Master of none | Eleven warriors

The Buckeyes never finished lower than 1st in the Leaders-Slash-East division and won the tiebreaker to get to Indy more often than they did. never done. These results are what human resources managers in the business world commonly refer to as meet and exceed expectations. You know those words! You hear them just before learning your 1.8% increase on merit.

Seven wins in seven games can not be improved. In this provincial sport that masquerades as a national sport, the regional / ornamental trick is still a little too much for us. For example, 2019 marks the 40th season since Earle Bruce was named best coach of the year for succeeding Woody Hayes and two points of the national championship win over a perfect season.

The state of Ohio has won two national championships since then, but Jim Tressel did not end the drought in 2002, nor did Meyer in 2014. Neither did John Cooper's 2nd national title win in the 1990s. earned him the 1st place. For decades, the Big Ten has been stingy with his individual honors in the playoffs. Then Nebraska entered the conference in 2011, the B1G group split in two and created a set of new trophies consisting of a hyphen.

Meyer arrived a year later. Needless to say, the Buckeyes resisted better in these categories:

CHICAGO SILVER FOOTBALL TRIBUNE

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Braxton Miller 2012-13, Ezekiel Elliott 2015, J.T. Barrett 2016, Dwayne Haskins 2018	Haskins	0

This oldest and most prestigious Big Ten honor dates back to 1924. Buckeyes won the conference MVP award in five of Meyer's seven seasons, led by Braxton Miller, twice voted best player of the year in 2011, which was awarded to him.

The state of Ohio took the lead of all time during this stretch and now holds a three-player lead over Michigan's previous leader, 20-17. Iowa is a 3rd distant with 10.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GRAHAM-GEORGE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Miller 2012-13, Elliott 2015, Haskins 2018	Haskins	0

A double threat QB, a tailback and a pocket smuggler. The suspension of Carlos Hyde before the 2013 season effectively prevented the backfield of the State of Ohio from dividing the vote.

NAGURSKI-WOODSON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
John Simon 2012, Joey Bosa 2014	Devin Bush, UM	4

Two out of seven seem light, but the state of Ohio has not had a defense revolutionary since the old Bosa. Try to get an idea of ​​what his season might look like if the opposing offensive was forced to fight Noah Spence.

RIMINGTON-PACE OL OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Taylor Decker 2015, Pat Elflein 2016, Billy Price 2017	Michael Deiter, WI	1

Three of seven, in a conference that includes Iowa and Wisconsin. Recall # 1: Jim Bollman did not feel like recruiting Taylor Decker, who had to be transferred to Meyer's arrival.

SMITH-BROWN DL OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Simon 2012, Joey Bosa 2014-15, Tyquan Lewis 2016, Nick Bosa 2017	Kenny Willekes, MSU	1

Holy shit. Who is the coach of the Ohio State Defense Line? He is probably underpaid.

Recall # 2: Nick Bosa finished with more sacks in 2018 than Rashan Gary of Michigan. He appeared in 2.5 games. Hey, congratulations Kenny Willekes. Gagné.

THOMPSON-RANDLE EL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Barrett 2014, Mike Weber 2016	Rondale Moore, PU	2

Two of the seven, in a conference where literally 8/14 programs sell playing time to each rookie because their current players are not very good.

McCLAIN-HAYES SCHEMBECHLER COACH OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
N / A	Pat Fitzgerald, NU	39

Ryan Day has already taken this award and this is his first full season as head coach. Meyer ran the table with a playoff group the first year, but Bill O 'Brien canceled how awesome it was by preventing Penn State from winning negative matches after The Very Bad Thing's & # 39; 39, be produced there.

After 2019, Day will not be able to win the prize according to Big Ten and intergalactic law. Good luck, sir.

QUARTER OF THE YEAR OF BREES GRIESE

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Miller 2012-13, Barrett 2014, 2016-17, Haskins 2018	Haskins	0

Quarterback's management under Meyer was masterful with the exception of the transition period between Tom Herman and Ryan Day. The entire QB hall was a threat to win this prize every season under Meyer, and 2015 is a paradox that will confuse football specialists for the rest of the century.

AMECHE-DAYNE DURING THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Carlos Hyde 2013, Elliott 2015	Johnathan Taylor, UW	3

Hard to compete with the star player in the Wisconsin offensive dating back to World War II or with Saquon Barkley, but the Buckeyes have always done so. The number of litters per committee since 2017 has effectively eliminated the conflicts in the state of Ohio.

TATUM-WOODSON DEFENSES RETURN OF YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
No	Amani Hooker, Iowa	N / A

Choose your jaw on your desk. BIA has not produced a single winner of the highest honor of the conference for the defensive backs.

Four Iowa Hawkeyes won during Meyer's tenure. Iowa even had a guy named Hooker win.

LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR BUTKUS-FITZGERALD

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
No	Bush, UM	N / A

Meyer's first team moved to the rear-second in the middle of the season. The last team of Meyer played several matches without proving the presence of linebackers. The best linebacker that the Buckeyes produced was a high school quarterback, with apologies to the guy named after Wu Tang's second best rapper.

LBU is elsewhere now. Maybe he'll come back someday.

RICHTER-HOWARD LARGE RECEIVER YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
No	Moore, PU	N / A

Ohio State had exactly one season of excellent WR coaches under Meyer. #shhhhhhh

KWALICK-CLARK CLOSED END OF YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
No	T.J. Hockenson, Iowa	N / A

Meyer's tight ends flourished in Gainesville. None of them even failed to consider. This one was a puzzle.

BAKKEN-ANDERSEN THE KICKER OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
No	Chase McLaughlin, IL	N / A

The throws were a bit of an adventure during the last half of Meyer's time in Columbus, and goals on the pitch were never a priority.

EDDELMAN-FIELDS PUNTER OF THE YEAR

MEYER ERA	LAST WINNER	DROUGHT?
Cameron Johnston 2016	Will Hart, UM	2

This price was a bit of a fiasco in 2018 and showed how difficult it was to choose some of these awards.

Drue Chrisman led the conference in the net average of the release courses, which is a statistic that takes into account items such as return courses and touch points. Will Hart, of Michigan, was ninth on the board and regularly sent the ball into the end zone, which is bad, but a) he maintained his average score (not net) and b) it's not his fault if Terry McLaurin played for Ohio State.

They looked at the wrong column of the spreadsheet for this one. That said:

I'm fine with the gold pants https://t.co/fKolO6KnCC

– Drue Chrisman (@ DChrisman91) November 28, 2018

He agrees with that. In addition, he did not block a punt for a touchdown on the last Saturday of November. C & # 39; the kind of regional / ornamental things we will cherish forever.