TCU received all 31 votes in the Mountain West Conference preseason media poll, released here Tuesday morning during MWC Football Media Day at Red Rock Resort.
Wyoming was picked fifth.
Here’s how the voting went:
1. TCU (31) 279
2. Utah 242
3. BYU 207
4. Air Force 195
5. Wyoming 147
6. San Diego State 128
7. Colorado State 96
8. UNLV 56
9. New Mexico 45
Any thoughts on this?
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Wyoming junior linebacker Brian Hendricks and senior safety Chris Prosinski were named to the preseason all-conference team.
TCU placed eight players on the team, and swept offensive player of the year (QB Andy Dalton), defensive player of the year (LB Tank Carder) and special teams player of the year (KR/PR Jeremy Kerley).
Utah had four players on the team, while San Diego State and Air Force each had three.
Here is the complete 2010 Preseason All-MWC Team
Offense
QB Andy Dalton, Sr, TCU#*
WR Vincent Brown, Sr., San Diego State**
WR Phillip Payne, Jr., UNLV
RB Eddie Wide, Sr., Utah*
RB Jared Tew, Sr., Air Force**
OL Matt Reynolds, Jr., BYU#*
OL Jake Kirkpatrick, Sr., TCU**
OL Caleb Schlauderaff, Sr., Utah**
OL Zane Taylor, Sr., Utah**
TE Alston Umuolo, Sr., San Diego State
Defense
DL Johnathan Rainey, Jr., New Mexico**
DL Wayne Daniels, Sr., TCU**
DL Cory Grant, Sr., TCU**
LB Carmen Messina, Jr., New Mexico*
LB Tank Carder, Jr. TCU**
LB Mychal Sisson, Jr., Colorado State**
DB Brandon Burton, Jr., Utah
DB Reggie Rembert, Sr., Air Force*
DB Anthony Wright, Jr., Air Force**
DB Andrew Rich, Sr., BYU**
DB Chris Prosinski, SR., Wyoming**
Note: Five defensive backs were selected due to a tie in voting
Specialists
P Brian Stahovich, Jr., San Diego State**
K Ross Evans, Jr., TCU*
Ret. Jeremy Kerley, Sr., TCU#*
Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, TCU
Defensive Player of the Year: Tank Carder, TCU
Special Teams Player of the Year, Jeremy Kerley, TCU
#unanimous 2010 preseason selection
*2009 First Team All-MWC
**2009 Second Team All-MWC
A couple of interesting notes on this squad:
–The offense consisted on nine seniors and two juniors; the defense had five seniors and seven juniors. All of the linebackers were juniors.
–Dalton, Kerley and Reynolds were the only unanimous picks.
–Every team was represented
–Nine of the 12 defensive players were Second Team All-MWC picks last season.
–The offensive line consisted of players from the top three teams in the preseason poll.
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Hey Robert, I am having trouble getting the online webcasts of the Media Days. Do you know if they are having problems with the webcast?? It keeps saying it isn’t available? Thanks!
I haven’t heard of any problems. Interviews for the live webcast begin in about 15 minutes. It might not be live until then.
RG
AHHH!!! Thanks! Central Time Zone screwed me up. Thanks Robert!! Go get em! Go Pokes!
I think you sportswriters got it right for the most part, but I would think CSU & SDS will be a little better than what is being forecast, and BYU and Wyoming may not be quite as good. I think the top two and bottom two schools are dead on right, but the middle five will end up different than what you and your colleagues are forecasting.
Hi Carl,
You could be right on all accounts. If CSU can get some good quarterback play, and CSU and SDSU get better play on both lines then they both could surprise.
The middle five could be a jumbled mess by season’s end. But it sure is fun to talk and write about.
Thanks for your interest and comments. Take care. — RG
Why do the “pickers” think AF is going to beat the POKES? We should have beat them last year. I pick Wyoming beating Air Force by 10 and knocking off Utah in Laramie.
While every game is important, that one and the Utah game in Laramie could be swing games in how the season goes for Wyoming.
Good comment. Thanks for your interest — RG