For the record, I didn’t have a problem with the All-B1G selections. I thought that for the most part, the media and coaches nailed it. Guys on winning teams basically earned the tiebreaker, which is probably how it should be.

But there were a few selections that I thought they missed on.

Nate Sudfeld, Indiana QB — Perhaps the most surprising non-selection was that Connor Cook AND C.J. Beathard were given the nod ahead of Sudfeld. I expected the IU quarterback to be named first-team for the year he put together. Who led the B1G in quarterback rating? Sudfeld. Who led the B1G in passing yards? Sudfeld. Who led the B1G in passing touchdowns? Sudfeld and Cook. With all due respect to Cook, the only category in which he beat Sudfeld in was wins. I get that’s the ultimate metric for some, but Sudfeld and the IU offense scored more points per game than Cook and the Spartans. The IU defense just happened to be one of the worst in the country. I get that Cook is the Heisman candidate and he’s the household name, but Sudfeld delivered one of the better statistical seasons we’ve ever seen in the B1G, and he should’ve been rewarded for it.

Austin Blythe, Iowa C — I promise this isn’t the “let’s bash on Michigan State” column. I really do believe Jack Allen and Jack Conklin are two of the best offensive linemen in the country…when healthy…which they weren’t for a handful of games. And to be honest, while the pass protection was solid for MSU, it wasn’t like the team’s 79th-ranked rushing attack set the world on fire. Iowa, on the other hand, deserved to have two offensive linemen make the first team. Blythe is a major reason why despite the fact that they had injuries to all three tailbacks this season, the Hawkeyes still averaged over 200 yards per game on the ground. The Iowa center was as versatile as they come. He could handle linebackers 20 yards downfield and he could neutralize some of the best nose tackles in the country. There’s simply no way the Hawkeyes would be sitting at 12-0 without the dominance of Blythe.

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Leonte Carroo, Rutgers WR — I get it. The guy was banged up all year and he had legal troubles that likely soured his reputation. I have no problem with anybody who decided that those factors alone didn’t warrant first-team status. But play-for-play, pound-for-pound, nobody in the B1G was better than Carroo. Despite the fact that he only played in basically seven total games, he led the B1G in touchdown catches (10), finished first in yards per reception (20.7) and was the only receiver in the conference to average over 100 yards per contest. He also had three, 3-touchdown games. No other receiver in the B1G even did that twice. Amazingly, he did all of that with a very mediocre quarterback as the only focal point of the offense. With all due respect to Jehu Chesson, who was fantastic down the stretch, but Carroo trumped him in every major statistical category despite playing four less games. The guy certainly made the most of his opportunities.

Tanner McEvoy, Wisconsin football player — This isn’t so much a gripe that McEvoy didn’t get first-team honors as a defensive back. Despite his six interceptions, I’d have a tough time taking any one of those four guys off the top of the list. I just had a problem seeing a guy do what McEvoy did this year and only get “honorable mention” honors. McEvoy — above almost anyone in the country — was a football player. Over the course of the season, McEvoy made tackles, intercepted passes, recorded a sack, recovered a fumble, ran the wildcat (or the Tannercat), caught passes and scored offensive touchdowns. Who else in college football can claim all of those things? Not even Jabrill Peppers eclipsed 100 yards rushing or 100 yards receiving like McEvoy did. I just felt like there should be some sort of all-purpose category. The conference could call it the Colter-Woodson Award and give it to a guy like McEvoy that does everything one can do on a football field. Make it happen, B1G.