We continue the second round of our Seminole Madness tournament today with the Offensive Line 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
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Walter Jones vs. No. 5 seed Clay Shiver
Walter Jones is considered one of the best offensive tackles in the history of football. The Alabama native played just one season at Florida State, but it was a memorable one. Jones, who played at Holmes Community College for two seasons before transferring to Florida State, started all 12 games for the Seminoels in 1996. He helped lead FSU to an undefeated regular season and then was selected with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He went on to a career that saw him make the Pro Bowl nine times, and he was a first-team All-Pro four times. He also was a member of the NFL all-decade team for the 2000s and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 in his first year of eligibility.
Clay Shiver was one of the most decorated offensive linemen in Florida State history. The younger brother of former FSU safety Stan Shiver, the Tifton, Ga., native was the starting center for the 1993 national championship team as a sophomore. He allowed just 1/2 sack in over 700 snaps (most out of the shotgun) for the Seminoles that year. He finished his career as a three-time All-ACC first-team selection. He also won the Jacobs Blocking Award in both 1994 and 1995. And in 1995, he was a consensus All-American. In his 41 career starts, the Seminoles lost just four games. He was drafted with the 67th overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 1996.
* 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
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Walter Jones vs. No. 5 seed Clay Shiver
Walter Jones is considered one of the best offensive tackles in the history of football. The Alabama native played just one season at Florida State, but it was a memorable one. Jones, who played at Holmes Community College for two seasons before transferring to Florida State, started all 12 games for the Seminoels in 1996. He helped lead FSU to an undefeated regular season and then was selected with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He went on to a career that saw him make the Pro Bowl nine times, and he was a first-team All-Pro four times. He also was a member of the NFL all-decade team for the 2000s and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 in his first year of eligibility.
Clay Shiver was one of the most decorated offensive linemen in Florida State history. The younger brother of former FSU safety Stan Shiver, the Tifton, Ga., native was the starting center for the 1993 national championship team as a sophomore. He allowed just 1/2 sack in over 700 snaps (most out of the shotgun) for the Seminoles that year. He finished his career as a three-time All-ACC first-team selection. He also won the Jacobs Blocking Award in both 1994 and 1995. And in 1995, he was a consensus All-American. In his 41 career starts, the Seminoles lost just four games. He was drafted with the 67th overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 1996.
