Well, tip of my hat to Mark. I remember watching him wrestle at Greenwood High School and he had me grateful I wasn't in his weight class. Followed him ever since. Class act. Great family.
Temptation thinks he's cracked the code and that football success is all about the socioeconomic status of the schools as measured by free lunches. It was an interesting topic the first couple of times it was brought up but it has been beaten to death.
Nobody said stats don't matter. I said they aren't the only thing that matters. If they were then we'd just give out the award to the leading rusher or passer every year.
I did say defensive stats don't matter because they don't. This is a running back award.
Try to rise above the level of a middle schooler. I have no narrative other than pointing out the fallacies of your takes. It is a position award. The position is running back.