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OU_PhD
11/30/2006, 10:50 AM
2006 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team

Offense Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Calvin Johnson* 6-5 235 Jr. Georgia Tech Chan Gailey Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 6-0 180 Sr. UTEP Mike Price Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)
TE Zach Miller 6-5 260 Jr. Arizona St. Dirk Koetter Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista)
OL Joe Thomas 6-8 313 Sr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
OL Justin Blalock 6-4 335 Sr. Texas Mack Brown Plano, Texas (East)
C Dan Mozes 6-4 290 Sr. West Virginia Rich Rodriguez Washington, Pa. (Washington)
OL Jake Long 6-7 313 Sr. Michigan Lloyd Carr Lapeer, Mich. (East)
OL Arron Sears 6-4 320 Sr. Tennessee Phil Fulmer Russellville, Ala. (Russellville)
QB Troy Smith 6-1 215 Jr. Ohio St. Jim Tressel Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
RB Steve Slaton 5-10 195 So. West Virginia Rich Rodriguez Levittown, Pa. (Conwell-Egan)
RB Marshawn Lynch 5-11 217 Jr. California Jeff Tedford Oakland, Calif. (Tech)

Defense Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL LaMarr Woodley 6-2 269 Sr. Michigan Lloyd Carr Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw)
DL Gaines Adams 6-5 265 Sr. Clemson Tommy Bowden Greenwood, S.C. (Cambridge)
DL Quinn Pitcock 6-3 295 Sr. Ohio St. Jim Tressel Piqua, Ohio (Piqua)
DL Glenn Dorsey 6-2 299 Jr. LSU Les Miles Gonzales, La. (East Ascension)
LB Rufus Alexander 6-1 230 Sr. Oklahoma Bob Stoops Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life Academy)
LB Buster Davis 5-11 246 Sr. Florida St. Bobby Bowden Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)
DB LaRon Landry 6-2 202 Sr. LSU Les Miles Ama, La. (Hahnville)
DB Daymeion Hughes 6-0 188 Sr. California Jeff Tedford Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw)
DB Leon Hall 5-11 193 Sr. Michigan Lloyd Carr Vista, Calif. (Vista)
DB Eric Weddle 6-0 200 Sr. Utah Kyle Whittingham Alta Loma, Calif. (Alta Loma)
DB Dwight Lowery 6-1 185 Jr. San Jose St. Dick Tomey Santa Cruz, Calif. (Soquel)

Specialists Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Daniel Sepulveda 6-3 230 Sr. Baylor Guy Morriss Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)
PK Justin Medlock 6-0 197 Sr. UCLA Karl Dorrell Fremont, Calif. (San Jose Mission)
AP Darren McFadden 6-2 212 So. Arkansas Houston Nutt Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Oak Grove)
*-2005 All-American
jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/30/2006, 11:02 AM
we offered 6 of those guys (plus rufus).

woodley came on an official and spent his time either recruiting for michigan or sitting in his hotel room watching the ohio state/michigan game. they almost sent him home early.

i don't remember if miller came on an official or not, but had ASU not already had his brother we would have gotten him (we were the bridesmaid).

blalock, sears, and woodley were 5*s dorsey might have been as well.
OUinFLA
11/30/2006, 11:43 AM
My dog, who is named Rufus after this fine football player, is wagging his tail.
OU_PhD
11/30/2006, 12:38 PM
I'm excited for him though a lot of people have been knocking him on other boards, saying he doesn't deserve it.
jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/30/2006, 12:48 PM
i'm surprised the butkus finalists didn't make it.
SoonerShark
11/30/2006, 12:57 PM
His pre-season hype is better than his on-field output this season. As happy as I am for Rufus and our team, I agree with some others that he did not deserve it this year.
sooner94
11/30/2006, 01:03 PM
i'm surprised the butkus finalists didn't make it.

Yeah, Patrick Willis from Ole Miss should be on there at the very least at LB. I think he's the best of the Butkus candidates.

And where is Mario Manningham and/or Dwayne Jarret at WR?
GottaHavePride
11/30/2006, 01:32 PM
Who teh hellcrap is Justin Medlock and why is he PK instead of Hartley?
jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/30/2006, 01:42 PM
i'd consider rufus more of a "lifetime acheivment" award. over the last 3 years, he may not be first in the linebacker class but it wouldn't take long to call roll.
OUstud
11/30/2006, 01:50 PM
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 6-0 180 Sr. UTEP Mike Price Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)

WHO?!?
Collier11
11/30/2006, 02:05 PM
Yeah, Patrick Willis from Ole Miss should be on there at the very least at LB. I think he's the best of the Butkus candidates.

And where is Mario Manningham and/or Dwayne Jarret at WR?


I dont agree at all, willis was hyped all year to be this phenom and just cus he plays at some school like texas tech that bloats their stats doesnt mean he is that great. If you remember, when Rufus started playing well earlier in the year, so did the rest of the D. He has played a great last two-thirds of the season
sooner94
11/30/2006, 02:18 PM
I dont agree at all, willis was hyped all year to be this phenom and just cus he plays at some school like texas tech that bloats their stats doesnt mean he is that great. If you remember, when Rufus started playing well earlier in the year, so did the rest of the D. He has played a great last two-thirds of the season

Granted, this is based on 2 Ole Miss games, but Willis was all over the field in the games I watched. Maybe he stunk it up in his other 10 games.
Collier11
11/30/2006, 02:21 PM
Dont get me wrong, im not saying he stunk it up or was a bum...but a couple of things, one being that ole miss is kinda like tech, remember a couple of years ago when tech had a guy lead the conf with like 160 tackles and everyone just kind of laughed it off. Also, do you deserve to be considered one of the best if the defense you play on his dredful?? Those were my only points
sooner94
11/30/2006, 02:29 PM
I hear ya. Put him on a good D and he won't be the first guy to the ball every time like he is at Ole Miss.
jkm, the stolen pifwafwi
11/30/2006, 02:41 PM
Dont get me wrong, im not saying he stunk it up or was a bum...but a couple of things, one being that ole miss is kinda like tech, remember a couple of years ago when tech had a guy lead the conf with like 160 tackles and everyone just kind of laughed it off. Also, do you deserve to be considered one of the best if the defense you play on his dredful?? Those were my only points

that was because leach was padding his stats. there was one game where after film review he was credited with 5 extra SOLO tackles.
Tear Down This Wall
11/30/2006, 03:21 PM
WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. 6-0 180 Sr. UTEP Mike Price Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)

WHO?!?

He's good. I've seen him several times. He's basically UTEP's only weapon. Guy has world class sprint speed. Fun to watch.

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2006&org=704&player=21

http://www.utepathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2100&ATCLID=698342

http://elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_4744795
Paperclip
11/30/2006, 03:28 PM
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015:21&version=9;
Tear Down This Wall
11/30/2006, 03:52 PM
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2015:21&version=9;

Mark 15:21 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain

21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

:D
josh09
11/30/2006, 06:29 PM
hartley should be 1st team kicker
sooner518
11/30/2006, 06:48 PM
Surprised to not see one USC player on there. I'd put Jarrett over Johnson at WR. Actually I'd put both of them over some dude from UTEP
arlington
12/1/2006, 12:16 AM
Pretty impressive all the accolades that RU is getting considering he was much better last year and was a huge disappointment through the first 5 weeks of the season.