McClain wins Butkus Award

[Goldenrichards83]

McClain wins Butkus Award


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 1 Alabama's Rolando McClain has won the Butkus Award as college football's top linebacker.
He was presented the award Tuesday morning in a surprise visit by Dick Butkus, a Hall of Fame linebacker and the award's namesake. McClain was only told to come to coach Nick Saban's office for media interviews.
The junior is the leader of the nation's top scoring defense and helped guide the Crimson Tide to a Southeastern Conference championship and a spot in the BCS national title game against No. 2 Texas.
The other finalists were Florida's Brandon Spikes, Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon, South Carolina's Eric Norwood and Texas' Sergio Kindle.
The only other Tide player to win the Butkus was Derrick Thomas in 1988.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

 

[KingintheNorth]

but wait...

Brandon Spikes > Rolando McClain ????


No? Okay.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

McClain is too legit for words.

 

[UnoDallas]

The only other Tide player to win the Butkus was Derrick Thomas in 1988.

if he turns out half as good as Thomas

 

[CATCH17]

Doesn't surprise me. He is a heck of a player. A top 15 draft pick.

I'll take Brandon Spikes @ 32 though .

 

[Hostile]

I am not at all shocked. Kid is spectacular. My Draft wet dreams are going to fail.

 

[The Realist]

I'm going to be livid when SF takes McClain with one of their 2 first rounders and Cody goes to New England.

 

[KingintheNorth]

I'm going to be livid when SF takes McClain with one of their 2 first rounders and Cody goes to New England.

McClain next to Patrick Willis? Yikes. They would have the top ILB tandem in the League for years to come.

 

[dbair1967]

McClain would look awful nice wearing the Star.

Having him and Jason Williams inside with Ware and Spencer outside would be pretty damn nice.

 

[dbair1967]

I'm going to be livid when SF takes McClain with one of their 2 first rounders and Cody goes to New England.

Cody isnt going to go to New England, and even if he did who cares.

They just drafted that superstar Ron Brace this yr, and still have Wilfork.

Honestly I could see Cody eating himself out of the league within 2-3 seasons.

 

[The Realist]

Cody isnt going to go to New England, and even if he did who cares.

They just drafted that superstar Ron Brace this yr, and still have Wilfork.

Honestly I could see Cody eating himself out of the league within 2-3 seasons.

Wilfork is a free agent and Brace isn't Wilfork.

The same has been said about every 330+ NT the last 15 years.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

McClain would look awful nice wearing the Star.

Having him and Jason Williams inside with Ware and VICTOR BUTLER outside would be pretty damn nice.

fify

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Cody isnt going to go to New England, and even if he did who cares.

They just drafted that superstar Ron Brace this yr, and still have Wilfork.

Honestly I could see Cody eating himself out of the league within 2-3 seasons.

Wilfork is a free agent and Brace isn't Wilfork.

The same has been said about every 330+ NT the last 15 years.

Ron Brace is a fat ****ing tub of lard is what he is

 

[KingintheNorth]

If McClain was sitting there around pick 12..would you trade our #1 pick (let's say 26th) and Anthony Spencer for the chance to draft McClain?

I don't know if the other team would do it but would you as a Cowboy fan?

Spencer's spot opened up to a competition between Curtis Johnson, Victor Butler, and Brandon Williams.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

If McClain was sitting there around pick 12..would you trade our #1 pick (let's say 26th) and Anthony Spencer for the chance to draft McClain?

I don't know if the other team would do it but would you as a Cowboy fan?

Spencer's spot opened up to a competition between Curtis Johnson, Victor Butler, and Brandon Williams.

and the overration continues

**** no, dude

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