The Big East released its postseason All-Big East teams and my is there some controversy. Exactly how the voting came to have Tavon Austin as the first team wide receiver and not Stedman Bailey, who led the league in receiving yards despite catching 42 fewer passes than Sanu. With the way he played down the stretch, I think you could have made make the case for Dexter Heyman as a first team linebacker as well.
The first team is below and you can view the second team below the jump. What other snubs do you see on the team?
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ALL-BIG EAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM |
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OFFENSE |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
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WR |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
6-2 |
215 |
South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick |
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WR |
Tavon Austin |
West Virginia |
So. |
5-9 |
174 |
Baltimore, Md./Dunbar |
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OT |
Syracuse |
Jr. |
6-6 |
299 |
Holland, Pa./Council Rock South |
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OT |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
6-4 |
305 |
Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley |
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OG |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
6-1 |
290 |
Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck |
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OG |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
6-8 |
310 |
Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan |
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OG |
Syracuse |
Sr. |
6-5 |
328 |
Brentwood, N.Y./Central Islip |
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C |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
6-2 |
302 |
St. Laurent, Que./Vanier Prep |
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TE |
Syracuse |
Sr. |
6-4 |
246 |
West Palm Beach, Fla./John I. Leonard |
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QB |
West Virginia |
Jr. |
6-3 |
210 |
Miami, Fla./Miramar |
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RB |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
5-11 |
198 |
Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy |
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RB |
Pittsburgh |
Jr. |
5-9 |
195 |
Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth |
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RB |
Syracuse |
Sr. |
5-7 |
197 |
Landover, Md./Saint Johns College |
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K |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
6-0 |
209 |
Northborough, Mass./Algonqun |
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RS |
Tavon Austin * |
West Virginia |
So. |
5-9 |
173 |
Baltimore, Md./Dunbar |
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DEFENSE |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
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DL |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
6-5 |
300 |
Lisbon, Ohio/Beaver Local |
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DL |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
6-4 |
287 |
Nashua, N.H./Nashua North |
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DL |
Chandler Jones |
Syracuse |
Sr. |
6-5 |
247 |
Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott |
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DL |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
6-3 |
236 |
Atlanta, Ga./Mt. San Antonio CC |
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LB |
JK Schaffer |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
6-1 |
232 |
Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle |
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LB |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
6-1 |
220 |
Elizabeth, N.J./Avon Old Farms |
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LB |
Najee Goode |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
6-1 |
239 |
Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine |
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CB |
Louisville |
Jr. |
5-11 |
190 |
DeSoto, Texas/Cedar Valley CC |
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CB |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
5-10 |
198 |
Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County |
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S |
Cincinnati |
Jr. |
6-3 |
203 |
Wilmington, Ohio/Clinton-Massie |
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S |
Louisville |
So. |
6-1 |
183 |
Jonesboro, Ga./Riverdale |
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S |
Pittsburgh |
Jr. |
5-10 |
190 |
Easton, Pa./Easton Area |
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S |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
6-1 |
201 |
Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney |
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P |
Pat O’Donnell |
Cincinnati |
Jr. |
6-5 |
217 |
Lake Worth, Fla./Palm Beach Central |
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* unanimous selection |
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ALL-BIG EAST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM |
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OFFENSE |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
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WR |
Syracuse |
Jr. |
6-2 |
196 |
Crofton, Md./Arundel Senior |
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WR |
Stedman Bailey |
West Virginia |
So. |
5-10 |
192 |
Miramar, Fla./Miramar |
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OT |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
6-7 |
299 |
Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral |
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OT |
Mike Ryan |
Connecticut |
Sr. |
6-5 |
335 |
Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic |
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OG |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
6-6 |
295 |
Bear, Del./St. Mark’s |
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OG |
USF |
Sr. |
6-4 |
329 |
Panama City, Fla./Bay |
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C |
West Virginia |
Jr. |
6-4 |
300 |
Chardon, Ohio/Chardon |
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QB |
Cincinnati |
Sr. |
6-0 |
223 |
Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville |
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TE |
Ryan Griffin |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
6-6 |
248 |
Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry |
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RB |
Connecticut |
Fr. |
5-8 |
172 |
Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea |
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RB |
USF |
Jr. |
6-1 |
240 |
Ventura, Calif./St. Bonaventure |
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K |
USF |
Jr. |
5-10 |
190 |
Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales |
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RS |
Rutgers |
So. |
6-2 |
205 |
Tampa, Fla./Leto |
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DEFENSE |
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Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown/High School |
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DL |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
6-1 |
231 |
Bridgeport, Conn./Canterbury |
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DL |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
6-5 |
285 |
Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor |
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DL |
Pittsburgh |
So. |
6-0 |
270 |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills |
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DL |
USF |
So. |
6-3 |
261 |
Seffner, Fla./Armwood |
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LB |
Dexter Heyman |
Louisville |
Sr. |
6-3 |
239 |
Louisville, Ky./Male |
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LB |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
6-2 |
230 |
Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day |
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LB |
Syracuse |
So. |
6-1 |
221 |
Hillside, N.J./Fork Union Military Academy |
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CB |
Connecticut |
Jr. |
6-0 |
195 |
Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway |
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CB |
Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
5-10 |
190 |
Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown |
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CB |
Rutgers |
So. |
6-0 |
190 |
Berlin, N.J./Eastern |
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CB |
USF |
Jr. |
5-11 |
195 |
Opa Locka, Fla./Miami Monsignor Pace |
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S |
USF |
Sr. |
6-1 |
209 |
St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs |
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S |
West Virginia |
Sr. |
5-11 |
198 |
Miramar, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna |
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P |
Connecticut |
So. |
6-2 |
211 |
York, Pa./York Suburban |
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P |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
5-9 |
170 |
Redondo Beach, Calif./Los Angeles Harbor JC |
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