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Originally Posted by Dryden
I disagree. Orlando Pace finished fourth in the Heisman voting as a Junior in 1996, receiving 87 1st-place votes and appearing as a Top 3 pick on over a third of all the ballots submitted that year. He won the Outland Trophy, and is the only player to win the Lombardi twice. He was so dominant, a new stat (the pancake) was invented because of him. He blocked for Eddie George and Pepe Pearson in some of the greatest games in OSU history: '95 against Notre Dame - George rushed for 207, '95 against Illinois - George rushed for 314, '96 against Notre Dame - Pearson rushed for 173.
Pace was the #1 overall pick in the '97 draft, as a junior! ... went to seven consecutive Pro Bowls, has a Super Bowl ring ...
It isn't difficult to quantify at all. Pace was one of maybe four or five of the most dominant college players at any position in history. It's foolish to even attempt to compare 17 and 18 year old high school players to Pace. |
And... to think, I was worried when Korey Stringer left... for about a nanosecond...
Speaking of Korey Stringer, if any of these guys are as good as him... we'll be doing just fine...
Ironically, Dryden, I think CB40 is right... its pretty hard to quantify... (though you left out Big Ten Offensive player of the year in '96
) the guy was just unbelievable.