Honors Galore

The Dartmouth Review refers to the naming of tailback Nick Schwieger as co-Ivy League Player of the Year as "One More Present Under the Tree," but there may be more.

Punt returner Shawn Abuhoff was one of just three nominees for All-America punt returner on The Sports Network's ballot. Schwieger was one of 14 tailbacks in the running. No idea yet when the team will be announced.

Other Ivy Leaguers under consideration for Sports Network All-America on offense were Harvard tailback Gino Gordon (the co-POY), Princeton receiver Trey Peacock (another POY finalist), Penn offensive linemen Greg Van Roten, Luis Ruffolo and Joe D'Orazio, the Columbia duo of tight end Andrew Kennedy and lineman Jeff Adams, and Princeton placekicker Patrick Jacob. On defense, Harvard tackle Josue Ortiz, linebackers Alex Gross of Columbia and Jordan Haynes of Yale and Harvard safety Collin Zych were all on the ballot.

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Kudos to the Daily Pennsylvanian blog for digging up the protocol for choosing the Ivy League player of the year. From the posting:

The process begins when each coach nominates his own players for the award. Then all of the coaches votes among the nominated players, but not for players from his team. The coaches pick their top three, with first place getting five points, second getting three points and third gets one point. (This system is the same for all Ivy sports with similar awards).

The only clarification would be that each coach nominates just one of his own players (if any), which can be difficult.

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Old Friend Tiger Blog started out yesterday's column with Don Meredith, and using some amazing sleight of hand (or typing fingers) somehow managed to steer the piece around to the Bushnell presentation. Nicely done, TB.

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In a previous life (working in sports information) I actually conducted the vote for postseason honors in one sport. I came away believing there should be two changes: Coaches should be allowed to vote for their own player if they think that player is most deserving, and the ballots should be shared among the coaches so all the coaches know who voted which way.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer has a comprehensive look at Penn's championship season.

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The Yale Daily has an update on linebacker Jesse Reising, who was badly injured in the finale against Harvard. From the story:

Currently, Jesse Reising ’11 can no longer shake with his right hand, but his left-handed handshake has become just as firm. Reising has been left with no feeling in his right bicep and shoulder after colliding head-first with Harvard running back Gino Gordon at The Game. The only evidence of the terrifying injury that left him motionless on the Harvard Stadium turf is the sling on his right arm — a limb that his doctors say may never be the same again.

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That Certain Hanover High Grad finished finals yesterday and comes home for break today. For those of you keeping score, her comment at Thanksgiving was, "I can't imagine being anywhere else." ...

This is kind of funny. At least I thought so. There's a gathering of her teammates tonight, and as of yesterday she thought it might be at the college's Class of '66 Lodge. Having grown up on a dirt road on the shoulder of Moose Mountain a few miles from just about anywhere, TCHHG said with a laugh, "I've never been able to walk anywhere, but I could walk to that."