Six Sycamores named to All-Valley Preseason Team

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Jason Svoboda

Jason Svoboda

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2011 Missouri Valley Football Preseason Team
Name, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School

QB- Tirrell Rennie, UNI 6-0 201 Sr. N. Lauderdale (Fla.) Coconut Creek HS

RB- Jamaine Cook, YSU 5-9 200 Jr. Cleveland (Ohio) Midpark High
D.J. McNorton, NDSU 5-10 204 Sr. Channelview (Texas) High

FB- Brock Lough, INS 6-0 220 Sr. Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo High

WR- Jermaine Saffold, MSU 6-1 198 Sr. Grandview (Mo.) High / C. Missouri
Tyrone Walker, ILS 5-11 200 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter

TE- Alex Jones, INS 6-3 235 Sr. Centerville (Ind.) High

OL- Bryan Boemer, SIU 6-2 317 Sr. St. Louis (Mo.) Vianney High
Paul Cornick, NDSU 6-6 311 Sr. Orono (Minn.) High
Cal McCarthy, ILS 6-2 285 Sr. Shorewood (Ill.) Minooka High
David Pickard, SIU 6-5 306 Sr. Oak Park (Ill.) High
Andrew Radakovich, YSU 6-6 315 Jr. Steubenville (Ohio) High
Jay Teply, UNI 6-7 328 Sr. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier

PK- Ryan Jastram, NDSU 6-1 205 Sr. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt / NM State

DL- Ben Boothby, UNI 6-0 280 Sr. Clinton (Iowa) High
Coulter Boyer, NDSU 6-4 248 Sr. Hurley (S.D.) High
Eric Brunner, ILS 6-2 285 Sr. Greendale (Wis.) High
Ben Obaseki, INS 6-3 235 Jr. Washington (Ind.) High

LB- L.J. Fort, UNI 6-1 228 Sr. Waynesville (Mo.) High
Josh Howe, ILS 6-0 235 Sr. Chicago Heights (Ill.) Marian Catholic
Michael Lien, SDSU 6-0 235 Sr. Castaic (Calif.) Valencia High
Jacolby Washington, INS 6-1 235 Jr. Deltona (Fla.) Deltona Trinity Christian

DB- Calvin Burnett, INS 5-9 160 So. Orlando (Fla.) Freedom High / Hofstra
Mike McElroy, SIU 6-1 212 Sr. Lowell (Mich.) High
Alex Sewall, INS 6-1 210 Sr. Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township
J.J. Swain, UNI 6-0 170 Jr. Burnsville (Minn.) Acad. of Holy Angels
Marcus Williams, NDSU 5-11 191 So. Minnetonka (Minn.) Hopkins High

P- Nick Liste, YSU 5-10 185 So. Niles (Ohio) Niles McKinley High
Kyle Bernard, UNI 6-1 198 Jr. Cedar Falls (Iowa) High

RS- Carlos Anderson, UNI 5-8 172 Jr. Blue Springs (Mo.) High

Honorable Mention:

QB Matt Brown (Illinois State); QB Ronnie Fouch (Indiana State); RB Chris Douglas (Missouri State); WR Terriun Crump (Western Illinois); WR Marvon Sanders (Illinois State); OL Nick Bledsoe (Illinois State); OL Jonathan Fick (South Dakota State); OL Brian Palangi (UNI); OL Jordan Valle (Western Illinois); PK Pat Smith (Western Illinois); DL Chance Coda (Southern Illinois); LB Aaron Archie (Indiana State); LB James Conley (UNI); LB Preston Evans (North Dakota State); DB Jimmie Strong (Missouri State); DB Andre Martin (UNI); DB Ryan Davis (Western Illinois); P Jordan Chiles (Missouri State); RS Jarred Herring (UNI).
 

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Not even an honorable mention for Hilton. I hope he reads this and gets pissed off... I personally think he has the best hands in the Valley. Also think one or two of our offensive linemen should have been HM as well.
 
Jason Svoboda said:
Not even an honorable mention for Hilton. I hope he reads this and gets pissed off... I personally think he has the best hands in the Valley. Also think one or two of our offensive linemen should have been HM as well.
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Justin doesn't need this for motivation...trust me, he's ready!
 
Jason Svoboda said:
Not even an honorable mention for Hilton. I hope he reads this and gets pissed off... I personally think he has the best hands in the Valley. Also think one or two of our offensive linemen should have been HM as well.
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Not only does he have the best hands but he is a good to great route-runner and adjusts to the ball great when it is in the air. Most complete receiver in the valley
 
Dgreenwell3 said:
Not only does he have the best hands but he is a good to great route-runner and adjusts to the ball great when it is in the air. Most complete receiver in the valley
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19 has dedicated a tremendous amount of time this summer running routes, staying in shape and studying the game...although it may not look like it at times because of his "swag" this young man has an unbelievable work ethic and love for the game. Remember this kid only played 7 games for us last year...
 

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SupportTheSyc's said:
19 has dedicated a tremendous amount of time this summer running routes, staying in shape and studying the game...although it may not look like it at times because of his "swag" this young man has an unbelievable work ethic and love for the game. Remember this kid only played 7 games for us last year...
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Sorry, enough about 19...congrats to the young men who earned recognition in a very tough MVC, they deserve it!
 
SupportTheSyc's said:
19 has dedicated a tremendous amount of time this summer running routes, staying in shape and studying the game...although it may not look like it at times because of his "swag" this young man has an unbelievable work ethic and love for the game. Remember this kid only played 7 games for us last year...
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O I see that, he has turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. I had forgotten he only played in 7 games last year. What are the chances that statistically he will be the best WR in the valley?
 
Dgreenwell3 said:
O I see that, he has turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. I had forgotten he only played in 7 games last year. What are the chances that statistically he will be the best WR in the valley?
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Don't get me wrong on this, but I hope he doesn't finish at the top statistically; that would hopefully mean we've got a great "supporting" staff catching and running the football and don't have to completely depend on him. That said I still think he's going to put up big numbers-
 
When I look at our offense, what tells me it will be great is that I always seem to forget about a solid contributor. Like Egerongbe Jones or Cheeseborough...our offense will be good at spreading people out which will help us run on those bigger teams UNI SIU or NDSU.
 
Dgreenwell3 said:
When I look at our offense, what tells me it will be great is that I always seem to forget about a solid contributor. Like Egerongbe Jones or Cheeseborough...our offense will be good at spreading people out which will help us run on those bigger teams UNI SIU or NDSU.
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Great point...we're seeing some depth. Harris, Lough, Shakir, Cheese (and dont forget Taje who looked great in spring ball). Really deep at TE with Jones, Mardis, Dikos and the new kid from Washington. Hoping the transfer from Michigan St is the real deal, that will help depth at our wide-out positions. I know we're talkin offense but our defense could be our strong point with all of the guys we have back!
 

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Nice to see our guys honored. Interesting though. We have two offensive players on their and four defensive, but I don't think there is any doubt or offense was by far the better of the two units last year (reverse was true the season before that).
 
I am thinking that this many players being singled out for pre-season mention is MUCH more important than where they "think" we will end up in the standings. No matter what our talent is, Sycamores are usually overlooked in these kind of list as well so I take that as totally positive and we now know full well, that we are improving.
 
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