George Amundson has been mentioned a few times, don't forget that as a junior he was the starting RB. The starting QB was another good one - Dean Carlson.
I think we're all underselling Marv Seiler.Best back up? Clearly Tiller /thread
The legend I'd heard was that he could throw it the length of the Towers hallway without hitting the ceiling. The other legend (and probably more truthful) was that you never wanted to meet the guy.legend had it at the time that Alex Espinoza could throw the ball from end zone to end zone.
Seneca is the best QB to ever wear cardinal and gold. Purdy will go down statistically as the best ever.
1. Seneca
2. Purdy
3. Amundsen
4. Sage
Not sure why this warrants a dumb rating (my first though, which I feel honored). He was the starting qb for my time at ISU and lead the team to their first bowl game in forever. Figured he deserved some love.
legend had it at the time that Alex Espinoza could throw the ball from end zone to end zone.
That was actually the person I thought was better suited for OP's "Brock Purdy brain in <someone else's> body" analogy. JP has some demons in his head, but dude has a rocket for an arm.How high on the list is Jacob Park?
Zeb Noland could throw it over 70 yards.
You're supposed to go home because you're ruining everybody's lives and eating all of our steak.I can throw a football over them mountains.
I'm not sure it's Brock. I mean, his best season is 8 wins. Same with Seneca, comparing to Sage.
I agree that peak Seneca in these modern RPO teams would be bananas.
I also agree that Brock might be considered the best by the time that he leaves.
Is this really a fair comparison, though? In that 9-win season Sage didn't beat a single ranked team, and was steamrolled by the two ranked teams they actually played (1 Nebraska 49-27; @15 K-State 56-10).
Seneca Wallace never even won 8 games, so he's not even in this conversation.
Meanwhile, Purdy has a 3-6 record against ranked teams, including a top 10 win against 6 WVU, and 3 of those losses possibly being wins if things play out slightly differently (WSU last year, Iowa and Oklahoma - and perhaps even OSU this year).
The bottom line is you really don't want to get into a win-measuring contest with these QBs. Purdy has played significantly more difficult schedules than either Rosenfels or Wallace, and has had significantly greater success against those schedules than either of the other two as well.
This is troof.I'm not sure it's Brock. I mean, his best season is 8 wins. Same with Seneca, comparing to Sage.
I agree that peak Seneca in these modern RPO teams would be bananas.
I also agree that Brock might be considered the best by the time that he leaves.
Is this really a fair comparison, though? In that 9-win season Sage didn't beat a single ranked team, and was steamrolled by the two ranked teams they actually played (1 Nebraska 49-27; @15 K-State 56-10).
Seneca Wallace never even won 8 games, so he's not even in this conversation.
Meanwhile, Purdy has a 3-6 record against ranked teams, including a top 10 win against 6 WVU, and 3 of those losses possibly being wins if things play out slightly differently (WSU last year, Iowa and Oklahoma - and perhaps even OSU this year).
The bottom line is you really don't want to get into a win-measuring contest with these QBs. Purdy has played significantly more difficult schedules than either Rosenfels or Wallace, and has had significantly greater success against those schedules than either of the other two as well.
Isn't that FSU and OU year? The OU game alone, yikes.Agree with all except the Wallace difficult schedule part. 2002 was the most difficult schedule in the nation. I don't excuse them for losing to UConn, but they did find 2 wins over an 11 win and 9 win team
Isn't that FSU and OU year? The OU game alone, yikes.