So…in my early Saturday stupor I did a real AJC-esque fact check job on some graphics, so consider this a correction post from yesterday’s now-deleted attempt. One thing to point out, this is pulled directly from the SEC’s page on the preseason All-SEC, and it looks like they’re settling the debate on “who is the UT” in the conference.
2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
OFFENSE
First Team
QB – Carson Beck, UGA
RB – Trevor Etienne, UGA
RB – Jarquez Hunter, AU
WR – Luther Burden III, MIZ
WR – Tre Harris, UM
TE – Caden Prieskorn, UM
OL – Tyler Booker, UA
OL – Will Campbell, LSU
OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., TEX
OL – Tate Ratledge, UGA
C – Cooper Mays, UT
Second-Team
QB – Quinn Ewers, TEX
RB – Raheim Sanders, SC
*RB – CJ Baxter, TEX
*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., UF
WR – Isaiah Bond, TEX
WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE – Mason Taylor, LSU
OL – Emery Jones, LSU
OL – Kadyn Proctor, UA
OL – Xavier Truss, UGA
OL – Dylan Fairchild, UGA
C – Parker Brailsford, UA
Third Team
QB – Jalen Milroe, UA
RB – Justice Haynes, UA
RB – Ulysses Bentley, UM
WR – Deion Burks, OU
WR – Dominic Lovett, UGA
TE – Oscar Delp, UGA
OL – Earnest Greene III, UGA
OL – Marques Cox, UK
OL – Trey Zuhn III, TAMU
OL – Jaeden Roberts, UA
C – Jake Majors, TEX
DEFENSE
First Team
DL – James Pearce Jr., UT
DL – Walter Nolen, UM
DL – Deone Walker, UK
DL – Nazir Stackhouse, UGA
LB – Harold Perkins, LSU
LB – Danny Stutsman, OU
*LB – Deontae Lawson, UA
*LB – Mykel Williams, UGA
DB – Malaki Starks, UGA
DB – Malachi Moore, UA
DB – Billy Bowman, OU
DB – Maxwell Hairston, UK
Second Team
DL – Shemar Turner, TAMU
DL – Landon Jackson, ARK
DL – Nic Scourton, TAMU
*DL – Tim Smith, UA
*DL – Jared Ivey, UM
LB – Debo Williams, SC
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., TEX
LB – Smael Mondon Jr., UGA
DB – Jahdae Barron, TEX
DB – Major Burns, LSU
DB – Andrew Mukuba, TEX
DB – Malik Muhammad, TEX
Third Team
DL – Tim Keenan III, UA
DL – Princely Umanmielen , UM
DL – Trey Moore, TEX
DL – Tonka Hemingway, SC
LB – Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, UK
LB – Jihaad Campbell, UA
LB – Eugene Asante, AU
DB – Domani Jackson, UA
DB – Daylen Everette, UGA
DB – Jason Marshall Jr., UF
*DB – Keon Sabb, UA
*DB – Nick Emmanwori, SC
SPECIALISTS
First Team
P – James Burnip, UA
PK – Bert Auburn, TEX
LS – Kneeland Hibbett, UA
KS – Alex McPherson, AU
RS – Barion Brown, UK
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU
Second Team
P – Brett Thorson, UGA
PK – Graham Nicholson, UA
LS – Hunter Rogers, SC
KS – Will Stone, TEX
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
AP – Dillion Bell, UGA
Third Team
P – Jeremy Crawshaw, UF
PK – Alex McPherson, AU
LS – Slade Roy, LSU
KS – Trey Smack, UF
RS – Keionte Scott, AU
*AP – Barion Brown, UK
*AP – Jaydon Blue, TEX
16 Bammers, 15 Dawgs, and 12 Horns, yet Alabama is predicted to finish 3rd in the conference.
two mules fighting over a turnip
Thorson is only second team? Is Stetson Bennett’s well known prejudice against Australian punters hold him back? Scandalous.
Burnip had nearly double the attempts last year, while Thorson only punted 32 times on the season. Our punt attempts were second lowest in the league, LSU was lowest. Burnip and Thorson’s punting averages were nearly the same, but I don’t think you’re going to hear anyone but Thorson complain about punting attempts being so low. And even if he does, it’s an appreciated snark. 😃
I wonder if LSU also had to defend the fewest punts last year, on account of their D being unable to stop anybody.
Keeping #92 from being 1st team member isn’t all his fault, it’s not the 40 plus PPG average of UGA football, definitely not the 7.3 YPP average that keeps him on the sideline, that 4th down conversion rate (75%) doesn’t bother him, he’s a “footy” at heart, so kicking inside the twenty is in his game mind, it’s the pure fact UGA football staff won’t scheme to punt in the red zone, sure UGA football has a very successful %, but attempting drop a kick or even punting on 3rd down would have elevated #92 to 1st team status, remember the justin fields thing, that play never happens with #92 attempting to pass off a vegamite sandwich or two….GO DAWGS!!
Alabama is loaded so there is no excuses for the Pac12 guy. There is a reason they wanted our guy from Oregon but settled for the Washington guy. Pac12 all O no D. He loses two and the Bama’s are after his butt. I bet he has a heck of a buyout.
Not defending the vawls by any stretch, I hate em. But Texas is pretty obtuse to think they could come into a conference that has called a founding member “ut” for over 90 years and think they/texas can claim the name.
This is what people mean when they say Texas will try to take over. I already hate those fukers. I hope we feed them a fifty burger.
The hubris will only get worse over time. They are insufferable.
I never called the Hillbillies UT. I won’t post what I call them but a lot of the words have the same number of letters as PapaBilly Mays has fingers on one hand…
fuck UT..bit i will defend the apalach inbreds over texas
i would to see thorson on a fake punt or drop kick from 50+…i wonder when the last time a drop kick was attempted in the pros or college…when he does it i would love for some Men at Work to blasted after the redcoats get done with their usual celebratory numbers
I don’t know about y’all but i’m ready to start kickin clamson’s ass!