An Opinion

[boartitz]

One man's all-SEC teams.
http://tennessee.scout.com/2/925190.html

[Kaos]

Worthless. 

When it starts out with Ryan Mallett as offensive player of the year, it is destined for utter failure. 

Tate 3rd team?  Byrum 3rd?  No. 

Booo on this guy.

[GH2001]

Worthless. 

When it starts out with Ryan Mallett as offensive player of the year, it is destined for utter failure. 

Tate 3rd team?  Byrum 3rd?  No. 

Booo on this guy.

Mallet as Offensive Player of the year? No. 1st Team QB I could see. Considering what he has to work with at Ark vs Tebow@ UF, I can see him getting the first team QB nod. Tebow is more the MVP for the entire conference in just the way he carries a team. Mallet is as pure a passer as Ive seen in a while. Another year under Petrino and some more depth and he SHOULD run away with the SEC First Team QB vote next year. But who knows. SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA.

[boartitz]

Another

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/03/great-end-to-strong-year/

[GH2001]

Another

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/03/great-end-to-strong-year/

Its like the dude took my quote above and wrote a big article.

And is it just me or does that dude's picture to the left of the article look like a picture in a funeral program?

[RWS]

I'm a little baffled by Ryan Mallett as offensive player of the year as well. Tebow has led UF on course to another SECCG and possibly another BCSCG bid. Mallett has led his team to a three-way tie for the bottom of the SEC West, which is right where they were last season. You're better than MSU and Vanderbilt in the entire SEC. Congratulations. Don't get me wrong, he's a good QB and all, but if you're going to base this thing off of "Well, if he had some better playmakers.....", then whats the point in even making the list?

You couldn't go wrong with Ingram or Tate as first team, but go with Ingram due to a little over 50% of his yardage being after contact. They should be more like 1a and 1b.

Freshman of the year should probably be Darren Bates or Trent Richardson. I suppose Alshon Jeffery works if you're thinking relative to South Carolina.

Coach of the year, I can go with that. We lost our three year starting QB, lost our starting rusher, two All-American OL (one being an Outland winner), a veteran OL, a TE (which the offense uses heavily), an All-American and another DB out of the secondary, and playing most of the season without another starting All-American LB (Hightower). Just the QB and OL situation alone, most folks believed this would be an 8-win season at best.

Same thing with defensive player of the year. How that doesn't go to Rolando McClain is beyond me. McClain's stats are better, and while Norwood is a fine player, McClain is just better. He's like having a coach in the defensive huddle every play. When you factor in his play, his role on the defense in getting everybody in the right set, etc, that should be him.

Maybe I'm being a little on the side here, but I could probably make a case for Mark Barron over Eric Berry. I don't think you could go wrong with either one, and I could see giving Berry the nod for the experience factor. However, their stats are very comparable and Berry really hasn't lived up to the hype this season. Barron is a first year starter and he is an absolute ballhawk. It could go either way, really. 

[Mr. Sensible]

Maybe I'm being a little on the side here...

They don't call you CBS for nothing.

[GH2001]

I'm a little baffled by Ryan Mallett as offensive player of the year as well. Tebow has led UF on course to another SECCG and possibly another BCSCG bid. Mallett has led his team to a three-way tie for the bottom of the SEC West, which is right where they were last season. You're better than MSU and Vanderbilt in the entire SEC. Congratulations. Don't get me wrong, he's a good QB and all, but if you're going to base this thing off of "Well, if he had some better playmakers.....", then whats the point in even making the list?

You couldn't go wrong with Ingram or Tate as first team, but go with Ingram due to a little over 50% of his yardage being after contact. They should be more like 1a and 1b.

Freshman of the year should probably be Darren Bates or Trent Richardson. I suppose Alshon Jeffery works if you're thinking relative to South Carolina.

Coach of the year, I can go with that. We lost our three year starting QB, lost our starting rusher, two All-American OL (one being an Outland winner), a veteran OL, a TE (which the offense uses heavily), an All-American and another DB out of the secondary, and playing most of the season without another starting All-American LB (Hightower). Just the QB and OL situation alone, most folks believed this would be an 8-win season at best.

Same thing with defensive player of the year. How that doesn't go to Rolando McClain is beyond me. McClain's stats are better, and while Norwood is a fine player, McClain is just better. He's like having a coach in the defensive huddle every play. When you factor in his play, his role on the defense in getting everybody in the right set, etc, that should be him.

Maybe I'm being a little on the side here, but I could probably make a case for Mark Barron over Eric Berry. I don't think you could go wrong with either one, and I could see giving Berry the nod for the experience factor. However, their stats are very comparable and Berry really hasn't lived up to the hype this season. Barron is a first year starter and he is an absolute ballhawk. It could go either way, really. 

Arkansas had the best Offense in the SEC. Not Mallet's fault his D sucked ass. But I don't think that warrants him being the Offense Player of Year either. Still, I think he is VERY VERY good.

Ingram, Tate, Dixon - pick one of the three for 1st team. All are good and deserving.

Bates def could be freshman of the year. I like Trent but how many games/mins did he play/start vs Bates? And not being a homer, but Bates was of huge value to us this year.

I can't argue with McClain on D Player of the year. You could pick him or Berry and be ok.

Sorry, but on the last point I think you're crazy. Berry will probably beat out Earl Thomas from Texas for the Thorpe. And he should have also won it last year but got robbed from that guy from tOSU who sucked ass at the combine in Feb.