Wilkinson Hall of Fame Nominees - May 2018 Cycle Topic

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Greetings gentlemen!

The HoF committee has been hard at work in selecting this quarter's nominees for the Wilkinson Hall of Fame, joining Pete, EZ, Bkdries, OP, Gators_06 and our newest inductee in February, Cfbfan18. .

Below are the bios to help you determine which coach is the most deserving of being elected. To vote, simply send a sitemail to Chetty1963 with the coach of your choice by Friday, June 1st at 10pm EST.

Congrats to the nominees, and best of luck!

0BigZeke0: Coming back for his second nomination is 0BigZeke0. And when you take a look at his record at Colorado-Mines, you understand why.

D2 is where Zeke made a name for himself, where he’s wrapping up his 45th season, all with one school. In his 45 seasons at Colorado-Mines, he has won the RMAC in all but three seasons, and has a total of 9 NCs and 13 title game appearances. While increased competition in D2 has caused a title drought in the last 17 seasons, Zeke still has had top ten finishes in 7 of the last 10 seasons. His most amazing stretch at Mines was seasons 101-105, where Zeke went 92-1, and won 4 NC's in 5 seasons. Prior to Colorado-Mines, Zeke manned the helm at Nichols, where he won 24 CC's in 34 seasons there.

0BigZeke0 resume:
· Overall Record: 1192-124 -- Win %: 90.6% / NC's: 9 (13 app's) / CC's: 65
· D2 Record: 721-53 -- W%: 93.1% / NC's: 9 (13 app's) / CC's: 41
· D3 Record: 471-71 -- W%: 86.9% / NC's: 0 (0 app's) / CC's: 24


Miami_jefe: Jefe receives his 5th nomination for the Wilkinson Hall of Fame. Jefe remains the only coach nominated for enshrinement into the Wilk HOF based on a D3 resume, but that will certainly change as he continues to build his team and resume at FIU.

During his time at D3, Jefe began his coaching career in season 29 at Ohio Wesleyan. Somewhere around season 43, the light turned on, where he won CC's in all but one season in an 18-season span. From there, he elevated his game into the stratosphere in D3, winning 19 NC's in 22 appearances, and CC's in 32 consecutive season at Menlo. Since moving up after season 134, Jefe made a quick stop at Virginia Union, before taking on Florida International, where he is heading into his fourth season, and has taken this rebuilt to two consecutive top 20 finishes. Given he will have all his own guys this recruiting season, we expect FIU to be a player very soon in D1AA.

Miami_jefe's resume:
· Overall Record: 1077-134-- Win %: 88.9% / NC's: 19 (21 app's) / CC's: 51
  • D3 Record: 986-112 -- W%: 89.8% / NC's: 19 (21 app's) / CC's: 4

Nortonis: No surprise that Nortonis finally receives his due credit, with his first nomination for the Wilkinson Hall of Fame. This legendary coach has provided his fellow B1G coaches more than a few gray hairs in his 29 seasons in the conference. After beginning his D1 career leading Wyoming to three straight 11+ win seasons, he made the leap to Miami (FLA), where he led the Hurricanes to a couple of bowl wins in his three seasons there. But, Michigan is where Nortonis started making a name for himself.

In his first 11 seasons with the Wolverines, Nortonis made just one L1 bowl. But in Season 125, everything changed and Nortonis truly began a run of dominance. In the next 9 seasons, Nort won the conference in 7 of 9 seasons, with 7 top 10 finishes and 2 NCs. From there, he moved over to Penn State, where he has continued his stellar career, winning 4 NCs in his 9 seasons there. Oh, by the way, Nortonis has never lost a national championship game, winning all six games he has played.

Nortonis’ resume:
· Overall Record: 542-128 -- Win %: 80.9% / NC's: 6 (6 app's) / CC's: 16
  • D1A Record: 441 - 96 -- Win %: 82.1% / NC's: 6 (6 app's) / CC's: 11
5/25/2018 8:46 AM
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Thanks guys. I'm really honored to be considered among the other HOF legends of Wilkinson.
5/27/2018 4:14 PM
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