2014 MVFC All-Conference

[IAA Fan]

2014 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  RB Marshaun Coprich, Illinois State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  DE Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:  QB Tre Roberson, Illinois State (full all-Newcomer Team announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2)
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State (full all-Newcomer Team announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2)
‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR:  Brock Spack, Illinois State

FIRST TEAM
QB --   Tre Roberson, Illinois State   6-0   205   Jr.   Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central High / Indiana
RB --   Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St.   5-9   205   Jr.   Victorville (Calif.) Oak Hills High
   David Johnson, Northern Iowa   6-1   229   Sr.   Clinton (Iowa) High
   Zach Zenner, South Dakota State   6-0   220   Sr.   Eagan (Minn.) High
FB --    Andrew Bonnet, N. Dakota State   6-3   250   Jr.   Council Bluffs (Iowa) Underwood High
WR--   Lance Lenoir, Jr., W. Illinois   6-0   190   So.   Crete (Ill.) Crete Monee High
   Jake Wieneke, S. Dakota State   6-4   205   Fr.   Maple Grove (Minn.) High
TE --    MyCole Pruitt, S. Illinois   6-3   255   Sr.   St. Louis (Mo.) Kirkwood High
OL --   Jermaine Barton, Illinois State   6-7   315   Sr.   Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas / Miami
   Trevor Greger, S. Dakota State   6-5   315   Sr.   Wagner (S.D.) High
   Joe Haeg, North Dakota State   6-6   299   Jr.   Lake Shore (Minn.) Brainerd High
   Jesse Hinz, North Dakota State   6-4   301   Sr.   Beatrice (Neb.) High
   Jack Rummells, Northern Iowa   6-5   300   Sr.   West Branch (Iowa) High
PK --    Michael Schmadeke, N. Iowa   5-10   181   Jr.   Waterloo (Iowa) Columbus High
LS --    Chris Highland, Illinois State   6-2   230   Sr.   Normal (Ill.) Central Catholic

DL --   Teddy Corwin, Illinois State   6-5   260   Jr.   St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet Jesuit High
   Kyle Emanuel, N. Dakota State   6-3   251   Sr.   Schuyler (Neb.) Schuyler Central High
   Derek Rivers, Youngstown State   6-5   240   So.   Kinston (N.C.) High / Fork Union Military Academy
   Xavier Williams, Northern Iowa   6-2   309   Sr.   Kansas City (Mo.) Grandview High
LB --    Jake Farley, Northern Iowa   6-2   228   Sr.   Cedar Falls (Iowa) High / Kansas
   Carlton Littlejohn, NDSU   6-1   220   Sr.   Minneapolis (Minn.) North High
   Pat Meehan, Illinois State   6-1   225   Jr.   Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East High
   Connor Underwood, Indiana State   6-3   240   Jr.   Washington (Ill.) Washington Community High
DB--   Christian Dudzik, N. Dakota St   5-10   191   Sr.   Omaha (Neb.) Skutt Catholic High
   Colten Heagle, N. Dakota State   5-11   206   Sr.   Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
   Tim Kilfoy, Northern Iowa   6-1   212   Jr.   Davenport (Iowa) Assumption High
   Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri St.   6-0   217   Sr.   Fair Grove (Mo.) High
P --   Ben LeCompte, N. Dakota State   5-10   200   Jr.   Barrington (Ill.) High
RS -- Tay Willis, Southern Illinois   5-8   169   Sr.   Newnan (Ga.) East Coweta High / Highland CC

SECOND TEAM
QB --   Mike Perish, Indiana State   6-3   225   Sr.   Frankfort (Ill.) Marist High / Western Michigan
RB --   John Crockett, N. Dakota State   6-0   215   Sr.   Minneapolis (Minn.) Totino-Grace High
   Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State   5-11   195   So.   Tampa (Fla.) Robinson High
FB --   Bryce Holm, Illinois State   6-2   225   Fr.   Oswego (Ill.) High
WR -   Lechein Neblett, Illinois State   6-0   185   Sr.   Madison (Wis.) James Madison Memorial High
   Jason Schneider, S. Dakota St   6-5   225   Sr.   Andover (Minn.) High
TE --   James O’Shaughnessy, Ill. St.   6-4   245   Sr.   Naperville (Ill.) Naperville North High
OL -- Rocco Ammons, Illinois State   6-5   330   Sr.   Warrenville (Ill.) Wheaton Warrenville South
   Corey Boemer, S. Illinois   6-4   300   Sr.   St. Louis (Mo.) Lindbergh High
   Robert Booker, Missouri State   6-3   320   Jr.   Ozark (Mo.) High
   Richard Galbierz, Missouri St.   6-3   306   Sr.   Fenton (Mo.) Fox High
   Aaron Jelovic, Indiana State   6-3   305   Sr.   Los Altos Hills (Calif.) Santa Teresa High / Foothill College
PK --    Justin Syrovatka, S. Dakota St   5-9   200   Sr.   Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt High
LS --    Thor Hadfield, S. Illinois   6-4   212   Sr.   Crescent City (Calif.) Del Norte High

DL -    Isaac Ales, Northern Iowa   6-3   268   Jr.   Muscatine (Iowa) High
   Cole Langer, S. Dakota State   6-2   295   So.   Dell Rapids (S.D.) High
   Bradon Prate, Illinois State   6-4   285   Sr.   Wauconda (Ill.) High
   Terrell Williams, Youngstown   6-3   255   Jr.   McKeesport (Pa.) McKeesport Area High
LB --    Travis Beck, N. Dakota State   6-0   209   Sr.   Munich (N.D.) High
   Kevin Kintzel, Western Illinois   6-2   230   Sr.   New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln-Way West High
   T.J. Lally, S. Dakota State   6-0   220   Jr.   Chicago (Ill.) Marmion Academy
   Brett McMakin, Northern Iowa   6-4   232   So.   Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley West High
DB -    Mike Banks, Illinois State   5-7   185   Sr.   University Park (Ill.) Mount Carmel High
   Deiondre’ Hall, Northern Iowa   6-2   193   Jr.   Blue Springs (Mo.) High
   Mark Sewall, Indiana State   6-0   210   Jr.   Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township High
   Travis Starks, Indiana State   5-10   190   Jr.   Chicago (Ill.) St. Rita of Cascia High
P --    CJ Laros, Illinois State   6-1   215   Sr.   Canberra, Australia / Citrus College
RS -    Chad Owens, Northern Iowa   5-11   194   Sr.   Urbandale (Iowa) Waukee High

Honorable Mention

QB: Carson Wentz, NDSU; Trenton Norvell, WIU; Austin Sumner, SDSU; RB: J.C. Baker, WIU; Hans Carmien, SIU (FB); WR: Gary Owens, INS; Eric Shufford, USD; Zach Vraa, NDSU; Andrew Williams, YSU; TE: Gannon Sinclair, MSU; OL: Ryan Bingaman, UNI; Mike Liedtke, ILS; Matt Zobrist, WIU; Jacob Ohnesorge, SDSU; PK: Miles Bergner, USD; Adam Keller, NDSU; LS: Josh Appel, INS; Nathan Gibbs, YSU; DL: David Perkins, ILS; Mac O'Brien, UNI; LB: Dylan Cole, MSU; Dubem Nwadiogbu, YSU; Kendall Walker, INS; John Wessel, USD; Tyler Williamson, SIU; DB: Jimmie Forsythe, SDSU; Donald D’Alesio, YSU; Dontae McCoy, ILS; Makinton Dorleant, UNI; P: Miles Bergner, USD; Chris Sullens, MSU; RS: Tevin Allen, ILS; LaSteven McKinney, SIU.

[ysubigred]

  Evident in the selections here that YSU lacks talent. Rivers (1ST TEAM DEFENSE) is truly an NFL look. Hopefully the next head coach will be the great recruiter you all thought we had 

[IAA Fan]

We have had so much success with those players that we have brought in from Fork Union. I think it was Tressel that first started recruiting there. The oldest one that comes to mind was James Terry back in the early 00's ...but I also think we had some quite a ways prior to that.

YBR, I miss the days when we YSU players made up the majority of the OL and DL ...along with the backs. I do think we have two or three "Diamonds in the rough" that will be on that list beginning with next year.

[mvfc penguin]

How does WR Andrew Williams only get an honorable mention when he was third in conference in Receiving Yards?
How does S Tre Moore not get anything when he was tied for the league lead in interceptions?
How does not 1 of our O-Line get nominated when they were tied with NDSU for least amount of sacks given up in conference?
How does RB Jody Webb not get an honorable mention nod when he was top 5 in the conference for TDs?

Once again YSU getting snubbed... But as Wolf said all year "this is a no-name team"
The rest of the conference thought the same thing.

[penguinpower]

How does WR Andrew Williams only get an honorable mention when he was third in conference in Receiving Yards?
How does S Tre Moore not get anything when he was tied for the league lead in interceptions?
How does not 1 of our O-Line get nominated when they were tied with NDSU for least amount of sacks given up in conference?
How does RB Jody Webb not get an honorable mention nod when he was top 5 in the conference for TDs?

Once again YSU getting snubbed... But as Wolf said all year "this is a no-name team"
The rest of the conference thought the same thing.

Because we are the conference b****es.  We are being used.  The last time we made the playoffs as an at large was 2000.  Otherwise we made it in 2006 by winning the conference title.   Every year we are 1 win shy.  Rules have changed several times to accommodate other teams over us.  Last year it was Sam Houston State and a 3 game skid at the end.  In 2005 it was the fact we played too many d2 teams.   In 2007 we weren't selected because of how we ended the season, yet every year some other team gets in under a different set of rules.  The probability that unique conditions have existed in 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 is close to zero.   We have been left out over the selection of other teams year after year.  Even when Tressel was coaching we were seeded way down there in the years we have won the championship.   The way I look at it is that we are held to a different standard and we cannot make it in without winning the conference.   That is what the data says.  We've only gotten in 3 times at large since we joined in 1997 and the last time we got in was Tressel's last year in the 2000 playoffs.

[ysufan0505]

Andrew Williams is the best WR in the league. This is a joke.

[IAA Fan]

Power, we had several losses under tressel that caused us to be down in the seeding. Additionally, we were an independent, which I feel should seldom have precedence over a conference-affiliated team.

-1990: we almost lost to DII BLoomsburg, but did have 3 MAC wins. We hosted UCF, but lost in Round-I.
-1991: We were lucky to make it to the play-off. That win against GA Southern was huge. Also it was a 12-game season, or we would not have made it. We hosted 2 games and traveled to Nevada ...the higher seed.
-1992: 6-2-1 against DI competition. Our reputation put us in.
-1993: we had 2 losses and no DII games. We were home team until the final.
-1994: 10-0-1 ...again home all the way until the final.
-1997: we had 8 DI wins, finished 3rd in the Gateway ...home first-round only.
-1999: We had 2 DII's and Cal-Poly (which was not officially DI as of yet) on our schedule. We traveled to Montana, but came home for the next-2 games.
-2000: We finished 3rd in the conference and were selected over UNI (which finished at #2 in the conference). Clearly our reputation got us in there.
-2001: We had to beat Marshall to get 7 DI wins. The selection committee all but told us that a win against Marshall (IA and ranked #21) would have put us in. Awesome game, but we lost. Our win against Elon did not help us, as they were new and still on probation.
-2005: You have a point there. We did have 7 DI wins, but finished tied for 3rd in the gateway ...loosing to #1 and #2. Could have gone either way.
-2006: We lost in a thriller to UNI, but won the GFC ...we were seeded. Remember how mad coach Mickey was from James Madison. Best post-season game ever (IMO).

So I think that coach H had 3 seasons were it was very questionable (as to whether or not YSU deserved a shot at the post-season) and never got the benefit of the doubt ...but Tressel got into the post-season twice with records just as questionable & we made the title game each of those times.

[penguinpower]

Power, we had several losses under tressel that caused us to be down in the seeding.
-1990: we almost lost to DII BLoomsburg, but did have 3 MAC wins. We hosted UCF, but lost in Round-I.
-1991: We were lucky to make it to the play-off. That win against GA Southern was huge. Also it was a 12-game season, or we would not have made it. We hosted 2 games and traveled to Nevada ...the higher seed.
-1992: 6-2-1 against DI competition. Our reputation put us in.
-1993: we had 2 losses and no DII games. We were home team until the final.
-1994: 10-0-1 ...again home all the way until the final.
-1997: we had 8 DI wins, finished 3rd in the Gateway ...home first-round only.
-1999: We had 2 DII's and Cal-Poly (which was not officially DI as of yet) on our schedule. We traveled to Montana, but came home for the next-2 games.
-2000: We finished 3rd in the conference and were selected over UNI (which finished at #2 in the conference). Clearly our reputation got us in there.
-2001: We had to beat Marshall to get 7 DI wins. The selection committee all but told us that a win against Marshall (IA and ranked #21) would have put us in. Awesome game, but we lost. Our win against Elon did not help us, as they were new and still on probation.
-2005: You have a point there. We did have 7 DI wins, but finished tied for 3rd in the gateway ...loosing to #1 and #2. Could have gone either way.
-2006: We lost in a thriller to UNI, but won the GFC ...we were seeded. Remember how mad coach Mickey was from James Madison. Best post-season game ever (IMO).

So I think that coach H had 3 seasons were it was very questionable (as to whether or not YSU deserved a shot at the post-season) and never got the benefit of the doubt ...but Tressel got into the post-season twice with records just as questionable & we made the title game each of those times.

1997 was the first year in the conference.   Previous playoff bids were based on being a worthy independent.  My point is that joining this conference has not benefitted us with regard to playoff births.  At the end of the day we need to win it to get in but every year we are on the edge the conference affiliation does nothing for us.  I would argue that it hurts us because there is an obligation not to pick too many teams from one conference.

[mvfc penguin]

I thought this was a thread about how players got snubbed from all-conference votes not about how we get snubbed from the playoffs.

ysufan0505: Andrew Williams is the second best receiver in the league (only behind Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State, who led the country in receiving.)