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Which college football conference has the best Top 5 NFL players over the past 50 years.

GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 22, 2022 10:07AM in Sports Talk

Example:

Bull sitter chooses from the SEC

H. Walker
E. Smith
B. Jackson
P. Manning
K. Stabler

as his Top 5 NFL players from the SEC the past 50 years.

You then try to beat him with your own SEC list or a top 5 from another conference.

Past 50 years only.
Best NFL players from a conference.

Let’s see what conference produced the best Top 5 NFL players the past 50 years.

Anyone graduated before 1972 does not qualify.

Comments

  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ronnie Lott
    John Elway
    Tony Gonzalez
    Aaron Rodgers
    Marcus Allen

    Have a nice day
  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    BIG TEN

    Tom Brady
    Drew Brees
    Rod Woodson
    Orlando Pace
    Mike Webster

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hall of Famers by College

    Notre Dame (13)
    Southern California (13)
    Michigan (11)
    Ohio State (10)
    Miami - Florida (9)
    Pittsburgh (9)
    Alabama (8)
    Syracuse (8)
    Minnesota (7)
    Illinois (6)

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    SEC

    RB, Emmitt Smith - Gators/Cowboys
    OL, John Hannah - Bama/Pats
    TE, Ozzie Newsome - Bama/Browns
    C, Dwight Stephenson - Bama/Dolphins
    LB, Derrick Thomas - Bama/Chiefs

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 23, 2022 8:03AM

    Geez!! Big 10.

    Sid Gillman
    Lou Groza
    Dick LeBeau
    Paul Warfield
    Tom Brady
    .......................although Sid Gillman and Dick LeBeau probably made it in as Coaches after their playing days.

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  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,106 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd say the Big ten wins looking at my list :)

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

    Ohio State Buckeyes - National Champions

  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could you define conferences? Current mega conference members or the conferences from 20 - 25 years ago?

    Would it have to be the conference they were in when they played?

    e.g. OJ Simpson played in the PAC-8 but USC will be Big TEN next year.

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