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re: Dat Nguyen was one of the greatest college LB's to ever play the game.

Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:49 pm to
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:49 pm to
Their best one was Quinton Coryatt. I don't know where you got that because for him not to be listed is wrong

Coryatt was 2nd overall pick AA All SWC SWC POY

Learn CFB History before you make GOAT thread claim
This post was edited on 11/27/14 at 3:51 pm
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 3:58 pm to
I've forgotten more college football since my post-Thanksgiving shite than you know bro. Just saying.

Quinton Coryatt was a great player.


Qc did this:

He was selected second team All-American and all-SWC, and also was named the SWC Defensive Player of the Year.

Dat did this:

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In 1995, he was named Southwest Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year. From 1996 to 1998, he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors three consecutive times. In 1997, he was named Aggies MVP. In 1998, he was named a consensus All-American by every awarding publication, won the Bednarik Award for College Defensive Player of the Year and the Lombardi Award for Outstanding College Lineman. Nguyen was also selected as a finalist for the Butkus Award . He was named Defensive Player of the Game for the 1998 Cotton Bowl after recording a bowl record 12 tackles, including 3 tackles for a loss, and an interception, which he lateraled to a teammate for a touchdown. Dallas Morning News named him Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year in 1998, and he earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Big 12 Conference. He also won the Jack Lambert Award in 1998. In 2005 he was named to the Big 12 Conference's 10th Anniversary Team. In 2010, he was voted on to the AP All-Time Big 12 Team tying with former University of Texas player Derrick Johnson for most votes at linebacker (19 out of 20.) Nguyen is generally acknowledged as the best defensive player in Texas A&M football history and one of the greatest defensive players of all-time in the history of the Big 12 Conference.
Posted by Yat27
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 4:01 pm to
Well, Coryatt certainly had better measurables than Nguyen, but that's about it. He was a much higher draft pick and was certainly supposed to be the better pro prospect. It didn't work out that way... Dat was a better college player AND pro player.

Dat Nguyen's college honors...

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All-American (1998)
Chuck Bednarik Award (1998)
Lombardi Award (1998)
Jack Lambert Award (1998)
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (1998)
First-team All-Big 12 (1996, 1997, 1998)
Big 12 10th Anniversary Team (2005)
AP All-Time Big 12 Team (2010)
Texas A&M Athletic Hall Of Fame (2004)
Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame (2007)
Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2014)
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