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OrangeAfroMan

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#1 Guy at each program
« on: May 12, 2020, 09:06:04 PM »
Instead of the "Mt Rushmore" idea of including the top few figures from each program, who is the top-dog, #1 guy?  The tough ones have an all-time best player and a legendary HC.  I don't know as well as you all would, but here's some ideas:
Iowa - Kinnick or Fry?
Minny - ?
Wisconsin - Barry Alvarez or Dayne...Ameche?
Illinois - ?
N'Western - has to be Fitzgerald, right?  Player and HC, like Spurrier.
Purdue - Brees....Greise?  Tiller?
Indiana - Lee Corso!  j/k, I have no idea
Michigan - Yost?  Fitz?  Harmon?  Woodson?  Bo?  I'd go with Schembechler.
MSU - Duffy?  Bubba Smith?  
OSU - Archie...George....Pace....Woody?
Penn St - JoePa
Rutgers - Schiano?  
Maryland - E.J. Henderson?  Randy White?  Friedgen?  
Nebraska - Dr. Tom
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2020, 09:22:15 PM »
Not B1G, but at Texas it's Darrell K Royal

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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2020, 09:22:22 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 12, 2020, 09:06:04 PM
Instead of the "Mt Rushmore" idea of including the top few figures from each program, who is the top-dog, #1 guy?  The tough ones have an all-time best player and a legendary HC.  I don't know as well as you all would, but here's some ideas:
Iowa - Kinnick or Fry?
Minny - ?
Wisconsin - Barry Alvarez or Dayne...Ameche?
Illinois - ?
N'Western - has to be Fitzgerald, right?  Player and HC, like Spurrier.
Purdue - Brees....Greise?  Tiller?
Indiana - Lee Corso!  j/k, I have no idea
Michigan - Yost?  Fitz?  Harmon?  Woodson?  Bo?  I'd go with Schembechler.
MSU - Duffy?  Bubba Smith? 
OSU - Archie...George....Pace....Woody?
Penn St - JoePa
Rutgers - Schiano? 
Maryland - E.J. Henderson?  Randy White?  Friedgen? 
Nebraska - Dr. Tom
Alternate Penn State guys would be:

Matt Millen
Todd Blackledge
Jack Ham
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2020, 09:28:10 PM »
Nebraska - Bob Devaney

tough call
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2020, 11:40:23 PM »
For WVU it’s Nehlen.  For Indiana I’d offer up Anthony Thompson or Randle-El.

Illinois has to Butkus or Red Grange.  Minnesota I have no idea. My off the top of my head player I remember is Laurence Maroney. Who was the other back on that team?  I’m sure they have a ton of College HOF but I don’t know them.  Maybe in a few years it will be PJ or Winfield Jr.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2020, 12:01:44 AM »
The SEC has 2 layups:
Alabama - Bear Bryant
Arkansas - Frank Broyles

What do you guys think about Florida and Georgia?
Florida - Spurrier or Tebow?
Georgia - Dooley or Herschel?

To me, it's easily Spurrier and Herschel, but I'm curious if there's a consensus either way.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2020, 12:03:17 AM »
If you are holding me to literally one guy for me it’s Spurrier and Herschel.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2020, 12:04:32 AM »
And honestly it might be Spurrier at Duke too.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2020, 12:07:41 AM »
Nah, that’s a slap to Cutcliffe I guess 
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2020, 12:30:14 AM »
Duke was nationally relevant when Wallace Wade was their coach, which he left Alabama for despite being very successful there.... The coach after him William Murray had some success, and weirdly enough, his wikipedia photo makes him look very similar to Bill Murray the actor.

Yost definitely started Michigan's dominance. Crisler and Schembechler were quite successful, too, of course.... Player-wise, I still think Tom Harmon would probably be considered the most famous for his athletic accomplishments (Gerald Ford obviously became president).
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2020, 12:33:01 AM »
Archie or Woody.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2020, 12:43:21 AM »
I'd go with Dr. Tom.    Native, and 30+yrs.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2020, 01:00:43 AM »
For Oklahoma, that great Golden Gopher, Bud Wilkinson.
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Re: #1 Guy at each program
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2020, 01:30:24 AM »
for me I'll always lean more towards the player than coach.

Michigan - Anthony Carter or Charles Woodson imo.

Anthony Carter was the first superstar WR in college football that I can remember. His #'s in an era where teams rarely threw the ball were insane. He averaged 20 YPC and scored the ball on returns as well as at WR. He probably should've won the Heisman as a sophomore. He might've wound up in the NFL HOF had he not spurned the NFL for the USFL and wasted 3 years of his prime athletic career. The Dolphins drafted him just on a flier to get his rights. Had they not traded him to Minnesota before he ever played an NFL down he'd have spent the majority of his career with: Dan Marino.
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