Big Ten Player Rankings

[redblooded]

It's really looking like Crick will be #1.

Any guesses on #2?

The last two will be Crick and Denard Robinson.

+1 for being able to see into the future!

It was kinda obvious though, don't ya think.

Considering its ESPN, no :lol:

Rittenburg has already said he views Crick as probably the #1 player in the league. Try and act surprised anyways.

Rittenburg seems like a pretty decent fellow that is a bit more objective then Ubben, and he's been fairly pro-nebraska from the get go. Maybe Ubben warned him about us, but he seems pretty genuine in his analyses and not the typical "stir the pot" just for the sake of hits blogger to me. Not that ESPN.com deserves tons more daily hits or anything but, when I've checked in over there he seems pretty decent... especially for a blogger, and even more so when you contrast it with the big 12 blog.

 

[BigAppleBucky]

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. . .if they put a guy like Borland in there, who only played in 2 games last year...and wasn't all that spectacular in 2009 either. :espnsucks:

Oh, Borland was fairly spectacular in 2009. Big Ten freshman of the year. Watch the blocked punt on the linked YouTube. He did a bunch of stuff. By the bowl game he was a disruptive force against the Miami offense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLr5rPn-sfY&feature=related

He made a pretty play in high school that's on YouTube as well.

The problem with Borland is his propensity to injured shoulders. He's had operations on both of them. If healthy, he's the real deal.

 

[redblooded]

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. . .if they put a guy like Borland in there, who only played in 2 games last year...and wasn't all that spectacular in 2009 either. :espnsucks:

Oh, Borland was fairly spectacular in 2009. Big Ten freshman of the year. Watch the blocked punt on the linked YouTube. He did a bunch of stuff. By the bowl game he was a disruptive force against the Miami offense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLr5rPn-sfY&feature=related

He made a pretty play in high school that's on YouTube as well.

The problem with Borland is his propensity to injured shoulders. He's had operations on both of them. If healthy, he's the real deal.

I'm sorry, he could be awesome, but you seriously just linked highlights to a game against "Wofford" to prove it?

That isn't going to change the minds of any skeptics.

 

[GSG]

Big Ten rankings: No. 1, Jared CrickAugust, 29, 2011 Aug 29 9:00AM ET

By Adam Rittenberg

The Big Ten player rankings, based on past performance and potential impact for the 2011 season, have reached their zenith. So who enters the fall as the league's No. 1 player? ...

No. 1: Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska, Sr., 6-6, 285

2010 numbers: Started all 14 games; led Huskers in both sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (17); ranked second in the Big 12 in sacks and fifth in tackles for loss; recorded 70 tackles (36 solo), which led all Big 12 defensive linemen; had one forced fumble, 10 quarterback hurries and two pass breakups

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/31361/big-ten-rankings-no-1-jared-crick