ESPN's All Big 12 Team

[AgMarauder04]

Are you insinuating that schools like Baylor, OU, and Texas didn't sell out to stop Blackmon? The two are in a different league as far as I'm concerned. Hell, Nebraska sold out to stop Blackmon and it didn't help at all.

 

No, I'm not insinuating that at all...wnd maybe that's the difference. You're probably right. And therein is why Blackmon is there and not Fuller. Fuller is still a stud and will make a lot of money on Sunday, but Blackmon is unreal.

[NUance]

Here's how the media picked its All-Big 12 teams and awards:

 

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

 

Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma

 

Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Taylor Martinez, QB, Nebraska

 

Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska

 

Coach of the Year: Mike Sherman, Texas A&M

 

FIRST TEAM

 

QB: Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State

 

RB: Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State; Daniel Thomas, Kansas State

 

WR: Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State; Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma

 

TE: Michael Egnew, Missouri

 

OL: Tim Barnes, Missouri; Levy Adcock, Oklahoma State; Ricky Henry, Nebraska; Nate Solder, Colorado; Danny Watkins, Baylor

 

RT: DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma

 

K: Alex Henery, Nebraska

 

DEFENSE

 

DB: Prince Amukamara, Nebraska; Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma; Eric Hagg, Nebraska; Byron Landor, Baylor

 

LB: Lavonte David, Nebraska; Andrew Gachkar, Missouri; Orie Lemon, Oklahoma State; Von Miller, Texas A&M

 

DL: Sam Acho, Texas; Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma; Jared Crick, Nebraska; Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech

 

P: Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State

 

SECOND TEAM

 

QB: Landry Jones, Oklahoma

 

RB: Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M; Rodney Stewart, Colorado

 

WR: Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M; Lyle Leong, Texas Tech

 

TE: Collin Franklin, Iowa State

 

OL: Wade Weibert, Kansas State; Dan Hoch, Missouri; Zach Kendall, Kansas State; Eric Mensik, Oklahoma; Mickey Okafor, Texas Tech

 

RT: Eric Stephens, Texas Tech

 

K: Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State

 

DEFENSE

 

DB: Quinton Carter, Oklahoma; Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska; Andrew McGee, Oklahoma State; Aaron Williams, Texas

 

LB: Michael Hodges, Texas A&M; Jake Knott, Iowa State; Travis Lewis, Oklahoma; Keenan Robinson, Texas

 

DL: Josh Hartigan, Colorado; Brad Madison, Missouri; Lucas Patterson, Texas A&M; Phil Taylor, Baylor

 

P: Kirby Van der Kamp, Iowa State

 

I'll have some thoughts on both teams later today.

 

Lot of Huskers in the media's All-B12 team too.

[Blackshirt316]

Are you insinuating that schools like Baylor, OU, and Texas didn't sell out to stop Blackmon? The two are in a different league as far as I'm concerned. Hell, Nebraska sold out to stop Blackmon and it didn't help at all.

 

Nebraska didn't sell out to stop Blackmon. Nebraska played him man on man with safety help over the top - just like against every other WR we faced this year. And yeah we got burned a couple times on under-throws (OSU's QB always overthrew in previous games and the DB's anticipated he'd do it again.. they under-threw on purpose and it was a good change-up from their staff that worked for a half) But even then other than a flea-flicker that the safeties left Prince out to dry on... Blackmon didn't exactly light us up. Hunter lit us up a bit though.

[HuskerNMO]

Niles Paul? ESPN must enjoy being nervous on every punt return...

No kidding. I'm guessing they went with name recognition on this one. Although there weren't many solid PRs this year.

 

Especially since Burkhead took over the PR role after the OSU game. Niles didn't return a single punt after the OSU game.

[mnhusker]

Seems like one side of the Ball does a better job developing players than the other.