12-08-2008, 07:13 PM
Media's All-Big East team
Posted by BKoch at 12/8/2008 4:57 PM EST on Cincinnati.com
UC’s Brian Kelly was a unanimous choice for Coach of the Year, while Pittsburgh running back LeSean McCoy and linebacker Scott McKillop were the offensive and defensive players of the year in the media’s second annual All-Big East football team.
The Bearcats, who won the league title under Kelly, dominated the media’s All-Big East team with eight players selected. The 25-player team was selected by eight media members, one that covers each team. The team was compiled by The Tampa Tribune.
There were eight unanimous selections on the team: McCoy, McKillop, Rutgers WR Kenny Britt, Louisville center Eric Wood, UConn RB Donald Brown, Cincinnati DE Connor Barwin, Cincinnati CB Mike Mickens and Cincinnati return specialist Mardy Gilyard.
McKillop received five of eight votes to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Mickens had two votes and Barwin one.
Four players received votes for Offensive Player of the Year with McCoy (four votes) edging Brown (two votes). West Virginia QB Pat White and Britt also received one vote each.
White edged Rutgers’ Mike Teel by one vote to be selected as the media’s All-Big East quarterback.
Each team, except Syracuse, was represented on the 25-player team. Cincinnati led the way with eight players, followed by Pittsburgh and West Virginia with four each, Rutgers and USF three each, UConn two and Louisville one.
West Virginia had a league-high three offensive players, while the Bearcats had a league-best four defensive players on the team.
Eight players were named to the media’s All-Big East team for a second consecutive season: McCoy, White, Wood, McKillop, Mickens, West Virginia OT Ryan Stanchek, USF DE George Selvie and Cincinnati P Kevin Huber.
The Tampa Tribune’s All-Big East media team Each position has a maximum of eight votes. Leading vote getters at each position listed with votes in (parenthesis). *-designates unanimous selection. Honorable mention players listed below Offense WR – Kenny Britt, Rutgers (8)WR - Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (7)TE – Nate Byham, Pittsburgh (7)OL – *Eric Wood, Louisville (8)OL – Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati (7)OL – Greg Isdaner, West Virginia (7)OL – Anthony Davis, Rutgers (7)OL – Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia (6)QB – Pat White, West Virginia (4)RB – *Donald Brown, UConn (8)RB – *LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh (8)
Defense DL – *Connor Barwin, Cincinnati (8)DL – Cody Brown, UConn (7)DL – George Selvie, USF (6)DL – Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati (5)LB – *Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (8) LB – Tyrone McKenzie, USF (5)LB – Mortty Ivy, West Virginia (4) DB – *Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (8)DB – Courtney Greene, Rutgers (6)DB – Carlton Williams, USF (6)DB – DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati (5) Specialists P – Kevin Huber, Cincinnati (5)K – Conor Lee, Pittsburgh (6)Returner – *Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (8) Coach of year – *Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (8)Offensive player of year – LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh (4). Others: Donald Brown, UConn (2); Kenny Britt, Rutgers (1); Pat White, West Virginia (1).Defensive player of year – Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (5). Others: Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (2); Connor Barwin, Cincinnati (1).
Miscellaneous categories (all votes listed) Best game – Cincinnati 26, West Virginia 23 (4). Others: Pittsburgh 36, Notre Dame 33 (1); Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34 (1); USF 37, Kansas 34 (1).
Biggest upset – UConn 40, Cincinnati 16 (3). Others: Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34 (2); Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23 (2); Louisville 24, USF 20 (1).
Best game day atmosphere – West Virginia (7). Other: UConn (1).
Worst game day atmosphere – Syracuse (5). Others: UConn (2); USF (1).
Biggest surprise team – *Cincinnati (8).
Biggest disappointment team – USF (5). Others: West Virginia (2); Louisville (1).
Best head coach interview – Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (5). Others: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (1); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (1); Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh (1).
Worst head coach interview – Jim Leavitt, USF (7). Other: Randy Edsall, UConn (1).
Best game day coach – *Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (8).
Worst game day coach – Greg Robinson, Syracuse (3). Others: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (2); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (2), Jim Leavitt, USF (1).
Best head coach recruiter – Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh (6). Other: Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (1); Greg Schiano, Rutgers (1).
Worst head coach recruiter – Greg Robinson, Syracuse (6). Other: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (1); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (1).
Honorable mention, any players not named to the team that received votes. (Votes in parenthesis):
OffenseWR – Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati (1)TE – Kevin Brock, Rutgers (1)OL – C.J. Davis, Pittsburgh (2), William Beatty, UConn (1), Ryan Blaszczyk, Rutgers (1), Moe Petrus, UConn (1)QB – Mike Teel, Rutgers (3), Tony Pike, Cincinnati (1)
DefenseDL – Pete Tverdov, Rutgers (2), Rashaad Duncan, Pittsburgh (1), Arthur Jones, Syracuse (1), Lamonte Nelms, Cincinnati (1), Mick Williams, Rutgers (1)LB – Scott Lutrus, UConn (3); Kevin Malast, Rutgers (3); Ryan D’Imperio, Rutgers (1)DB – Woodny Turenne, Louisville (3), Quinton Andrews, West Virginia (1), Dahna Deleston, UConn (1), Jasper Howard, UConn (1), Ellis Lankster, West Virginia (1) SpecialistsP – Pat McAfee, West Virginia (3)K – Pat McAfee, West Virginia (2) The voters for the media’s All-Big East team were: C.L. Brown, Louisville Courier-Journal; Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant; Bob Hertzel, Fairmont-Times West Virginian; Bill Koch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Tom Luicci, Newark Star-Ledger; Brett McMurphy, Tampa Tribune; Donnie Webb, Syracuse Post-Standard; Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The coaches’ All-Big East team is expected to be released by the league office on Wednesday.
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Posted by BKoch at 12/8/2008 4:57 PM EST on Cincinnati.com
UC’s Brian Kelly was a unanimous choice for Coach of the Year, while Pittsburgh running back LeSean McCoy and linebacker Scott McKillop were the offensive and defensive players of the year in the media’s second annual All-Big East football team.
The Bearcats, who won the league title under Kelly, dominated the media’s All-Big East team with eight players selected. The 25-player team was selected by eight media members, one that covers each team. The team was compiled by The Tampa Tribune.
There were eight unanimous selections on the team: McCoy, McKillop, Rutgers WR Kenny Britt, Louisville center Eric Wood, UConn RB Donald Brown, Cincinnati DE Connor Barwin, Cincinnati CB Mike Mickens and Cincinnati return specialist Mardy Gilyard.
McKillop received five of eight votes to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Mickens had two votes and Barwin one.
Four players received votes for Offensive Player of the Year with McCoy (four votes) edging Brown (two votes). West Virginia QB Pat White and Britt also received one vote each.
White edged Rutgers’ Mike Teel by one vote to be selected as the media’s All-Big East quarterback.
Each team, except Syracuse, was represented on the 25-player team. Cincinnati led the way with eight players, followed by Pittsburgh and West Virginia with four each, Rutgers and USF three each, UConn two and Louisville one.
West Virginia had a league-high three offensive players, while the Bearcats had a league-best four defensive players on the team.
Eight players were named to the media’s All-Big East team for a second consecutive season: McCoy, White, Wood, McKillop, Mickens, West Virginia OT Ryan Stanchek, USF DE George Selvie and Cincinnati P Kevin Huber.
The Tampa Tribune’s All-Big East media team Each position has a maximum of eight votes. Leading vote getters at each position listed with votes in (parenthesis). *-designates unanimous selection. Honorable mention players listed below Offense WR – Kenny Britt, Rutgers (8)WR - Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (7)TE – Nate Byham, Pittsburgh (7)OL – *Eric Wood, Louisville (8)OL – Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati (7)OL – Greg Isdaner, West Virginia (7)OL – Anthony Davis, Rutgers (7)OL – Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia (6)QB – Pat White, West Virginia (4)RB – *Donald Brown, UConn (8)RB – *LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh (8)
Defense DL – *Connor Barwin, Cincinnati (8)DL – Cody Brown, UConn (7)DL – George Selvie, USF (6)DL – Terrill Byrd, Cincinnati (5)LB – *Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (8) LB – Tyrone McKenzie, USF (5)LB – Mortty Ivy, West Virginia (4) DB – *Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (8)DB – Courtney Greene, Rutgers (6)DB – Carlton Williams, USF (6)DB – DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati (5) Specialists P – Kevin Huber, Cincinnati (5)K – Conor Lee, Pittsburgh (6)Returner – *Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (8) Coach of year – *Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (8)Offensive player of year – LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh (4). Others: Donald Brown, UConn (2); Kenny Britt, Rutgers (1); Pat White, West Virginia (1).Defensive player of year – Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (5). Others: Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (2); Connor Barwin, Cincinnati (1).
Miscellaneous categories (all votes listed) Best game – Cincinnati 26, West Virginia 23 (4). Others: Pittsburgh 36, Notre Dame 33 (1); Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34 (1); USF 37, Kansas 34 (1).
Biggest upset – UConn 40, Cincinnati 16 (3). Others: Rutgers 54, Pittsburgh 34 (2); Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23 (2); Louisville 24, USF 20 (1).
Best game day atmosphere – West Virginia (7). Other: UConn (1).
Worst game day atmosphere – Syracuse (5). Others: UConn (2); USF (1).
Biggest surprise team – *Cincinnati (8).
Biggest disappointment team – USF (5). Others: West Virginia (2); Louisville (1).
Best head coach interview – Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (5). Others: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (1); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (1); Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh (1).
Worst head coach interview – Jim Leavitt, USF (7). Other: Randy Edsall, UConn (1).
Best game day coach – *Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (8).
Worst game day coach – Greg Robinson, Syracuse (3). Others: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (2); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (2), Jim Leavitt, USF (1).
Best head coach recruiter – Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh (6). Other: Brian Kelly, Cincinnati (1); Greg Schiano, Rutgers (1).
Worst head coach recruiter – Greg Robinson, Syracuse (6). Other: Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville (1); Bill Stewart, West Virginia (1).
Honorable mention, any players not named to the team that received votes. (Votes in parenthesis):
OffenseWR – Dominick Goodman, Cincinnati (1)TE – Kevin Brock, Rutgers (1)OL – C.J. Davis, Pittsburgh (2), William Beatty, UConn (1), Ryan Blaszczyk, Rutgers (1), Moe Petrus, UConn (1)QB – Mike Teel, Rutgers (3), Tony Pike, Cincinnati (1)
DefenseDL – Pete Tverdov, Rutgers (2), Rashaad Duncan, Pittsburgh (1), Arthur Jones, Syracuse (1), Lamonte Nelms, Cincinnati (1), Mick Williams, Rutgers (1)LB – Scott Lutrus, UConn (3); Kevin Malast, Rutgers (3); Ryan D’Imperio, Rutgers (1)DB – Woodny Turenne, Louisville (3), Quinton Andrews, West Virginia (1), Dahna Deleston, UConn (1), Jasper Howard, UConn (1), Ellis Lankster, West Virginia (1) SpecialistsP – Pat McAfee, West Virginia (3)K – Pat McAfee, West Virginia (2) The voters for the media’s All-Big East team were: C.L. Brown, Louisville Courier-Journal; Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant; Bob Hertzel, Fairmont-Times West Virginian; Bill Koch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Tom Luicci, Newark Star-Ledger; Brett McMurphy, Tampa Tribune; Donnie Webb, Syracuse Post-Standard; Paul Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The coaches’ All-Big East team is expected to be released by the league office on Wednesday.
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