re: For people who actually saw and remember both. Badger or Casanova?

Casanova was in a fraternity? Which one?

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Two differnet eras, can't compare....

I watched them both, both were great.

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+1

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If I had to pick one I'd pick Tyrann. GOAT.

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You couldn’t line Mathieu up behind the LOS and lead a team in rushing. He was too small.
Different positions as you said. Casanova was more like Troy Polamalu he could cover every receiver and tackle every player on offense. On offense, he was fantastic as well as a KR. The difference is size and quickness. Tommy had size. Mathieu had quickness off the charts.
2 different players and like I said before, Mathieu didn’t play in enough games to be tGOAT.

Have never put them in the same sentence .. both great, different era, different styles of play

I would wonder which had the better supporting cast!

They were different. Cass was bigger,about 6'1 or 2 and about 210. That was big for the early 70s.

I would have to go with the honey badger in a close win

I was a pre-teen whenCassanova played. Saw a couple games in-person and a couple on TV. Saw all of Mathieu’s games either live or on TV. And different eras, so I think you need to grade on a curve, so to speak.
Cassnove split time at CB and TB as a Soph. Great on both sides of the ball. Took away the opponent’s best WR and produced significant yardage on offense. Moved to FS and concentrated on defense and punt returns after that. Great player. Physical defender.
Matthieu was similar in his play at FS and punt returner. But he had such an instinctive nose for the ball. In addition to his electric, game changing punt returns, he came up with so many game-changing take-aways. That sets him apart. I’m so sorry that his LSU career was cut short by his apparent weed habit.
Kudos to him for turning it around, and with a nod to Patrick Peterson’s guidance, I’m really looking forward to this season with the Saints.
I give Honey Badger a slight edge over Casanova because of the take-aways.
PS- I have a friend of a friend whose wife was an LSU coed in the 1969-72 era. She had a couple dates with Bert Jones, but after I pressed her a little, she admitted that she really wanted to go out with Cassanova.

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drizztiger

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His highlights never cease to make me smile. What a football player.

Both were uniquely outstanding players. in their own right. Casanova had a skill set of size, speed, and intelligence off the charts. Matthieu was the best at anticipating and making a play before it developed. Drugs and bad decisions resulted in his dismissal from team and cost him from winning a Heisman Trophy. Casanova and Matthieu were always making a play when they needed to.

Casanova was by far the better DB. Honey Badger was the best football player. Mathieu is best remembered for wreaking havoc on a blitz or for his punt returns.