Sticks11 wrote:east sider wrote:Flying Wallenda wrote:east sider wrote:2010 was definitely questionable although I don't remember a lot of controversy with it. 2011 was such an odd situation, IMO Hanstad should have gotten it. 1999-2003 every pick is controversial.
Who in your opinion was as good or better than Brandt in 99?
1999 Travis Kraft - MPCG
2000 Robert Lawrence - Warwick (didn't seen him play in HS, but heard from others I respect)
2001 Evan Lindahl - Cando
2002 Adam Grant - Berthold (I believe he was ineligible, so actually no controversy but he probably was the best player in the state)
2003 Craig Nelson - MPCG
I'm not saying they got it wrong, but these years definitely stand out as somewhat controversial.
Don't get me wrong, Travis Kraft was a stud of a high school player. However, I don't see how Jeff Brandt getting the award in 1999 could stick out as controversial.
You gotta think back to that time. Or maybe you're not Class B guy. Look back at the award and you'll see a pattern which held up until the late 90s. People in this state pay attention to those things. I doubt you could argue Kenny Younger, and definitely can't argue Boschee, not sure about 1997 who was up for it. Kraft was probably the best "B" candidate since Berg so the small town folks were kind of expecting it. I don't necessarily disagree with you on Brandt winning, I really don't care. But it was definitely talked about as a controversy at the time, then again the next year, etc., etc.