The Coaches' Votes Don't Lie - All Big Ten

This may have been mentioned in previous all-Big Ten posts -- if so, didn't see so SIADiscussed -- but it really stood out to me how many Michigan selections, especially for first team offense, were "coaches only".  To me this betrays that the coaches, who know more than anyone what beats them and their teams, know that it's Michigan's (well-coached) players that are beating them, despite "signs to the contrary".    

The media may buy the narrative, but the coaches when it comes down to it seemingly can't.  Below are the first-team offense selections.  There are six Michigan players, all voted by coaches, two solely by coaches.  There are five Buckeyes, two voted by media only (the darlings): 

• QB: J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
• RB: Blake Corum, Michigan
• RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
• WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
• WR: Isaiah Williams, Illinois
• TE : Colston Loveland, Michigan (coaches)
• TE : Cade Stover, Ohio State (media)
• OT : Olu Fashanu, Penn State
• OT : LaDarius Henderson, Michigan (coaches)
• OT : Josh Fryar, Ohio State (media)
• OG : Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
• OG : Zak Zinter, Michigan
• C : Drake Nugent, Michigan

I can't find the voting rules online, much less a breakdown of votes by player, but assume a simple majority of coaches (if players from only two teams get votes) or plurality (if votes for players from more than two teams) will earn a first team spot.    

In any event, this says to me that only a minority of Big Ten coaches let competitive bias overcome the ingrained impulse of lifers who know the game to judge talent and achievement objectively.  That is, they know what's been beating them, and it isn't on anyone's iPhone. 

TL;DR:  Ryan and whoever's voting for MSU, and maybe another wannabe rival team or two, can't silence the voice of coaching reason.  The tape don't lie, and everyone has it, one way or another.