UM has 1 on All American team... from the D... and it isnt your first guess

Submitted by superstringer on

Badgers have four first-team All Americans.  Two on their O Line.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24391066/college-football-2018-preseason-all-america-team

We get one -- from the D.  Immediately I assumed it was the obvious guy, then realized, there are two obvious guys, and it's the other obvious guy -- Devin Bush

 

Gentleman Squirrels

August 21st, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^

Makes sense I suppose. Bosa vs Gary is definitely an argument where I'm biased towards Gary but Bosa is undoubtedly very good and ESPN loves him. And Clemson's D-line is pretty much top in the nation. I'm more surprised one of David Long or Lavert Hill didn't make it on there. They're consistently rated one of the best in the country but it also seems like they're the forgotten gems of our defense.

Don

August 21st, 2018 at 2:39 PM ^

The fewer preseason accolades we get, the better. Few things are more destructive to young athletes than having smoke blown up their asses about how good they are before they've actually done anything.

PopeLando

August 21st, 2018 at 2:47 PM ^

Disagree in most cases. Sure, if you're Johnny Manziel, it would probably have done you good to hear that you're god's gift to mankind a little less often...

But for most people, if you're good you deserve to be acknowledged. You don't get on preseason lists without a reason.

Also, having a lot of players being recognized helps recruiting. 

AND, unfortunately, this kind of bullshit can make a difference when getting drafted. 

 

Don

August 21st, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^

Pre-season praise doesn't help anybody, and its relevance to recruiting is dwarfed by how the season actually plays out, and how well individual players actually do in those games.

The notion that being on pre-season lists helps a player in the draft is laughable. NFL scouts don't give a crap about lists—they're going to be looking at 40 times and combine performances and game film.

Arb lover

August 21st, 2018 at 3:20 PM ^

The usual two obvious guys are of course obvious, but I won't be surprised if Hudson and Chase are also all americans based on this next end of year production.

 

BoFan

August 21st, 2018 at 3:41 PM ^

It’s the end of the season that matters.  Potential end of season AAs:

Patterson 

Gary

Winovich

Higdon

DPJ

Black

Bush

Long

Hill

The defensive candidates are obvious.  If our offense breaks out then one or more of the TE, WR, QB and RB could have All American seasons   

 

 

 

CLord

August 21st, 2018 at 3:43 PM ^

Wisconsin will still find a way to stay below that glass ceiling under which they and other "good plus" programs like Iowa and Michigan State have dwelled for decades.  They'll have a gaudy record and get destroyed in either the BIG championship game or the first playoff game.  About as given as gravity.

Perkis-Size Me

August 21st, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^

It actually makes sense that Gary would not make first team. There is an absurd amount of DL talent in college football this Fall. Ed Oliver (I know he's a DT, but still being hyped as the potential #1 overall pick next Spring), Nick Bosa, literally everyone on Clemson's starting DL, and then I'm sure Alabama has got some five star stud or four that they'll roll out fresh off the assembly line too. 

That's not to say Gary can't end up there at the end of the season. The man is still going to just wreak havoc. But I understand why he's not there right now.