Brent Vigen- Coach of the year!

[Cats15]

https://theanalyst.com/2024/12/2024-edd ... rent-vigen



Congrats coach!

[BobcatsFBBlitz]

I want to know who the 7 are that voted him 5th. UM lost to 2 of the top 3 coaches, so at least Bobby has that going for him.

[ilovethecats]

Incredible!

What a season

[Camo_Cat]

Congrats Coach - very well deserved! Here's to a few more seasons leading the Bobcats!!

[MSU01]

I want to know who the 7 are that voted him 5th. UM lost to the top 3 coaches, so at least Bobby has that going for him.

Not quite, although other than Junior Bergen they seemed to do everything they could to lose to Eddie George and Tennessee State last weekend.

Congrats to Coach Vigen, a very well-deserved honor!

[RockyBearCat]

Great honor! Congrats coach! I hope he sticks around. A gris fan buddy of mine was crushed last night when I told him Entz was going to Fresno. gris fans are pulling hard for Vigen to leave.

[GoldstoneCat]

I want to know who the 7 are that voted him 5th. UM lost to the top 3 coaches, so at least Bobby has that going for him.

Not quite, although other than Junior Bergen they seemed to do everything they could to lose to Eddie George and Tennessee State last weekend.

Congrats to Coach Vigen, a very well-deserved honor!

Tim Plough was 3rd. So this is correct, and Bobby could have had the trifecta if not for Bergen.

[tetoncat]

I want to know who the 7 are that voted him 5th. UM lost to 2 of the top 3 coaches, so at least Bobby has that going for him.

Worse than that is 12 that didn't put him to 5. 9 different coaches received a first place vote. Many with showing regional bias from some. If your not top 10 or went from 2-9 to top 25, your not best in the nation that year.

[WalkOn79]

Congrats Coach!!!

[cat22[2010]]

Well deserved Coach, congratulations! This program wouldn't be where it is without him. It's been a fun ride.

[cat22[2010]]

Well deserved Coach, congratulations! This program wouldn't be where it is without him. It's been a fun ride.

[RootinfortheCats]

They got this one right!

[mslacatfan]

[Cats15]

First time EVER that a Bobcat coach has won this award!

[The Butcher]

Imagine being a finalist and getting no points. Sorry Coach Moore.

[GoCats18]

Congrats Coach, you absolutely deserved this award this season. I would make a side note that he is also accompanied by the coaching staff of the year as well. All of them deserve to be recognized for this award. Now, time to get back to work as we have to get the job done. 1-0 mentality.

[TomCat88]

Had to be a landslide. Nearly flawless aside from last ten minutes at UC Davis and third quarter at EWU.

[BleedingBLue]

Here's one of the fools that didn't vote Vigen in the top 5.

https://herosports.com/fcs-mclaughlin-2 ... ards-bmbm/

[Bocephus]

Here's one of the fools that didn't vote Vigen in the top 5.

https://herosports.com/fcs-mclaughlin-2 ... ards-bmbm/

Not even on his Top 5 list?! Does this guy know how hard it is to go undefeated and in division 1?! Only 2 have done it this year!

[kennethnoisewater]

Here's one of the fools that didn't vote Vigen in the top 5.

https://herosports.com/fcs-mclaughlin-2 ... ards-bmbm/

These awards are so flawed because everybody can have a different philosophy for why someone should win the award. Adam Jones didn't win, likely because voters thought he was in a system that produces tons of rushing yards and therefore wasn't as indispensable as the NDSU guy. And with the coach award, it's a fair point to say you're voting more strongly for a guy who turned around a bad program, or dealt with the most adversity, or whatever. The Montana Coaches Association almost 100% of the time just awards the COY to the state champion in that classification (assuming they're a member of the MCA, and that doesn't necessarily always make sense either. I'm sure some people will just say "well sure, look at the resources at MSU or NDSU, of course he won a lot of games". But in this case, it was a very satisfying landslide, which confirms what we all know.

Congrats Coach!