Your Pre-Season All Big Ten Team?

[RB07OSU]

In anticipation of the season, I have been reviewing the talent in the Big Ten and I think this is a year that it will be stronger. Anyways, here is my pre-season all Big Ten team:
.............1st Team Offense..............
QB: Terrelle Pryor Ohio State
RB: Evan Royster Penn State
RB: John Clay Wisconsin
WR: Adam Decker Minnesota
WR: Arrelious Benn Illinois
TE: Garret Graham Wisconsin
OT: Bryan Bauluga Iowa
OT: Gabe Carimi Wisconsin
G: Justin Boren Ohio State
G: Jon Asomoah Illinois
C: Stephen Wisnewski Penn State
KR: David Gilreath Wisconsin
PR: Ray Small Ohio State

...........1st Team Defense.............
DE: Corey Wooten Northwestern
DE: Thaddeus Gibson Ohio State
DT: Jared Odrick Penn State
DT: Mike Neal Purdue
LB: Greg Jones Michigan State
LB: Navarro Bowman Penn State
LB: Martez Wilson Illinois
CB: Chimdi Chekwa Ohio State
CB: Amari Spivey Iowa
S: Kurt Coleman Ohio State
S: Brett Greenwood Iowa
P: Zoltan Mesko Michigan
K: Brett Swenson Michigan State

............2nd Team Offense.............
QB: Darryl Clark Penn State
RB: Jaycen Taylor Purdue
RB: Boom Herron Ohio State
WR: DeVier Posey Ohio State
WR: Mark Dell Michigan State
TE: Mike Hoomanawanui Illinois
OT: Kyle Calloway Iowa
OT: Dennis Landolt Penn State
G: Joel Foreman Michigan State
G: Cody Faulkner Indiana
C: Mike Brewster Ohio State
KR: Troy Stoudemire Minnesota
PR: Jarred Fayson Illinois

............2nd Team Defense.............
DE: Brandon Graham Michigan
DE: Ryan Kerrigan Purdue
DT: Josh Brent Illinois
DT: Karl Klug Iowa
LB: Sean Lee Penn State
LB: Ross Homan Ohio State
LB: Patt Angerer Iowa
CB: Matt Scherels Minnesota
CB: David Pender Purdue
S: Torri Williams Purdue
S: Brendan Smith Northwestern
P: Ryan Donahue Iowa
K: Aaron Pettrey Ohio State

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: Terrelle Pryor
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: Corey Wooten
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Year: Zoltan Mesko
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Tate Forcier (Jaamal Berry and Craig Appleton of Wisconsin also strong contenders here)

 

[paddio]

Here is my all Big Ten Team I did for my site. Some people tell me it is a little to heavy with Ohio State players, but oh well. Just my opinion.


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QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St
RB Evan Royster, Penn St
RB John Clay, Wisconsin
WR Arrelious Benn, Illinois
WR Eric Decker, Minnesota
WR Mark Dell, Michigan St
TE Garrett Graham, Wisconsin
C Mike Brewster, Ohio St
OG Justin Boren, Ohio St
OG Stephen Schilling, Michigan
OT Bryan Baluga, Iowa
OT Dennis Landolt, Penn St


DE Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio St
DT Jared Odrick, Penn St
DT Dexter Larimore, Ohio St
DE Brandon Graham, Michigan
LB Sean Lee, Penn St
LB Ross Homan, Ohio St
LB Navorrow Bowman, Penn St
LB AJ Edds, Iowa
CB Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio St
CB Amari Spievey, Iowa
S Kurt Coleman, Ohio St
S Anderson Russell, Ohio St

K Brett Swenson, Michigan St
P Zoltan Mesko, Michigan
KR Troy Stouermire, Minnesota
PR Ray Small, Ohio St

 

[MightbeaBuck]

Here is my all Big Ten Team I did for my site. Some people tell me it is a little to heavy with Ohio State players, but oh well. Just my opinion.

It IS heavy with OSU players, but not too heavy. Ohio State wins the B10 conference every year, how can they not have the largest percentage of All Big Ten Players?

I have been reviewing the talent in the Big Ten and I think this is a year that it will be stronger.

Position by position, how do you think it will stack up against the SECs' or the B12's All Conference Teams? While I'm gonna root for the B10 OOC, and I think they'll do a little better this year, I still don't think they'll be the best conference. (I hope I'm wrong! )

 

[Buckeye Nut]

In anticipation of the season, I have been reviewing the talent in the Big Ten and I think this is a year that it will be stronger. Anyways, here is my pre-season all Big Ten team:
.............1st Team Offense..............
QB: Terrelle Pryor Ohio State
RB: Evan Royster Penn State
RB: John Clay Wisconsin
WR: Adam Decker Minnesota
WR: Arrelious Benn Illinois
TE: Garret Graham Wisconsin
OT: Bryan Bauluga Iowa
OT: Gabe Carimi Wisconsin
G: Justin Boren Ohio State
G: Jon Asomoah Illinois
C: Stephen Wisnewski Penn State
KR: David Gilreath Minnesota
PR: Ray Small Ohio State

...........1st Team Defense.............
DE: Corey Wooten Northwestern
DE: Thaddeus Gibson Ohio State
DT: Jared Odrick Penn State
DT: Mike Neal Purdue
LB: Greg Jones Michigan State
LB: Navarro Bowman Penn State
LB: Martez Wilson Illinois
CB: Chimdi Chekwa Ohio State
CB: Amari Spivey Iowa
S: Kurt Coleman Ohio State
S: Brett Greenwood Iowa
P: Zoltan Mesko Michigan
K: Brett Swenson Michigan State

............2nd Team Offense.............
QB: Darryl Clark Penn State
RB: Jaycen Taylor Purdue
RB: Boom Herron Ohio State
WR: DeVier Posey Ohio State
WR: Mark Dell Michigan State
TE: Mike Hoomanawanui Illinois
OT: Kyle Calloway Iowa
OT: Dennis Landolt Penn State
G: Joel Foreman Michigan State
G: Cody Faulkner Indiana
C: Mike Brewster Ohio State
KR: Troy Stoudemire Minnesota
PR: Jarred Fayson Illinois

............2nd Team Defense.............
DE: Brandon Graham Michigan
DE: Ryan Kerrigan Purdue
DT: Josh Brent Illinois
DT: Karl Klug Iowa
LB: Sean Lee Penn State
LB: Ross Homan Ohio State
LB: Patt Angerer Iowa
CB: Matt Scherels Minnesota
CB: David Pender Purdue
S: Torri Williams Purdue
S: Brendan Smith Northwestern
P: Ryan Donahue Iowa
K: Aaron Pettrey Ohio State

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: Terrelle Pryor
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: Corey Wooten
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Year: Zoltan Mesko
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Tate Forcier (Jaamal Berry and Craig Appleton of Wisconsin also strong contenders here)

Pretty good list. You listed Gilreath as from Minnesota, I know it was probably just a typo but just wanted let you know. Do you think Jaamal is going to get enough touches to be in the running for FOY? Barring and injury to Boom or Saine, I'd be kinda surprised at this point if he did. I'd love to see him light the conference on fire though.

 

[RB07OSU]

Pretty good list. You listed Gilreath as from Minnesota, I know it was probably just a typo but just wanted let you know. Do you think Jaamal is going to get enough touches to be in the running for FOY? Barring and injury to Boom or Saine, I'd be kinda surprised at this point if he did. I'd love to see him light the conference on fire though.

Thanks for the catch. Jaamal is the type of player that faces a Clarret-esque situation. He has two unproven RB's ahead of him that have promise. Boom and Saine have to prove much still, and I could see Berry getting on the field more as the year goes on. I looked around on commit lists and the most likely imo are those 3. I also feel Justin Green could make an impact at corner for Illinois.

 

[Sportsbuck28]

Thanks for the catch. Jaamal is the type of player that faces a Clarret-esque situation. He has two unproven RB's ahead of him that have promise. Boom and Saine have to prove much still, and I could see Berry getting on the field more as the year goes on. I looked around on commit lists and the most likely imo are those 3. I also feel Justin Green could make an impact at corner for Illinois.

IIRC Green is playing RB for Illinois.

 

[RB07OSU]

IIRC Green is playing RB for Illinois.

Supposedly but they need help at CB and have two solid backs in DuFrene and Ford. I know they promised him time at RB but I think he would make a much bigger impact at CB.

 

[NextBuck]

Your All-American Teams, Big Ten Teams, Award Lists, Etc.

Put down your first team or whatever you feel like. Good way to show your thoughts for the upcoming season, and something to do when bored. Do whatever you feel like putting down. Maybe a Top 10 player list, a all american list, etc. Just something to show your opinion on players around the country.

Here's my opinion:

1st Team:
QB: Tim Tebow Florida
RB: Jahvid Best Cal
RB: Noel Devine West Virginia
WR: Dez Bryant Oklahoma St.
WR: Arrelious Benn Illinois
TE: Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma
OT: Ciron Black Oklahoma St.
OT: Trent Williams Oklahoma
OG: Justin Boren Ohio St.
OG: Rodney Hudson FSU
C: Kristofer O'Dowd USC

DE: Carlos Dunlap Florida
DT: Gerald McCoy Oklahoma
DT: Terrence Cody Alabama
DE: George Selvie South Florida
LB: Brandon Spikes Florida
LB: Rolando McClain Alabama
LB: Navorro Bowman Penn State
CB: Joe Haden Florida
CB: Walter Thurmond Oregon
S: Eric Berry Tennessee
S: Taylor Mays USC

K: Matt Bosher Miami
P: Bryan Anger Cal
Return: Brandon James Florida

2nd Team
QB: Colt McCoy Texas
RB: Jonathan Dwyer Georgia Tech
RB: CJ Spiller Clemson
WR: Julio Jones Bama
WR: AJ Green Georgia
TE: Rob Gronkowski Arizona
OT: Adam Ulatoski Texas
OT: John Jerry Mississippi
OG: Sergio Render Virginia Tech
OG: Jeff Byers USC
C: Chris Hall Texas

DE: Jerry Hughes TCU
DT: Ndamukong Suh Nebraska
DT: Brian Price UCLA
DE: Sergio Kindle Texas
LB: Sean Weatherspoon Missouri
LB: Rico McCoy Tennessee
LB: Sean Lee Penn St.
CB: Trevard Lindley Kentucky
CB: Syd'Quan Thompson Cal
S: Morgan Burnett Georgia Tech
S: Reshad Jones Georiga

K: Thomas Weber Arizona St.
P: Travis Baltz Maryland
Returns: Javier Arenas Bama

All-Big 10:
QB: Terrelle Pryor Ohio St.
RB: Evan Royster PSU
RB: John Clay Wisconsin
WR: Arrelious Benn Illinois
WR: Eric Decker Minnesota
TE: Garrett Graham Wisconsin
OT: Dennis Landolt Penn St
OT: Bryan Bulaga Iowa
OG: Justin Boren Ohio St
OG: Joel Foreman
C: Mike Brewster Ohio St


DE: Brandon Graham Michigan
DT: Jared Odrick Penn St
DT: Josh Brent Illinois
DE: Thaddeus Gibson Ohio St.
LB: Sean Lee Penn St
LB: Navorro Bowman Penn St
LB: Greg Jones Michigan St.
CB: Chimdi Chekwa Ohio St.
CB: Amari Spievey Iowa
S: Kurt Coleman Ohio St.
S: Anderson Russell Ohio St.

K: Brett Swenson Michigan St
P: Zoltan Mesko Michigan
Return: Ray Small Ohio St.

Big Ten Player of The Year: Terrelle Pryor OSU
Big Ten Defensive Player of The Year: Navorro Bowman PSU
Big Ten Leading Rusher: Evan Royster PSU
Big Ten Breakout Player: DeVier Posey OSU
Big Ten Freshman of The Year: Tate Forcier Michigan

Top 10 QB's In The Country:
1. Tim Tebow Florida
2. Colt McCoy Texas
3. Sam Bradford Oklahoma
4. Terrelle Pryor Ohio St.
5. Jevan Snead Ole Miss
6. Robert Griffin Baylor
7. Zac Robinson Oklahoma St
8. Daryll Clark Penn St
9. Russell Wilson NC State
10. Jake Locker Washington

Pre-Season Awards:
Heisman: Tim Tebow Florida
Maxwell: Colt McCoy Texas
Doak Walker: Jahvid Best Cal
Fred Biletnikoff: Dez Bryant Oklahoma St
Thorpe: Eric Berry Tennessee

 

[RB07OSU]

Good thread but I actually started an All Big Ten thread if the mods could merge them. Only big indifference I would have is that Wooten from Northwestern has to be a first team DE imo...in fact, I would say he could quite possibly be the Big 10 DPLOY.

 

[NextBuck]

Good thread but I actually started an All Big Ten thread if the mods could merge them. Only big indifference I would have is that Wooten from Northwestern has to be a first team DE imo...in fact, I would say he could quite possibly be the Big 10 DPLOY.

Oops sorry for making a similar thread, but thanks mods for merging them.

 

[RB07OSU]

Position by position, how do you think it will stack up against the SECs' or the B12's All Conference Teams? While I'm gonna root for the B10 OOC, and I think they'll do a little better this year, I still don't think they'll be the best conference. (I hope I'm wrong! )

I think we don't rival the SEC in top notch talent, but I do think the depth is there. The quality of teams are going to improve this year imo. I think Minnesota can surprise with Decker and Webber back, Michigan State lost some people but have young talent, Illinois has tons of talent, Wisconsin will improve and has a star in Clay, Michigan will be improved likely with Forcier (and maybe Robinson), and Penn State is a legit top 10 team imo. The only duds imo will be Indiana and maybe Northwestern, but that depends on the developement of Kakfa at QB. Look for us to compete more on a national level is all I'm saying.

 

[RB07OSU]

To expound upon that point more (I had to run to work), here is where I stack the Big 10 up:
- I think either of OSU or PSU could consistently compete with anyone in the top 10, save Florida
- The Big 12 is right behind the SEC. Oklahoma State will be tough, in addition to powerhouses in Oklahoma and Texas. Tech could be tough and the same can be said for Kansas. I feel Colorado and Missouri could surprise, especially Mizzou with Gabbert at QB.
- Next comes the Big 10 imo (not too far behind Big 12), with the Pac 10 right behind them. USC is dominant but that is it for the upper echelon teams. Teams like Oregon, Oregon State, Cal and Arizona state could compete, but I feel they aren't quite up to par with PSU, Mich. St., Illinois, Wisky, and Minnesota this year.
- The ACC just doesn't impress me, as I would put them right there with the Big East. FSU has underwhelmed, as have the Hurricanes. Clemson ends up tanking, North Carolina hasn't shown much under Davis, Wake had one good year, and Duke, UVA, and Maryland are duds. Virginia Tech may be fairly tough, but I really don't see them as a top 15 team. Imo, Georgia Tech should be the best team this year and maybe the only top 15 team in the ACC. Clemson has some potential, as does Miami, but I just think this is an overrated conference.

 

[kinch]

In a totally unbiased view of your offensive preseason All Big Ten RB07OSU, I thought for about every one of the OSU players that they "haven't earned that yet." At the same time I don't doubt Posey and Herron and (to a lesser extent on the earning it bit) Pryor, etc. will be amazing. That is what makes this season so exciting.

If you look at collegefootballnews they rank our team highly but in their unit rankings we come out quite low. How can they say we have top ten running back or linebacker groups? They can't know. There isn't the data. But obviously, due to our high team ranking, they, like me, expect good things to happen.

I love seasons like this, seasons where I am so excited to see who our next breakout linebacker is, but expect to be fine at all three linebacker positions no matter what. This is a season where I trust in Herron and expect he may take a huge step to stardom, but I am also excited to see Berry and Saine and what they can do. Will Flash and Posey light up the field? Will Small put things together?

It is hard to pick OSU players for the preseason rankings right now, but I can't wait to see where we would place many of our guys at the end of the year. We are going to see one or two jersey numbers skyrocket in sales and may right now not even know which numbers those will be. . .

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

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If you look at collegefootballnews they rank our team highly but in their unit rankings we come out quite low...

I thought so too, so I did what I always do; I ran the numbers.

They ranked Ohio State's offense at 7th in the country, while the average rank of our offensive units is 14.75. Funny thing is, there are only 5 teams in the country with a higher average rank for their offensive units. They actually UNDER-ranked our total offense by 1 spot, based on the sum of the parts.

On defense, the average rank for our units was 19th, which is tied with TCU for 12th best of the FBS schools. The rank of 11 for the overall defense is only one place higher that that.

Overall, the Buckeyes are ranked right about where the perceived sum of the parts would put them.

 

[kinch]

I thought so too, so I did what I always do; I ran the numbers.

They ranked Ohio State's offense at 7th in the country, while the average rank of our offensive units is 14.75. Funny thing is, there are only 5 teams in the country with a higher average rank for their offensive units. They actually UNDER-ranked our total offense by 1 spot, based on the sum of the parts.

On defense, the average rank for our units was 19th, which is tied with TCU for 12th best of the FBS schools. The rank of 11 for the overall defense is only one place higher that that.

Overall, the Buckeyes are ranked right about where the perceived sum of the parts would put them.

Interesting, and thanks.

When I looked I just saw LB and RB and I think DL. And we were around 30 for the first two and 12 or so for the 3rd.

And Btw: I'm glad their rankings line up. That is about the only site I trust for news. It is my read on the train to work every day. . .

I first saw some of the unit rankings and though of the quote from one of the OSU players (forget who) that we were picked to win the big ten because of past players and the standards they set. . .

I am so psyched for this year. These are my favorite years: the years I get to make new man-crushes on new players. Wow that sounded gay. (NTTIAWWT)