We continue 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
Second-round winners -- choppyshop,
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 3 seed Dalvin Cook vs. No. 6 seed Chris Weinke
Dalvin Cook was a five-star recruit and the nation's No. 2-rated all-purpose back when he signed with Florida State in 2014, and he certainly lived up to that billing. Cook busted onto the national stage as a true freshman, breaking the school's freshman rushing record with 1,008 yards, and he seemed to get better every year. The Miami native set a new school record with 1,691 rushing yards in 2015, and he also broke the FSU mark for all-purpose yards with 1,935. Cook finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting that season and racked up at least 150 yards in six different games. But it was during his junior campaign that Cook might have solidified himself as the greatest running back in school history. He finished that year with 1,765 rushing yards, 488 receiving yards and 20 total touchdowns. For all of his impressive statistics, Cook will perhaps be best remembered for his dominant performances against his hometown Miami Hurricanes, rushing for more than 450 yards against them in three games. He left early for the NFL following the 2016 season and has emerged as one of the top running backs in the game.
Chris Weinke is likely the most controversial seeding choice in the entire bracket. Despite being one of only three Heisman Trophy winners in FSU history and boasting a career record of 32-3 as the Seminoles' starting quarterback, Weinke was listed as the No. 6 seed in the Offensive Playmakers regional. Weinke originally signed with FSU out of Minnesota in 1990 but opted to pursue professional baseball before returning to Tallahassee as a 25-year-old in '97. After serving as a backup as a freshman, Weinke claimed the starting job as a sophomore and never looked back. His breakout season came in 1999 when he led the Seminoles to a perfect 14-0 season, a national championship and the first wire-to-wire season for a No. 1 team in modern college football history. Weinke passed for 3,103 yards and 25 touchdowns that season, then obliterated those marks one year later with 4,167 yards and 33 touchdowns en route to winning the Heisman Trophy in 2000. He still holds FSU's all-time records for passing yards in a game, season and career.
* 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,
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 3 seed Dalvin Cook vs. No. 6 seed Chris Weinke
Dalvin Cook was a five-star recruit and the nation's No. 2-rated all-purpose back when he signed with Florida State in 2014, and he certainly lived up to that billing. Cook busted onto the national stage as a true freshman, breaking the school's freshman rushing record with 1,008 yards, and he seemed to get better every year. The Miami native set a new school record with 1,691 rushing yards in 2015, and he also broke the FSU mark for all-purpose yards with 1,935. Cook finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting that season and racked up at least 150 yards in six different games. But it was during his junior campaign that Cook might have solidified himself as the greatest running back in school history. He finished that year with 1,765 rushing yards, 488 receiving yards and 20 total touchdowns. For all of his impressive statistics, Cook will perhaps be best remembered for his dominant performances against his hometown Miami Hurricanes, rushing for more than 450 yards against them in three games. He left early for the NFL following the 2016 season and has emerged as one of the top running backs in the game.
Chris Weinke is likely the most controversial seeding choice in the entire bracket. Despite being one of only three Heisman Trophy winners in FSU history and boasting a career record of 32-3 as the Seminoles' starting quarterback, Weinke was listed as the No. 6 seed in the Offensive Playmakers regional. Weinke originally signed with FSU out of Minnesota in 1990 but opted to pursue professional baseball before returning to Tallahassee as a 25-year-old in '97. After serving as a backup as a freshman, Weinke claimed the starting job as a sophomore and never looked back. His breakout season came in 1999 when he led the Seminoles to a perfect 14-0 season, a national championship and the first wire-to-wire season for a No. 1 team in modern college football history. Weinke passed for 3,103 yards and 25 touchdowns that season, then obliterated those marks one year later with 4,167 yards and 33 touchdowns en route to winning the Heisman Trophy in 2000. He still holds FSU's all-time records for passing yards in a game, season and career.
