Thursday, December 13, 2007

All-Americans

FIRST TEAM Offense
Quarterback - Tim Tebow, Florida.
Running backs - Darren McFadden, Arkansas; Kevin Smith, Central Florida.
Wide receivers - Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech; Jordy Nelson, Kansas State.
Tackles - Jake Long, Michigan; Anthony Collins, Kansas.
Guards - Duke Robinson, Oklahoma; Martin O'Donnell, , Illinois.
Center - Steve Justice,Wake Forest.
Tight end - Martin Rucker, Missouri.
All-purpose player - Jeremy Maclin, Missouri.
Kicker - Thomas Weber, Arizona State.

DefenseEnds - Chris Long, Virginia; George Selvie, South Florida.
Tackles - Glenn Dorsey, LSU; Sedrick Ellis, Southern California.
Linebackers - Dan Connor, Penn St, James Laurinaitis, Ohio St Jordon Dizon, Colorado
Cornerbacks - Aqib Talib, Kansas; Antoine Cason, Arizona.
Safeties - Craig Steltz, LSU; Jamie Silva, Boston College.
Punter - Kevin Huber, Cincinnati.

SECOND TEAM Offense
Quarterback - Chase Daniel, Missouri.
Running backs - Ray Rice, Rutgers; Mike Hart, Michigan.
Wide receivers - Mario Manningham, Michigan; Harry Douglas, Louisville.
Tackles - Ryan Clady, Boise State; Sam Baker, Southern California.
Guards - Robert Felton, Arkansas; Anthony Parker, Tennessee.
Center - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas.
Tight end - Fred Davis, Southern California.
All-purpose player - Felix Jones, Arkansas.
Kicker - Austin Starr, Indiana.

DefenseEnds - Vernon Gholston, Ohio State; Lawrence Jackson, Southern California.
Tackles - Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati; James McClinton, Kansas.
Linebackers - J Leman, Illinois; Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma; Ali Highsmith, LSU.
Cornerbacks - Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech; Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State.
Safeties - Patrick Chung, Oregon; William Moore, Missouri.
Punter - Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech.






The AP ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS CAME OUT, usually I do not have a beef with who is picked. Normally if you had a good year you will be on it. And sometimes a player below you will be ahead of you in the teams. And thats fine too but when you do something as ridiculous as put Mike Hart on 2nd team all-american i have a big problem with that. Especially when he is ranked #24th in the nation in rushing. Chris Wells of Ohio state is ranked #10 in the country in yrds. And doesn't even get mentioned in any of the All-American teams. What is the fascination with Hart, he is undersized, gets hurt and doesn't lead his team to victories. You can argue Ohio State was a better offensive team. But that is far from the truth, Michigan had a better QB, better Wide Receivers, Tight Ends. And yet he only ran for 1200 yds, the so called key to Michigan winning. I would say Chris Wells meant more to the Buckeyes than did Hart. Well ran for 200 yds more. Here is the numbers and you decide


NCAA Division I-A Rushing Leaders: 2007



10. Chris Wells, Ohio St 254 attempts 1463 yds 5.8yds per carry 14 Tds



24. Mike Hart, Michigan 233 attempts 1232 yds 5.3 yds per carry 12 Tds