308_Husker
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Should probably have Deion Sanders, or Ed Reed on there somewhere. I don't think Rozier should be 17, either.
Greatest D1 College Player - OF ALL TIME!
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308_Husker
Starter
Players in the past 5 years to consider that I can think of right now:
Adrian Peterson
Ndamukong Suh
Tim Tebow (love him, or hate him. He was a good college football player)
Darren McFadden
Colt McCoy
Cam Newton?
Eric Berry
Adrian Peterson
Ndamukong Suh
Tim Tebow (love him, or hate him. He was a good college football player)
Darren McFadden
Colt McCoy
Cam Newton?
Eric Berry
HeyBurke
Starter
Adrian Peterson from Georgia Southern has more yards than Ron Dayne. Granted, that's an FCS school, but it's still Division I.
beanman
Banned
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
beanman
Banned
I don't know about half, but I bet about 10 of those guys including Lawrence Taylor would be off of it.
walksalone
Heisman Trophy Winner
I like the idea, only thing is, it's tough to take guys from back in the day (Red Grange, Doak Walker, Jim Thorpe, Red Blaik, etc) and equate them to today...
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
If Jim Thorpe doesn't make it deep into this tourney then history really has taught us nothing. The man was 50 years ahead of his time.
I'm going to start this thing on Monday, 6/17/13. All changes to the list must be final by that day.
All right you people, enough chit-chat. Everyone's had a chance to look over the list and we've had a few new names tossed in for consideration. Time to make a couple of decisions - and if you don't, I will. Here's the list of new names. For every guy you want to include, you gotta take a guy off the list. Also, tell me where you think the new guy should go (approximate range is OK, like 55-60).
Here's my take on these guys:
Adrian Peterson - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Cam Newton - Yeah, kinda. I'd trade him for Larry Fitzgerald and put him in the 45-55 range.
Colt McCoy - I would only put him in this list to pit him against Suh and see him lose. Pretty sure his inclusion is a joke, anyway.
Darren McFadden - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Deion Sanders - No. The very definition of style over substance. If he was a run-stopper, maybe. But a guy who's scared to make a tackle doesn't belong on this list.
Ed Reed - No. He was good. But not an all-time, top-64 great player
Eric Berry - No. Outstanding player. Would have liked to see him stay four years
Kordell Stewart - No. Folded like a house of cards in big games and his stats are mediocre
Ndamukong Suh - Definitely. Trade him for Trev Alberts. Suh should be in the 25-30 range
Reggie Bush - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Tim Tebow - Much as I hate to do this, I'd say yes. Put him in place of Tony Mandarich and leave Tebow at #64.
Blank list for your convenience.
Adrian Peterson
Cam Newton
Colt McCoy
Darren McFadden
Deion Sanders
Ed Reed
Eric Berry
Kordell Stewart
Ndamukong Suh
Reggie Bush
Tim Tebow
I'm going to start this thing on Monday, 6/17/13. All changes to the list must be final by that day.
All right you people, enough chit-chat. Everyone's had a chance to look over the list and we've had a few new names tossed in for consideration. Time to make a couple of decisions - and if you don't, I will. Here's the list of new names. For every guy you want to include, you gotta take a guy off the list. Also, tell me where you think the new guy should go (approximate range is OK, like 55-60).
Here's my take on these guys:
Adrian Peterson - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Cam Newton - Yeah, kinda. I'd trade him for Larry Fitzgerald and put him in the 45-55 range.
Colt McCoy - I would only put him in this list to pit him against Suh and see him lose. Pretty sure his inclusion is a joke, anyway.
Darren McFadden - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Deion Sanders - No. The very definition of style over substance. If he was a run-stopper, maybe. But a guy who's scared to make a tackle doesn't belong on this list.
Ed Reed - No. He was good. But not an all-time, top-64 great player
Eric Berry - No. Outstanding player. Would have liked to see him stay four years
Kordell Stewart - No. Folded like a house of cards in big games and his stats are mediocre
Ndamukong Suh - Definitely. Trade him for Trev Alberts. Suh should be in the 25-30 range
Reggie Bush - No. He wasn't anything special among special players. Very good. Not all-time great.
Tim Tebow - Much as I hate to do this, I'd say yes. Put him in place of Tony Mandarich and leave Tebow at #64.
Blank list for your convenience.
Adrian Peterson
Cam Newton
Colt McCoy
Darren McFadden
Deion Sanders
Ed Reed
Eric Berry
Kordell Stewart
Ndamukong Suh
Reggie Bush
Tim Tebow
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beanman
Banned
Offensively, I don't know how it can't be Barry. Sorry SEC fans.
Defensively, I have no idea. Suh is definitely up there in the modern era. Woodsen was a hell of a player too. I can't form an unbiased opinion since I'm relatively young, so the older defensive players are tough for me to rate.
Defensively, I have no idea. Suh is definitely up there in the modern era. Woodsen was a hell of a player too. I can't form an unbiased opinion since I'm relatively young, so the older defensive players are tough for me to rate.
Husker from Kansas
Starter
What about a kicker/punter? now before you tear me apart think about it, take a guy like Alex Henry, The guy was capable of hitting a game winner from anywhere inside of 60, and he was capable of punting from his own 15 and pinning the other team deep in their own territory. the guy was a game changer and honestly the best offensive weapon we had in 09'. A guy like that ought to at least get a little consideration.
HuskerNationNick
All-Conference
I might get some flack for this, but outside of the legal problems, I see Lawrence Phillips being one of the best RB's in college football. Right up there with Frazier and Rozier.
CornHOLIO
Starter
DuPree from Oklahoma was probably slightly better than Phillips (potentialy)..Tossup between Dupree and Bo Jackson as best RB of all time..Maybe Jim Brown, but hard to compair eras.
NUance
Assistant Coach
Barry with over 2600 yards rushing at 7.6 ypc. 37 TDs in 1988. Uh, yeah. Maybe the greatest year a running back has ever had in college football. Led the Cowboys to a 10-2 record and a win in the Holiday Bowl.
Before Barry: In 1986 Okie Lite did not even get a bowl invite. And that was with Thurman Thomas at RB.
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