Interesting team, but some really great picks for this team... Dorsey made it. Schrager's all aught teams - CFB News - FOX Sports on MSN ALL-'AUGHTS FIRST TEAM: QB: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida, 2006-2009: Two national championship rings, one Heisman trophy, three trips to New York City as a Heisman finalist, 2 First-team All American honors, two SEC Player of the Year awards, and the SEC career record holder in rushing touchdowns. A winner, a scholar and the gold standard of what collegiate athletes should aspire to be. RB: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas, 2005-2007: Two-time Heisman Trophy runner up, the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award, and the centerpiece of Arkansas’ revolutionary “Wild Hog” offense. McFadden had huge nationally televised performances during his junior campaign, in which he rushed for 321 yards vs. South Carolina, and 32 times for 206 yards and three TDs vs. LSU. RB: Reggie Bush, RB, USC, 2003-2005: Bush won two national championships (an AP in 2003; BCS in 2004), played in two straight BCS Championship Games, won a Heisman, finished fifth in the voting in another, and amassed 3,169 yards rushing yards and 25 touchdowns on 433 carries (7.3 avg) and 1,301 yards with 13 scores on 95 catches (13.7 avg) in his three years at USC. WR: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech, 2004-2006: Despite inefficient quarterback play in three years at Tech (my apologies, Reggie Ball), Johnson caught 178 balls for 2,927 yards and 28 touchdowns. Closed out his career with a nine catch, 186 yard, 2 touchdown effort vs. Virginia Tech in the 2006 Gator Bowl. WR: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh, 2002-2003: In just two years at Pitt, Fitzgerald caught 161 passes for 2,677 yards and scored 34 touchdowns. Fitzgerald finished second in the voting for the 2003 Heisman Trophy award, caught a touchdown pass in 18 straight games, and was recognized in 2003 as the Walter Camp Award winner, given annually by the organization for the best player in college football. TE: Kellen Winslow Jr., TE, Miami, 2001-2003: In three years, Winslow Jr. won a BCS title, caught 119 balls for 1,365 yards, and scored 9 touchdowns. Perhaps his most valuable attribute, though, was his blocking ability. While at The U, Winslow opened up holes for Willis McGahee and Frank Gore. OT: Robert Gallery, OT, Iowa, 2000-2003: A consensus All-American in 2003, Gallery also was a two-time All-Big Ten selection. The 2003 Outland Trophy award winner, Gallery also started all 13 games at left tackle for the Big Ten champion 2002 Hawkeyes. Gallery didn’t allow a sack his entire college career. OT: Bryant McKinnie, OT, Miami, 1999-2001: McKinnie didn’t allow a sack his entire college career. An All-American in 2000 and 2001, McKinnie finished 8th in the Heisman voting in ’01. In 2001, the Miami offense scored a school-record 475 points and averaged over 200 yards per game both rushing (204.6) and passing (250.2). C: Dan Mozes, C, West Virginia, 2002-2006: A consensus All-American in 2006, Mozes was the anchor of a West Virginia offense that broke rushing records with Steve Slaton and Pat White in the backfield. A four-year starter for the Mountaineers, Mozes won the Rimington Award his senior year. OG: Steve Hutchinson, G, Michigan, 1997-2000: A four-year starter at Michigan, Hutchinson was a consensus All-American and the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the year in 2000. He didn’t allow a sack in his junior or senior seasons. OG: Duke Robinson, G, Oklahoma, 2005-2008: A two-time-All American selection and the core of an offensive line that kept Sam Bradford upright and an offense that averaged an NCAA record 51.8 points per game. DE: Elvis Dumervil, DE, Louisville, 2001-2005: Undersized and underrated, Dumervil emerged in 2004, his junior campaign, with 10 sacks and 11 tackles for a loss. In 2005, he broke the NCAA single game record for sacks with 6 vs. Kentucky, and had 20 on the year. DE: Terrell Suggs, DE, Arizona State, 2000-2002: In ’02, Suggs had an NCAA record 24 sacks in a season. An All-American, Suggs also won the Nagurski and Lombardi trophies. Suggs holds the NCAA record with 44 career sacks. DT: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska, 2006-09: Suh led his team in tackles twice, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy in ’09, and finished his career with 23 sacks. Days after his 4.5 sack performance in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game, Suh swept just about every postseason defensive award. DT: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU, 2004-2007: A national champion in 2007, Dorsey was a two-time first team All American, two-time All-SEC selection, and a winner of the Lombardi, Outland, Nagurski, and Lott Trophies. LB: James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State, 2005-2008: A three-time All-American selection, Laurinaitis won the Nagurski in 2006, the Lambert in ’07 and ’08, and the Butkus Award in 2007. Laurinaitis led Ohio State in tackles three years in a row and played in two BCS Championship Games. LB: Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss, 2003-2006: Willis started four years at Ole Miss, was a two-time All-SEC performer, and won the Butkus and Lambert Awards in 2006. Willis finished his college career with 355 tackles, with 33 tackles for a loss. LB: Derrick Johnson, LB, Texas, 2001-2004: Johnson had an unheard of 458 tackles in four years in Austin, including a 130 tackle season in ’04. At UT, Johnson was a two-time All-American, and a Butkus and Nagurski Award winner. CB: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas, 2005-2007: The Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the year in 2005, Talib had outstanding sophomore and junior seasons in which he was an All-Big 12 first teamer twice. An All-American in ’07 and the Orange Bowl MVP in ’08, Talib intercepted 13 passes and broke up 45 others in his three years in Lawrence. CB: Terence Newman, CB, Kansas State, 1999-2002: Newman started every game in his four years in Manhattan and won the Thorpe Award, was a first-team All American, and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2002. During his senior season, Newman had four touchdowns, one on an interception return, two on punt returns, and one on a kickoff return. Safety: Roy Williams, S, Oklahoma, 2000-2001: Nicknamed “Superman” in college, Williams was a two-time All American, a Nagurski and Thorpe winner, and the star of perhaps the greatest individual defensive highlight of the decade, leaping over a running back and sacking and stripping the ball from Texas quarterback Chris Simms in the 2001 Red River Shootout. Teddy Lehman recovered for a touchdown and OU beat Texas 14-3. Safety: Sean Taylor, S, Miami, 2001-2003: One of four true freshman to play on the ’01 national champions Canes, Taylor had a historic college career in Coral Gables. In ’03, Taylor had a Miami-record 10 interceptions, including a four-game streak in which he had at least one interception in each contest. He played a key role in limiting fellow All-Decade team member Larry Fitzgerald to two catches for 13 yards in 2003 and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award that season. Kicker: Mason Crosby, K, Colorado, 2003-2006: In ’06, Crosby was named the Big 12’s Special Teams Player of the Week a conference-record eight times. A unanimous first-team All American in 2006, Crosby hit a 60-yarder his freshman year vs. Iowa State and a 58-yarder in ’05 vs. Miami. Crosby went 12 of 13 in fourth-quarter field goals in his career. Punter: Daniel Sepulveda, P, Baylor, 2003-2006: Sepulveda’s the only collegiate player in NCAA history to win the Ray Guy Award twice in his career, and was a first-team All American selection in 2005. He ended his career in Waco with the third best punting average in NCAA history. Return Man: Felix Jones, Returner, Arkansas, 2005-2007: In three years in Fayetteville, Jones amassed over 1,700 kick return yards and returned four kicks for scores.
can't really argue with that list too much other than i would take Chris Jackson over the kicker listed. I don't agree with James Laurinaitis being on that list either. Paul Posluszny, or Jonathan Vilma would have taken his place, other than that i really can't argue with the rest.
That's the one that jumped out at me as well, although you've got to admit; he did pile up some awards.
Good list but I gotta go with Urban Meyer over Pete Carroll for Coach of the Decade. If Alabama wins this year Little Nicky Satan might be right there at 1-2 with PC in 3rd and Bob Stoops in 4th place.
I would have included.. QB -- Vince Young of Texas. Won 2005 Maxwell Award (best college player), 2005 Archie Griffin Award (best college player), 2005 O'Brien (best college QB), 2005 Manning (best college QB). Young was taken as the 3rd overall pick in the 2006 Draft. NFL Offensive ROY, Pro Bowl. Last year, ESPN named Vince Young one of the Top 10 college players of all-time, and the best college player from the 2000's. 25 Greatest Players In College Football - College Football - ESPN RB -- Larry Johnson of Penn State. In 2002, Johnson averaged 8.0 yards per carry while rushing for over 2,000 yards. He won the won the Maxwell Award (best college player), the Walter Camp Award (best college player), the Doak Walker Award (best college running back), and the Jim Brown Trophy (best college running back). Drafted in the 1st Round. 2x Pro Bowl. TE -- Dallas Clark of Iowa. Won 2002 Mackey Award (best college TE). Shockey and Winslow didn't do that. Clark was drafted in the 1st Round. WR -- Braylon Edwards of Michigan. Won 2004 Biletnikoff (best college WR). That guy from Rice never did that. Edwards is the only wide receiver in Big Ten history, and the third in NCAA history, to gain 1,000 or more receiving yards in three consecutive years. Edwards was the 3rd overall pick taken in the 2005 Draft. Pro Bowl. OT -- Jammal Brown of Oklahoma. Won 2004 Outland (best college lineman), 2004 Parker (best college lineman), consensus All-American. Drafted 1st Round. 2x Pro Bowl. OG -- Shawn Andrews of Arkansas. Won 2003 Parker (best college lineman), consensus All-American. Drafted 1st Round. 3x Pro Bowl. C -- LeCharles Bentley of Ohio State. Won 2001 Rimington Trophy (best college center). Drafted 2nd Round. 2x Pro Bowl. LB -- DeMeco Ryans of Alabama. Won 2005 Lott Trophy (best college defensive player), 2005 SEC Defensive POY, and was consensus All-American. NFL Defensive ROY, Pro Bowl. probably a few more.
