No Cougars on All-Pac-10 teams

by Jeff Nusser on Dec 9, 2008 3:02 PM PST

The Pac-10 announced its all-conference football teams yesterday, and the coaches sent one message loud and clear: All that really matters is that you play on a winning team.

There are 48 first and second team position players. Here are the number of selections as they correspond with the standings:

Place	Team	All-Pac-10 Pics
1	USC	11
2	Oregon	7
3	Oregon State	8
4	Cal	6
5	Arizona	5
6	Arizona State	2
7	Stanford	3
8	UCLA	3
9	WSU	0
10	Washington	1

In case you're keeping track, that's Bowl Teams 37, Also Rans 9 -- including none for the Cougs and just one for the Huskies.

Make of that what you will, but I point this out because Brandon Gibson was a first team selection last year and a preseason all-American, but he can't get on the first or second team this year? Is he a worse player this year than last? Or did he maybe just have the misfortune of catching passes from five different starting quarterbacks in a completely new offense on one of the worst BCS teams of all time?

I understand performance has something to do with it -- and, let's face it, Gibson didn't always help himself with the dropsies -- but can we use a little common sense here? To make the argument that Gibson isn't one of the top four receivers in the Pac-10 is ridiculous.

Oh, and "congratulations" also to Kenny Alfred and Greg Trent who, along with Gibson, were named Honorable Mentions.

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Gibson

Watching the Apple Cup, you could tell the few times that Gibson touched the ball that he was by far the biggest, most talented player on the field. However, he didn’t have an All-Pac 10 season. I think you have to have game-changing performances and Gibson didn’t have any. I look forward to seeing him in the NFL though.

by HitKing69 on Dec 9, 2008 7:41 PM PST reply actions