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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Milliner, Alabama (through 10 games)
2 INT
28 solo, 17 ast
4.0 TFL
1.5 sacks
FF
14 PBU
Thomas, Fresno State (through 11 games)
8 INT (3TD)
58 solo, 15 ast
10.5 TFL
3.0 sacks
3 FF
4 PBU
Banks, Miss State (through 11 games)
4 INT
34 solo, 22 ast
2 TFL
FF
6 PBU
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This Thomas kid has insane stats. Personally I think PBU is the most important statistic, so I think that is huge for Milliner. How do y'all think this plays out?
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I like the Fresno St guys numbers...10+ TFL is an underrated number on a DB
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BamaLivesFootba said...
Personally I think PBU is the most important statistic

Bradley Roby agrees with you, but sadly did not make the cut. He has 19 in 10 games, but only two picks. :(
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Def. the Fresno St. guy. Thats crazy numbers. He's all over the field. BUT, he won't win b/c he plays for Fresno, so my guess is Milliner
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That is a HUGE number on PBU's. Here are some stats from the winners of the past 5 Thorpe winners:
2007- Antoine Cason
71 tackles
1 INT
5 PBU's
4 sacks
2008- Malcolm Jenkins
57 tackles
3 INT's
9 PBU's
1 sack
2009- Eric Berry
87 tackles
2 INT's
5 PBU's
0 sacks
2010- Patrick Peterson
42 tackles
4 INT's
6 PBU's
0 sacks
2011- Morris Claiborne
51 tackles
6 INT's
6 PBU's
0 sacks
Looking at those stats, I would have to think Dee is on top.
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Murrdawg69 said...
Def. the Fresno St. guy. Thats crazy numbers. He's all over the field. BUT, he won't win b/c he plays for Fresno, so my guess is Milliner

Yea, there has never been a winner from a non-BCS school.
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Don't really care what the DB's stats are to be honest.
They should keep track of the opposing WR numbers while being covered by said DB.
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BamaLivesFootba said...
Yea, there has never been a winner from a non-BCS school.

There has...but it's been 17 years.

This post has been edited 3 times, most recently by Roflcopter118 on 11/20/2012 at 2:49 PM
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Roflcopter118 said...
There has...but it's been 17 years.

Oops. Read that as Colorado, not Colorado State.
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FWIW, tHis would be the 4th Thorpe award in a row for the SEC
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Also note that Thomas plays SS while the other two play CB.
Thomas does everything for Fresno State. We send him in on blitzes at the QB, he comes in and stops the run, and occasionally we even line him up at CB. Tremendous all-around athlete. Broke his leg and dislocated his ankle last year 3 days before the opener in a non-contact drill...he's part of the reason for the turnaround from 4-9 to 8-3.
He's had two other interceptions called back by penalties (not on him).

This post was edited by Roflcopter118 on 11/20/2012 at 2:50 PM
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FWIW, tHis would be the 4th Thorpe award in a row for the SEC

Eric Berry winning over Earl Thomas was bullshit.
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3 def TD's?
Numbers are way in Fresno St's corner. If Bama guy wins it its because his team is doing better no other way around that.
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Milliner will win it since he is the bigger name, and he plays for the better team even though the Fresno St. guy should get it based on his stats and how much more he means to his team. Plus Milliner has been beat bad in a few games this year like the LSU and Teaxas A&M game.
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duvalnole said...
Milliner will win it since he is the bigger name, and he plays for the better team even though the Fresno St. guy should get it based on his stats and how much more he means to his team. Plus Milliner has been beat bad in a few games this year like the LSU and Teaxas A&M game.

His best statistical games, sans INT, are those two though?
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Would've voted Milliner by a mile until the Texas A&M game. He was simply embarrassed by them. Coincidentally, he hasn't been impressive in either of their games against ranked opponents this season.
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His best statistical games, sans INT, are those two though?

You sure about that, because Bamas secondary looked like they were stuck in neutral against the Aggies
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Thomas is also a killer dominoes player.
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duvalnole said...
You sure about that, because Bamas secondary looked like they were stuck in neutral against the Aggies

aTm: Season high 10 tackles, .5 sack, 1 PD
LSU: 8 tackles*, season high 2 TFLs
*second highest for the season

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Probably a LSU DB
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Probably a LSU DB

? These are the finalists....
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aTm: Season high 10 tackles, .5 sack, 1 PD
LSU: 8 tackles*, season high 2 TFLs
*second highest for the season

Good statistical numbers but another example of how stats lie. The tackle numbers are so high because he got beat so many times and had to make a tackle after the catch was made or because he was making a tackle after someone else's mistake. The half sack and tfls are legit though.
I think Milliner wins but think Banks is better and think the Fresno guy's stats are the best.
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1st_and_NOLE said...
Don't really care what the DB's stats are to be honest.
They should keep track of the opposing WR numbers while being covered by said DB.

This.
Champ Bailey is so badass he doesn't get picks because nobody is ever close to open. Stats don't always tell the story on a great DB.
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This.
Champ Bailey is so badass he doesn't get picks because nobody is ever close to open. Stats don't always tell the story on a great DB.

I see your point, but I think that's slightly less applicable to a safety, particularly one who's used in so many ways like Thomas is.
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jtmva said...
Good statistical numbers but another example of how stats lie. The tackle numbers are so high because he got beat so many times and had to make a tackle after the catch was made or because he was making a tackle after someone else's mistake. The half sack and tfls are legit though.
I think Milliner wins but think Banks is better and think the Fresno guy's stats are the best.

That's why 25% of his tackles in the LSU were TFL. I guess he got beat so hard the dude went back behind the LOS for fun. Come on now. Alabama blitzes DBs like crazy.
By the way, Banks is so much better he is projected as the first DB picked and sixth overall...oh wait...no. That's Dee.

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