We kick off the second round of our Seminole Madness tournament today with the Offensive 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
Here are the bios for this matchup (this is the last battle of the first round):
Charlie Ward left Florida State as the most decorated player in college football history. He won just about every possible individual award in 1993 and also led the Seminoles to the school's first-ever national championship. The dual-threat quarterback won the Heisman Trophy by one of the biggest margins in the history of the award and finished his career 22-2 as a starter. One of those losses came on a missed field goal at Miami, and the other was at Notre Dame in the national championship season. Ward's game-clinching 78-yard TD pass to Warrick Dunn in the 1993 Florida game is one of the biggest plays in program history. He also was the team's punter in 1989 and became a first-round NBA draft pick after starring for the FSU basketball team.
Amp Lee burst onto the college scene as a true freshman in 1989, totaling 562 total yards and six touchdowns as a backup to Dexter Carter. His slippery moves and gliding running style made him a fan favorite immediately, and he filled in for an injured Carter against Auburn and rushed for 110 yards in his first career start. He finished his three-year career with 2,092 yards rushing and 30 touchdowns. Always a threat out of the backfield, Lee also caught 70 passes for 968 yards and eight more TDs. Throughout Florida State history, only three players -- Warrick Dunn, Dalvin Cook and Greg Allen -- have scored more than Lee's 38 career touchdowns. His 16 rushing touchdowns in 1990 were the second-most in program history at the time.
* 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
Here are the bios for this matchup (this is the last battle of the first round):
Charlie Ward left Florida State as the most decorated player in college football history. He won just about every possible individual award in 1993 and also led the Seminoles to the school's first-ever national championship. The dual-threat quarterback won the Heisman Trophy by one of the biggest margins in the history of the award and finished his career 22-2 as a starter. One of those losses came on a missed field goal at Miami, and the other was at Notre Dame in the national championship season. Ward's game-clinching 78-yard TD pass to Warrick Dunn in the 1993 Florida game is one of the biggest plays in program history. He also was the team's punter in 1989 and became a first-round NBA draft pick after starring for the FSU basketball team.
Amp Lee burst onto the college scene as a true freshman in 1989, totaling 562 total yards and six touchdowns as a backup to Dexter Carter. His slippery moves and gliding running style made him a fan favorite immediately, and he filled in for an injured Carter against Auburn and rushed for 110 yards in his first career start. He finished his three-year career with 2,092 yards rushing and 30 touchdowns. Always a threat out of the backfield, Lee also caught 70 passes for 968 yards and eight more TDs. Throughout Florida State history, only three players -- Warrick Dunn, Dalvin Cook and Greg Allen -- have scored more than Lee's 38 career touchdowns. His 16 rushing touchdowns in 1990 were the second-most in program history at the time.
