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re: Colleges with most overall No. 1 picks in the NFL Draft
Posted on 6/10/24 at 3:28 pm to 3down10
Posted on 6/10/24 at 3:28 pm to 3down10
Wasn’t white knighting to begin with. Just trying to figure out how he/she was wrong.
I will keep an eye on you and offer an assist when I see you flailing with this time being an exception.
I will keep an eye on you and offer an assist when I see you flailing with this time being an exception.
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Posted on 6/10/24 at 3:36 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Wasn’t white knighting to begin with. Just trying to figure out how he/she was wrong.
I will keep an eye on you and offer an assist when I see you flailing with this time being an exception.
Nobody was wrong, the person who mentioned the AFL was only adding extra information which was interesting I thought.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 3:52 pm to GamecockUltimate
The Heisman was more of a career achievement award for many years. The first player younger than a junior to win it was Tebow in 2007. Herschel damn sure should have won it twice and maybe 3 times.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 4:12 pm to skrayper
quote:Texas has 3, none of which are QB's. Try again..lulz
Most of the time the #1 pick is a QB; it wasn't until recently that QB was a position where Alabama was producing All-Americans and Heisman winners.
Also keep in mind that the top 2 programs in total NFL draft picks are Notre Dame and USC; there's some old-school region bias that held back southern schools for a while.
It is weird that we have more Super Bowl MVP trophies than #1 picks. The only other schools that can say that are Michigan, thanks to Tom Brady; and Texas Tech, thanks to Patrick Mahomes.
Interestingly enough, NONE of the Super Bowl MVPs that are part of that trivia were #1 picks (Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Tom Brady, Desmond Howard, Patrick Mahomes).
Posted on 6/10/24 at 4:22 pm to 49 to nada
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Texas has 3, none of which are QB's. Try again..lulz
And none since 1982.
Quarterbacks make up 35 of the picks, the most of any position; the second most common position is running back, with 23 (though the last one taken at #1 was in 1995, well before Alabama's Heisman-winning running backs played).
Congrats on bucking the trend, I guess? Nothing about your statement refutes... well, anything really. Pretty weak, just like Texas.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 4:25 pm to meansonny
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I believe that UGA has the same number of Super Bowl MVP trophies as Bama (3).
This is breakdown of all the schools with 3 or more Super Bowl MVP winners (repeats included)::
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Michigan - 6 (five for Tom Brady, one for Desmond Howard)
Alabama - 3 (two for Bart Starr, one for Joe Namath)
Georgia - 3 (one each for Jake Scott, Terrell Davis and Hines Ward)
Notre Dame - 3 (all for Joe Montana)
USC - 3 (one each for Lynn Swann, Marcus Allen and Malcolm Smith)
Texas Tech - 3 (all for Patrick Mahomes)
Posted on 6/10/24 at 4:42 pm to deeprig9
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Hershel would have had UGA tied for 1st if he didn't go to the USFL instead of the NFL.
Guys do what they wanna do. Matt Leinart probably goes #1 if he went into the much weaker 2005 draft. Guy came off a Heisman (and all other relevant awards), perfect season and national title. And San Francisco picking at #1 is not gonna pass on a guy from down the road. Not that it would have been a good pick but it probably would have been the pick.
Posted on 6/10/24 at 6:59 pm to Monsusta
Damn I forgot about Tim Couch
Posted on 6/10/24 at 7:02 pm to skrayper
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Most of the time the #1 pick is a QB; it wasn't until recently that QB was a position where Alabama was producing All-Americans and Heisman winners.
I mean hell what QBs from Bama were even drafted higher than like the fourth round between Kenny Stabler and Tua?
Maybe Brodie Croye might have been a third? Too lazy to look up.
Richard Todd?
This post was edited on 6/10/24 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 6/10/24 at 8:27 pm to Windy City
quote:I remember both of those guys being beasts in college. I think Ki-Jana Carter got injured, which wrecked his pro career.
Penn State had two mega busts in Courtney Brown and Ki-Jana Carter.
Re Courtney Brown, I'm trying to remember what exactly happened. I seem to recall there being a linebacker on the same Penn State team, who had more name recognition (and a far better pro career). But for some reason they wanted the D Lineman instead of him... was he the beneficiary of that linebacker in college?
edit to add= Lavar Arrington
Re Alabama #1 picks- for a good long time, a RB would be the #1, as well as the Heisman, instead of QBs. Bama didn't have great RBs during their runs, instead they were solid teams overall.
This post was edited on 6/10/24 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 6/10/24 at 9:33 pm to Monsusta
They should do most top-5 picks. There a many times the people picking 2,3,4 or 5 would not have taken the guy that went #1.
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