Daily Archives: Nov. 13, 2008

Postseason awards … and why Jacob Bruster should be KCAC player of the year

I’ve got the All-MIAA and All-Jayhawk football teams in … so let me get this out of the way right now:

The KCAC will announce its all-league football teams sometime in the next couple of weeks, and, undoubtedly, the award for offensive player of the year is going to go to a quarterback or a running back. I’d say its even money on Ottawa quarterback Ethan Haller, who has had a tremendous season, to pick up the hardware. But it’s just … he’s not the best player in the KCAC. The best player in the KCAC, in my opinion, is Friends offensive lineman Jacob Bruster, who should be either the KCAC player of the year or the offensive player of the year. Or both. Without him, the Falcons just don’t run right, from leadership to dominating games. But this type of award never goes to an offensive lineman because they have no real stats to show, unless you count undefeated records and national rankings. Now I feel like Howard Beale. So excuse me as I step down off of my soap box. And discuss amongst yourselves.

Let’s break this down:

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