What I learned from Draftageddon...sigh...or O how I hate Ohio State!
I know Draftageddon is not really appreciated by all readers. I believe the primary purpose is to give an overview of conference opponents (players) and how things should shake out.
Yes, I'm trying to get something out of this series other than some good snark and depression.
Based on this, here is some quick analysis of how the Big Ten should look this year. (Yes, yes, yes, OSU & MSU blah blah blah....)
***There were 104 total selections. Here is the breakdown by school:
Total | |
EAST | 72 |
OSU | 19 |
MSU | 15 |
Michigan | 17 |
PSU | 10 |
Indiana | 2 |
Rutgers | 4 |
Maryland | 5 |
WEST | 32 |
Wisconsin | 9 |
Illinois | 4 |
Minnesota | 4 |
Iowa | 5 |
Nebraska | 6 |
Purdue | 2 |
Northwestern | 2 |
Analysis: I guess you have to expect a Michigan blog to be written by a bunch of homers. According to our guys - Woo Hoo!!! we will finish second in the East and be better than any West team by a large margin.
Once you get past OSU, Mich, MSU, PSU and Wisc, man does the conference suck!
***Another way to look at this is who has the top end talent. Next look is at people drafted in the first 10 rounds.
Top 10 rounds | |
EAST | 33 |
OSU | 14 |
MSU | 4 |
Michigan | 4 |
PSU | 6 |
Indiana | 1 |
Rutgers | 3 |
Maryland | 1 |
WEST | 7 |
Wisconsin | 3 |
Illinois | 0 |
Minnesota | 1 |
Iowa | 1 |
Nebraska | 2 |
Purdue | 0 |
Northwestern | 0 |
Analysis: It's not getting better for the west. OSU...sigh. MSU suddenly does not look as bad. A couple high end contributors, but a bunch of other pieces. PSU still looks okay. Illinois, Purdue, NW...ouch!
***So how will the Big Ten 1st & 2nd All-Conference teams look? Based on draft order, this is what the 1st and 2nd All-Conference teams would look like:
First Team | ||
QB | JT Barrett | OSU |
RB | Ezekiel Elliot | OSU |
RB | Corey Clement | Wisc |
WR | Michael Thomas | OSU |
WR | Jordan Westercamp | Neb |
TE | Jake Butt | Mich |
OT | Taylor Decker | OSU |
OT | Jack Conklin | MSU |
OG | Pat Elflein | OSU |
OG | Brian Allen | MSU |
C | Jack Allen | MSU |
DE | Joey Bosa | OSU |
DE | Shilique Calhoun | MSU |
DT | Adolphus Washington | OSU |
DT | Maliek Collins | Neb |
LB | Darron Lee | OSU |
LB | Mike Caputo | Wisc |
LB | Raekwon McMillian | OSU |
CB | Eric Murray | Minn |
CB | Jourdan Lewis | Mich |
S | Jabrill Peppers | Mich |
S | Vonn Bell | OSU |
P | Brad Craddock | Mary |
K | Brad Craddock |
Second Team | ||
QB | Connor Cook | MSU |
RB | Justin Jackson | NW |
RB | Josh Ferguson | Ill |
WR | Leonte Carroo | Rut |
WR | Daesean Hamilton | PSU |
TE | Nick Vanneett | OSU |
OT | Jason Spriggs | Ind |
OT | Tyler Marz | Wisc |
OG | Dan Feeney | Ind |
OG | Billy Price | OSU |
C | Dan Voltz | Wisc |
DE | Anthony Zettle | PSU |
DE | Darius Hamilton | Rut |
DT | Austin Johnson | PSU |
DT | Willie Henry | Mich |
LB | Nyeem Wartman-White | PSU |
LB | Steve Longa | Rut |
LB | Vince Biegel | Wisc |
CB | Will Likely | Mary |
CB | Eli Apple | OSU |
S | Jordan Lucas | PSU |
S | Tyus Powell | OSU |
P | Blake O'Niel | Mich |
K | Rafael Gaglianone | Wisc |
Analysis: Welp...Olines for OSU and MSU are a little scary. Wisc may not have Lake Michigan sized holes for their backs to run through this year. Indiana may be able to run to one side of their line. On defense PSU could be hard to run against. MSU's secondary will probably need to clutch and hold more than ever because the top end talent does not seem to be there this year. Wisconsin has a couple linebackers but they will probably be eating O-lineman this year because they have nothing in front of them. Are there really only 7 teams represented on the first team? 6 if you take away the kicker/punter. The talent is getting pretty thin at the bottom of the conference.
***One final look is to see who has strength in the trenches vs who has the skill players. Skill players typically can not do much without people in the trenches helping.
Trenches | Skill | |||
OL, TE, FB, DL, LB | RB, QB, WR, DB | |||
EAST | EAST | |||
OSU | 9 | OSU | 9 | |
MSU | 10 | MSU | 5 | |
Michigan | 9 | Michigan | 7 | |
PSU | 5 | PSU | 4 | |
Indiana | 2 | Indiana | 0 | |
Rutgers | 3 | Rutgers | 1 | |
Maryland | 1 | Maryland | 3 | |
WEST | WEST | |||
Wisconsin | 6 | Wisconsin | 2 | |
Illinois | 1 | Illinois | 3 | |
Minnesota | 1 | Minnesota | 2 | |
Iowa | 3 | Iowa | 2 | |
Nebraska | 3 | Nebraska | 3 | |
Purdue | 1 | Purdue | 0 | |
Northwestern | 1 | Northwestern | 1 |
Analysis: Yes, yes OSU has everything. MSU...crap, they have the big uglies to help their skill people. Michigan - Hooray for Homers! Looks like PSU will struggle again on Oline as all 5 trenchers are on D. Everyone else...well, I hear there are some nice rivalry trophies to play for.
***Oh yes, Specialists. Nothing really to see here.
Specialists | |
P, K | |
EAST | |
OSU | 1 |
MSU | 0 |
Michigan | 1 |
PSU | 1 |
Indiana | 0 |
Rutgers | 0 |
Maryland | 1 |
WEST | |
Wisconsin | 1 |
Illinois | 0 |
Minnesota | 1 |
Iowa | 0 |
Nebraska | 0 |
Purdue | 1 |
Northwestern | 0 |
I hope this helps turn Draftageddon into something a little more helpful for some of the readers.
August 17th, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you've got a job to do
Spent my days down in the submarine
And that's a loud Go Blue, yeah
Standin' by the Big House torch
They said that the Bucks lost never
Oh, but when we heard the band
24-12 would last forever
That was the best day of my life
Oh, yeah.
Back in the Fall of '69.
August 18th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 5:53 PM ^
I found this about 100x more readable and useful as fan than Draftageddon itself.
August 17th, 2015 at 5:54 PM ^
they're good. Now, let's turn Urban Meyer into John Cooper v2.0.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:05 PM ^
thing...then again I don't care much for the writing styles either. Wish there a different blog was out there....cause this one is so full of itself. Much of the writings are so full of "insider" jokes and just flat out trying too hard to be clever.
Any suggestions on a different blog?
August 17th, 2015 at 6:16 PM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^
I'm guessing there was a deleted post somewhere in here.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:49 PM ^
It could be the app too - I haven't checked yet, but there isn't really anything in the user's history to indicate that he's a troll of this variety. As many here know, the presence / absence of app posts on the blog is inconsistent and a fair number of the out of context posts around here are products of the web version of half-heard conversations.
August 17th, 2015 at 7:26 PM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 7:40 PM ^
I negged you because I missed the context of your post due to a comment from the app not displaying correctly on the blog (I didn't realize this was a common problem).
Sorry 'bout that, +1.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^
In all seriousness the writing style may not be for everyone but your going to have a hard time finding a better blog. You can always try Maize N Brew or touch the banner.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
That is all.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:49 PM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 7:10 PM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 7:11 PM ^
Not exactly breaking news, but Ohio State is going to be really good. Just an insanely deep and talented team. They may approach 2001 Miami levels.
August 17th, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
Technically, they could, but I really doubt it. The Big Ten isn't strong enough as a whole to prop up an 11-1 MSU team into the playoff. In that scenario, MSU's only quality win would be over Oregon, and that's not a strong enough resume to make the committee exclude champs from two other conferences.
August 17th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
I think the only Big 10 teams that could (in)conceivably play each other in a NC game would be Wisconsin and OSU.
If the Badgers ran the table, they would have very high quality wins over OSU (in the B1G Championship) and Alabama.
OSU, meanwhile, is ranked pre-season number 1. If their only loss was a close game against a surging Wisconsin team (who already racked up a win over Alabama), they may still have a shot at a playoff spot depending on how things shook out for the other top programs.
Obviously the chance of this actually happening is infinitesimal.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:16 AM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^
August 18th, 2015 at 1:17 AM ^
August 17th, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
So according to the post Draftageddon 2015: It Starts! You Cannot Prevent It!
Do you know if Brian, Adam, Ace, and Seth are playing a full season of Big 10 fantasy football for our reading enjoyment, or is this just a way to pass the time during camp?
August 18th, 2015 at 1:19 AM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 9:22 PM ^
I don't understand why our second string QB isn't second team All-B1G. #Buckeyeworldproblems
August 17th, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^