Annual AP All-American SEC Circle jerk

[pacman 7331]

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25500665/alabama-puts-four-ap-all-america-team

damn, missed opportunity on Rondale Moore, great eval by the staff

Look at the panel, no bias at all, I am sure...2 voters west of i35

Selection panel:

Rob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette; Matt Baker, Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times; Michael Barber, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch; Matt Brown, The Athletic; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Rece Davis, ESPN; Pat Dooley, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun; Scott Hamilton, WECT-TV (Wilmington, N.C.); Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffzone.com, Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera; Rob Long, WJZ FM 105.7 The Fan Baltimore; Sean Manning, The Dominion Post (Morgantown, W.Va.); Conor O'Neill, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal; Soren Petro, 810 WHB Kansas City, Mo.; Keith Sargeant, NJ.Com/Star-Ledger; Jon Wilner, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News.

 

OFFENSE

Quarterback -- Kyler Murray, junior, Oklahoma

Running backs -- Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis

Tackles -- Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson

Guards -- Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, Kentucky

Center -- Garrett Bradbury, senior, North Carolina State

Tight end -- Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M

Wide receivers -- Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama; Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma

All-purpose player -- Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue

Kicker -- Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse

DEFENSE

Ends -- Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson; Sutton Smith, junior, Northern Illinois

Tackles -- Quinnen Williams, junior, Alabama; Christian Wilkins, senior, Clemson

Linebackers -- Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky; Devin White, junior, LSU; Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington

Cornerbacks -- Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame

Safeties -- Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU; Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama

Punter -- Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback -- Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama

Running backs -- Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson; Trayveon Williams, junior, Texas A&M

Tackles -- Dalton Risner, senior, Kansas State; Andrew Thomas, sophomore, Georgia

Guards -- Dru Samia, senior, Oklahoma; Michael Dieter, senior, Wisconsin

Center -- Ross Piersbacher, senior, Alabama

Tight end -- T.J, Hockenson, sophomore, Iowa

Wide receivers -- Tylan Wallace, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Andy Isabella, senior, Massachusetts

All-purpose player -- Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest

Kicker -- Cole Tracy, senior, LSU

DEFENSE

Ends -- Montez Sweat, senior, Mississippi State; Jachai Polite, junior, Florida

Tackles -- Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame; Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami

Linebackers -- Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; David Long Jr., junior, West Virginia; Joe Dineen, senior, Kansas

Cornerbacks -- Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington

Safeties -- Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington; Amani Hooker, junior, Iowa

Punter -- Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks -- Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State

Running backs -- Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky; Eno Benjamin, sophomore, Arizona State

Tackles -- Andre Dillard, senior, Washington State; Cody Ford, junior, Oklahoma

Guards -- Terrone Prescod, senior, North Carolina State; Chris Lindstrom, senior, Boston College

Center -- Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State

Tight end -- Noah Fant, junior, Iowa

Wide Receivers -- A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills IV, senior, West Virginia

All-purpose player -- J.J. Taylor, sophomore, Arizona

Kicker -- Matt Gay, senior, Utah

DEFENSE

Ends -- Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan; Jaylon Ferguson, senior, Louisiana Tech

Tackles -- Jeffery Simmons, junior, Mississippi State; Ed Oliver, junior, Houston

Linebackers -- Paddy Fisher, sophomore, Northwestern; David Woodward, sophomore, Utah State; Te'Von Coney, senior, Notre Dame

Cornerbacks -- Hamp Cheevers, junior, Boston College; Lavert Hill, junior, Michigan

Safeties -- Andre Cisco, freshman, Syracuse; Jonathan Abram, senior, Mississippi State

Punter -- Jason Smith, sophomore, Cincinnati

Edited December 10, 2018 by pacman

[satyanash 14282]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_College_Football_All-America_Team

It's not just the AP. Every AA list is packed with SEC players this year. Understandable, as the SEC had perhaps one of its best seasons this year and was far ahead of any other conference.

[GreenspointTexas 9568]

nvm.

 

Edited December 10, 2018 by GreenspointTexas

[Valmy77 13125]

23 minutes ago, satyanash said:

It's not just the AP. Every AA list is packed with SEC players this year. Understandable, as the SEC had perhaps one of its best seasons this year and was far ahead of any other conference.

Huh? The SEC was totally dominated by one team. 

I mean kudos to Bama but in years past the other schools at least beat them once.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Valmy77

[TrashMaster G 17397]

24 minutes ago, satyanash said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_College_Football_All-America_Team

It's not just the AP. Every AA list is packed with SEC players this year. Understandable, as the SEC had perhaps one of its best seasons this year and was far ahead of any other conference.

[maninblack 7974]

49 minutes ago, satyanash said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_College_Football_All-America_Team

It's not just the AP. Every AA list is packed with SEC players this year. Understandable, as the SEC had perhaps one of its best seasons this year and was far ahead of any other conference.

[EMAWesome 101]

Look at the bright side.  Think how bad it would be if the SEC had not fucked up and invited South Carolina into the league instead of Clemson.

[Macanudo 12936]

55 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Understandable, as the SEC had perhaps one of its best seasons this year and was far ahead of any other conference. 

You're an idiot.

[satyanash 14282]

Look, I hate on the SEC as much as anyone. But you can't really make a case otherwise this year.

Even when you discount the FCS cupcakes, the SEC killed it OOC this year. 

[ztejas 43287]

4 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Look, I hate on the SEC as much as anyone.

Clearly not.

[0xdeadbeef 1627]

While it does feel like there are to many SEC players on the list, as far as Texas goes, I'm not sure we have anyone who _should_ be on the list.  Sam had a nice year, as did Lil'Jordan,  C. Johnson,  and a few guys on D, but there wasn't really anyone this year that felt "All-American".  

[Machinator 32098]

2 minutes ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

While it does feel like there are to many SEC players on the list, as far as Texas goes, I'm not sure we have anyone who _should_ be on the list.  Sam had a nice year, as did Lil'Jordan,  C. Johnson,  and a few guys on D, but there wasn't really anyone this year that felt "All-American".  

I don't think anyone's arguing for the inclusion of any Longhorns on this list.

That said, most of the SEC players who made All-America are studs.

[HornDomination 2]

Some of the players on that list are tough misses - Eno Benjamin, Rondale Moore, Grant Delpit.  Hindsight's 20/20 and all....

[MAROON 445]

there was no scenario under the Sun where Delpit was not going to LSU.