2006 All-Big 10 Team

[osugrad21]

Big 10 Official Site

Big Ten Announces 2006 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors
Smith, Woodley, Long, Bielema, Hill Earn Individual Honors
Nov. 21, 2006


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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Troy Smith, Ohio State* (Unanimous)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:P.J. HILL, Wisconsin
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR:Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

Buckeyes on the Coaches list:

1st Team: Troy Smith, Pittman, Gonzo, Datish, Downing, Pitcock, Laurinaitis, Antonio Smith, and Jenkins
2nd Team: Ginn, Gholston, Patterson, Mitchell
Honorable Mention: Barton, Freeman, Richardson, Trapasso

Media List:

1st Team: Smith, Ginn, Datish, Downing, Pitcock, Laurinaitis, Antonio Smith, and Jenkins
2nd Team: Pittman, Barton, Gholston, Mitchell
Honorable Mention: Gonzo, Patterson, Richardson

Big 10 Sportsmanship Award: Antonio Smith

 

[jwinslow]

2006 All-Big Ten Team (COACHES)

Position: First Team / Second Team

QB: Smith (OSU) .......... Henne (UM)
RB: Hart (UM) .............. Hunt (PSU)
RB: Pittman (OSU) ........ Hill (WISC)
WR: Manningham (UM) ... Ginn (OSU)
WR: Gonzalez (OSU) ...... Bryant (PURD)
C: Datish (OSU) ............ Bihl (UM)
G: Jones (IOWA) ........... Kraus (UM)
G: Downing (OSU) ......... Cook (MSU)
T: Long (UM) ................ Yanda (IOWA)
T: Thomas (WISC) ......... Levi Brown (PSU) & Mike Otto (PURD)
TE: Spaeth (MINN) ......... Chandler (IOWA)
K: Rivas (UM) ................ Mehlhaff (WISC)

DL: Branch (UM) ............ Gholston (OSU)
DL: Woodley (UM) * ....... Patterson (OSU)
DL: Pitcock (OSU) .......... Alford (PSU)
DL: Spencer (PURD) ........ Shaughnessy (WISC)
LB: Harris (UM) .............. Leman (ILL)
LB: Laurinaitis (OSU) ....... Crable (UM)
LB: Posluszny (PSU) ........ Connor (PSU)
DB: Hall (UM) * ............... Paschal (Iowa)
DB: Jenkins (OSU) ........... Adams (UM)
DB: Smith (OSU) ............. Mitchell (OSU)
DB: Ikegwuonu (WISC) ..... King (PSU) & Rogers (WISC)
P: Fields (MSU) ............... Kapinos (PSU)

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: VONTAE DAVIS, JASON REDA, Pierre Thomas; INDIANA: JAMES HARDY, TRACY PORTER; IOWA: Mike Elgin, Andy Fenstermaker, MIKE KLINKENBORG, BRYAN MATTISON, Kyle Schlicher; MICHIGAN: Prescott Burgess; MICHIGAN STATE: Clifton Ryan, BRETT SWENSON; MINNESOTA: DOMINIC JONES, Logan Payne, WILLIE VANDESTEEG; NORTHWESTERN: BRENDAN SMITH, TYRELL SUTTON; OHIO STATE: KIRK BARTON, MARCUS FREEMAN, Jay Richardson, A.J. TRAPASSO; PENN STATE: Ed Johnson, ANTHONY SCIRROTTO; PURDUE: Jared Armstrong, JORDAN GRIMES, CURTIS PAINTER; WISCONSIN: TRAVIS BECKUM, JONATHAN CASILLAS, MARCUS COLEMAN, ALLEN LANGFORD, Joe Stellmacher, John Stocco, ERIC VANDEN HEUVEL.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Troy Smith, Ohio State
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:Jake Long, Michigan
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:LaMarr Woodley, Michigan FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:P.J. HILL, Wisconsin

OSU awards (coaches teams):

Offense: 5 first team, 1 second team
Defense: 4 first team, 3 second team

* - Denotes unanimous selection (who didn't pick Smith as the QB?)



2006 All-Big Ten Team (MEDIA)

QB: Smith (OSU) .......... Henne (UM)
RB: Hart (UM) .............. Pittman (OSU)
RB: Hill (WISC) ............. Hunt (WISC)
WR: Ginn (OSU) ............ Hardy (IU)
WR: Bryant (PURD) ........ Manningham (UM)
C: Datish (OSU) ............ Bihl (UM)
G: Kraus (UM) ............... Jones (IOWA)
G: Downing (OSU) ......... Grimes (PURD)
T: Long (UM) ................ Barton (OSU)
T: Thomas (WISC) ......... Levi Brown (PSU)
TE: Spaeth (MINN) ......... Beckum (WISC)
K: Rivas (UM) ................ Mehlhaff (WISC)

DL: Branch (UM) ............ Vandesteeg (MINN)
DL: Woodley (UM) * ....... Gholston (OSU)
DL: Pitcock (OSU) .......... Alford (PSU)
DL: Spencer (PURD) ........ Shaughnessy (WISC)
LB: Leman (ILL) .............. Klinkenborg (IOWA)
LB: Laurinaitis (OSU) ....... Harris (UM)
LB: Posluszny (PSU) ........ Connor (PSU)
DB: Hall (UM) * ............... Porter (IU)
DB: Jenkins (OSU) ........... Mitchell (OSU)
DB: Smith (OSU) ............. Ikegwuonu (WISC)
DB: Scirrotto (PSU) ......... Rogers (WISC)
P: Fields (MSU) ............... Kapinos (PSU)

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Alan Ball, VONTAE DAVIS, JASON REDA; IOWA: Scott Chandler, Mike Elgin, Miguel Merrick, BRYAN MATTISON, Marcus Paschal, Kyle Schlicher, ADAM SHADA, Marshal Yanda; MICHIGAN: JAMAR ADAMS, Prescott Burgess, SHAWN CRABLE, Rueben Riley; MICHIGAN STATE: Kyle Cook, Kerry Reed, Clifton Ryan, BRETT SWENSON, OTIS WILEY; MINNESOTA: DOMINIQUE BARBER, DOMINIC JONES; NORTHWESTERN: TYRELL SUTTON, COREY WOOTTON; OHIO STATE: ANTHONY GONZALEZ, David Patterson, Jay Richardson; PENN STATE: DEON BUTLER, Ed Johnson, JUSTIN KING, Tim Shaw, A.Q. SHIPLEY; PURDUE: Jared Armstrong, George Hall, Dustin Keller, Mike Otto; WISCONSIN: JONATHAN CASILLAS, JASON CHAPMAN, MARCUS COLEMAN, KEN DEBAUCHE, Joe Stellmacher, John Stocco, Mark Zalewski.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Troy Smith, Ohio State*
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:P.J. HILL, Wisconsin
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR:Bret Bielema, Wisconsin *Denotes unanimous selection

OSU awards (coaches teams):

Offense: 4 first team, 2 second team
Defense: 4 first team, 2 second team

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

antonio smith: from walk-on to the big ten's first team (coaches and media)

 

[Dryden]

antonio smith: from walk-on to the big ten's first team (coaches and media)

And Thorpe Semi-Finalist ...

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110706aac.html

 

[ysubuck]

Think this staff has a little bit of a knack for developing players?

Antonio Smith - Walk on to All Big 10 corner and Thorpe Award finalist.
James Laurinaitis - Almost an afterthought during recruiting, two years later in the final three for the Butkus award and first team All Big 10 as a true sophomore.
Troy Smith - The last player brought in his recruiting class. Athlete. Now the favorite to win the Heisman.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

I wonder why the media just doesn't like Pittman. I actually agree with him being second team(Hart and Hill should be 1st team) but he just doesn't get much respect. Occasionally during a game one of the announcers will say he's an unsung hero but that's about it.

Good to see all those Buckeyes selected.

 

[HailToMichigan]

I wonder why the media just doesn't like Pittman. I actually agree with him being second team(Hart and Hill should be 1st team) but he just doesn't get much respect. Occasionally during a game one of the announcers will say he's an unsung hero but that's about it.

Good to see all those Buckeyes selected.

Easy, he's overshadowed by at least three players on his own offense. It's OSU's passing game that drives the team. Can only talk about so many guys from one team before you get accused of favoritism. And he's only the third best RB in the conference (which is no insult, he's in great company) but they overshadow him too.

 

[Cornerback6]

I bet a million dollars LLLLLoyd was the one who didn't vote for Troy. Honestly who doesn't vote the Heisman trophy winner as 1st team all-conference??? What an idiot.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Re: DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR:Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

Bielema did a very good job this year (Wisconsin ended up 11-1 losing only to Michigan) and he should have finished 2nd in the voting.

Jim Tressel got "hosed" on this one.

 

[Cornerback6]

And whoever voted for Leon Hall unanimously (not Jenkins/Pitcock/Laurinaitis) must not have watched THE GAME as he got torched time and time again by our receivers. Whatever.

 

[Dryden]

I wonder why the media just doesn't like Pittman.

Pittman just doesn't have "it." He's a jack of all trades, master of none. It isn't anymore complicated than that.

Nobody cares about a 20 carry, 100 yard back with wicked pass protection skillz.

Unless he rips off Steve Slaton-esque 50 yarders with more frequency than once or twice a season, or displays a little more shake-n-bake and stops allowing defenders to get so many shots on him, he will never be appreciated for the workhorse he is. Breaking tackles isn't sexy for highlight reels, eluding them completely is.

If Pittman left this year, his OSU career highlight film would consist of four plays: his three long runs against Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan, and his TD against Michigan in '05.

 

[bkochmc]

I bet a million dollars LLLLLoyd was the one who didn't vote for Troy. Honestly who doesn't vote the Heisman trophy winner as 1st team all-conference??? What an idiot.

The media is screwed up (ya, big shocker)... Troy is the unanimous Offensive POY but is not the unanimous 1st team QB?

 

[sandgk]

I bet a million dollars LLLLLoyd was the one who didn't vote for Troy. Honestly who doesn't vote the Heisman trophy winner as 1st team all-conference??? What an idiot.

Actually Cornerback I'd bet my bottom dollar it was John L Smith - though he voted for Brady Quinn

 

[Thump]

Glad to see Ginn on 2nd team and not just put on 1st team b/c of name recognition.

 

[BuckTwenty]

Pittman just doesn't have "it." He's a jack of all trades, master of none. It isn't anymore complicated than that.

Nobody cares about a 20 carry, 100 yard back with wicked pass protection skillz.

Unless he rips off Steve Slaton-esque 50 yarders with more frequency than once or twice a season, or displays a little more shake-n-bake and stops allowing defenders to get so many shots on him, he will never be appreciated for the workhorse he is. Breaking tackles isn't sexy for highlight reels, eluding them completely is.

If Pittman left this year, his OSU career highlight film would consist of four plays: his three long runs against Minnesota, Notre Dame, and Michigan, and his TD against Michigan in '05.

What about his Illinois TD last year- knocks a would-be tackler into next week, runs in for 6?