Lone Honor
USC linebacker Clay Matthews was the only member of the football team to be named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team. Matthews made the second team. USC was the only school with no honorable mention selections.
To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant substitute. Following is the 2006 Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Football Team:
2006 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC FOOTBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name, School Yr. GPA Major
QB Alex Brink, Washington State* Jr. 3.56 Sport Management
RB Anthony Kimble, Stanford Sr. 3.30 Science, Technology & Society
RB Byron Storer, California Sr. 3.44 Mass Communications
WR Cody Ellis, Washington** Jr. 3.74 Sociology
WR Kelton Lynn, Stanford Jr. 3.65 Management, Science & Tech.
TE Zach Miller, Arizona State Jr. 3.84 Marketing
C Jason Burke, Arizona State* Sr. 3.90 Finance & Marketing
OL Daniel Borg, Arizona RFr. 3.85 Computer Science
OL Chris Joseph, UCLA* Jr. 3.96 Geography
OL Jon Teague, Oregon So. 3.72 Business
OL Josiah Vinson, Stanford* Sr. 3.55 English
DL Chris Horn, Stanford* Sr. 3.33 Engineering
DL Kenneth Lombard, UCLA* So. 3.48 History
DL Michael Marquardt, Arizona State Jr. 3.64 Urban Planning
DL Tom McAndrew, Stanford So. 3.64 Undeclared
LB Spencer Larsen, Arizona Jr. 3.51 Regional Development
LB Michael Okwo, Stanford Sr. 3.09 Philosophy & Religious Studies
LB Mike Silva, Stanford Sr. 3.54 Economics/Management Science
DB Josh Barrett, Arizona State Jr. 3.01 Marketing
DB Randolph Bundy, California Sr. 3.10 American Studies
DB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State* So. 3.09 Exercise & Sport Science
DB Chris Price, Arizona State Sr. 3.57 Psychology
PK Jesse Ainsworth, Arizona State* Sr. 3.66 Justice Studies
P Nick Folk, Arizona Sr. 3.22 Marketing
RS Sammie Stroughter, Oregon State Jr. 3.00 Sociology
*Two-time first-team All-Academic selection
**Three-time first-team All-Academic selection
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name, School Yr. GPA Major
QB Dennis Dixon, Oregon Jr. 3.27 Sociology
RB Danny Nelson, UCLA Sr. 3.40 History
WR Michael Miller, Stanford Sr. 3.35 International Relations
WR Evan Moore, Stanford Sr. 3.33 Political Science
TE Matt Larkin, Oregon So. 3.94 Business Administration
C Alex Mack, California So. 3.47 Legal Studies
OL Andrew Carnahan, Arizona State Sr. 3.49 Construction
OL Adam Koets, Oregon State Sr. 3.27 Business
OL Aleksey Lanis, UCLA RFr. 3.60 Undeclared
OL Brandon Rodd, Arizona State Jr. 3.20 Business
DL John Allen, California Jr. 3.24 Political Science
DL Nick Reed, Oregon So. 3.12 Undeclared
DL Gustav Rydstedt, Stanford Jr. 3.43 Computer Science
DL Michael Speed, Oregon So. 3.10 Business
LB Clay Matthews, USC So. 3.10 International Relations
LB Clinton Snyder, Stanford So. 3.16 Undeclared
LB Gregory Van Hoesen, California Jr. 3.17 Art Practice
PK Aaron Zagory, Stanford Jr. 3.70 Philosophy
P Aaron Knowles, Oregon Sr. 3.29 Sociology
Honorable Mention
Arizona: OT Peter Graniello, Jr.
Arizona State: QB Brett Boon, RFr.; DT Brett Palmer, Jr.
California: OG Noris Malele, So.; OG Erik Robertson, Sr.; OT Scott Smith, Sr.
Oregon: C Jeff Kendall, So.; WR Jordan Kent, Sr.; HB Matt Larkin, So.; DT Cole Linehan, So.
Oregon State: DT Pernnell Booth, So.; C Kyle DeVan, Jr.; WR Taylor Kavanaugh, RFr.; OT Andy Levitre, So.; WR Brandon Powers, Jr.; C Adam Speer, So.; Sammie Stroughter, Jr.
Stanford: OT Chris Marinelli, So.; LB Will Powers, So.
UCLA: WR Andrew Baumgartner, Sr.; TE Ryan Moya, So.; QB Ben Olson, So.; TE Logan Paulsen, So.
Washington: PK Michael Braunstein, Jr.; TE Robert Lewis, Jr.; DE Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, Rfr.
Washington State: C Kenny Alfred, RFr.; TE Jed Collins, Jr.; WR Brandon Gibson, So.; PK Loren Langley, Jr.
Comments
See what happens when the Tings are no longer on the team?
No more academic scholars to boost the team GPA. Lord knows the only reason they were on the team from 2003-2005 was for the team GPA.
Now Hancock is deserving to be mentioned in a different breath than the Tings. Unfortunately, he is injured as always.
Posted by: PH55 | November 16, 2006 03:04 PM
That is overall pretty disappointing and embarassing, but the public opinion about SC football that we love to turn our back on is totally true.
Looking over the list, the other disappointment was our inability to land Zach Miller. He would have been a great get and he now can toil in anonymity in the desert rather than play for championships.
Posted by: deric | November 16, 2006 04:07 PM
Again, I do not post on this site anymore. Whoever this deranged person is who feels the need to impersonate me for weeks has gotten me pretty scared. I have closed the email address I used on here to post and have not posted anything in a week.
Whatever message you see by "Patrick" is not me and is whoever has been using my name for the past 2 weeks. Respond as you please.
Posted by: The real Patrick | November 16, 2006 04:11 PM
That's just embarrassing for USC. The 4th best academic school in the conference and it almost strikes out in these honors?! Sample needs to have a little chat with Garrett....
Posted by: elpueblo | November 16, 2006 04:12 PM
Carroll is an above average coach. We should all be lucky he coaches our team. Not only does he get top athletes, he seems to pull a few who are also smart as well.
However, I think the coach across town is an ideal example of how to recruit TRUE student athletes!
For me, Dorrell's greatness lies in his absolute, unswerving, nearly mad commitment to the personal, intellectual, and physical growth of his student-athletes. When I watch him coach, I see a man for whom winning isn't nearly as important as transformation; his great obsession is to be the catalyst for his players to grow.
Posted by: The real patrick | November 16, 2006 04:18 PM
Correction ... the Tings were on the team to attempt to stop Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
Funny how people keep saying that Carroll is a great recruiter and USC is/was so bullet-proof, yet you look out on the field during the most important game of last season and see two guys out there that -- according to this idiot PH55 -- are only on the team for GPA reasons.
Hmmmm ... it seems to me that they were on the team for BCS reasons. And if you have a problem with that, don't bother me, go talk to the head coach/defensive coordinator for that game.
Carroll's the one that recruited them -- a favor to their father, who is apparently the Monte Kiffin of PC's medical world. And he's the one that built a defense with barely any depth and he's the one that put those guys into the game.
And he's also the one that disgracefully blamed one of Ting brothers for the loss.
Famously last quote: "They were going to score anyway." Exactly what you want to hear from your head coach/defensive coordinator.
Posted by: FDOG | November 16, 2006 04:25 PM
Garrett Green, Vanderboom and Mathews will be on that list next time the new selections come out..
Posted by: CaliFB | November 16, 2006 04:56 PM
Hey at least everyone except for Spanos was between 2.0 and 3.0.
Posted by: CaliFB | November 16, 2006 06:07 PM
Who cares? There are typically three types of students: scholars, artists and athletes. Some can be more than one but our football program tends to recruit kids that ultimately want to go to the NFL. Our general student body must keep raising the academic standards of USC. Our football players do not.
Posted by: USCholar | November 16, 2006 06:21 PM
UCLA scholar tasered by the campus cops! I bet SC can't say that!
http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/culture/ucla-student-tasered-yes-theres-video-215401.php
Posted by: Al Bundy | November 16, 2006 08:30 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W3CdNgoC0cE
Best video of incident out there.
I hope my friend will get my PS3 tonight you little homer fans!
UCLA academics>SUC
Hence, we have time to party with PS3 and video games! (Hopefully)
Posted by: Al Bundy | November 16, 2006 09:38 PM
Dude, give it a rest. The constant Ting bashing is so played out. They're not even on the team anymore. If they were only on the team for their GPA, why did they even see the playing field? Don't bother blaming injuries last year because they played all the years they were there.
Posted by: JL | November 16, 2006 09:55 PM
I would like to remind everyone, including Scott, that student/athletes almost always have a higher cumulative GPA than the general student body at any university.
Most people forget that there are "other" sports besides Football and Basketball.
While these "other" sports remain in the shadows, they certainly contribute to the image of any given school. These "other" athletes raise graduation rates, GPA's and add to the overall total of NCAA Championships.
Former Trojan Athlete
Posted by: Drew | November 17, 2006 11:04 AM
Last thing on the Tings: They were not bad cover guys. They can match speed for speed. They just lacked height and strength...oh and hands. But, I watched those guys play in person and they were smart players who had the speed to cover receivers. But, just were too small to tackle the likes of Vince Young. But, then again Frostee, Darnell, Scott Ware, Cushing, and all the other defenders couldn't tackle him too.
Posted by: Eddie HOA | November 17, 2006 11:38 AM
Patrick one and Patrick two:
Do us favor and end the Irish connection:
Simple:
[ADOPT] a new user name: BOTH of YOU: that way none of us will know Hillary from Billy C, OK?
If this Puertorican out smart you you are in trouble!
Thanks
Posted by: el capitan | November 17, 2006 03:00 PM