re: Top 5 Best College Football Players You Have Seen

Posted by Wild Thang

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 6:59 pm to mikelowery1911

I was born in '81, so around '88 or so is who I remember seeing live.

1) Cam Newton
2) Reggie Bush
3) Champ Bailey
4) Manziel
5) Peyton Manning

HM: Tebow, Kevin Faulk, Josh Reed, Eric Berry, Honey Badger

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 7:11 pm to COTiger

quote:
I thought about Earl over OJ

Campbell was amazing. I still get "wowed" watching his highlight film.

Posted by COTiger

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 7:16 pm to RogerTheShrubber

Probably the greatest, straight ahead power runner. I wonder how many defender concussions he was responsible for?

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Posted by BowlJackson

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 7:27 pm to mikelowery1911

1. Cam Newton
2. Reggie Bush
3. Tim Tebow
4. Larry Fitzgerald
5. Ndamukong Suh/ Terrell Suggs

Adrian Peterson would have made the list if not for the injuries.

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Posted by 632627

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 11:43 pm to BowlJackson

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4. Larry Fitzgerald

i can't remember who was better in college, fitzgerald or calvin johnson. iirc fitzgerald had better numbers as megatron was limited by his qb. those are the 2 best receivers i've seen.

Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 11/28/13 at 11:55 pm to BowlJackson

Adrian Peterson is not in the the top 3 RB in his schools history.

Simms
Washington
Dupree
Gaddis if not blown knee was called 2nd best behind Dupree by Switzer.

This post was edited on 11/29/13 at 12:02 am

Posted by beatbammer

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 12:00 am to mikelowery1911

1. Bo Jackson
2. Cam Newton
3. Herschel Walker
4. Johnny Manziel
5. Mike Rozier, Doug Flutie, Reggie Bush, Peyton Manning, Patrick Peterson, Tracy Rocker

Posted by geauxskeet

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 12:57 am to mikelowery1911

1. Herschel Walker
2. Tommy Casanova (best all around player i ever saw)
3. Dave Remington
4. John Hannah
5. Mike Singletary

Posted by The Future

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 3:30 am to mikelowery1911

Cam newton
Reggie bush
VY
Patrick Peterson
Tebow

Posted by LosLobos111

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 7:49 am to mikelowery1911

1. $cam

2. PP7

3. Tebow

4. Suh

5. Fitzgerald

HM: DMC/RG3/Murray/Laron Landry/Harvin/TM7

This post was edited on 11/29/13 at 7:55 am

Posted by JinFL

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 7:58 am to LosLobos111

Cam
Barry Sanders (88' when I started watching CFB)
V Young
Frazier
Tebow

and Air McNair/Charles Woodson,

Posted by rsylve

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:22 am to mikelowery1911

Cam Newton
Reggie Bush
Manziel
Tebow
Troy Edwards

Posted by Byron Bojangles III

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:25 am to mikelowery1911

Vince Young
Reggie Bush
Cam Newton
Tim Tebow
Honey Badger

Posted by ehidal1

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:28 am to mikelowery1911

Bo Jackson
Cam Newton
Mike Vick
Hershel Walker
Deion Sanders
Barry Sanders

This post was edited on 11/29/13 at 9:29 am

Posted by COTiger

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:33 am to ehidal1

You might want to use that edit button again.

Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:42 am to COTiger

Live?

Vince Young
Terrelle Pryor
Antoine Winfield (unbelievable at coverage and run support for his size in college)
Orlando Pace
struggling for a fifth to compare to the above but Braxton Miller is getting there

Note: These are all players I've seen in person