<span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">It is that time again, time to lock in "ya boy" for the 2012 season. We will archive this thread with the Preseason Prognostications. My selections from last year were as follows:</span><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span></div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">"Ya Boy": Bumphis. <br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive MVP: Relf.<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive MVP: Cox<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive Breakout Player: Michael Carr<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive Breakout Player: Deonte Skinner<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Freshman of the Year: Kaleb Eulls<br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">
Here is a link to last year's threads, so you can all see how stupid we were: </span>http://sixpackspeak.yuku.com?topic=70220/Ya-Boy-2012?page=1</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">As a refresher, "ya boy" in the PTI dialect, is basically your favorite player on the team. You will be open to ridicule if your boy flops and entitled to tout said player as "ya boy" when he performs well this season. We could call it "Your Favorite Player" but that is just boring. As a bonus we will also do everyone's selections for Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP, Offensive Breakout Player, Defensive Breakout Player and Rookie (Freshman) of the Year.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">To review the leaders from the 2011 thread:</span><br style="min-width: 0px; ">LaDarius Perkins gets the SPS title with 13 total votes.</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">9 votes - Nickoe</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">8 votes - Ballard</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">6 votes - Mitchell</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">5 votes - Broomfield</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">4 votes - Bumphis, Green, Relf, Arceto</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">2 votes - Brandon Maye...., Carr, J. Banks (no love?)</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">1 vote - Carmon, C. Smith, Robert Elliot, Saulsberry, Jameon</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For the computer-stupid out there, just copy and past the below form and insert your selections:</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">"Ya Boy": Cam Lawrence...yeah, I am going to start the great white hype, I just love watching this guy play defense, especially the way he makes all the calls on the field <br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive MVP: Nick Griffin. Toughest choice for me....Russell is #2, Perk #3.<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive MVP: Jon. Banks. 1A: Nickoe Whitley - green light this mother17er, he is 100% and ready to truck some fools - I hate he missed spring, because if his coverage ability improves he could be the best safety in the conference. <br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive Breakout Player: Nick Griffin<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive Breakout Player: Denico Autry - should fill up the stat sheets with our secondary getting him some extra time.<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Freshman of the Year: Joe Morrow</span></div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">This was BY FAR, the toughest year to have to make selections for this, which I think is a testament to where we are talent-wise compared to a few years ago. </span></div>
Here is a link to last year's threads, so you can all see how stupid we were: </span>http://sixpackspeak.yuku.com?topic=70220/Ya-Boy-2012?page=1</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">As a refresher, "ya boy" in the PTI dialect, is basically your favorite player on the team. You will be open to ridicule if your boy flops and entitled to tout said player as "ya boy" when he performs well this season. We could call it "Your Favorite Player" but that is just boring. As a bonus we will also do everyone's selections for Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP, Offensive Breakout Player, Defensive Breakout Player and Rookie (Freshman) of the Year.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">To review the leaders from the 2011 thread:</span><br style="min-width: 0px; ">LaDarius Perkins gets the SPS title with 13 total votes.</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">9 votes - Nickoe</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">8 votes - Ballard</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">6 votes - Mitchell</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">5 votes - Broomfield</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">4 votes - Bumphis, Green, Relf, Arceto</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">2 votes - Brandon Maye...., Carr, J. Banks (no love?)</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">1 vote - Carmon, C. Smith, Robert Elliot, Saulsberry, Jameon</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For the computer-stupid out there, just copy and past the below form and insert your selections:</div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; "><br style="min-width: 0px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">"Ya Boy": Cam Lawrence...yeah, I am going to start the great white hype, I just love watching this guy play defense, especially the way he makes all the calls on the field <br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive MVP: Nick Griffin. Toughest choice for me....Russell is #2, Perk #3.<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive MVP: Jon. Banks. 1A: Nickoe Whitley - green light this mother17er, he is 100% and ready to truck some fools - I hate he missed spring, because if his coverage ability improves he could be the best safety in the conference. <br style="min-width: 0px; ">Offensive Breakout Player: Nick Griffin<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Defensive Breakout Player: Denico Autry - should fill up the stat sheets with our secondary getting him some extra time.<br style="min-width: 0px; ">Freshman of the Year: Joe Morrow</span></div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">
</span></div><div style="min-width: 0px; max-width: 99%; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="min-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; ">This was BY FAR, the toughest year to have to make selections for this, which I think is a testament to where we are talent-wise compared to a few years ago. </span></div>