Taylor Lewan Named to AP All-America First Team

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December 11th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
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Taylor Lewan Named to AP All-America First Team

Congrats to Taylor Lewan for being named to another All-America first team, this time AP. From mgoblue.com release:

University of Michigan football senior/junior offensive tackle Taylor Lewan (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral) was named today (Tuesday, Dec. 11) to the 2012 Associated Press All-America first team.

Lewan continues to receive accolades for his play in 2012. The Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year and an All-Big Ten first team choice by the league's coaches and media, Lewan also was named to the All-America first team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, ESPN.com and Athlon Sports and second team by CBSSports.com.

See this AP page for the full list.

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December 11th, 2012 at 1:34 PM | Congrats to our (Score:5 Normal)
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Congrats to our donkey-hating, twosie-loving, moustache-tattooed tackle.

 

USING GRATUITOUS AMOUNTS OF CAPS LOCK SINCE APRIL 2011

December 11th, 2012 at 1:34 PM | Please stay. (Score:5 Normal)
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Please stay.

December 11th, 2012 at 1:38 PM | don't worry, I'm not going (Score:5 Normal)
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don't worry, I'm not going anywhere

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:06 PM | Thank God.  (Score:5 Normal)
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Thank God. 

December 11th, 2012 at 1:38 PM | Lewan, you know that your (Score:5 Normal)
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Lewan, you know that your senior season is worth more than millions and millions and millions of dollars in the NFL. You know that, right? WE LOVE YOU

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

December 11th, 2012 at 1:40 PM | We can chip in to buy him a (Score:5 Normal)
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We can chip in to buy him a golden twosie!  That totally wouldn't be a violation, right?

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December 11th, 2012 at 1:46 PM | Are you serious? If he's got (Score:-1 Offtopic)
December 11th, 2012 at 1:50 PM | WOOSH (Score:5 Normal)
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WOOSH

Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU:  68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC:  20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<

December 11th, 2012 at 1:53 PM | (No subject) (Score:5 Normal)
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December 11th, 2012 at 2:06 PM | What is the formating on that (Score:5 Normal)
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What is the formating on that graph? Two identical y-axis scalings (with one line plot), and the x-axis starts at zero, counts up to one, and then proceeds to end at zero. 

Go Blue!

December 11th, 2012 at 4:49 PM | One Theory (Score:5 Normal)
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By the looks of it, what's actually being charted is a hyperbolic curve with respect to the y-axis, as it approaches x=0 at, y=0,1. Therefore, for the average person, with a normal understanding of humor, has a normal Cartesian coordinate system representing their understanding of jokes. On such a plane, the curve would hit them straight in the head (they would get the joke). However, this odd and confusing graphing format represents the confusing manner in which the person, without an ability to grasp basic jokes, perceives the joke above (it "goes over his head," or he did not understand it).

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December 11th, 2012 at 11:37 PM | Blah, blah blah . . . the (Score:2)
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Blah, blah blah . . . the only reason to go pro is for money.   The NFL is a job.  Work sucks.  

If he stays, he gets to be a part of Team 134 and have one more year of college football, which he can never get back if he walks away now.  All the ex-Michigan players say they'd give anything to run out of that tunnel one more time with the winged helmet on.

 

December 11th, 2012 at 1:39 PM | So does that now make him a (Score:2)
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So does that now make him a "consensus" All-American?  I forget who all has given out their All-American awards yet.

December 11th, 2012 at 1:41 PM | Per Wolverine Devotee, one more is needed (Score:5 Normal)
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Those are consensus (Score:5 Normal)

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Those are consensus all-americans. Michigan has 78 of them including Molk. If Lewan is named 1st team all-american by 3 of the 5 orginaztions he will become Michigan's 79th consensus all-american.

The organizations are-

 

Associated Press (AP) TBA
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) X
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) 12/14
Sporting News X
Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) ✔
 

 

 
 

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December 11th, 2012 at 1:41 PM | Congrats to him. I personally (Score:3 Normal)
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Congrats to him.

I personally still don't see how he was the best left tackle in the nation this year. I actually think he was better last year, but of course it always helps to have the line anchored by a guy like Molk.

December 11th, 2012 at 1:48 PM | The AP link is a fake. No (Score:5 Normal)
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The AP link is a fake. No mention of Tom or Will Gholston

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:39 PM | Don't worry, he's just laying (Score:5 Normal)
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Don't worry, he's just laying in the weeds

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:02 PM | Mock Drafts: Bleacher Report: (Score:4 Normal)
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Mock Drafts:

Bleacher Report: #6 to the Rams

Walter Camp Football: #13 to the Dolphins

CBS Sports.com: #6 to the Eagles

 

Guys....he is gone.  And that's not a bad thing long term to say we're starting to place talent in the upper portions of the NFL draft again.  As a fan I would love to see him return.  As a father there would be no way in the world I wouldn't tell Taylor to go pro this year cause you just never know what can happen injury-wise.

Good luck Taylor and congrats!

 

 

December 11th, 2012 at 2:10 PM | not to argue with you (Score:2)
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I don't intend this to argue with you, as you are reiterating information, but why on earth would the dolphins pick him when they have a pro bowl LT already?  

December 11th, 2012 at 2:13 PM | Some project him to right (Score:1)
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Some project him to right tackle

December 11th, 2012 at 2:15 PM | Good point but my guess would (Score:2)
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Good point but my guess would be they are simply following the "best player available" mantra instead of drafting for need.  If they have Taylor as the best player on the board then you either take him or trade him if you want to maximize your pick's value.

 

 

December 11th, 2012 at 2:24 PM | There is a very good chance (Score:3 Normal)
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There is a very good chance Miami will Long him walk in the offseason.  He had a down year this year and they have a number of key free agents including Sean Smith and Randy Starks. Plus they drafted Jonathan Martin out of Stanford last year in the second round.  Martin though I would think would be a reason why they wouldn't draft Lewan.  The Dolphins need a WR badly and I doubt they will end up picing as high s #6 anway.

December 11th, 2012 at 2:29 PM | Beat me to it.  Jake is going (Score:2 Normal)
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Beat me to it.  Jake is going to be a cap casualty.

Come to Detroit, Jake.  Our line blows.

And Taylor should leave.  He can always come back for his degree, the 10th pick last year earned a 4-yr, 12.1 mil contract....

December 11th, 2012 at 3:24 PM | What will Detroit pay him (Score:3 Normal)
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What will Detroit pay him with? Gum?

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:19 PM | WOTS (Score:2)
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Jake is a F/A according to Walter Camp.

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:46 PM | Long's deal is up, I believe (Score:1)
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That or maybe they owe him a ton of money on a roster bonus.   But whatever the reason, he has been hurt, and there is talk the Dolphins may let him go rather than pay him.

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:11 PM | If I had a son in his position... (Score:1)
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I'd probably advise him to leave as well, but if he stays he'll be insured against disability to whatever his draft position was (determined by the NFL Draft Advisory Board). Were he to come back and be perminantly injured, he'd most definitely be worse off than with a few years in the NFL, but he would still be a millioniare.

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:12 PM | Others have him as a top 10 (Score:1)
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Others have him as a top 10 pick...happy for him. He is going to have a degree and. Chance to be taken in the top 10 and in the 1st round almost surely. Even my biased perspective would advise him strongly to go pro. His only reason to come back would be for a shot at the rose bowl but that's not really in his control and doesn't seem to be enough. It will hurt us a lot in the short term but it's good to see Michigan players get drafted in the 1st round again.

December 11th, 2012 at 2:03 PM | I don't see how Lewan doesn't (Score:1)
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I don't see how Lewan doesn't leave after this year. He's essentially a top-15 pick, and could be a top-10 guy if he has a solid showing in the Outback Bowl against Clowney.

I hope he stays, and I'm sure we'd all pitch in to buy him a twosie made of solid gold if that's what got him to stay, but there's just too much risk involved if he doesn't declare (injury, underperforming, etc.). I'm sure Kalis is ready to step in and prove himself.

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:14 PM | Point Taken (Score:1)
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But it won't be Kalis replacing him, he's a guard. It'll be Magnuson or Braden (my guess Braden if Schofield moves to LT and Magnuson is Schofield stays at RT).

December 11th, 2012 at 2:16 PM | How (Score:1)
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How many all American teams are there seems like there is a new one everyday.

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:39 PM | If I understand correctly, (Score:2)
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If I understand correctly, there are 5. You need to be named to 3 of them to be a "consensus all-American." Congrats to Taylor, this is an outstanding achievement.

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:04 PM | There actually are more than (Score:2)
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There actually are more than five, but the NCAA recognizes these five—AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News, and Walter Camp—when determinining "consensus" All-Americans. Lewan's been named to two out of four so far, with the FWAA team to be announced this Friday.

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December 11th, 2012 at 2:51 PM | Congrats to Taylor.  If, as (Score:2)
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Congrats to Taylor.  If, as it seems he will, he projects to a high first round pick, he should definitley enter the draft. There's not room to improve his stock when he's at the top already.

December 11th, 2012 at 2:53 PM | Congrats to Taylor, I'd been (Score:2 Insightful)
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Congrats to Taylor, I'd been extremely happy to see him stay, but after Marcus Lattimore's knee injury this year.  You know something like that has to play into his decision making process.  It's a double edged sword if he stays, but if he leaves early it could be the tipping point where h.s school kids start to see that Michigan is getting back to it's old self putting players in the draft in the first round.

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:10 PM | Congratulations To Taylor... (Score:2)
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Congratulations to Taylor on yet another honor. Hopefully, he becomes a consensus All-American with a nomination to any of the AFCA, Walter Camp or Sporting News teams, as it always nice to see Michigan putting out highly decorated talent. Like others, I would love it if he would stay, but I definitely understand if he chooses to go given the projections.
 

I think Mel Kiper had Lewan as his second tackle off the board after Luke Joeckel at Texas A&M, and then right behind him as the third tackle taken, Kiper predicts Eric Fisher from CMU, I think.

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:50 PM | SN & AFCA already passed on (Score:2 Normal)
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SN & AFCA already passed on Lewan. FWAA is his only chance at being consensus. They release their team on 12/14. He was already selected by WCFF.

December 11th, 2012 at 3:14 PM | Congrats to Taylor. I said (Score:3 Normal)
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Congrats to Taylor.

I said this before in another thread, but I really hope he leaves his twosie behind to pass down each year to the best OL on the team, kind of the like the #1 jersey for OL, only more practical.

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December 11th, 2012 at 3:21 PM | SI too (Score:2)
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Probably not worth of another post, but he's on Sports Illustrated All-American list too.

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December 11th, 2012 at 4:15 PM | He's been great the past two (Score:1)
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He's been great the past two seasons, but I think he has to go now while his draft stock is high.  If he leaves, he will be sorely missed.

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December 11th, 2012 at 5:46 PM | Well, it is clear that none of us have (Score:2)
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ever played football at Michigan.

For my part, I've been trying to keep all these awards a secret. The burning question, of course, is whether I should retire Adrian (my tired donkey) if Lewan goes. 

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December 11th, 2012 at 9:31 PM | Can't blame a sure fire top (Score:1)
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Can't blame a sure fire top 15 pick and all American for not coming back for a fifth year. Will be missed for sure.

December 11th, 2012 at 9:57 PM | Selfishly I want to see him (Score:1)
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Selfishly I want to see him stay, but realistically he stayed four years became a helluva player and is ready for the NFL.

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December 11th, 2012 at 10:52 PM | stay for (Score:1)
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another year and make it a twosie...

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