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ESPN Releases Top 10 ‘Running Back U’ Programs - Oregon makes the list but UW doesn't

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  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    ESPN likes to hang off of Oregon's sack. The Nike effect.
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  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,383
    Not just Nike, but the fact that the Oregon mascot is literally a Disney character arranged through a special licensing agreement.
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  • IPukeOregonGrellow
    IPukeOregonGrellow Member Posts: 2,183
    It also dates to the dawn of the BCS era, so Huge McEllemacphereon doesn’t count. My? Bigger beef was this.

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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    Who are UW’s top 3 QBs and RBs during the BCS/CFP era (‘99-present)?

    I’ve got Tuiasosopo-Pickett-Price, Gaskin-Polk-Sankey.
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    Any top 3 QB list without Jack H Lockner can LEAVE!!1!
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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    Only Jake I even considered was Skinny.
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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,274
    edited April 2020
    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.
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  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,274
    BeerThirty said:

    ESPN likes to hang off of Oregon's sack. The Nike effect.

    What's the argument though?
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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    creepycoug said:

    As such, Wisky falls off. Historically their backs don't translate to the NFL.

    Weird, right? Wisco backs never seem as great when running behind a different line.

    OLU
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  • TTJ
    TTJ Member Posts: 4,827
    I’m amused, but not at all surprised, that ESPN managed to omit Stanford (McCaffrey-Gerhart-Love) from their RB list. The Tree trio is arguably #1.
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