What's the criteria? First it's BCS era, then the retard trying to suck off USC and Georgia brings in "all time" guys. Herschel Walker and OJ Simpson are well pre-BCS.
Normally, _______________ U discussions center around who was good in college AND the NFL, with a focus on the latter.
As such, Wisky falls off. Historically their backs don't translate to the NFL.
When was the last time USC produced a great, or even productive, NFL back? They've had a few in the BCS era who were good in college, but not at the next level. SC hasn't produced a great NFL running back since Marcus Allen. Reggie Bush and Lendale White were complete NFL busts; White was a massive bust. For all hype of Pete's recruiting during their run, there is a lot of show and not a lot of go. Even the all-time list of Heisman tailbacks isn't so shiny when you consider NFL careers. Anthony Davis, Ricky Bell and Charles White didn't do shit in the NFL. Garrett had a respectable, but hardly noteworthy, NFL run. They really benefit from the shine of OJ, Allen and Giff.
If it's BCS-forward era, Miami should be higher on the list. I'm open to other arguments, but I'm struggling to find a school that was as productive as Miami during that defined time: Edgerinn James, Clinton Portis, Lamar Miller, Frank Gore & Willis McGahee. Duke Johnson isn't a full time guy, but gets carries and passes thrown his way.
If it's all-time, that changes things a bit. Florida gets into the conversation with guys like Emitt Smith, John L Williams, Neal Anderson, Fred Taylor and Eric Rhett, all of whom were pro bowl level players in the NFL.
The only way I can even somewhat justify these rankings, is if they're doing them solely off of how they played in college. If they're factoring in the NFL, these are completely out to lunch.
For the QB rankings, the player listed from a school in the Top 5 that actually had a good career was Palmer, but even he didn't really live up to expectations.
Oregon at 3 is laughable, and Texas at #4 is even worse. Between the 2 there isn't a single QB that had a good NFL career, although obviously Herbert still has a chance to change that.
The RB list isn't as bad, except for the fact that Miami is the undisputed #1, and that Georgia should probably be in the Top 3.
If they're going off of NFL production, Dillon alone puts UW over most of the teams on that list. He was the best RB in the league for a number of years in the late 90's/early 2000's
If they're going off of NFL production, Dillon alone puts UW over most of the teams on that list. He was the best RB in the league for a number of years in the late 90's/early 2000's
Well, Dillon would be alone because polk and sankey did nothing. Gaskin hasn't had a chance yet, so jury is out. If you count him, I guess you have to count Freeman for Oregon, since he gets carries in Denver.
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I’ve got Tuiasosopo-Pickett-Price, Gaskin-Polk-Sankey.
Normally, _______________ U discussions center around who was good in college AND the NFL, with a focus on the latter.
As such, Wisky falls off. Historically their backs don't translate to the NFL.
When was the last time USC produced a great, or even productive, NFL back? They've had a few in the BCS era who were good in college, but not at the next level. SC hasn't produced a great NFL running back since Marcus Allen. Reggie Bush and Lendale White were complete NFL busts; White was a massive bust. For all hype of Pete's recruiting during their run, there is a lot of show and not a lot of go. Even the all-time list of Heisman tailbacks isn't so shiny when you consider NFL careers. Anthony Davis, Ricky Bell and Charles White didn't do shit in the NFL. Garrett had a respectable, but hardly noteworthy, NFL run. They really benefit from the shine of OJ, Allen and Giff.
If it's BCS-forward era, Miami should be higher on the list. I'm open to other arguments, but I'm struggling to find a school that was as productive as Miami during that defined time: Edgerinn James, Clinton Portis, Lamar Miller, Frank Gore & Willis McGahee. Duke Johnson isn't a full time guy, but gets carries and passes thrown his way.
If it's all-time, that changes things a bit. Florida gets into the conversation with guys like Emitt Smith, John L Williams, Neal Anderson, Fred Taylor and Eric Rhett, all of whom were pro bowl level players in the NFL.
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For the QB rankings, the player listed from a school in the Top 5 that actually had a good career was Palmer, but even he didn't really live up to expectations.
Oregon at 3 is laughable, and Texas at #4 is even worse. Between the 2 there isn't a single QB that had a good NFL career, although obviously Herbert still has a chance to change that.
The RB list isn't as bad, except for the fact that Miami is the undisputed #1, and that Georgia should probably be in the Top 3.
Oregon has