Everyone's favorite statewide news website published one of their notorious slideshows with their Auburn all-time football picks and a few had me shaking my head. To avoid giving them the clicks, it was as follows:
QB: Cam Newton
Runners-up: Pat Sullivan, Dameyune Craig, Nick Marshall
RB: Bo Jackson, Cadillac Williams
Runners-up: Jimmy Hitchcock, Tucker Frederickson, Brent Fullwood, James Brooks, Joe Cribbs, Ronnie Brown, Tre Mason
WR: Terry Beasley, Jimmy Phillips
Runners-up: Frank Sanders, Tyrone Goodson, Karsten Bailey, Courtney Taylor
TE: Phillip Lutzenkirchen
Runners-up: Walter Reeves, Andy Fuller
OT: Marcus McNeill, Greg Robinson
Runners-up: Ken Rice, Wayne Gandy, Willie Anderson, Victor Riley, Lee Ziemba
OG: Zeke Smith, Ed King
Runners-up: Keith Uecker, David Jordan, Ben Grubbs
C: Frank Gatski
Runners-up: Walter Gilbert, Ben Tamburello, Reese Dismukes
PK: Daniel Carlson
Runners-up: Al Del Greco, Win Lyle, Damon Duval, Wes Byrum, John Vaughn
DE: Quentin Groves, Kevin Greene
Runners-up: Gerald Robinson, Reggie Torbor, Antonio Coleman
DT: Nick Fairley, Tracy Rocker
Runners-up: Jack Thornton, David Campbell, Donnie Humphrey, David Rocker
LB: Takeo Spikes, Gregg Carr, Karlos Dansby
Runners-up: Jackie Burkett, Ken Bernich, Freddie Smith, Aundray Bruce
CB: Carlos Rogers, David Langner
Runners-up: David Beck, Corey Barlow, David King, Kevin Porter
S: Buddy McClinton, Brian Robinson
Runners-up: Tucker Frederickson, Larry Willingham, Chris Shelling, Junior Rosegreen
P: ??
The rationale for the choices was all over the place. Some were chosen for college careers that preceded lackluster professional ones. With others, it was just the opposite. Some made no sense at all.
-I'd take Lawyer Tillman over Tyrone Goodson any day of the week.
-TE would be tough as Reeves wasn't nearly the receiver Lutzenkirchen was, but he wasn't bad and was a steamroller as a blocker.
-Greene made it predominantly on his pro career because he didn't even crack the playing rotation at Auburn until his senior year. Even then, Gerald Robinson not only started over Greene but made All-American before he was done.
-Gatski likewise made it pretty much on his pro career. So if pro careers were weighted that much, then how did Steve Wallace not merit a mention at OT? The same could be said for C Tom Banks.
-LB Mike Kolen's career in college and pros rivaled Carr's. How did he not get a mention?
-Aundray Bruce at LB? Um, he played the same position as Greene and Gerald Robinson when he was on the Plains.
-I understand sentimentality but I don't see how Langner gets a starting nod over Kevin Porter, David King, Corey Barlow, Chris Shelling (who made All-SEC as a CB) or even a lot of guys not on this list. Langner was scrappy, yeah but I don't know if that's enough.
-Mike Fuller was an all-star safety and return man who played for years in the NFL. How is he not in this parade?
-Neil O'Donoghue was an All-American kicker for the Tigers. No nod?
-Where were the punters? Auburn's had some excellent players at that position: David Beverly, Lewis Colbert, Terry Daniel, Steven Clark and Brian Shulman come to mind readily.
Comments? Suggestions?
QB: Cam Newton
Runners-up: Pat Sullivan, Dameyune Craig, Nick Marshall
RB: Bo Jackson, Cadillac Williams
Runners-up: Jimmy Hitchcock, Tucker Frederickson, Brent Fullwood, James Brooks, Joe Cribbs, Ronnie Brown, Tre Mason
WR: Terry Beasley, Jimmy Phillips
Runners-up: Frank Sanders, Tyrone Goodson, Karsten Bailey, Courtney Taylor
TE: Phillip Lutzenkirchen
Runners-up: Walter Reeves, Andy Fuller
OT: Marcus McNeill, Greg Robinson
Runners-up: Ken Rice, Wayne Gandy, Willie Anderson, Victor Riley, Lee Ziemba
OG: Zeke Smith, Ed King
Runners-up: Keith Uecker, David Jordan, Ben Grubbs
C: Frank Gatski
Runners-up: Walter Gilbert, Ben Tamburello, Reese Dismukes
PK: Daniel Carlson
Runners-up: Al Del Greco, Win Lyle, Damon Duval, Wes Byrum, John Vaughn
DE: Quentin Groves, Kevin Greene
Runners-up: Gerald Robinson, Reggie Torbor, Antonio Coleman
DT: Nick Fairley, Tracy Rocker
Runners-up: Jack Thornton, David Campbell, Donnie Humphrey, David Rocker
LB: Takeo Spikes, Gregg Carr, Karlos Dansby
Runners-up: Jackie Burkett, Ken Bernich, Freddie Smith, Aundray Bruce
CB: Carlos Rogers, David Langner
Runners-up: David Beck, Corey Barlow, David King, Kevin Porter
S: Buddy McClinton, Brian Robinson
Runners-up: Tucker Frederickson, Larry Willingham, Chris Shelling, Junior Rosegreen
P: ??
The rationale for the choices was all over the place. Some were chosen for college careers that preceded lackluster professional ones. With others, it was just the opposite. Some made no sense at all.
-I'd take Lawyer Tillman over Tyrone Goodson any day of the week.
-TE would be tough as Reeves wasn't nearly the receiver Lutzenkirchen was, but he wasn't bad and was a steamroller as a blocker.
-Greene made it predominantly on his pro career because he didn't even crack the playing rotation at Auburn until his senior year. Even then, Gerald Robinson not only started over Greene but made All-American before he was done.
-Gatski likewise made it pretty much on his pro career. So if pro careers were weighted that much, then how did Steve Wallace not merit a mention at OT? The same could be said for C Tom Banks.
-LB Mike Kolen's career in college and pros rivaled Carr's. How did he not get a mention?
-Aundray Bruce at LB? Um, he played the same position as Greene and Gerald Robinson when he was on the Plains.
-I understand sentimentality but I don't see how Langner gets a starting nod over Kevin Porter, David King, Corey Barlow, Chris Shelling (who made All-SEC as a CB) or even a lot of guys not on this list. Langner was scrappy, yeah but I don't know if that's enough.
-Mike Fuller was an all-star safety and return man who played for years in the NFL. How is he not in this parade?
-Neil O'Donoghue was an All-American kicker for the Tigers. No nod?
-Where were the punters? Auburn's had some excellent players at that position: David Beverly, Lewis Colbert, Terry Daniel, Steven Clark and Brian Shulman come to mind readily.
Comments? Suggestions?
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