We continue our Seminole Madness tournament in the Defensive Playmakers bracket. You get one vote in the poll above that will stay open for 24 hours. You can also vote on Warchant's Twitter account (subscribers get two votes).
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day). First 10 winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 2 seed Marvin Jones vs. No. 15 seed Lawrence Timmons
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.
Lawrence Timmons was one of the few really bright spots during a difficult stretch for Florida State football. After signing with the Seminoles in 2004, the South Carolina native contributed on defense and special teams during each of his first two years before emerging as a star as a junior. Eighteen of Timmons' 79 tackles during the 2006 season were behind the line of scrimmage; that ranks as the 11th best single-season performance for TFLs in school history. Timmons' overall numbers at FSU are diminished because he played behind All-American Ernie Sims early in his career and left for the NFL after his breakout junior campaign. But Timmons would go on to be a first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers and earn Pro Bowl honors during a pro career that spanned more than a decade.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day). First 10 winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 2 seed Marvin Jones vs. No. 15 seed Lawrence Timmons
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.
Lawrence Timmons was one of the few really bright spots during a difficult stretch for Florida State football. After signing with the Seminoles in 2004, the South Carolina native contributed on defense and special teams during each of his first two years before emerging as a star as a junior. Eighteen of Timmons' 79 tackles during the 2006 season were behind the line of scrimmage; that ranks as the 11th best single-season performance for TFLs in school history. Timmons' overall numbers at FSU are diminished because he played behind All-American Ernie Sims early in his career and left for the NFL after his breakout junior campaign. But Timmons would go on to be a first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers and earn Pro Bowl honors during a pro career that spanned more than a decade.
