2009 SB Nation Pre-Season All-Big 12 Football Team

by Beergut on Jul 25, 2009 6:16 AM CDT

On Monday, I listed the players I thought who had the best chance to make All-Big 12 in 2009. I submitted that list to Bob at The Ralphie Report , and he sent it out to all the other SB Nation Big 12 bloggers for consideration when we voted on the pre-season football team. The only rule was that we couldn't vote for the team we covered, so I couldn't vote for any Aggies. We were allowed to pick more than one player at some positions, like QB and TE, even though there is not a second-team or third-team. My picks for pre-season All-Big 12 are after the jump.

Offense

QB: Robert Griffin, Baylor; Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

RB: Chris Brown, Oklahoma; Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State; Rodney Stewart, Colorado

FB: Matt Clapp, Oklahoma

WR: Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State; Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas; Jordan Shipley, texas

TE: Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma; Andrew Jones, Missouri

OL: Trent Williams, OU; Russell Okung, OSU; Ryan Miller, Colorado; Kurtis Gregory, Missouri;

Nate Solder, CU

Defense

DT: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska; Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma

DE: Jeremy Beal, OU; Auston English, OU

LB: Travis Lewis, OU; Keenan Clayton, OU; Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri; Joe Pawelek, Baylor

CB: Perrish Cox, OSU; Dominique Franks, OU

Special Teams

K: Alex Henery, Nebraska

P: Derek Epperson, Baylor

KR: Dez Bryant, OSU

Here is the actual SB Nation Pre-Season All-Big 12 Football Team:

Offense

Pos	Name	School
QB	Sam Bradford	OU
RB	DeMarco Murray	OU
RB	Kendall Hunter	OSU
FB	Matt Klapp	OU
OL	Russell Okung	OSU
OL	Trent Williams	OU
OL	Kurtis Gregory	Missouri
OL	Chris Hall	texas
OL	Adam Ulatoski	texas
TE	Jermaine Gresham	OU
WR	Jordan Shipley	texas
WR	Dez Bryant	OSU
WR	Dezmon Briscoe	KU

Defense

Pos	Name	School
DE	Sergio Kindle	texas
DT	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska
DT	Gerald McCoy	OU
DE	Auston English	OU
LB	Travis Lewis	OU
LB	Sean Weatherspoon	Missouri
LB	Joe Pawelek	Baylor
CB	Dominique Franks	OU
CB	Perrish Cox	OSU
S	Darrell Stuckey	KU
S	Jordan Lake	Baylor

Special Teams

Pos	Name	School
K	Alex Henery	NU
KR	Dez Bryant	OSU
P	Derek Epperson	Baylor

Obviously, there were some similarities between the team I picked, and the team all of the other bloggers picked. I do need to say in advance that I owe an apology to Trent Hunter, because I should have hyped him a lot more to the other bloggers. The fact that he was beaten out by Jordan Lake of Baylor is just criminal, and I accept the blame there. Next year, I'll be sending out video footage before the vote to make my case for our players. As you can see, not one single player from A&M made it to the SBN All-Big 12 Team. Von Miller was the only Aggie defender to receive any votes, and Jeff Fuller, Jamie McCoy, and Cyrus Gray were the only offensive players from A&M to receive votes. Obviously, A&M's players, collectively and individually, have a lot to prove this season.

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I would have put Chris Hall on the OL. Blake Gideon woulda got my vote for safety if I couldn’t vote for Hunter. I don’t think anyone understands how good Michael Shumard will be now that he is at his natural position of OG.

by miketag on Jul 25, 2009 10:55 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Based on your votes

I can’t tell if your more of an OU lover, or a Texas hater. Its all good though, guess you got to ruffle some feathers one way or another.

by 2Cor12:9 on Jul 25, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions

it really isn't either

I just think OU has some really talented players, and I don’t think very much of texas’ OL.

texas’ running game mainly consisted of McCoy running on broken plays; McCoy was sacked the same number of times in 2008 as he was in 2007 (24), when their OL was spectacularly bad. Given the poor job they do of QB protection and of run-blocking, I couldn’t nominate any of them for all-conference consideration.

There is also the issue that I think Ulatoski may be one of the worst LTs in the conference, and I already nominated two people (Williams and Okung) who are better LTs than him.

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by Beergut on Jul 26, 2009 4:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Although I probably

would have cast my votes for aggies, just to spite OU.

by 2Cor12:9 on Jul 25, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions

i think it’s interesting how few players Texas has that’re highly regarded…

no one does less with more amirite?

by Displaced Longhorn on Jul 25, 2009 6:29 PM CDT reply actions

I don’t think it’s anything against Texas.

IMO, Oklahoma has better offensive people at almost every position. Take the QB situation for example. Colt McCoy is All Big 12 Caliber, but so is Bradford. On defense, Oklahoma is just better (at least on paper).

Texas is a popular pick to go all the way. I’d rather have a great team with less individual awards, than a team with tons of individual awards but not getting the title…

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by Mark Kieffer on Jul 25, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Based on All Big 12

predictions for players and then comparing that to where the teams were voted to finish you could come to the conclusion that Mack Brown is by far the best coach in the Big 12. I wasn’t a math major but as seeing how there were 8 sooners, to 4 longhorns on the 1st team and that the teams ended up sharing 1st place for the South Division, what other conclusion can you reach?

by 2Cor12:9 on Jul 26, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions