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Posted on 7/16/16 at 9:48 pm to
Posted by Tennessee Jed
Mr. SEC Rant
Member since Nov 2009
17909 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 9:48 pm to
I've seen...

Jordan (wizards)
Kobe
Shaq
AI (at his peak with Philly)
Reggie Miller
LBJ
Duncan
Curry
Dwayne Wade (college and pro)

List goes on.

Posted by plazadweller
South Georgia
Member since Jul 2011
11442 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 9:51 pm to
College-Cam Newton

NFL-John Elway
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
Member since Apr 2016
9672 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 9:54 pm to
Best pro player in person- John elway. Once clocked throwing a FOOTBALL at 82 mph. Tv didn't do his arm justice. Saw him in warm-ups throwing the ball from the 25 to the other goal line. Then threw left handed as good as most throw right handed. That ball literally looked like a bullet leaving his hand. I have no idea how his receivers caught his ball.

Best high school player- Steve Christopher at anniston high school. Best hs qb I have seen to this day. Have no idea why he didn't work out at Bama.
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
16769 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 9:57 pm to
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College- Ricky Williams or Tommie Frazier Cant decide



I'm extremely jealous of you on these two. I think Ricky is criminally underrated as an all-time great college running back.
Posted by ExpoTiger
Member since Jul 2014
6464 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:01 pm to
This conversation, on the college level, used to include a bunch of guys. Then I saw a guy named Tyrann Mathieu. For those here that never saw him in person: if you are lucky, you will get to see true physical genius at least once in your life. You probably don't need a trained eye because it is so obviously different than what surrounds it. There have been a bunch of talented athletes at LSU and every SEC school can probably roll out an expressive list. Tyrann mathieu is as special of a football player as any person that has viewed him will ever see. Honey badger. Hands down.
Posted by The Hurricane
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Aug 2011
7945 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:02 pm to
I played against Skyler Green and Glenn Dorsey. I was a freshman when Skyler was a senior and just saw him take over a game. My junior year, I had the challenge of trying to block Dorsey. Unreal.

Nobody could take over a game like Tyrann.

I've seen a lot of NFL games and likes of Brees, Manning and Brady were just ridiculous.
Posted by JCainKC
Kansas City, Missouri
Member since Oct 2013
293 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:03 pm to
High School: Tony Temple

College: Vince Young

NFL: Derrick Thomas
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46505 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:05 pm to
Barry Sanders
Deion Sanders
Larry Allen
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
15365 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:05 pm to
College - Hershel
Pro - Jerry Rice

Golf - Jack and Arnold Palmer playing a practice round together at Shoal Creek PGA. Crowd was nuts
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32021 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:09 pm to
high schiol... al jefferson (played against him)

college?

tebow, aj green, eric berry

nfl?
peyton manning
dan marino
jerry rice
john elway

nba?
kobe and lebron

Posted by Too Soon625
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
338 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:24 pm to
High school: saw Andrew luck play

College: TM7

Pro: saw Peyton manning lead a comeback and beat the Texans.
Posted by shotcaller1
Member since Oct 2014
7501 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:33 pm to
Manziel
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15118 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:34 pm to
High School:
Deshawn Capers Smith-was QB for Warren Easton out of NOLA and signed with A&M but I haven't heard anything about him

College:
Leonard Fournette-I've seen Tebow, Johnny Football, Julio Jones, Honey Badger, and many others but what I saw from Fournette when he played Auburn was something I've never seen from a football player and is something I will never forget

NFL:
Drew Brees
Posted by navynuke
Member since Jun 2016
4975 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:40 pm to
quote:

Golf - Jack and Arnold Palmer playing a practice round together at Shoal Creek PGA. Crowd was nuts


I walked the Daniel Island Club Ralston Course with Matt Kuchar during the 2006 Nationwide Tour PalmettoPride Classic. His distance control and putting was so much better than the two guys he played with (Tommy Tolles was one of them) it wasn't fair. He shot a 68 and it was effortless.
Posted by Vdrine
Big Bad Baz
Member since Jun 2014
888 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:41 pm to
High School: Vince Young...This game, it was like watching a video game.

quote:

Madison 61 North Shore 58

2001 Class 5A Division II Region III semifinals

• The skinny: Two undefeated teams with two top-flight quarterbacks (Madison's Vincent Young, right, and North Shore's Willie Gaston) put together an epic back-and-forth battle, which saw the teams combine for more than 1,100 offensive yards in front of a crowd of 25,110. North Shore compiled 605 yards, but Young's 369 combined rushing and passing yards, three rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns as well as five scores by running back Courtney Lewis helped the Marlins to victory.
Posted by johnkauf4
Colorado Springs, CO
Member since Jun 2015
337 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 10:44 pm to
Kevin Faulk in 1997 vs. first placed Florida.

Jake Plummer in 1996 at ASU.

Jamarcus Russell against ASU in 2005.

Emmitt Smith against AZ Cardinals in mid 90's. Best of this list.

Tommy Hodson, losing to Tennessee but throwing a ton of yards. I was too young to remember my age or the date.

Forgot to mention Patrick Peterson against West Virginia. Classic Heisman pose after a return (probably punt, WV could hardly score that night).
This post was edited on 7/17/16 at 12:35 am
Posted by Mike Gordon
Georgia
Member since Sep 2013
655 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:08 pm to
High school - Nkemdiche
College - Gurley
NFL - Brady, Brees, Rodgers, Julio
This post was edited on 7/16/16 at 11:11 pm
Posted by Hugh McElroy
Member since Sep 2013
17355 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:53 pm to
Johnny
Posted by NWLA Tiguh12
Member since Jul 2015
2402 posts
Posted on 7/16/16 at 11:58 pm to
HS - Joe McKnight
College - Fournette and McFadden
NFL - Peyton Manning
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66415 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 12:00 am to
Honestly, Tyrann.

The shite he did. Was just insane. It was movie like.

I have never seen 1 person change the outcome of a game like that in person other than him.

I never saw Cam play in person, but he dragged that Auburn team along too.

High School; I once saw Future LSU All-American Craig Steltz run for 171 yards and 3 TDs in less than a half against Jesuit. So that was pretty tight.
This post was edited on 7/17/16 at 12:06 am
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