We conclude the second round of our Seminole Madness tournament today with the Special Teams 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
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Greg Reid vs. No. 2 seed Tamarick Vanover
Greg Reid was one of the most exciting players of the Jimbo Fisher era and one of the most dynamic special-teams players in school history. He is tied for the FSU career record for punt return touchdowns with three, and he also boasts two of the longest returns in school history. His 83-yard punt return against Miami in 2010 is tied for fifth all-time, and his 74-yarder against Samford that season is tied for 15th. Reid also holds the school record for most kickoff return yards in a single game with 193 against North Carolina in 2010. His 742 yards on kick returns that season also stands as an FSU record.
Tamarick Vanover was incredibly gifted athletically and used his combination of speed and power to burst onto the national scene as a freshman kick returner during the 1992 season. On his way to Freshman All-America honors, Vanover returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Wake Forest and broke off a 94-yarder against Miami. His finest all-around game came against rival Florida when he racked up 181 yards on three kickoff returns. His average of 60.3 yards-per-return on that day remains a school single-game record. Vanover also is still tied for the FSU record with two kickoff returns for a touchdown in season.
* 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
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 1 seed Greg Reid vs. No. 2 seed Tamarick Vanover
Greg Reid was one of the most exciting players of the Jimbo Fisher era and one of the most dynamic special-teams players in school history. He is tied for the FSU career record for punt return touchdowns with three, and he also boasts two of the longest returns in school history. His 83-yard punt return against Miami in 2010 is tied for fifth all-time, and his 74-yarder against Samford that season is tied for 15th. Reid also holds the school record for most kickoff return yards in a single game with 193 against North Carolina in 2010. His 742 yards on kick returns that season also stands as an FSU record.
Tamarick Vanover was incredibly gifted athletically and used his combination of speed and power to burst onto the national scene as a freshman kick returner during the 1992 season. On his way to Freshman All-America honors, Vanover returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Wake Forest and broke off a 94-yarder against Miami. His finest all-around game came against rival Florida when he racked up 181 yards on three kickoff returns. His average of 60.3 yards-per-return on that day remains a school single-game record. Vanover also is still tied for the FSU record with two kickoff returns for a touchdown in season.
