schriznoeder Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mavric said: I wonder who (if anyone) makes the Top-25? Quote Link to comment
Roundball Shaman Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 So, we have... Johnny Rodgers - early 1970s. From Omaha. Rich Glover - early 1970s. From New Jersey. Dave Rimington - early 1980s. From Omaha. Mike Rozier - early 1980s. From New Jersey. Tommie Frazier - mid 1990s. From Florida. Ndamukong Suh - late 2000s. From Oregon. So, based on ESPN’s judgment... Best Husker offensive player from the State of Nebraska - Johnny Rodgers. Best Husker lineman from the State of Nebraska - Dave Rimington. Four of the top six Husker players were not from the State of Nebraska. Four of the top six Husker players from the decades of 1970s and 80s. Signals a drop off in elite Husker talent since the mid-1990s. One player in the last 25 years of Husker football. Conclusions... Must recruit elite talent from outside Nebraska (yes, we know that). Attract and retain Nebraska’s own gems like Rodgers and Rimington. Must facilitate elite talent in the current era of Husker football (so we don’t keep looking back in time for glory). Quote Link to comment
Husker in WI Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Frazier is too low, but going by stats you could argue he's too high. My two things with him are after his freshman year, he lost one game. He was co-mvp of that game, and between the missed field goal and refs should've won. And no one else will ever be mvp of 3 straight title games - I know he shared it in '93, still counts. It's impossible to truly rank these guys across positions and era, but they are all worthy inclusions in the top 150 for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Husker in WI said: Frazier is too low, but going by stats you could argue he's too high. My two things with him are after his freshman year, he lost one game. He was co-mvp of that game, and between the missed field goal and refs should've won. And no one else will ever be mvp of 3 straight title games - I know he shared it in '93, still counts. It's impossible to truly rank these guys across positions and era, but they are all worthy inclusions in the top 150 for sure. So where’s Eddie George? He better be in the top 25 1 Quote Link to comment
Ziebol Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 This list is dookie. 1 Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, Ziebol said: This list is dookie. This..... Quote Link to comment
default_28 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 hours ago, schriznoeder said: I wonder who (if anyone) makes the Top-25? Crouch? I don’t think he’s better than the players on the list already, but I can’t think of anyone else. 1 Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 If he stayed out of trouble I think Phillips easily would have made this list. 2 Quote Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 15 hours ago, Husker in WI said: Frazier is too low, but going by stats you could argue he's too high. My two things with him are after his freshman year, he lost one game. He was co-mvp of that game, and between the missed field goal and refs should've won. And no one else will ever be mvp of 3 straight title games - I know he shared it in '93, still counts. It's impossible to truly rank these guys across positions and era, but they are all worthy inclusions in the top 150 for sure. If Tommie won the Heisman, I wonder if he would be ranked higher. Accolades beget accolades. Quote Link to comment
STL Husker Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Any list without Seung Hoon Choi is a joke. 2 Quote Link to comment
The_Fan_Man Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 12 hours ago, krc1995 said: So where’s Eddie George? He better be in the top 25 They put him at 38. Eddie George, who never won a conference championship and only made one All-Conference team is listed one spot ahead of Johnny Rodgers, the most dynamic and exciting player in the 70s. By the way, Rodgers has more touchdowns and yards (50/6,059) than George (45/4302) in 12 fewer games. This list is dumb and rewards NFL longevity and TV personalities over college football success and relevance. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
schriznoeder Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 13 hours ago, default_28 said: Crouch? I don’t think he’s better than the players on the list already, but I can’t think of anyone else. Besides Crouch, I really can't think of anyone else who has a legitimate chance. Maybe Tom Novak or Dean Steinkuhler as a dark horse? Quote Link to comment
The_Fan_Man Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, schriznoeder said: Besides Crouch, I really can't think of anyone else who has a legitimate chance. Maybe Tom Novak or Dean Steinkuhler as a dark horse? Given the current list, I would say that Will Shields would be more likely than either of those two. 2 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I've still never seen a more dominant DL than Suh... 2 1 Quote Link to comment
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