re: Rank the BCS national championship winning quarterbacks

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Give me Leinart over all them

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That vacated arse kicking still stings I see.

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Not really.

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How many times have you posted that today?

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When i run across him

My thoughts.

1) You're not a very good poster.

2) Leinart might be good enough to hold Newton's jock.

3) You made a thread that basically put McElroy at the bottom. Shocking.

To be honest VY, Tebow, and Newton are a step above everyone by far. Leinart is the next in line but he was surrounded by so much talent he didn't get exposed until the NFL. Amazing talent vs Pac 10 defenses will blow your stats up.

After those 4 the other guys basically tie for 5th. Weinke was 78 years old when he graduated. Heupel, Dorsey, Mauck, Leak, Flynn, McElroy, and Krenzel are all about the same.

Tee Martin I tend to put at 5 because he was good enough to get paid by boosters and he did something Peyton couldn't.

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Tennessee should have been more committed to running the ball and actually been more conservative with Peyton Manning as their QB. They were ranked 42nd in rushing in 1994, ran for less than 130 yards per game in 1996 and were ranked 52nd in rushing in 1997. When they won the national championship in 1998, Tennessee's rushing offense was ranked 17th in the country. In a perverted sort of way, Peyton Manning might have HURT Tennessee. To beat a team like Florida, you need to grind away at the clock and keep the Gators powerful offense off the field. Instead, Tennessee threw the ball a lot more than they should have. They were overly reliant on Manning. And they lost every time. Tee Martin forced the UT coaches to adjust and find ways to protect their first year QB. And in the end, it won them a national championship.

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I cant believe im saying this but i actually agree with you Bench. That basically is exactly what was goin on at the time. Its just even more shocking to me that Fulmer's staff adjusted to protect him instead of doing what they normally did which was waste amazing talent.

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He had comparable talent to McElroy and put up much better numbers. USC averaged 41.1 PPG in 2003, 38.1 PPG in 2004 and 49.1 PPG in 2005. Oh and against SEC competition, USC put up 93 points in two games and Leinart was 35-54 for 573 yards with 5 TDs and 0 INTs.

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That is why I put him at 4th on the list. There is no way he is above Newton.

I really don't think Leinart is that good though. He had over 100 more attempts per year than McElroy and played versus Pac 10 defenses. He had similar offenses talent and played in a more pass happy offense against crappy defenses.

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He had over 100 more attempts per year than McElroy and played versus Pac 10 defenses. He had similar offenses talent and played in a more pass happy offense against crappy defenses.

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Fine. Matt Leinart played five games against OOC teams that finished in the AP top 10. His numbers in those games: 106-170, 1597 yards, 12 TDS, 3 INT. Leinart had a 300 yard game in four of those games. The only time he didn't have a 300 yard game was against Oklahoma when USC had that huge lead. He would have cleared that barrier with ease but USC didn't even attempt a pass in the fourth quarter. Another Matt Leinart fact. In those five games against top 10 OOC opponents, he averaged at least 9 yards per pass attempt in every one of those games. Leinart didn't have any problems stepping up his game against teams with top talent.

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Oh and against SEC competition, USC put up 93 points in two games and Leinart was 35-54 for 573 yards with 5 TDs and 0 INTs.

But, but, but....

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Those stats are a bit misleading... I could paraphrase those stats by saying Arkansas gave up 70 and they aren't a real SEC team.

Newton made his school his bitch twice, I'd be upset too