After herding us all into submitting ballots for the expected order of finish in the Big Ten, LTP has followed up with the results of our All-Big Ten Team. Ohio State lead all schools with eight players on the first team. Penn State had four players on the first team (though one was a punter), while Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana (two special teamers) placed three players on the first team. Most satisfyingly for Buckeye fans, the Wolverines only had one representative.
| Big Ten Bloggers | 11W Ballot | |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Curtis Painter, Purdue | Curtis Painter, Purdue |
| RB | Beanie Wells, Ohio State | Beanie Wells, Ohio State |
| RB | Javon Ringer, Michigan State | Javon Ringer, Michigan State |
| WR | Brian Robiskie, Ohio State | Brian Robiskie, Ohio State |
| WR | Arrelious Benn, Illinois | Arrelious Benn, Illinois |
| WR | Greg Orton, Purdue | – |
| TE | Travis Beckum, Wisconsin | Travis Beckum, Wisconsin |
| OT | Alex Boone, Ohio State | Alex Boone, Ohio State |
| OG | Steve Rehring, Ohio State | Rich Ohrnberger, Penn State |
| C | AQ Shipley, Penn State | AQ Shipley, Penn State |
| OG | Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin | Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin |
| OT | Eric Vanden Heuvel, Wisconsin | Xavier Fulton, Illinois |
The 1st Team Offense is shown to the right with differences in our ballot highlighted in yellow. Beanie, Boone and Robiskie were locks from our perspective, but we had Penn State’s Rich Ohrnberger in over Rehring. The interior of the Buckeye offensive line still has a little something to prove and perhaps we were a little conscious of not packing our ballot with Buckeyes.
We wrestled with some of our selections. Ringer, Sutton or Hill for that 2nd running back slot? You can make a pretty solid case for each of them. What about Boeckman over Painter at quarterback? It may sound crazy, but outside of Beckum (who’s damn good), Boeckman has more tools at his disposable. You don’t think Beanie helps a quarterback’s numbers?
We’re not going to lie and say we broke down tapes of Wisconsin’s Eric Vanden Heuvel and Xavier Fulton of Illinois to determine which tackle was better. Fulton has a (slightly) cooler name.
No real suprises on the defensive side of the ball. The ends are solid, but we had to resist throwing Heyward or Wilson on our ballot. They haven’t earned
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