Coaches Preseason All-SEC

[Guest Tigrinum Major]

But we lost so much from last year...

Florida, Auburn and Tennessee lead with double figure selections

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -– The Florida Gators led all teams with 12 players selected to the 2005 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, announced today.

Defending SEC champion Auburn had 11 players selected followed by Tennessee with 10 each Alabama and Georgia with nine each. There were first, second and third-teams selected for this year's coaches pre-season squad.

LSU had eight players selected to the three squads followed by Mississippi State with seven and Ole Miss had six. South Carolina had four players selected while Arkansas and Kentucky had three players each and Vanderbilt had two.

Auburn led all schools with six first-team selections followed by Tennessee with four while Alabama, Florida, Georgia and LSU had three each. Vanderbilt had two players selected to the first-team while Ole Miss, Mississippi State and South Carolina each had one first-team selection.

Ten of the 12 SEC teams had first-team selections and every conference school has representatives on the All-SEC squad.

Auburn senior offensive tackle Marcus McNeill was the only unanimous choice for first-team pre-season All-SEC by the league's coaches. Since coaches cannot vote for their own players, the Decatur, Ga. native, was listed on 11 of the 12 ballots.

[SouthLink02 8]

Cutler 1st team? What?

[Guest Tigrinum Major]

Cutler 1st team? What?

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Yeah, that one threw me, too. I would take either of those other two over him.

[stoic-one 1,549]

Cutler 1st team? What?

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Really, how the heck did Cutler beat out Leak????

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Auburn is going to be loaded with talent for years to come, Jay Cutler is going to be a top ten pic in next years draft that why he is pre season 1st team......he plays for vandy give him a little credit

[vatz22au 142]

2005 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM

(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection)

(Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

TE Leonard Pope Georgia 6-7 250 Jr.

OL #Marcus McNeill Auburn 6-9 337 Sr.

OL Max Jean-Gilles Georgia 6-4 340 Sr.

OL Andrew Whitworth LSU 6-7 325 Sr.

OL *Randy Hand Florida 6-6 305 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla.

OL *Arron Sears Tennessee 6-4 338 Jr. Russellville, Ala.

C Mike Degory Florida 6-6 306 Sr. Palm Bay, Fla.

WR Andre Caldwell Florida 6-1 195 Jr. Tampa, Fla.

WR Courtney Taylor Auburn 6-2 204 Jr. Carrollton, Ga.

QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 6-4 225 Sr. Santa Claus, Ind.

RB Jerious Norwood Miss. State 6-0 202 Sr. Brandon, Miss.

RB Gerald Riggs, Jr. Tennessee 6-0 217 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

TE Cooper Wallace Auburn 6-4 265 Sr. Nashville, Tenn.

OL Tre' Stallings Ole Miss 6-4 317 Sr. Magnolia, Miss.

OL Cody Douglas Tennessee 6-4 330 Sr. LaMarque, Texas

OL Na'Shan Goddard South Carolina 6-5 313 Sr. Dayton, Ohio

OL Zac Tubbs Arkansas 6-6 358 Sr. Cullman, Ala.

C JB Closner Alabama 6-4 290 Sr. San Antonio, Texas

WR Marcus Monk Arkansas 6-6 224 So. Lepanto, Ark.

WR Dallas Baker Florida 6-3 205 Sr. N. Smyrna Beach, Fla.

QB Chris Leak Florida 6-0 195 Jr. Charlotte, N.C.

RB Kenneth Darby Alabama 5-11 205 Jr. Huntsville, Ala.

RB Alley Broussard LSU 6-0 233 Jr. Lafayette, La.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

TE Eric Butler Miss. State 6-2 246 So. Moss Point, Miss.

OL Rob Smith Tennessee 6-4 306 Jr. Fort Thomas, Ky.

OL Jabari Levey South Carolina 6-6 312 Sr. Moncks Corner, S.C.

OL Brian Anderson Miss. State 6-5 303 Jr. Butler, Ala.

OL *Bobby Harris Ole Miss 6-4 310 Sr. Decatur, Ga.

OL *Tavares Washington Florida 6-3 307 Sr. Greenville, Miss.

C Chris McNeil Miss. State 6-3 294 Sr. Petal, Miss.

WR Chad Jackson Florida 6-1 202 Jr. Hoover, Ala.

WR *Glenn Holt Kentucky 6-2 195 Sr. Opalocka, Fla.

WR *Ben Obomanu Auburn 6-1 198 Sr. Selma, Ala.

QB Brodie Croyle Alabama 6-3 205 Sr. Rainbow City, Ala.

RB Thomas Brown Georgia 5-8 183 So. Tucker, Ga.

RB Danny Ware Georgia 6-1 216 So. Rockmart, Ga.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

DL Stanley McClover Auburn 6-3 247 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

DL Jesse Mahelona Tennessee 6-2 297 Sr. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

DL McKinley Boykin Ole Miss 6-2 285 Sr. Bessemer, Ala.

LB DeMeco Ryans Alabama 6-2 232 Sr. Bessemer, Ala.

LB Travis Williams Auburn 6-1 207 Sr. Columbia, S.C.

LB Moses Osemwegie Vanderbilt 6-0 228 Sr. Nashville, Tenn.

LB Freddie Roach Alabama 6-2 239 Sr. Killen, Ala.

DB LaRon Landry LSU 6-2 187 Jr. Ama, La.

DB Jason Allen Tennessee 6-2 202 Sr. Muscle Shoals, Ala.

DB Ko Simpson South Carolina 6-1 199 So. Rock Hill, S.C.

DB *Greg Blue Georgia 6-2 214 Sr. College Park, Ga.

DB *Roman Harper Alabama 6-1 197 Sr. Prattville, Ala.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

DL Claude Wroten LSU 6-3 293 Sr. Bastrop, La.

DL Willie Evans Miss. State 6-2 259 Sr. Waynesboro, Miss.

DL Parys Haralson Tennessee 6-2 248 Sr. Flora, Miss.

LB Omar Gaither Tennessee 6-2 230 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.

LB Antarrious Williams Auburn 5-11 206 Sr. Columbus, Ga.

LB Earl Everett Florida 6-2 224 Jr. Webster, Fla.

LB Kevin Simon Tennessee 5-11 234 Sr. Walnut Creek, Calif.

DB Charlie Peprah Alabama 5-11 193 Sr. Plano, Texas

DB Jarvis Herring Florida 5-11 201 Jr. Opelika, Ala.

DB *Tim Jennings Georgia 5-8 178 Sr. Orangeburg, S.C.

DB *Demetrice Webb Florida 5-11 190 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

DB *Travis Johnson Ole Miss 6-1 191 Sr. Shannon, Miss.

DB *Muhammad Abdullah Kentucky 6-0 205 Sr. Folkston, Ga.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

DL Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 245 So. Greenville, Miss.

DL Kyle Williams LSU 6-2 295 Sr. Ruston, La.

DL Kedric Golston Georgia 6-4 292 Sr. Tyrone, Ga.

LB Pierre Brown Arkansas 6-0 227 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.

LB Brandon Siler Florida 6-2 230 So. Orlando, Fla.

LB Quinton Culberson Miss. State 6-0 228 Jr. Jackson, Miss.

LB *Cameron Vaughn LSU 6-4 237 Sr. Terrytown, La.

LB *Patrick Willis Ole Miss 6-2 230 Jr. Bruceton, Tenn.

DB DeMario Minter Georgia 6-0 198 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga.

DB Kevin Dockery Miss. State 5-10 185 Sr. Hernando, Miss.

DB *Trumaine McBride Ole Miss 5-10 180 Jr. Clarksdale, Miss.

DB *Anthony Madison Alabama 5-9 180 Sr. Thomasville, Ala.

DB *Ronnie Prude LSU 5-11 182 Sr. Shreveport, La.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

PK John Vaughn Auburn 6-1 201 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn.

P Kody Bliss Auburn 5-11 177 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn.

RS Skyler Green LSU 5-10 195 Sr. Westwego, La.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

PK James Wilhoit Tennessee 5-10 198 Jr. Hendersonville, Tenn.

P Eric Wilbur Florida 6-2 192 Jr. Winter Park, Fla.

RS Tyrone Prothro Alabama 5-8 176 Jr. Heflin, Ala.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

PK *Josh Brown South Carolina 6-3 203 Sr. Clarksburg, Md.

PK *Taylor Begley Kentucky 6-0 200 Sr. Danville, Ky.

P Gordon Ely-Kelso Georgia 6-2 234 Jr. Athens, Ga.

RS Tre Smith Auburn 5-10 199 Jr. Venice, Fla.

[vatz22au 142]

I thought we were going 7-4 with all the talent we lost last year

Shame on you Nay sayers....Shame on you.....

Not being biased...but shouldnt we have 12 on there? Where is T.J. Jackson? He made the "Outstanding defensive player of the year" nominee list...and is some magazines hes listed as a ALL-SEC player....wonder why he didnt make the cut.

[SouthLink02 8]

Cutler is a good QB on a very bad team.

But people use the Vandy excuse too much with him. He has had some great games but also has had some terrible games. Terrible in that HE screwed up.

I think people assume he would be great on a better team when I am not so sure

[kingfish 73]

I thought we were going 7-4 with all the talent we lost last year 

Shame on you Nay sayers....Shame on you..... 

Not being biased...but shouldnt we have 12 on there?  Where is T.J. Jackson?  He made the "Outstanding defensive player of the year" nominee list...and is some magazines hes listed as a ALL-SEC player....wonder why he didnt make the cut.

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Vatz, I'm with you on this ... I looked for TJ also and wondered about his absence.

[Jenny AU-92 0]

Man, are we gonna suck this year.

Hey, that's what all the sportswriters and pre-season polls would have us think. Just calling it like THEY see it.

Good grief, these AU guys were picked by OPPOSING COACHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CTT couldn't even vote for them!

I neither assume we will be awesome nor do I automatically assume someone else will suck, because stranger things have happened, but DANG! You would think we are the only school to ever lose big time players. Since when is Auburn the football equivalent of a one hit wonder?

here's another sign of disrespect - go to the

ESPN.com version of story.

Okay, someone please ‘splain to me why the headline says “LSU lands 3” when the bigger story is either than AUBURN had more first team picks than any other school, and Florida has more players picked than anyone else?????????

[quietfan 233]

Okay, someone please ‘splain to me why the headline says “LSU lands 3” when the bigger story is either than AUBURN had more first team picks than any other school, and Florida has more players picked than anyone else?????????

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Aliens, the CIA, and/or Phil Fulmer did it!

[WarTim 3,457]

Two things "jumped out" at me on these picks. Tre Smith listed as a All SEC kick returner and he played VERY little in '04. (Guess the SEC Coaches know more about talent than some of the homer so-called "sports writers".) And, AU has the All SEC kicker and punter. You just can't over estimate the importance of a solid kicking game. With the addition of Zach Kutch handling the kick off duties, we are VERY soilid on Special teams. Can't wait for the FIRST game.

WAR EAGLE! ONE at a time.

Hurry NIP Hurry!

[WarTim 3,457]

Man, are we gonna suck this year. 

Hey, that's what all the sportswriters and pre-season polls would have us think.  Just calling it like THEY see it. 

Good grief, these AU guys were picked by OPPOSING COACHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  CTT couldn't even vote for them!

I neither assume we will be awesome nor do I automatically assume someone else will suck, because stranger things have happened, but DANG!  You would think we are the only school to ever lose big time players.  Since when is Auburn the football equivalent of a one hit wonder? 

here's another sign of disrespect - go to the

ESPN.com version of story.

Okay, someone please ‘splain to me why the headline says “LSU lands 3” when the bigger story is either than AUBURN had more first team picks than any other school, and Florida has more players picked than anyone else?????????

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It is a CORNDOG conspiracy Jenny! Designed to make the preseason tougher in your household!

p.s. Tell your corndog hubby I said Hi and that I can't wait for our trip to Baton Rouge!

[Jenny AU-92 0]

p.s. Tell your corndog hubby I said Hi and that I can't wait for our trip to Baton Rouge!

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SERIOUSLY??????????? You are coming to Red Stick??

[DKW 86 7,441]

1) Norwood as a First Team RB??????? OKay, I dont coach.

2) Florida is freakin loaded with talent!!!!!

3) We dont have a QB or RB in the mix, that is to be expected. I bet we are better than many tho. I would not trade Irons or Smith for Norwood.

4) Kicking Game may win a game a or two for us this year. This is where I see and differing. We look a lot alike, great D, very good WRs, main question is worry at QB. BUT, has likely the best Kicking Game in the SEC. That will make a difference somewhere on the schedule.

5) Florida is freakin loaded with talent!!!!!

6) has a lot of talent listed too.

7) Florida is freakin loaded with talent!!!!!

In case you missed it, Florida is freakin loaded with talent!!!!! Maybe they can do something special with UM @ C.