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Why is Jim Brown the "greatest college player of all time"
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:05 am
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:05 am
I'm way too young to ever see him play but if you look at his stats, it's comical. He had 2,091 yards in his career whereas Barry Sanders had 2,628 in 11 games. I know it was a different era and everything but the guy was 5th in the Heisman voting... was he even the best in his own era?
Somebody fill me in.
Somebody fill me in.
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Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:06 am to tmjones2
Tebow getting left out is comical
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:06 am to Hailstate15
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Tebow getting left out is comical
Tebow being ranked in the 70s is even more comical.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:07 am to Breadstick Gun
No one can name 70 players that have been better. That is a load of shite.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:09 am to tmjones2
That list was trash, you’re telling me there’s nobody who’s played in the past 30 years who belongs in the top 11? Gtfoh
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:10 am to tmjones2
Should hav e put Joe in there last night at halftime.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:10 am to tmjones2
Wasn’t Ernie Davis actually better than Brown at Syracuse right after him? Brown’s pro career had some sway in that vote I think
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:11 am to tmjones2
Looking at the top 10, and I mean no disrespect, you had to 60 years or older, walk with a cane, or be over 300 lbs.
No players from the 90's, really. It's like great football players quit playing in the 80's and beyond.
No players from the 90's, really. It's like great football players quit playing in the 80's and beyond.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:12 am to BamaMamaof2
Usually those type of lists have too much of a recency bias. This one had the opposite problem.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:12 am to tmjones2
Brown was a man among boys. He was like Bo Jackson playing against a middle school team every time he stepped on the field.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:13 am to tmjones2
Jim Brown is still ranked as one of the best Lacrosse players of all time.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:14 am to Hailstate15
They have a huge bias on players with successful NFL careers. Primary example: Emmitt Smith is ahead of Tebow.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:17 am to Frac the world
They were just honoring the old men before they die. Calm down
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:17 am to tmjones2
You think the Heisman is a popularity contest now - the guy who won it in Brown’s SR season threw for fewer yards in the entire 10-game season than Burrow did in the CFP alone. And he threw fewer TD passes all year than Burrow did in the first 10 minutes of the OU game. Plus he had 13 INTs. And he played for a team that finished 2-8.
Why did he win? Because that 2-8 team was Notre Dame.
Why did he win? Because that 2-8 team was Notre Dame.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:19 am to tmjones2
Brown didn't get significant playing time until his senior year in spite of being the best all around athlete in all of college. He was the Jackie Robinson of CFB.
His finishing 5th in the Heisman his senior year was a joke, as he was clearly better than all of those ahead of him.
His superior NFL career when significantly less hindered for playing time and touches due to the color of his skin (led the NFL in rushing 8 of 9 seasons and led fricking Cleveland to a championship) speak to what could have been.
Best all time... dunno. Generational issues complicate that argument, but, an All Era Great, absolutely
His finishing 5th in the Heisman his senior year was a joke, as he was clearly better than all of those ahead of him.
His superior NFL career when significantly less hindered for playing time and touches due to the color of his skin (led the NFL in rushing 8 of 9 seasons and led fricking Cleveland to a championship) speak to what could have been.
Best all time... dunno. Generational issues complicate that argument, but, an All Era Great, absolutely
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:19 am to FearlessFreep
Danny Weurffell wasn't ranked in the Top 150.
He won 4 SEC Championships, 1 Heisman, 1 NC, and played in another.
He won 4 SEC Championships, 1 Heisman, 1 NC, and played in another.
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:21 am to joshnorris14
Weurffell > Tebow
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:21 am to tmjones2
all american in multiple sports , lacrosse player who is in that hall of fame as well ,38 a game in basketball,6 plus yards a carry..ran into 11 man boxes...didnt win heisman because he was hated for his problack stance...was nfl all time leading rusher at one point,teams kicker also
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:22 am to joshnorris14
When I heard ESPN would reveal the top 25 yesterday, I assumed Tebow/Walker would both either be 1 or 2. I went and looked at the list before the game and saw Tebow listed at 76.
I don't understand how that's justifiable. He finished top 3 in Heisman voting 3 times
I don't understand how that's justifiable. He finished top 3 in Heisman voting 3 times
Posted on 1/14/20 at 8:23 am to imhim1977
Okay
That doesn’t make him the greatest college player of all time
That doesn’t make him the greatest college player of all time
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