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[andycapps]

The answers to this questions made me sad:

Who is your favorite college football player of all-time?
FIVE-WAY TIE: Johnny Manziel, DeAnthony Thomas, Herschel Walker, Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota

At least they got one of those players right.

woof woof.

That's actually an interesting question for our all knowing CFB-GAF group here.. If you could pick the top 5 players of all time, who would they be? I have to think about my list for a little bit.

 

[cashman]

Vince Young
Colt McCoy
Earl Campbell
Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson

 

[andycapps]

I'm trying to get some defensive players in here.. I might change this list later, I'm trying to figure out if Barry Sanders belongs on the list because he really only started one year, but what a ridiculous year that was. I'm going to leave him off for now just because it was only one year.

Debating OJ on this list over Bo, but not sure yet.

Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson
Peyton Manning
Charles Woodson
Dick Butkus

 

[Lonestar]

I'll start:

Derrick Thomas
Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson
Barry Sanders
John Hannah

Really hard on the 5th choice, so I went with a slight homer pick (though Hannah is still on the list of all time greatest Offensive Linemen ever).

Quarterback is so hard to list, because so many of them have over-inflated stats, because of the systems they ran. Is Tebow and Manziel better than Peyton Manning or Fran Tarkenton? Is Case Keenum better than Joe Montana?

 

[KingGondo]

Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders

Spoiler

Brandon Weeden

 

[andycapps]

I'll start:

Derrick Thomas
Herschel Walker
Bo Jackson
Barry Sanders
John Hannah

Really hard on the 5th choice, so I went with a slight homer pick (though Hannah is still on the list of all time greatest Offensive Linemen ever).

Quarterback is so hard to list, because so many of them have over-inflated stats, because of the systems they ran. Is Tebow and Manziel better than Peyton Manning or Fran Tarkenton? Is Case Keenum better than Joe Montana?

Negative to both of those. I had a hard time picking QB's, so I didn't. I think I'm going to take out Archie and go with Peyton. As much as I like Fran Tarkenton (worked for my grandfather when he was in college), I don't think you can take a QB from that era and say how they are a top 5 of all time because they didn't pass that much.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Earl Campbell
Vince Young
Doak Walker
Ricky Williams
RGIII

 

[Lonestar]

Yeah, trying to decide between Mannings, Fran, Vince Young, Flutie, Marino, while also trying to decide if Vick, Manziel, Tebow, Charlie Ward, Tommie Frazier belong in there too. So much of a variety of styles to go through, on a "best" level.

Figures the Texas guys didn't watch anything but Texas games. That Longhorn Network Powerhouse.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Yeah, trying to decide between Mannings, Fran, Vince Young, Flutie, Marino, while also trying to decide if Vick, Manziel, Tebow, Charlie Ward, Tommie Frazier belong in there too. So much of a variety of styles to go through, on a "best" level.

Figures the Texas guys didn't watch anything but Texas games. That Longhorn Network Powerhouse.

Hah, you caught on to me. I purposely made all my picks players from the state of Texas. Well, Ricky Williams wasn't from Texas, but he played for Texas

 

[Talon]

Bo Jackson
Herschel Walker
Barry Sanders
Bronko Nagurski
Tommy Nobis (two ways, motherfucker!)

 

[andycapps]

Aaron Rodgers
Marshawn Lynch
Joe Kapp
Joe Roth
Brick Morse

Was funnier when Ron Paul did it.

 

[bucknuticus]

Jim Tressel
TP
#13
Joe BauserISuperSuckAndShouldHaveNeverPlayedman
John Cooper

 

[Tamanon]

Tim Tebow
Four linemen, that's all you need.

 

[Piggus]

https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1649707

Interesting.

71% of 4 and 5 starts at a camp thought Oregon had the coolest uniform with Maryland at 8%.

Shit works.

Deal with it, bros. There's a reason we don't flip our shit when when someone changes the width of a stripe by a quarter inch. Doesn't matter if CFB snobs don't like it and are stuck in the past with their boring shit. It works for those who appreciate something new and interesting and that's all that matters.

Dat Xbox preference tho... Gross.

 

[Affeinvasion]

Adrian Peterson was pretty fun to watch.

 

[bucknuticus]

If the list is "fun to watch" and not favorite players,

I would easily put Reggie Bush on there.

 

[andycapps]

Adrian Peterson was pretty fun to watch.

If it were fun to watch, I'd put Jared Lorenzen on there. The question was what are your top 5 football players of all time?

 

[andycapps]

Looks like the Joker thing was indeed regarding a violation, recruiting during a dead period.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Looks like the Joker thing was indeed regarding a violation, recruiting during a dead period.

He's a true pioneer leading us to an age with no recruiting dead periods.

 

[andycapps]

He's a true pioneer leading us to an age with no recruiting dead periods.

The best part about it was that Miami turned them in. :jnc

 

[Talon]

Yeah, if it were fun to watch, we'd be stuck with the last two decades I'm sure.

Barry Sanders
Reggie Bush
Ed Reed
Charles Woodson
Mike Vick

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Vince Young
Earl Campbell
Ricky Williams
Colt McCoy
Tommy Nobis

That was easy.

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

Well I only go back to the late 80s personally, so, something like ...

Barry Sanders
Raghib Ismail
Ty Detmer
Charles Woodson
Charlie Ward

... shit, keeping it to five is hard and I've probably forgot a ton of dudes.

Edit: shoutout to Andre Ware. Thanks for the NFL memories, guy.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Have a picture of Mike Leach, some other Wazzu football people, and a sturgeon. I didn't know there were any animals that big in Idaho.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Used to catch sturgeon in Kansas. Weird little things.

Tasted OK, I think.

 

[andycapps]

Have a picture of Mike Leach, some other Wazzu football people, and a sturgeon. I didn't know there were any animals that big in Idaho.

Wow, and to think that they get much bigger than that.

 

[perfectchaos007]

There's a ditch in my backyard you could find Alligator Gar that were almost that size. I've never tried because its not my idea of a good time.

 

[truly101]

USA today has us ranked pre-season 17. I have to admit, this upcoming season has me scared shitless. I would like to think worst case scenario, we have some breaks that don't go our way and we finish 7-5, 8-4.


But in the traditional way that pessimism pervades a Duke football fan's psyche once September looms closer, I could see us only winning 3 games. We're much better than that, but there it is.

 

[Enron]

Trey Matthews' criminal ass ended up at.....guess where? that's right, Auburn.

 

[andycapps]

Trey Matthews' criminal ass ended up at.....guess where? that's right, Auburn.

Of course. Check cleared.

UGA DE, Sterling Bailey's dad had some thoughts about the kids leaving the program and there none too pleasant, for them.

More at the link.

“When I read some of the things said, it just made me sick to my stomach,” Bailey said. “That young man (Matthews) needs to realize who opened doors for him first. I’m speaking as a member of the Georgia Bulldog family, of the Bulldog Nation, because my son goes to school down there, too. I love Tray. I love his mom and dad, too. We’re good friends. But the comments I read made me feel like they were putting down the University of Georgia, the system and the coaches. Not one time did I see it mentioned what Coach Richt or the other coaches have done for him. That’s what made me mad.

“Coach Richt and the coaching staff opened their arms to this kid. They welcomed him into the Bulldog Nation and they stood behind him. For him to come out like that and make it seem like the University of Georgia had done him wrong, that’s what makes me so mad. Same with Shaq Wiggins and the other kids who had the opportunity to play at the University of Georgia. They leave and transfer and get dismissed from the team and they blame it on the school system. It’s not the system; it’s the kids. If you come and do what you’re supposed to do and do it right, you wouldn’t get in trouble and things like this wouldn’t come about.”

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I made this post to explain why I love sports in this thread, and I figure you guys would be the most appreciative:

Its exciting and dramatic. Technical and emotional. It makes my heart pump hard and my fingers shake. It is better than any piece of fiction I have ever read or watched. I can still feel the roar from when Vince Young ran into the corner of the endzone in the 2006 Rose Bowl, and I can still feel nausea from the Crabtree catch in 2008.

Would be the answers I give when lying. The real answer is socially approved shit talking.

OU sucks.

 

[Enron]

Of course. Check cleared.

UGA DE, Sterling Bailey's dad had some thoughts about the kids leaving the program and there none too pleasant, for them.

More at the link.

Yeah I read those same things and all of those players whined and bitched about how they felt unwanted, back turned on them, etc.

What a bunch of self-centered total shitheads. I KNOW THAT I STOLE A CHECK AND SHIT BUT I LEARNED MY LESSON WHY DIDNT THEY STAND BEHIND ME etc. etc. as if the University and everyone else were the ones of deficient character, and not the fucking thieving-ass drunk-driving ass stupid motherfuckers that end up getting dismissed from the Georgia football program. Fuck these kids. Reality is going to hit these motherfuckers in the mouth one way or the other eventually.

 

[andycapps]

Saw this chart, last time each SEC team played a team from a "power conference" in the regular season:

I would like to see one of these for every conference.

Yeah I read those same things and all of those players whined and bitched about how they felt unwanted, back turned on them, etc.

What a bunch of self-centered total shitheads. I KNOW THAT I STOLE A CHECK AND SHIT BUT I LEARNED MY LESSON WHY DIDNT THEY STAND BEHIND ME etc. etc. as if the University and everyone else were the ones of deficient character, and not the fucking thieving-ass drunk-driving ass stupid motherfuckers that end up getting dismissed from the Georgia football program. Fuck these kids. Reality is going to hit these motherfuckers in the mouth one way or the other eventually.

Yup, totally agree. Part of it that may have contributed to these kids getting a big head was that we needed them to play right away. They didn't have to earn it in taking it over from an upperclassman.

They had some navy seals in this weekend to train the team, seems like they got a lot out of it. The tweets by players are encouraging anyway. Seem like they were challenged mentally and obviously physically.

 

[ag-my001]

I am now officially prepared for the Aggies to go 2-10, and I will still be in a permanent good mood. It's amazing what getting engaged to a wonderful girl can do for your outlook.

 

[Jhriad]

I am now officially prepared for the Aggies to go 2-10, and I will still be in a permanent good mood. It's amazing what getting engaged to a wonderful girl can do for your outlook.

With the cake walk schedule for this year I'd be shocked if the Aggies did that poorly. Congrats btw!

 

[Draxal]

Ugh, some of the stories I hear about Flood's recruiting practices makes me sick.

 

[KingGondo]

Ugh, some of the stories I hear about Flood's recruiting practices makes me sick.

Like promising recruits that the gameday atmosphere will be like Disney World?

 

[mre]

Like promising recruits that the gameday atmosphere will be like Disney World?

After spending a week there, I can only assume this means he's promising them that it will be hot, rainy, they'll be waiting in lines for hours, and their feet will hurt like a sonofabitch.

 

[Draxal]

Like promising recruits that the gameday atmosphere will be like Disney World?

He's just getting outworked. When you're in a position like Rutgers is in you can't be outworked by PSU. Besides we were complimenting ESPN with the Disney reference to get back in their good graces.

 

[andycapps]

I am now officially prepared for the Aggies to go 2-10, and I will still be in a permanent good mood. It's amazing what getting engaged to a wonderful girl can do for your outlook.

Congrats man. Just don't have one of "those" Aggy weddings.

 

[cashman]

I am now officially prepared for the Aggies to go 2-10, and I will still be in a permanent good mood. It's amazing what getting engaged to a wonderful girl can do for your outlook.

Congrats man!

 

[GoldenEye 007]

After spending a week there, I can only assume this means he's promising them that it will be hot, rainy, they'll be waiting in lines for hours, and their feet will hurt like a sonofabitch.

Ha. Rained like hell all weekend. Spent some time in the superior Universal, though.

 

[mre]

Ha. Rained like hell all weekend. Spent some time in the superior Universal, though.

Kids, man. The wife and I both wanted to do a day at Universal, but the kids wanted to spend more time at Disney. We did a day at each park and then an extra day at the Magic Kingdom, because they didn't get to see Anna and Elsa the first day we were there.

 

[andycapps]

Kids, man. The wife and I both wanted to do a day at Universal, but the kids wanted to spend more time at Disney. We did a day at each park and then an extra day at the Magic Kingdom, because they didn't get to see Anna and Elsa the first day we were there.

My daughter is at Disney this week with her grandparents. We don't know what to do with ourselves now that the house is to ourselves. Maybe I'll just go in full on dad mode and walk around in tighty whities.

Probably still won't do anything since World Cup is on, though I am going to build a firepit this week.

 

[ag-my001]

Congrats man. Just don't have one of "those" Aggy weddings.

Don't worry about that. A maroon like color may appear, but that was her choice of color scheme. I doubt we'll even play the War Hymn. The people in Maryland would be confused by spirit and enthusiasm for a football team.

 

[ag-my001]

This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peabody_Library) is one of the places we're looking at. I don't think a boots and hats wedding quite fits with the overall decor.

 

[perfectchaos007]

This (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Peabody_Library) is one of the places we're looking at. I don't think a boots and hats wedding quite fits with the overall decor.

You're right. Better keep the "Whoop!"ing to a minimum too, lest an elderly librarian give you the loudest "SHHHH!" you've ever heard.

 

[Mac the KNife]

You're right. Better keep the "Whoop!"ing to a minimum too, lest an elderly librarian give you the loudest "SHHHH!" you've ever heard.

A friend of mine was on the film crew that shot Michigan's latest school advertisement, which featured an gymnast on an Olympic trampoline smack dab in the middle of the Law Library. The shushing and death stares were reportedly epic.

 

[Schmitty]

 

[Affeinvasion]

Squinting doesn't help at all.