Big Ten Blogger All Big Ten Picks & Purple Mafia Coup

Purple Mafia Coup
I'm trumping the All-Big Ten picks by announcing tomorrow's Purple Mafia guest is none other than "Signal Stealer" David Hansburg, the former Northwestern graduate assistant who made national news yesterday, thanks to an amazing story in the Detroit Free Press. In the slim chance you missed the incredible story of how Hansburg became reunited with a Michigan ball boy who caught him stealing signals in the 1997 NU-Michigan game, click here. You won't want to miss Purple Mafia Profiles this week!

Inaugural Big Ten Bloggers All-Big Ten Picks
Ahhhh, the thankless joy of hosting the inaugural Big Ten Bloggers' All Big Ten selection. The good news for Northwestern fans is we are officially under the superfan radar screen for the upcoming season. The bad news? No representation on either side of the ball for 1st team All Big Ten. Away we go...

1st Team All Big Ten Offense
QB - Curtis Painter, Purdue
RB - Beanie Wells, Ohio State
RB - Javon Ringer, Michigan State
WR - Brian Robiskie, Ohio State
WR - Arrelious Benn, Illinois
WR - Greg Orton, Purdue
TE/SB - Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
OT - Alex Boone, Ohio State
OG - Steve Rehring, Ohio State (oops! sorry for the previous typo Buckeye fans!!!)
C - AQ Shipley, Penn State
OG - Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin
OT - Eric Vanden Heuvel, Wisconsin

1st Team All-Big Ten Defense
DE- Greg Middleton, Indiana
DE - Maurice Evans, Penn State
DT - Terrance Taylor, Michigan
DT - Mitch King, Iowa
LB - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
LB - Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
LB - Anthony Heygood, Purdue
S - Anthony Scirrotto, Penn State
S - Anderson Russell, Ohio State
CB - Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
CB - Vontae Davis, Illinois

K - Austin Starr, Indiana
PR - Marcus Thigpen, Indiana
P - Jeremy Boone, Penn State

Not a lot of time to review today, but know that LTP was the only one who voted for Tyrell Sutton. LTP was one of two to vote for CJ Bacher. The only other Cats to receive more than one vote was John Gill!