Who gets the Jacob Hester, Heart of a Tiger award

Hester was never afraid to take a hit. He played with absolute abandon. Lee played in absolute panic.
I vote no on that.

I think the Colt David idea has merit.

 

No offense to any kickers that may be posting/reading here, but do we really want to give the 1st ever Jacob Hester award to a kicker?

I mean seriously, Jake would have played noseguard if he was asked to. Prolly would have started even. So I mean is it really possible for a guy that only does place kicking (not even kickoffs) to get this thing?

And this is by no means a knock on Colt. Love the guy, and he's an all time great for us, just think the spirit of this award should go elsewhere.

 

You're right - you've gotta knock some heads to qualify for the Jacob Hester Heart of a Tiger Award!

And, like you said, nothing against Colt David. He's been a big part of the success of the Tigers! :geaux:

 

I see your point. But the very fact that the kicker is in contention for the award pretty much says it all doesn't it? In a normal year the very idea would make us all laugh.
Hester was a work horse. He was consistent. You gotta at least agree that David shared those traits.

 

His name is Colt dammit. That alone allows him to skip guys like Alem.

At one point wasn't Colt just our short yardage kicker? Kind of like Hester was just a FB at one point. Now, hes trying to win games from 80 yards out. Baller.

Congrats on the award, Colt.

 

First off, no one deserves any awards off this year's team.

However, reading the title of this thread, I thought of Hester as someone who was physical 100% of the time right up to the level of his abilities. While his ability was very different and he didn't play the full year, the first person I thought of was Hatch. When he ran, his only goal was maximizing the yards he could get. I do not think he should be our starting QB. But the kid always impressed me with his effort.

 

I just can't wrap my brain around 100% effort from Hatch, when he couldn't muster throwing the ball more than 10 yards. Honestly, couldn't he have practived enough during the summer to at least make a 15 yard toss?

 

I agree with the guys who have posted above.

 

The only other guy i could think of is P. Peterson. While yes he made rookie mistakes, he always seemed very active and willing to throw himself into everything put in front of him.

 

Not sure exactly how far he can throw the ball but would agree that he does not have a strong arm. However, I don't believe you can 'practice' your way into being a decent SEC QB. You can improve but are limited by your abilities. If I am wrong, I sure missed my chance to be the LSU QB!!