Which college has the best all-decade team (2000-2009)?

[HuskerNationNick]

Oklahoma

110-24 82%, 6 Conference Championships, 8 BCS Bowl Appearances (3 won), 1 MNC, 2 Heisman winners, 8 Divisional Champs

USC

103-24 81%, 7 Conference Championships, 7 Divisional Champs, 7 BCS Appearances (6 of them won), 2 MNCs, 3 Heisman winners.

Pretty comparable for these two programs if you ask me. The only part that puts my favor in Oklahoma's court, is the fact we can say they did it without paying players or their families. Clean program over a dirty one any day.

Oh and to the OP, there is no way I would even consider NU being top 10. Callahan alone ruins this, then to add the debacle we had against Colorado and Miami in back to back games.

 

[Mavric]

OFFENSE

QB - Eric Crouch

RBs - Correll Buckhalter, Roy Helu, Marlon Lucky

OTs - Lydon Murtha, Toniu Fonoti

OGs - Russ Hochstein, Carl Nicks, Matt Slauson

C - Dominic Raiola

WRs - Nate Swift, Todd Peterson

TE - Niles Paul

DEFENSE

DE - Kyle Vanden Bosch, Chris Kelsay, Adam Carriker

DT - Ndamukong Suh, Jared Crick, Ryon Bingham, Le Kevin Smith

LBs - Carlos Polk, Scott Shanle, Demorrio Williams, Barrett Ruud, Stewart Bradley

CBs - Keyuo Craver, DeJuan Groce, Fabian Washington, Zach Bowman

S - Josh Bullocks, Daniel Bullocks, Larry Asante

Not an outstanding RB, pretty short at OT and nothing special at Safety. Our interior OL is very good, DEs are pretty decent and a deep set of LBs.

 

[okaive]

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Pretty comparable for these two programs if you ask me. The only part that puts my favor in Oklahoma's court, is the fact we can say they did it without paying players or their families. Clean program over a dirty one any day.

Going to have to disagree with you there. Maybe the university itself wasn't paying the players, but a huge booster (Big Red Sports and Imports) was paying their main QB (Rhett Bomar) a good sum of money (averaged, I think, $35 an hour to be a "detailer" (and yes, I know he was kicked off the team once they found out, but they didn't give those wins or BCS championship away though)).

link: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Rhett_Bomar

 

[Landlord]

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Pretty comparable for these two programs if you ask me. The only part that puts my favor in Oklahoma's court, is the fact we can say they did it without paying players or their families. Clean program over a dirty one any day.

Going to have to disagree with you there. Maybe the university itself wasn't paying the players, but a huge booster (Big Red Sports and Imports) was paying their main QB (Rhett Bomar) a good sum of money (averaged, I think, $35 an hour to be a "detailer" (and yes, I know he was kicked off the team once they found out, but they didn't give those wins or BCS championship away though)).

link: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Rhett_Bomar

What did they win in 2005 (the only season Bomar played) that they should have to give back? A Holiday Bowl win? Okay sure their resume is still off the charts.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

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Pretty comparable for these two programs if you ask me. The only part that puts my favor in Oklahoma's court, is the fact we can say they did it without paying players or their families. Clean program over a dirty one any day.

Going to have to disagree with you there. Maybe the university itself wasn't paying the players, but a huge booster (Big Red Sports and Imports) was paying their main QB (Rhett Bomar) a good sum of money (averaged, I think, $35 an hour to be a "detailer" (and yes, I know he was kicked off the team once they found out, but they didn't give those wins or BCS championship away though)).

link: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Rhett_Bomar

In response to that, OU did the right thing and dismissed the kid from the team. Also, just for the future, wikipedia is never a good reference, as you, myself or any person out there can edit the information.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2537332

Like I said, OU runs a clean program. If they know of something shady, they do something about it. Can't say the same for USC, or at least Pete Carroll.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

What did they win in 2005 (the only season Bomar played) that they should have to give back? A Holiday Bowl win? Okay sure their resume is still off the charts.

2005, 8-4, Finished #22

 

[AngryHusker88]

Not an outstanding RB, pretty short at OT, not much for a second DT and nothing special at Safety. Our interior OL is very good, DEs are pretty decent and a deep set of LBs.

Mavric - Jared Crick played pretty well all year in 2009 next to Suh (good enough to be First Team All Big XII), so I'd say we at least have something there

 

[NUance]

Oh and to the OP, there is no way I would even consider NU being top 10. Callahan alone ruins this, then to add the debacle we had against Colorado and Miami in back to back games.

I dunno about that. I agree that NU is not in the top ten for the 00-09 decade. But I wouldn't blame it all on Callahan. Sure, he couldn't put a winning team on the field. But he could recruit. The guy pulled in talent. Just look at the NU players he sent to the NFL. Frank on the other hand was not a great recruiter. Not at all.

 

[AngryHusker88]

Ok this took a while...Here is my Nebraska Cornhuskers All-Decade (2000s) Team.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Bo Pelini

Offensive Coordinator - Frank Solich

Defensive Coordinator - Bo Pelini

Offense

QB Eric Crouch (2000-2001) #2 Zac Taylor (2005-2006) #3 Joe Ganz (2004-2008)

RB Brandon Jackson (2004-2006) OR Cory Ross (2001-2005) OR Correll Buckhalter (2000)

FB Dan Alexander (2000)

WR Matt Davison (2000) / Bobby Newcombe (2000)

WR Maurice Purify (2006-2007)

WR Nate Swift (2004-2008)

TE Tracey Wistrom (2000-2001) / Matt Herian (2002-2006)

LT Richie Incognito (2001-2003)

LG Toniu Fonoti (2000-2001) / Carl Nicks (2006-2007)

C Dominic Raiola (2000)

RG Russ Hochstein (2000) / Matt Slauson (2005-2008)

RT Lydon Murtha (2004-2008)

Defense

　

DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) / Chris Kelsay (2000-2002) / Pierre Allen (2006-2009)

DE Adam Carriker (2002-2006) / Jay Moore (2002-2006) / Trevor Johnson (2000-2003)

DT Ndamukong Suh (2005-2009) / Le Kevin Smith (2001-2005)

DT Jared Crick (2007-2009) / Ryon Bingham (2000-2003)

SAM Stewart Bradley (2002-2006) / Scott Shanle (2000-2002)

MIKE Carlos Polk (2000) OR Barrett Ruud (2001-2004) / Phillip Dillard (2005-2009)

WILL Demorrio Williams (2002-2003) / Steve Octavien (2005-2007)

CB Keyuo Craver (2000-2001) / Prince Amukamara (2007-2009) / Fabian Washington (2002-2004)

CB DeJuan Groce (2000-2002) / Alfonzo Dennard (2008-2009) / Zack Bowman (2005-2007)

FS Josh Bullocks (2001-2004) / Matt O'Hanlon (2005-2009) / Jammal Lord (2000-2003)

SS Daniel Bullocks (2001-2005) OR Larry Asante (2007-2009)

NICKLE DeJon Gomes (2009) / Eric Hagg (2007-2009)

Special Teams

Kicker Alex Henery (2006-2009)

Punter Kyle Larson (2000-2003)

Kickoffs - Adi Kunalic (2007-2009)

Kick Returner - #1 DeJuan Groce (2000-2002) #2 Bobby Newcombe (2000)

Punt Returner - DeJuan Groce (2000-2002)

 

[HuskerNationNick]

Oh and to the OP, there is no way I would even consider NU being top 10. Callahan alone ruins this, then to add the debacle we had against Colorado and Miami in back to back games.

I dunno about that. I agree that NU is not in the top ten for the 00-09 decade. But I wouldn't blame it all on Callahan. Sure, he couldn't put a winning team on the field. But he could recruit. The guy pulled in talent. Just look at the NU players he sent to the NFL. Frank on the other hand was not a great recruiter. Not at all.

So he could recruit great talent, couldn't put it on the field, but its not his fault? Sorry NUance, I am going to have to disagree with you on this. Callahan and his assistants couldn't turn great/good players into elite players. Solich, Osborne, Pelini have made almost every player on the field better than they were when they were recruited. Callahan's recruits under Bo is a perfect example of what simple coaching can do.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

Ok this took a while...Here is my Nebraska Cornhuskers All-Decade (2000s) Team.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Bo Pelini

Offensive Coordinator - Frank Solich

Defensive Coordinator - Craig Bohl

Only thing I would change on your list.

I would also put Marlon Lucky in at the RB position lol

 

[Mavric]

Not an outstanding RB, pretty short at OT, not much for a second DT and nothing special at Safety. Our interior OL is very good, DEs are pretty decent and a deep set of LBs.

Mavric - Jared Crick played pretty well all year in 2009 next to Suh (good enough to be First Team All Big XII), so I'd say we at least have something there

You're right. Apparently I was thinking he was later.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

Not an outstanding RB, pretty short at OT, not much for a second DT and nothing special at Safety. Our interior OL is very good, DEs are pretty decent and a deep set of LBs.

Mavric - Jared Crick played pretty well all year in 2009 next to Suh (good enough to be First Team All Big XII), so I'd say we at least have something there

You're right. Apparently I was thinking he was later.

I wonder what type senior season Crick would have had, had he never suffered that concussion

I still believe we would have caused fits with him and Stein in the middle and would have had a better rush defense.

 

[Landlord]

Not an outstanding RB, pretty short at OT, not much for a second DT and nothing special at Safety. Our interior OL is very good, DEs are pretty decent and a deep set of LBs.

Mavric - Jared Crick played pretty well all year in 2009 next to Suh (good enough to be First Team All Big XII), so I'd say we at least have something there

You're right. Apparently I was thinking he was later.

I wonder what type senior season Crick would have had, had he never suffered that concussion

I still believe we would have caused fits with him and Stein in the middle and would have had a better rush defense.

Considering he put up Suh-like numbers his junior season, yeah, he could have had something really special.

 

[NUance]

Oh and to the OP, there is no way I would even consider NU being top 10. Callahan alone ruins this, then to add the debacle we had against Colorado and Miami in back to back games.

I dunno about that. I agree that NU is not in the top ten for the 00-09 decade. But I wouldn't blame it all on Callahan. Sure, he couldn't put a winning team on the field. But he could recruit. The guy pulled in talent. Just look at the NU players he sent to the NFL. Frank on the other hand was not a great recruiter. Not at all.

So he could recruit great talent, couldn't put it on the field, but its not his fault? Sorry NUance, I am going to have to disagree with you on this. Callahan and his assistants couldn't turn great/good players into elite players. Solich, Osborne, Pelini have made almost every player on the field better than they were when they were recruited. Callahan's recruits under Bo is a perfect example of what simple coaching can do.

Well, he did get these guys. He just couldn't win with them.

Maurice Purify (2006-2007)

Nate Swift (2004-2008)

Carl Nicks (2006-2007)

Matt Slauson (2005-2008)

Lydon Murtha (2004-2008)

Pierre Allen (2006-2009)

Ndamukong Suh (2005-2009)

Jared Crick (2007-2009)

Phillip Dillard (2005-2009)

Steve Octavien (2005-2007)

Prince Amukamara (2007-2009)

Zack Bowman (2005-2007)

Matt O'Hanlon (2005-2009)

Larry Asante (2007-2009)

Eric Hagg (2007-2009)

Alex Henery (2006-2009)

Adi Kunalic (2007-2009)