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Georgia picked second in East, places 9 on All-SEC teams

9:20 am July 22, 2011, by Chip Towers

Hoover, Ala. — Sportswriters covering the SEC picked Georgia to finish second in the SEC’s Eastern Division and selected nine Bulldogs for the all-conference team.

Six Georgia players were named first-team All-SEC, including sophomore quaterback Aaron Murray, junior tight end Orson Charles, senior offensive tackle Cordy Glenn, senior place-kicker Blair Walsh, senior punter Drew Butler and senior kick returner Brandon Boykin. Senior center Ben Jones. senior defensive end DeAngelo Tyson and Boykin were named to the second team.

Alabama was picked to win the league, getting 98 points to finish ahead of LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2) and Ole Miss (2).

The Gamecocks received 114 votes to win the East while Georgia had the second-most with 38. Florida got 12 votes.

Alabama was the West selection 111-30 over LSU. Arkansas was picked by 23 writers.

Take these results with a grain of salt. The sportswriters have picked the winner correctly just four times since SEC expansion in 1992.

This fact does not seem to have escaped Alabama coach Nick Saban.

“Well, it means nothing bascially,” Saban said of his team being the overwhleming favorite win the league. “We have a lot of challenges to face. We’re just interested in playing to our capabilities. I’m not a prognosticator. I can’t do that. I don’t understand how y’all do it.”

The whole team:

2011 SEC Media Days Pre-Season All-SEC Team
(167 total votes/ * – tie for last or only spot on unit)

OFFENSE
First-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Orson Charles, Georgia (71)
 6-3
 241 Jr. Tampa, Fla.
OL Barrett Jones, Alabama (148)
 6-5
 311 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss (72)
 6-7
 315 Sr. Hernando, Miss.
OL Cordy Glenn, Georgia (71)
 6-5
 348 Sr. Riverdale, Ga.
*OL Larry Warford, Kentucky (55)
 6-3
 340 Jr. Richmond, Ky.
*OL Brandon Mosley, Auburn (55)
 6-6
 306 Sr. Jefferson, Ga.
C William Vlachos, Alabama (97)
 6-1
 294 Sr. Mountain Brook, Ala.
WR Greg Childs, Arkansas (103)
 6-3
 217 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (152)
 6-4
 233 Jr. St. Matthews, S.C.
QB Aaron Murray, Georgia (117)
 6-1
 211 So. Tampa, Fla.
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina (130)
 6-0
 231 So. Duncan, S.C.
RB Trent Richardson, Alabama (119)
 5-11
 224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Phillip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn (57)
 6-4
 253 Jr. Marietta, Ga.
OL D.J. Fluker, Alabama (52)
 6-6
 335 So. Foley, Ala.
OL Alex Hurst, LSU (33)
 6-6
 329 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn.
OL Bobby Massie, Ole Miss (30)
 6-6
 325 Jr. Lynchburg, Va.
OL Chance Warmack, Alabama (24)
 6-3
 320 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.
C Ben Jones, Georgia (45)
 6-3
 316 Sr. Centreville, Ala.
WR Marquis Maze, Alabama (22)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
WR Joe Adams, Arkansas (17)
 5-11
 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina (23)
 6-2
 230 Sr. Lutz, Fla.
RB Knile Davis, Arkansas (50)
 6-0
 230 Jr. Missouri City, Texas
RB Michael Dyer, Auburn (23)
 5-9
 206 So. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Offense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*TE Michael Williams, Alabama (12)
 6-6
 269 Jr. Reform, Ala.
*TE Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt (12)
 6-5
 245 Sr. Lincolnton, Ga.
OL Grant Cook, Arkansas (21)
 6-4
 318 Sr. Jonesboro, Ark.
OL Kyle Nunn, South Carolina (21)
 6-5
 296 Sr. Sumter, S.C.
OL Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina (18)
 6-4
 334 Sr. Fairburn, Ga.
*OL Alvin Bailey, Arkansas (14)
 6-5
 319 So. Broken Arrow, Okla.
*OL Addison Lawrence, Mississippi State (14)
 6-4
 300 Sr. Coldwater, Miss.
*OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (14)
 6-4
 320 So. Liberty, Miss.
C Travis Swanson, Arkansas (9)
 6-5
 305 So. Kingwood, Texas
WR Jarious Wright, Arkansas (8)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Warren, Ark.
WR Emory Blake, Auburn (7)
 6-1
 197 Jr. Austin, Texas
QB Jordan Jefferson, LSU (12)
 6-5
 224 Sr. St. Rose, La.
RB Brandon Bolden, Ole Miss (5)
 5-11
 221 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
RB Tauren Poole, Tennessee (3)
 5-10
 215 Sr. Toccoa, Ga.
DEFENSE
First-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Jake Bequette, Arkansas (100)
 6-5
 271 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
DL Josh Chapman, Alabama (85)
 6-1
 310 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
DL Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss (69)
 6-5
 248 Sr. Hahnville, La.
DL Malik Jackson, Tennessee (63)
 6-5
 270 Sr. Northridge, Calif.
LB Dont’a Hightower, Alabama (144)
 6-4
 260 Jr. Lewisburg, Tenn.
LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (82)
 6-2
 265 Sr. Eufala, Ala.
LB Danny Trevathan, Kentucky (69)
 6-1
 230 Sr. Leesburg, Fla.
DB Mark Barron, Alabama (140)
 6-2
 218 Sr. Mobile, Ala.
DB Robert Lester, Alabama (79)
 6-2
 210 Jr. Foley, Ala.
DB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina (64)
 6-1
 194 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C.
DB Morris Claiborne, LSU (163)
 6-0
 177 Jr. Shreveport, La.
Second-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Devin Taylor, South Carolina (56)
 6-7
 248 Jr. Beaufort, S.C.
DL Nosa Eguae, Auburn (37)
 6-2
 261 So. Mansfield, Texas
DL DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia (30)
 6-2
 306 Sr. Statesboro, Ga.
*DL Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State (26)
 6-4
 295 Jr. Yazoo City, Miss.
*DL Travian Robertson, South Carolina (26)
 6-4
 298 Sr. Laurinburg, N.C.
LB Chris Marve, Vanderbilt (61)
 6-0
 235 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
LB Jerry Franklin, Arkansas (35)
 6-1
 245 Sr. Marion, Ark.
LB Ryan Baker, LSU (22)
 6-0
 227 Sr. Grand Ridge, Fla.
DB Dre’ Kirkpatrick, Alabama (50)
 6-3
 192 Jr. Gadsden, Ala.
DB Brandon Boykin, Georgia (43)
 5-10
 183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
DB Janzen Jackson, Tennessee (34)
 6-0
 187 Jr. Lake Charles, La.
DB Neiko Thorpe, Auburn (31)
 6-2
 185 Sr. Tucker, Ga.
Third-Team Defense
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (21)
 6-2
 271 Sr. Hamlet, N.C.
DL Barkevious Mingo, LSU (21)
 6-5
 240 So. West Monroe, La.
DL Sam Montgomery, LSU (20)
 6-4
 250 So. Greenwood, S.C.
*DL Tenarius Wright, Arkansas (15)
 6-2
 252 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
*DL Dominique Easley, Florida (15)
 6-1
 285 So. Staten Island, N.Y.
LB Shaq Wilson, South Carolina (18)
 5-11
 233 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (17)
 6-2
 234 So. Theodore, Ala.
*LB Jon Bostic (12)
 6-1
 238 Jr. Wellington, Fla.
*LB Jerico Nelson, Arkansas (12)
 5-10
 216 Sr. Destrehan, La.
DB Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (18)
 5-11
 188 Sr. Perry, Ga.
DB T’Sharvan Bell, Auburn (18)
 6-0
 180 Jr. Kissimmee, Fla.
DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU (17)
 5-9
 180 Sr. New Orleans, La.
DB Tramain Thomas, Arkansas (16)
 6-0
 198 Sr. Winnie, Texas
SPECIALISTS
First-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Blair Walsh, Georgia (110)
 5-10
 192 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla.
P Drew Butler, Georgia (118)
 6-2
 214 Sr. Duluth, Ga.
RS Brandon Boykin, Georgia (53)
 5-10
 183 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga.
AP Trent Richardson, Alabama (71)
 5-11
 224 Jr. Pensacola, Fla.
Second-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Caleb Stugis, Floirda (24)
 5-10
 192 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.
P Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss (21)
 6-2
 227 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
RS Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn (29)
 5-10
 170 Jr. Fort Meade, Fla.
AP Joe Adams, Arkansas (42)
 5-11
 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
Third-Team Specialists
Position Name, Team Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
*PK Zach Hocker, Arkansas (10)
 6-0
 180 So. Russellville, Ark.
*PK Bryon Rose, Ole Miss (10)
 5-11
 197 Jr. Raleigh, N.C.
P Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky (13)
 6-1
 185 Sr. Louisville, Ky.
RS Marquis Maze, Alabama (28)
 5-10
 180 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
AP Trey Burton, Florida (22)
 6-2
 222 So. Venice, Fla.
SEC Predicted Order of Finish
SEC CHAMPION – Alabama (98), LSU (29), Arkansas (18), South Carolina (14), Georgia (4), Florida (2), Ole Miss (2)
Eastern Division (First Place Votes) Team Points
1. South Carolina (114)
 931
2. Georgia (38)
 794
3. Florida (12)
 731
4. Tennessee (2)
 496
5. Kentucky (1)
 340
6. Vanderbilt
 215
Western Division (First Place Votes)
 Team Points
1. Alabama (111)
 925
2. LSU (30)
 790
3. Arkansas (23)
 717
4. Mississippi State (1)
 455
5. Auburn
 406
6. Ole Miss (2)
 214
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212 comments Add your comment

tell the truth

July 25th, 2011
11:01 am

Uga2002 You sir are a complete idiot. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Go do your homework.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
11:03 am

And I meant to say UK as the last home game as one we might lose as well. I hate the arduous typing on an iPhone.

But to whoever was dogging the state of South Carolina, give me a break. Columbia may be a dump but so is most of Atlanta. After Atlanta our next gem is… Columbus? Valdosta? That tiny little island called St Simons with its miniscule beach? Have you ever been to Lake Keeowe? Hilton Head? Or better yet Charleston??? Like girls? Head to king street. Just don’t wear big red shirts with a giant G. Those girls are a bit high class, well off and gorgeous. I mean everywhere you look it’s just hot girls. Sorry, I’ve never seen any town or college town with that many pretty girls in the state of Georgia and I married a Georgia girl.

Uga2002

July 25th, 2011
11:06 am

TTT, tell me where I’m wrong? You really think UGA will win it all?!?! Or 10 wins? 9? 8? 6? 4? What number? Put a number out. I say 5, maybe 6. We’re going to start 0-2 and be 2-6 after UT.

But 6 is good enough right?

Columbia Dental Associates

July 25th, 2011
11:09 am

Uga 2002 – Time for you and your wife’s next dental appointment.
How are the braces working, have they closed the gaps between
your two front teeth? Also, tell your wife we have a new procedure
to help her with her halitosis. See you soon.

Jorg'e Oleary

July 25th, 2011
11:15 am

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-mark-richt-george-oleary-20110721,0,5582072.story

Lowcountry bulldawg is a d---he

July 25th, 2011
11:44 am

Hey WDE…. u think ALLBARN will be good this year ?

DawginLex

July 25th, 2011
1:07 pm

I think I will just curl up in a fetal position and die

Richt is still our coach
We went 6-7 last year
Our QB never beat anyone
We lost to UCF
We have no running backs
We have no OL
We have no WR
Our DC is an idiot
Our fanbase is a bunch of GED toting rednecks
We haven’t won a national title since Moses was in the 3rd grade
Erk is dead
UGA is dead
We play the greatest team in the history of college football opening week

We don’t have a prayer

Gator4Life

July 25th, 2011
1:50 pm

Dawgs is goin down this year again and we is going to the NC game again and win like every year we do that and when we come to Athens we goin to beat yaw cause we got really good playrs casue we is Florida and we do that cause we is Florida!

richt > muschamp

July 26th, 2011
12:14 am

richt will take muschamp to school–muschamp’s an assistant type, not a head coach. Look for a good dawg beatdown over uf—UGA is back!

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 28th, 2011
11:49 pm

Hello Uga fans I bring you greetings from Florida State and I wanted to say I hope you guys beat the hell out of boise state, south carolina and most importantly fu i meant uf or whatever that little school in gainesville is called! I have a buddy of mine who is a uga fan and we both have similar rivalries so I hope you guys do well plus you have our old ball coach mark richt! GO NOLES~

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 28th, 2011
11:51 pm

Hey Gayturd 4 Life why don’t you ask yourself this question! When is the last time fu played a ranked school outside the state of florida that was a non-conference game during a season? Hmmmm If you can answer that then you will understand why it sucks to be a florida gayturd! GO NOLES~

ORLANDO_NOLE

July 29th, 2011
12:00 am

Oh yeah and fu fans remember that uga still leads the series over your little pathetic school! FSU 31 fu 7 GO NOLES~

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