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re: SEC athletes who are considered tGOAT in their sport
Posted on 5/1/14 at 9:21 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Posted on 5/1/14 at 9:21 am to UFownstSECsince1950
peyton manning. best ever
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 9:21 am to UFownstSECsince1950
candace parker. best ever
Posted on 5/1/14 at 9:57 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Some people dont seem to understand the difference between talent and skill. Pete was not especially talented. He as exceptionally skilled. Hours upon hours practicing develops skill not talent.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 11:10 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Pistol Pete may not have been the greatest of all time but in his era he certainly was near the top. He was well ahead of his time and was a ton of fun to watch. Attached are some of his top plays. Love numbers 5,3, and 2
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 11:12 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Wambach is the greatest SEC Soccer player but NOT goat in the sport.
that honor goes to North Carolina's Mia Hamm
Also, UGA's Courtney Kupets is widenly considered the goat college gymnasts in the sport and an Olympian.
that honor goes to North Carolina's Mia Hamm
Also, UGA's Courtney Kupets is widenly considered the goat college gymnasts in the sport and an Olympian.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:07 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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SEC athletes who are considered tGOAT in their sport
I think to many people don't know what GOAT means (including the OP). There are prob no former SEC athletes that are the GOAT of any sport unless you separate college from the pros then Pete Maravich is the GOAT of college basketball.
The GOAT is one person per sport. There can't be multiple GOATs unless you break it down more.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:11 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Greatest rented mule: Cam Newton
Posted on 5/1/14 at 12:18 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Veronica Campbell Brown is the most decorated woman sprinter in T&F history.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 1:26 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
PP7 will be best cb of all time when its all said and done
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:05 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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SEC athletes who are considered tGOAT in their sport
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Emmitt Smith
Posted on 5/1/14 at 2:06 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I'm not sure about any of these, including anyone mentioned in the replies except on a positional basis in football. There are a few reasonable suggestions for those in this thread.
Shaq was strong, but if we're talking contemporaneous domination by a center, Wilt was far more dominant in his era, and, sorry, Jordan is still the GOAT as a basketball player in general. Pistol Pete is criminally underrated by modern fans, granted, mainly because most of them have never bothered to actually watch a lot of old tape on him. But I still wouldn't call him GOAT.
And so on. Granted, I don't know much about the less-heralded college sports (T&F, swimming, baseball, tennis, etc) but since people who certainly know more than me haven't been able to come up with a consensus GOAT so far in this thread, I'm dubious. Some, like gymnastics, are absolutely not going to come from a college, and others, like golf and tennis, are less likely to be former college players. Sure you have the occasional Tiger Woods/Stanford, but sports where people go pro early without restrictions by the governing body aren't going to attract as many straight to college.
Shaq was strong, but if we're talking contemporaneous domination by a center, Wilt was far more dominant in his era, and, sorry, Jordan is still the GOAT as a basketball player in general. Pistol Pete is criminally underrated by modern fans, granted, mainly because most of them have never bothered to actually watch a lot of old tape on him. But I still wouldn't call him GOAT.
And so on. Granted, I don't know much about the less-heralded college sports (T&F, swimming, baseball, tennis, etc) but since people who certainly know more than me haven't been able to come up with a consensus GOAT so far in this thread, I'm dubious. Some, like gymnastics, are absolutely not going to come from a college, and others, like golf and tennis, are less likely to be former college players. Sure you have the occasional Tiger Woods/Stanford, but sports where people go pro early without restrictions by the governing body aren't going to attract as many straight to college.
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