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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: OrangeAfroMan on December 13, 2025, 03:46:32 AM
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No scrolling down!!!!
Here's the game - below is the list of schools with one and only one Heisman winner.
Quote and type as many of the players as you can name.
Post.
THEN go back and scroll through.
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Many of these are a guess
Iowa -Nile Kinnick
Pitt - Tony Dorsett
Baylor - RG3
BYU -?? I think it was the QB IN 1991 but drawing a blank
Cuse - ?? Jim Brown?
BC - Doug Flutie
UCLA - ?? Troy Aikman?
Chicago - Jay Berwanger
Houston- Andre Ware
OK St - Barry Sanders
Louisville -?? Teddy Bridewater or else maybe the guy who is Ravens QB now. Drawing a blank.
Oregon - Mariota
TCU - ?? drawing a blank, the guy the running back trophy is named for. Played in the 40's.
Minn - ??
Ore St - ??
Penn St -?? I think the RB on the 94 team
SMU - ?? Eric Dickerson?
Stanford - John Elway
Princeton - ??
C? - ??
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Memory is a funny thing. What are some that I got wrong?
BYU- Ty Detmer won in 1990 as a junior, and returned as BYU QB in 1991, but did not repeat as Heisman winner.
Cuse - was Ernie Davis, not Jim Brown
Penn St - John Cappiletti in 1973. Funny thing is I now remember the made for TV movie Tears for Joey about his brother who died from cancer
TCU - Davey OBrien. I got him mixed up with Doak Walker. I though Doak Walker went to TCU. Davey OBrien of course has a QB trophy name after himself.
SMU- Doak Walker, not Eric Dickerson. Of course the award for best running back is named after Doak Walker but I did not know he went to SMU
Louisville- Lamar Jackson. Its funny how Jackson won the Heisman and has won MVP in the NFL yet I have the hardest time remembering his name. Yet I can easily remember Teddy Bridgewater's name. Like I said, memory is funny.
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No scrolling down!!!!
Here's the game - below is the list of schools with one and only one Heisman winner.
Quote and type as many of the players as you can name.
Post.
THEN go back and scroll through.
(https://i.imgur.com/gkEHmFZ.jpeg)
RG3
Detmer
Ernie Davis
Flutie
Aikman?
??
Klingler
Chuck Long
Lamar
Mariota
Barry
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Tomlinson
Ki jana Carter?
Dorsett
Dickerson
??
Rogers
Plunkett
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Baylor - RG3
BYU - Detmer
Syracuse - Ernie Davis (gonna be mad if it’s Jim Brown)
BC - Flutie
Houston - Andre Ware
Iowa - Kinnick?
Louisville - Lamar Jackson
Oregon - Mariota
Ok State - Sanders
TCU - Sammy Baugh (WRONG guy)
Penn State - Curtis Ennis? (If not him, it’s another 90s tailback, I think) (Completely WRONG)
Pitt - Tony Dorsett
SC - George Rogers
UCLA - … some 60s QB? (RIGHT time and position)
Chicago - No idea (Never woulda got it)
Minnesota - Bronko Nagurski? (TOO EARLY)
Oregon State - 70s QB? (Right position, wrong decade)
SMU - It’s an old QB they names an award after, but damn if I can remember the name (Has an award, wrong position)
Princeton - No idea (Never woulda got it)
Stanford - I know a mess of people who I think it’s not, and will be pissed if it was recent and I’m forgetting (DAMN, shoulda got it)
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No scrolling down!!!!
Here's the game - below is the list of schools with one and only one Heisman winner.
Quote and type as many of the players as you can name.
Post.
THEN go back and scroll through.
(https://i.imgur.com/gkEHmFZ.jpeg)
Guessing at some of these - in order
RGIII?
Detmer
?
Flutie
Aikman?
Berwanger (1st Heisman)
Ware?
Kinnick
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Sanders?
Puke
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Tomlinson?
Carter?
Dorsett?
Dickerson?
?
?
Plunkett?
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No scrolling down!!!!
Here's the game - below is the list of schools with one and only one Heisman winner.
Quote and type as many of the players as you can name.
Post.
THEN go back and scroll through.
(https://i.imgur.com/gkEHmFZ.jpeg)
BYU Ty Detmer
BC Doug Flutie?
OSU2 Barry Sandars
Oregon Marcus Mariotta
Stanford John Elway?
Syracuse Jim Brown? Donovan McNabb?
I dunno.
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We didn't come to "Play Skool" and I need more coffee
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Baylor RG3
BYU Ty Detmer
Syracuse. Either Jim Brown or Ernie Davis? As I recall, Ernie died right after the season.
BC Flutie
UCLA no idea. Aikman best guess.
Cincinnati no idea.
UH Ward?. I don’t know why I can’t remember his name, he does TV broadcasts and he won in 1991.
Iowa Got nothing. I assume it was a long time ago.
Louisville QB for Ravens. Lamar ….?
Oregon Got nothing.
oSU Barry Sanders
Minnesota ancient history. No idea
Oregon State no idea
TCU Davey O’Brien
Penn St no idea.
SMU no idea. Maybe Dickerson
Pittsburgh RB, early 80’s.
South Carolina no idea
Stanford no idea. Trying to remember, maybe one of the QB’s in the nfl like Steve Young? I just remembered John Elway.
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I didn’t realize we had Chicago and Princeton in there. No idea.
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This is really fun so far. Thanks, guys.
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I think it's fun that many of us have TCU and SMU linked in our minds, know their winners were way back (if not Dickerson), but kind of mix them up. We know Doak Walker because of the award, but which of the pair of schools he was with is tricky. Plus the 'other guy' has a prominent trophy, too, makes it hard.
Troy Aikman getting a lot of love in place of someone else.
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Baylor - RG3
BYU - Detmer
Syracuse - Ernie Davis (gonna be mad if it’s Jim Brown)
BC - Flutie
Houston - Andre Ware
Iowa - Kinnick?
Louisville - Lamar Jackson
Oregon - Mariota
Ok State - Sanders
TCU - Sammy Baugh (WRONG guy)
Penn State - Curtis Ennis? (If not him, it’s another 90s tailback, I think) (Completely WRONG)
Pitt - Tony Dorsett
SC - George Rogers
UCLA - … some 60s QB? (RIGHT time and position)
Chicago - No idea (Never woulda got it)
Minnesota - Bronko Nagurski? (TOO EARLY)
Oregon State - 70s QB? (Right position, wrong decade)
SMU - It’s an old QB they names an award after, but damn if I can remember the name (Has an award, wrong position)
Princeton - No idea (Never woulda got it)
Stanford - I know a mess of people who I think it’s not, and will be pissed if it was recent and I’m forgetting (DAMN, shoulda got it)
You did really well!
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The Oregon State winner was the first winner west of the Mississippi, later led the basketball team to the Final 4 that spring, and then led the last college all-star football team that beat the NFL champion, when they did such things. And yes, he was the #1 pick in the NFL draft.
Dude was a baller.
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The Oregon State winner was the first winner west of the Mississippi, later led the basketball team to the Final 4 that spring, and then led the last college all-star football team that beat the NFL champion, when they did such things. And yes, he was the #1 pick in the NFL draft.
Dude was a baller.
First winner west of the Mississippi??? Do you mean west of the Rockies?
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Ah, west of Texas is the phrase. Oops. Kinnick and all that.
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Aflac Trivia Question: How many teams in CFB have a nickname that doesn't end with an "S". No cheating.
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Ehh, that's A LOT of teams to go through.
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Hoosier Hypesman winner?!?!?
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Yes you can add Indiana's Fernando Mendoza to the list of Heisman winners. I am just going to assume that's Indiana's first and only Heisman winner.
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Ehh, that's A LOT of teams to go through.
I don’t know the answer but I'll guess.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Navy Midshipmen
Stanford Cardinal
Syracruse Orange
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NC State and Nevada Wolf Packs (one Wolfpack and one Wolf Pack)...is Arkansas State a Wolfpack?
idk if Tulsa is the Golden Hurricane or with an S
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NC State and Nevada Wolf Packs (one Wolfpack and one Wolf Pack)...is Arkansas State a Wolfpack?
idk if Tulsa is the Golden Hurricane or with an S
Good one.
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A lot of color ones like the already mentioned Stanford Cardinal.
Tulane Green Wave
Alabama Crimson Tide
Harvard Crimson
Cornell Big Red
Dartmouth Big Green
North Texas Mean Green
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North Texas is actually the Eagles.
(https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/33/782/full/north_texas_mean_green_logo_primary_dark_1995_sportslogosnet-1411.png)
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Okay, back to the game!!
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North Texas is actually the Eagles.
(https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/33/782/full/north_texas_mean_green_logo_primary_dark_1995_sportslogosnet-1411.png)
They're actually not:
https://meangreensports.com/documents/2025/8/19/UNT_Athletics_Branding_Guide_2025.pdf
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https://youtu.be/Y6Dec5NkcCI
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Okay, back to the game!!
GAMES!
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Mean Green is just kinda dumb. Lifeless. Mean Green what? Giants? Mean Green Giants! Mean Green Hulk!
Lot of corny nicknames out there, Hokies, Green Wave, Game cocks.
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Mean Green is awesome
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North Texas has a great music program. I know several kids there right now majoring in music. They're friends of my daughter, who were in high school marching band with her.
Some famous musical alumni/attendees of North Texas include Roy Orbison, Don Henley, Meat Loaf, and Norah Jones.
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Big Green and Big Red are good names.
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Big Green Egg!
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real sugar!!!
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I almost went to Cornell for a free MS in Engineering but decided I should just work.
Good decision.
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North Texas has a great music program. I know several kids there right now majoring in music. They're friends of my daughter, who were in high school marching band with her.
Some famous musical alumni/attendees of North Texas include Roy Orbison, Don Henley, Meat Loaf, and Norah Jones.
I have been to Denton exactly once in my life. It was at the end of Yom Kippur and I decided to break my fast by going to a well regarded local barbecue restaurant. The menu item I selected was basically every meat they had piled on top of some Texas toast and it was exactly as good as that sounds.
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Mean Green is just kinda dumb. Lifeless. Mean Green what? Giants? Mean Green Giants! Mean Green Hulk!
Lot of corny nicknames out there, Hokies, Green Wave, Game cocks.
Loosely tied to Mean Joe Greene who played there, The Texas St. Eagles at the time.
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Loosely tied to Mean Joe Greene who played there, The Texas St. Eagles at the time.
You’re shitting me right? They named their football program for one player who was famous for a few years 40-50 years ago? That’s funny.
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So gross
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You’re shitting me right? They named their football program for one player who was famous for a few years 40-50 years ago? That’s funny.
What.
Winslow, AZ is still pinning their economy on being mentioned in an Eagles song 50 years ago, lol.
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use what cha got
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What else would be their claim to fame? That Sundevilfroggy lived there?
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They have 1 really good hardware store. Way better than a town of that size should have.
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BYU: Ty Dettmer?
Syracuse: Jim Brown (hopefully)
Boston College: Doug Flutie?
UCLA: pretty sure one of their 90s QBs.
Oregon: Mariotta?
Pitt: Tony Dorsett
PSU: Biakabatuka?
SMU: Eric Dickerson?
Stanford: Jim Plunkett
Mad that I missed RGIII and Barry Sanders. Annoyed that I missed Kinnick.
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Nagurski for Minnie?
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No scrolling down!!!!
Here's the game - below is the list of schools with one and only one Heisman winner.
Quote and type as many of the players as you can name.
Post.
THEN go back and scroll through.
(https://i.imgur.com/gkEHmFZ.jpeg)
MN was Bruce Smith
Smith won the 1941 Heisman Trophy two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor).[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Smith_(halfback)#cite_note-:0-1) At the time, he was the first and only Minnesota player to receive the award.[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Smith_(halfback)#cite_note-:2-3)
During World War II (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II), he served as a United States Navy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy) fighter pilot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_pilot). After the war, he played in the National Football League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League) (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers) (1945–1948) and the Los Angeles Rams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams) (1948).[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Smith_(halfback)#cite_note-:1-2)
The movie Smith of Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_of_Minnesota)[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Smith_(halfback)#cite_note-4) was released in 1942.
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PSU: Biakabatuka?
Mad that I missed RGIII and Barry Sanders. Annoyed that I missed Kinnick.
This is why you should be mad. Wrong school. UM