We continue the Elite Eight of our Seminole Madness tournament today with the final pairing of the Defensive Playmakers bracket. You get one vote in the poll, and it will stay open for 24 hours.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day).
First-round winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken, islandchief, TMoneyNoles, BriSape23, niemannbill, wbontrag, Tom81
Second-round winners -- choppyshop, RobearNole, Atarp1, JayColle, tankdmw, 1Fade, dougadee68, d-ronanole
Third-round winners -- noleio, bookernole, islandchief, MagNoleA
Fourth-round winners -- CarlsbadNole,
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Deion Sanders vs. No. 2 seed Marvin Jones
Deion Sanders is an NFL Hall of Famer and was a two-time consensus All-American for the Seminoles in 1987 and 1988. He won the 1988 Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back and also led the country in punt-return average that season as well. As a freshman, he set a Florida State record with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown against Tulsa, and then finished off the regular season with a 58-yard punt return TD against Florida in Gainesville. From there, the highlights just kept coming for the three-sport star. He was considered the best cornerback in the nation in 1987 and then was so good in 1988 that he finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He finished off his remarkable FSU career with a game-clinching interception in the end zone against Auburn in the 1989 Sugar Bowl. For his career, he had 14 career interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also had three punt-return TDs as well. His No. 2 jersey has been retired by Florida State.
Marvin Jones was a star on Florida State's defense almost from the day he first stepped foot on campus. As a true freshman in 1990, the Miami native racked up 133 tackles to lead the team; that mark still stands as one of the 20 most productive seasons for a defensive player in school history. Jones went on to record more than 100 tackles in all three of his seasons at FSU and would be recognized as the best linebacker in college football. Jones earned consensus All-America honors in 1991 and 1992, and he claimed just about every honor possible during his junior year. He won the Butkus Award as top linebacker and the Lombardi Award as top lineman, and Sporting News named him the nation's college football Player of the Year. Jones ranks seventh all-time for career tackles in FSU history, and he's the only player in the top 20 who only played three seasons of college football.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day).
First-round winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken, islandchief, TMoneyNoles, BriSape23, niemannbill, wbontrag, Tom81
Second-round winners -- choppyshop, RobearNole, Atarp1, JayColle, tankdmw, 1Fade, dougadee68, d-ronanole
Third-round winners -- noleio, bookernole, islandchief, MagNoleA
Fourth-round winners -- CarlsbadNole,
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Deion Sanders vs. No. 2 seed Marvin Jones
Deion Sanders is an NFL Hall of Famer and was a two-time consensus All-American for the Seminoles in 1987 and 1988. He won the 1988 Thorpe Award as the nation's best defensive back and also led the country in punt-return average that season as well. As a freshman, he set a Florida State record with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown against Tulsa, and then finished off the regular season with a 58-yard punt return TD against Florida in Gainesville. From there, the highlights just kept coming for the three-sport star. He was considered the best cornerback in the nation in 1987 and then was so good in 1988 that he finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He finished off his remarkable FSU career with a game-clinching interception in the end zone against Auburn in the 1989 Sugar Bowl. For his career, he had 14 career interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also had three punt-return TDs as well. His No. 2 jersey has been retired by Florida State.
Marvin Jones was a star on Florida State's defense almost from the day he first stepped foot on campus. As a true freshman in 1990, the Miami native racked up 133 tackles to lead the team; that mark still stands as one of the 20 most productive seasons for a defensive player in school history. Jones went on to record more than 100 tackles in all three of his seasons at FSU and would be recognized as the best linebacker in college football. Jones earned consensus All-America honors in 1991 and 1992, and he claimed just about every honor possible during his junior year. He won the Butkus Award as top linebacker and the Lombardi Award as top lineman, and Sporting News named him the nation's college football Player of the Year. Jones ranks seventh all-time for career tackles in FSU history, and he's the only player in the top 20 who only played three seasons of college football.
