*** New Scout 2012 Bowl Predictions***

[tschu]

This list is way better than ESPN's list, by my drunken analysis.

 

(I'm on trying to beat the ESPN sucks drum either because I think that Sports Illustrated [along with 90% of all of the media] sucks in general)

 

And I agree with Bucky.

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New Scout Rankings

 

1. LSU

2. Oklahoma

3. Oregon

4. Alabama

5. Texas

6. Southern California

7. South Carolina

8. Georgia

9. Florida State

10. Wisconsin, Projected record: 10-2

 

11. Ohio State, Projected record: 10-2

12. Michigan, Projected record: 10-2

13. Utah

14. Louisville

15. Virginia Tech

16. Michigan State, Projected Record 9-3

17. Boise State

18. Arkansas

19. West Virginia

20. Oklahoma State

 

21. Auburn

22. Nebraska, Projected Record 9-3

23. Florida

24. NC State

25. Rutgers

26. Georgia Tech

27. Mississippi State

28. TCU

29. Virginia

30. Notre Dame

 

31. Texas A&M

32. UCF

33. Tennessee

34. Stanford

35. Missouri

36. Clemson

37. Cincinnati

38. California

39. BYU

40. Illinois

 

41. Iowa, Projected Record: 7-5

42. Kansas State

43. Texas Tech

44. Penn State, Projected Record: 6-6

45. Louisiana Tech

46. North Carolina

47. South Florida

48. Warshington

49. SMU

50. Northwestern, Projected Record: 6-6

 

51. Pitt

52. Purdue, Projected Record: 6-6

53. Air Force

54. Miami

55. Vanderbilt

56. UCLA

57. Syracuse

58. Western Michigan

59. Arizona State

60. Baylor

 

61. Warshington State

62. Toledo

63. Nevada

64. FIU

65. Ohio

66. Southern Miss

67. Wake Forest

68. Iowa State

69. Houston

70. Minnesota, Projected Record: 5-7

 

71. Northern Illinois

72. Arizona

73. Fresno State

74. Maryland

75. Colorado

76. Connecticut

77. UL Lafayette

78. Oregon State

79. Boston College

80. Tulsa

 

81. Navy

82. San Diego State

83. Utah State

84. Ole Miss

85. Indiana, Projected Record: 3-9

86. East Carolina

87. Kentucky

88. Arkansas State

89. Hawaii

90. Duke

 

91. Bowling Green

92. Marshall

93. Wyoming

94. Western Kentucky

95. San Jose State

96. Central Michigan

97. Kent State

98. Army

99. Troy

100. Kansas

 

101. Temple

102. Middle Tennessee State

103. Miami of Ohio

104. New Mexico State

105. Colorado State

106. North Texas

107. ULM

108. Ball State

109. Eastern Michigan

110. UTEP

 

111. Rice

112. UAB

113. Akron

114. South Alabama

115. New Mexico

116. Idaho

117. Texas State

118. UNLV

119. Buffalo

120. Florida Atlantic

 

121. Tulane

122. UTSA

123. Memphis

124. UMass

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Fox Sports

 

1. Southern California

2. LSU

3. Alabama

4. Georgia

5. Oklahoma

6. Oregon

7. Arkansas

8. Texas

9. Michigan

10. Florida State

[Excel]

Sporting News Coach Rankings

 

Big XII 27.2

SEC 43.3

Pac12 43.8

ACC 45.6

Big Ten 46.8

Mountain West 70.8

Big East 71.3

WAC 85.1

Sun Belt 86.7

Conference USA 90.7

MAC 97.2

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1. Nick Saban, Alabama

2. Chris Petersen, Boise State

3. Urban Meyer, Ohio State

4. Les Miles, LSU

5. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

6. Chip Kelly, Oregon

7. Gary Patterson, TCU

8. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina

9. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech

10. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State

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11. Bill Snyder, Kansas State

12. Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

13. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

14. Mark Richt, Georgia

15. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU

16. Mack Brown, Texas

17. Mike Leach, Warshington State

18. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame

19. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech

20. Lane Kiffin, Southern California

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21. Kyle Wittingham, Utah

22. June Jones, SMU

23. Chris Ault, Nevada

24. Brady Hoke, Michigan

25. James Franklin, Vanderbilt

26. Gary Pinkel, Missouri

27. Dabo Swiney, Clemson

28. Butch Jones, Cincinnati

29. Troy Calhoun, Air Force

30. Steve Sarkisian, Warshington

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31. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest

32. David Shaw, Stanford

33. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

34. Al Golden, Miami

35. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy

36. Gene Chizik, Auburn

37. Bo Pelini, Nebraska

38. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State

39. Rich Rodriguez, Arizona

40. Charlie Weis, Kansas

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41. Art Briles, Baylor

42. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

43. Frank Solich, Ohio

44. Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia

45. Mike London, Virginia

46. Dan Mullen, Mississippi State

47. Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

48. Paul Rhoads, Iowa State

49. Tim O'Brien, NC State

50. Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech

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51. Charlie Strong, Louisville

52. Larry Blakeney, Troy

53. Larry Fedora, North Carolina

54. Mark Cristobal, FIU

55. Mike Riley, Oregon State

56. Skip Holtz, South Florida

57. Jeff Tedford, California

58. Dave Christensen, Wyoming

59. Will Muschamp, Florida

60. Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut

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61. Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech

62. Bill O'Brien, Penn State

63. Bill Blankenship, Tulsa

64. Jerry Kill, Minnesota

65. Randy Edsall, Maryland

66. Dave Doeren, Northern Illinois

67. David Cutcliffe, Duke

68. Jim Mora, UCLA

69. Tim Beckman, Illinois

70. Gus Malzahn, Arkansas State

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71. Dennis Franchione, Texas State

72. George O'Leary, UCF

73. Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana-Lafayette

74. John L. Smith, Arkansas

75. Todd Graham, Arizona State

76. Terry Bowden, Akron

77. Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss

78. Lary Coker, Texas-San Antonio

79. Rich Ellerson, Army

80. Ellis Johnson, Southern Miss

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81. Gary Andersen, Utah State

82. Paul Chryst, Pittsburgh

83. Steve Addazio, Temple

84. Ron English, Eastern Michigan

85. Willie Taggart, Western Kentucky

86. Jim McElwain, Colorado State

87. Dan McCarney, North Texas

88. Rocky Long, San Diego State

89. Doc Holliday, Marshall

90. Joker Phillips, Kentucky

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91. Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State

92. Danny Hope, Purdue

93. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State

94. Pete Lembo, Ball State

95. Robb Akey, Idaho

96. Bob Davie, New Mexico

97. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan

98. Norm Chow, Hawaii

99. Derek Dooley, Tennessee

100. Garrick McGee, UAB

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101. Ruffin McNeil, Eastern Carolina

102. Kyle Flood, Rutgers

103. Matt Campbell, Toledo

104. Mike Price, UTEP

105. Tim DeRuyter, Fresno State

106. Jon Embree, Colorado

107. Dave Clawson, Bowling Green

108. Doug Marrone, Syracuse

109. Justin Fuente, Memphis

110. Frank Spaziani, Boston College

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111. Kevin Wilson, Indiana

112. Tony Levine, Houston

113. David Bailiff, Rice

114. Darrell Hazell, Kent State

115. Todd Berry, Louisiana-Monroe

116. Don Treadwell, Miami (OH)

117. Joey Jones, South Alabama

118. Don Enos, Central Michigan

119. DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State

120. Bobby Hauck, UNLV

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121. Carl Pelini, Florida Atlantic

122. Jeff Quinn, Buffalo

123. Curtis Johnson, Tulane

124. Charley Molnar, UMass

[Excel]

Best Big Ten Tandems for 2012

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QUARTERBACK: Michigan, Denard Robinson & Devin Gardner

RUNNING BACK: Wisconsin, Montee Ball & James White

RECIEVERS: Iowa, Kevonte Martin-Manley & Keenan Davis

TIGHT ENDS: Nebraska, Ben Cotton & Kyler Reed

 

TACKLES: Wisconsin, Ricky Wagner & Rob Havenstein

 

GUARDS: Ohio State, Andrew Norwell & Marcus Hall

 

DEFENSIVE ENDS: Michigan State, Marcus Rush & William Gholston

 

TACKLES: Purdue, Kawann Short & Bruce Gaston

 

 

LINE BACKERS: Wisconsin, Mike Taylor & Chris Borland

CORNERBACKS: Michigan State, Darqueze Dennard & Johnny Adams

 

SAFETIES: Ohio State, Christian Bryant & CJ Barnett

 

KICKER/PUNTER: Nebraska, Brett Maher

EDIT: Formatting got all jacked up on that one, I've tried several times to fix it but its something wrong with HB's code.ED

[Excel]

Tom Dienhart has some good stuff over on BTN.com

 

Ranking the Big Ten Quarterbacks

 

1. Denard Robinson, Michigan

2. James Vandenberg, Iowa

3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State

4. Danny O'Brien, Wisconsin

5. Taylor Martinez, Nebraska

6. Andrew Maxwell, Michigan State

7. Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois

8. Caleb TerBush, Purdue

9. MarQueis Gray, Minnesota

10. Matt McGloin, Penn State

11. Kain Colter, Northwestern

12. Tre Roberson, Indiana

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Analyzing Nebraska's 2012 Schedule

 

Toughest Non-Conference Game - UCLA

Toughest Big Ten Game - November 3 @ Michigan State

Who they don't play - Illinois, Indiana and Purdue

Easiest Game - Idaho State

Toughest Stretch - September 29 - November 3, vWisconsin, @Ohio State, @Northwestern, vMichigan, @Michigan State

Best chance to be Upset - October 20 @ Northwestern

Best chance to pull off an Upset: @Ohio State

Must Win: v. Michigan

[It'sNotAFakeID]

I'm really shocked Fitzgerald didn't get ranked higher. That guy can flat-out coach. Makes me wonder what criteria they used to determine these rankings.

 

And if the best CB pair in the B1G is Darqueeze (I have too many E's in my first name) Dennard and Johnny Adams, then I am perfectly okay with that.

 

I really think our hardest non-con game is against Arkansas State, not UCLA.

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I'm curious about the criteria as well.

 

Pat Fitzgerald is a great coach, better than 42 in my opinion but oh well...

 

Other thoughts,

 

I get that the Big East sucks but if we're going to say that Brady Hoke is an amazing coach for getting UM to a BCS Bowl and beating a Virginia Tech team can't we also say the same about a West Virginia coach who did the same and beat a team by 40+ points that beat that VT team twice...Holgorsen should be better than 44 and at least better than Dabo Swiney.

 

Art Briles also looked low but how much of his success was due to RG3? I feel the same about Terry Bowden at 76...

 

I'd like to see how they approach assistants who did stellar jobs at large schools and are now going to be HC's...like Chow, Chryst, Johnson, Malzahn and Pelini. They weren't kind to them in the rankings.

 

Also a couple big name programs, or programs that can do better, are stuck with pretty low ranking coaches and it'll be interesting to see how it pans out...Derek Dooley at UT is at 99...Will Muschamp at Florida is 59 and its a different situation with Penn State and Arkansas but O'Brien is at 62 and Smith is at 74. California is either going to have to say that they're not a contender and drop Tedford's salary or cut the guy and get to searching...either way he's way over payed.

 

They're too kind to coaches of mid-major...or formerly mid-major schools...TCU, Boise, BYU, and Utah...just my opinion though.

 

Finally its funny to see how far Chizik has fallen, coach of the year and a National Championship last year to 36.

[Comish]

Tom Dienhart has some good stuff over on BTN.com

 

Ranking the Big Ten Quarterbacks

 

1. Denard Robinson, Michigan

2. James Vandenberg, Iowa

3. Braxton Miller, Ohio State

4. Danny O'Brien, Wisconsin

5. Taylor Martinez, Nebraska

6. Andrew Maxwell, Michigan State

7. Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois

8. Caleb TerBush, Purdue

9. MarQueis Gray, Minnesota

10. Matt McGloin, Penn State

11. Kain Colter, Northwestern

12. Tre Roberson, Indiana

I know they are near the bottom, but I'd definitely take Kain Colter over Matt McGloin............

[HuskerShark]

Holgorsen should be better than 44 and at least better than Dabo Swiney.

 

 

In good time, my friend. I can see why they didn't put him ahead of Dabo because he has only been a head coach for 1 year, and he had a few off-the-field issues prior to the season. Holgorsen is a mastermind, and if WVU can put together a respectable defense, Holgorsen's offense will win them a lot of football games.

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Holgorsen should be better than 44 and at least better than Dabo Swiney.

 

 

In good time, my friend. I can see why they didn't put him ahead of Dabo because he has only been a head coach for 1 year, and he had a few off-the-field issues prior to the season. Holgorsen is a mastermind, and if WVU can put together a respectable defense, Holgorsen's offense will win them a lot of football games.

 

West Virginia doesn't need a defense in the Big XII, their offense will do enough to outscore everyone.

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More stuff from ESPN

 

18MAY2012 College Football Live's 2012 preseason top 25

 

1. Southern California

2. LSU

3. Alabama

4. Oregon

5. Oklahoma

6. Georgia

7. Florida State

8. South Carolina

9. Arkansas

10. Michigan

11. West Virginia

12. Michigan State

13. Kansas State

14. TCU

15. Stanford

16. Wisconsin

17. Nebraska

18. Clemson

19. Virginia Tech

20. Ohio State

21. Oklahoma State

22. Texas

23. Boise State

24. Notre Dame

25. Florida

 

18MAY2012 Mark Schalbach's Top 25

 

1. LSU

2. Southern California

3. Alabama

4. Oregon

5. Georgia

6. Oklahoma

7. Florida State

8. West Virginia

9. Michigan

10. South Carolina

11. Michigan State

12. Stanford

13. Arkansas

14. TCU

15. Wisconsin

16. Clemson

17. Ohio State

18. Kansas State

19. Texas

20. Florida

21. Warshington

22. Oklahoma State

23. Virginia Tech

24. Nebraska

25. Georgia Tech

 

As of 19MAY2012 Phil Steele's Top 40 Countdown

 

40. Rutgers

39. Georgia Tech

38. Iowa

37. Kansas State

36. TCU

35. BYU

34. Louisville

33. Utah

32. Houston

31. Ohio

30. Texas A&M

29. Auburn

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Lindy's

 

1. LSU

2. USC

3. Alabama

4. Oklahoma

5. Oregon

6. Georgia

7. Michigan

8. Florida State

9. Arkansas

10. West Virginia

 

11. South Carolina

12. Michigan State

13. Clemson

14. Ohio State

15. TCU

16. Oklahoma State

17. Wisconsin

18. Virginia Tech

19. Texas

20. Florida

 

21. Stanford

22. Kansas State

23. Louisville

24. Boise State

25. Nebraska

26. Utah

27. Penn State

28. North Carolina State

29. Texas A&M

30. Missouri

 

31.Auburn

32. Washington

33. Notre Dame

34. Virginia

35. Georgia Tech

36. Rutgers

37. Tennessee

38. UCF

39. BYU

40. Texas Tech

[Excel]

Just picked up Lindy's (I was stuck with the Oklahoma cover )

 

1. LSU

2. USC

3. Alabama

4. Oklahoma

5. Oregon

6. Georgia

7. Michigan

8. Florida State

9. Arkansas

10. West Virginia

 

11. South Carolina

12. Michigan State

13. Clemson

14. Ohio State

15. TCU

16. Oklahoma State

17. Wisconsin

18. Virginia Tech

19. Texas

20. Florida

 

21. Stanford

22. Kansas State

23. Louisville

24. Boise State

25. Nebraska

 

27. Penn State

41. Iowa

42. Purdue

55. Northwestern

62. Illinois

74. Minnesota

87. Indiana

 

More Stuff

 

Top Recruiting

1. Alabama

2. Texas

3. Florida

4. Ohio State

5. Stanford

6. Florida State

7. Michigan

8. Southern California

9. Miami

10. Auburn

...[No other Big Ten teams]

25. Nebraska

 

Predictions

Rose Bowl: Michigan v. Oregon

Orange Bowl: Florida State v. Louisville

Sugar Bowl: Alabama v. West Virginia

Fiesta Bowl: Michigan State v. Oklahoma

BCS National Championship: LSU v. Southern California

 

Best BCS National Championship Teams

1. 2001 Miami

2. 2005 Texas

3. 2009 Alabama

4. 2004 Southern California

5. 2008 Florida

 

Best Rivalry Trophies

1. Floyd of Rosedale - Minnesota v. Iowa

2. Jeweled Shillelagh - Notre Dame v. Southern California

3. Paul Bunyan's Axe - Wisconsin v. Minnesota

4. Iron Skillet - SMU v. TCU

5. Platypus Trophy - Oregon v. Oregon State

 

Hot Coordinators (top five)

1. Kirby Smart - DC Bama

2. Manny Diaz - DC Texas

3. Pat Narduzzi - DC Michigan State

4. Dave Yost - OC Missouri

5. Mike Bobo - OC Georgia (I can't believe this one, every UGA fan I know wants him fired)

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8. Mike McCall - OC Northwestern

 

Best Offseason hires

1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State

2. Mike Leach, Michigan State

3. Gus Malzahn, Arkansas State

4. Rich Rodriguez, Arizona

5. Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

 

Coaches in surprising jobs

1. Larry Coker - 2001 National Championship at Miami, now coaching at UTSA

2. Dennis Franchione - Coached Alabama now coaches Texas State

3. Terry Bowden - Coached perfect season at Auburn, now coaching at Akron

4. Bob Davie - Coached Notre Dame now coaches New Mexico

 

Coaches ready to move up

1. Gus Malzahn- First year at Arkansas State, former OC at Arkansas and Auburn

2. Sonny Dykes- Going into third year at Louisiana Tech, won WAC in 2011. OC under Stoops at Arizona, OC at Tech under Leach

3. Mark Hudspeth - Going into second year at UL-Lafayette, turned a 3-9 team into a 9-4 team, took ULL to its first bowl and won, WR coach at Miss State its 9-4 season, 4 playoff appearances as coach at North Alabama.

4. Terry Bowden - First Year at Akron. Auburn coach 1993-1998, perfect season in '93, later coached North Alabama (took over from Hudspeth in '09) 3 playoff appearances...oh and he's a Bowden.

5. Gary Andersen - Going into fourth year at Utah State (15-22 record, 7-6 last year), former DC at Utah under Urban Meyer and Kyle Whittingham. Held Alabama to 17pts in '09 Sugar Bowl.

 

Best Coaches not now coaching

1. Bill Cowher - Long career with Steelers, won Super Bowl

2. Butch Davis - Coached Miami and UNC

3. Bobby Petrino - Hooked up with a hot blonde

4. R.C. Slocum - Coached A&M

5. Tommy Bowden - Coached Tulane to a perfect season, later coached Clempson. Is a Bowden

6. Mike Bellotti - Coached Oregon, now AD

7. Rick Neuheisel - Has a gambling problem

8. Dan Hawkins - There is no legitimate reason to consider Dan Hawkins for any coaching job.

 

Five Worst Trends in CFB

5. Realignment

4. College Television Networks

3. College Recruits picking among hats

2. Crazy Coaches

1. New Uniforms

 

Heisman Watch

1. Matt Barkley

2. Denard Robinson

3. Montee Ball

4. Geno Smith

5. Landry Jones

6. Tyrann Mathieu

7. De'Anthony Thomas

8. Macrus Lattimore

9. Aaron Murray

10. Tyler Wilson

 

Unit Rankings

 

Backfield

1. Arkansas

2. Michigan

3. Southern California

4. Georgia

5. Kansas State

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9. Nebraska

 

Recievers

1. Southern California

2. Clempson

3. West Virginia

4. Tennessee

5. Oklahoma

 

Offensive Lines

1. Alabama

2. LSU

3. Oklahoma

4. Texas A&M

5. Wisconsin

...8. Michigan State

 

Defensive Lines

1. LSU

2. Florida State

3. South Carolina

4. Georiga

5. TCU

...7. Michigan State

8. Oklahoma State

 

Linebackers

1. Georgia

2. Iowa State

3. Alabama

4. Stanford

5. Wisconsin

...7. Penn State

8. Michigan State

 

Defensive Backs

1. LSU

2. NC State

3. Southern California

4. Texas

5. Georgia

...10. Michigan State

 

Best Quarterbacks

1. Matt Barkley

2. Denard Robinson

3. Tyler Wilson

4. Geno Smith

5. Landry Jones

...17. Braxton Miller

18. Taylor Martinez

 

Top Running Backs

1. Montee Ball

2. Marcus Lattimore

3. Kniles Davis

4. Ray Graham

5. Joesph Randle

7. Fitzgerald Toussaint

...11. Rex Burkhead

19. Silas Redd

22. Le'Veon Bell

 

Top Receivers

1. Robert Woods

2. Sammy Dropkins

3. Keenan Allen

4. Marquess Wilson

5. Marquise Lee

 

Top Tight Ends

1. Tyler Eifert

2. Philip Lutzenkirchen

3. Jacob Pedersen

4. Austin Seferian-Jenkins

5. Jake Stoneburner

 

Offensive Line

The only Big Ten players on this list are

Guards - 7. Chris McDonald, Michigan State

Tackles - 3. Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin & 5. Taylor Lewan, Michigan.

 

Defensive Ends

1. Sam Montgomery

2. Brandon Jenkins

3. William Gholston

4. Alex Okafor

5. Joe Vellano

...11. John Simon

 

Defensive Tackles

1. Kawann Short

2. Star Lotuleilei

3. Jonathan Hankins

4. John Jenkins

5. Aaron Donald

...9. Baker Steinkuhler

10. Jordan Hill

 

Inside Linebackers

1. Manti Te'o

2. AJ Klein

3. Chris Borland

4. Arthur Brown

5. CJ Mosely

...6. James Morris

 

Outside Linebackers

1. Jarvis Jones

2. Gerald Hodges

3. Chase Thomas

4. Khaseem Greene

5. Jonathan Brown

6. Mike Taylor

...9. Denicos Allen

 

Top Cornerbacks

1. Tyran Mathieu

2. David Amerson

3. Johnny Adams

4. Nigel Malone

5. Johnthan Banks

...7. Micah Hyde

 

Top Safeties

1. TJ McDonald

2. Eric Reid

3. Robert Lester

4. Racarri Rambo

5. John Boyett

...12. CJ Barnett

 

Top Kickers

1. Caleb Sturgis

2. Dustin Hoppkins

3. Quinn Sharp

4. Brett Maher

5. Drew Alleman

 

Top Punters - No Big Ten Players

 

Top All Purpose - No Big Ten Players

 

All Big Ten

 

First Team Offense

QB - Denard Robinson, Michigan

RB - Montee Ball, Wisconsin

RB - Fitzgerald Toussaint, Michigan

WR - Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin

WR - Keenan Davis, Iowa

TE - Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin

C - Travis Fredrick, Wisconsin

OL - Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin

OL - Chris McDonald, Michigan State

OL - Tayor Lewan, Michigan

OL - Spencer Long, Nebraska

K - Brett Maher, Nebraska

AP - Ameer Abdullah Nebraska

 

Second Team Offense

QB - Braxton Miller, Ohio State

RB - Rex Burkhead, Nebraska

RB - Silas Redd, Penn State

WR - Roy Roundtree, Michigan

WR - Demetrius Fields, Northwestern

TE - Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State

C - James Ferentz, Iowa

OL - Jack Mewhort, Ohio State

OL - Brian Mulroe, Northwestern

OL - Graham Pocic, Illinois

OL - Fou Fonoti, Michigan State

K - Drew Basil, Ohio State

AP - Jarred Abbrederis, Wisconsin

 

First Team Defense

DL - Kawann Short, Purdue

DL - William Gholston, Michigan State

DL - John Simon, Ohio State

DL - Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

LB - Gerald Hodges, Penn State

LB - Johnathan Brown, Illionois

DB - Johnny Adams, Michigan State

DB - Micah Hyde, Iowa

DB - CJ Barnett, Ohio State

DB - Ricardo Allen, Purdue

P - Brett Maher, Nebraska

 

Second Team Defense

DL - Jordan Hill, Penn State

DL - Michael Buchanan, Illinois

DL - Marcus Rush, Michigan State

DL - Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska

LB - Mike Taylor, Wisconsin

LB - James Morris, Iowa

LB - Denicos Allen, Michigan State

DB - Isiah Lewis, Michigan State

DB - Jordan Kovacs, Michigan

DB - JT Floyd, Michigan

DB - Travis Howard, Ohio State

P - Anthony Fera, Penn State

 

Most Accurate Passer - Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois

Stronger Arm - James Vandenberg, Iowa

Best Scrambler - Denard Robinson, Michigan

Coolest in the Clutch - Denard Robinson, Michigan

Toughest to Bring Down - Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State

Best Hands - Jared Abbreders, Wisconsin

Most Dangerous Deep Threat - Roy Roundtree, Michigan

Best Pass Blocker - Chris McDonald, Michigan State

Best Run Blocker - Travis Frederic, Wisconsin

Best Pass Rusher - Denicos Allen, Michigan State

Best Cover Corner - Johnny Adams, Michigan State

Special Teams Demon - Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska

 

Big Ten Picks

Dumb Division Name One

1. Michigan

2. Michigan State

3. Nebraska

4. Northwestern

5. Iowa

6. Minnesota

 

Dumb Division Name Two

1. Ohio State

2. Wisconsin

3. Penn State

4. Purdue

5. Illinois

6. Indiana

 

...and because this is a Nebraska site

 

The Good News: Rex and Taylor are back

The Bad News: Defense lost elite talent at each tier

Lindy's Call: Another good but not great season

Top Newcomer: CB Mohammed Seisay