore
Along with TomJeff = Crebo,
Teddy = Tripp, and
Honest Abe = Coyle.
It’s crazy to think about how awesome some of the LBs have been, yet Dante is head and shoulders above the rest
Dante is the G-dub of Linebacker U’s Mount Rushmore
Along with TomJeff = Crebo,
Teddy = Tripp, and
Honest Abe = Coyle.
It’s crazy to think about how awesome some of the LBs have been, yet Dante is head and shoulders above the rest
Outstanding! Dante won every conceivable award for his football and academic performance. Every regional and national entity recognized his accomplishment, except...
the BSC.
#BSC
the BSC.
#BSC