Yea, that game was the men vs the boys. 52-3 or something like that.
The Top 5 players ever at The Jack
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Yea, that game was the men vs the boys. 52-3 or something like that.
True story and I never get sick of telling it. I have been lucky enough to have sideline passes my whole life. I was on the OU side when I was approached by Holloway, Bosworth and another sooner. Bosworth reached in his hip and pulled out money. Gave me a 20 dollar bill and ask me to go buy some hotdogs for him and the boys. Told me I could keep the change and gave me his arm pad. So I went and bought the hot dogs that day. I was 10 or 11 years old. Switzer ended up apologizing for his team eating hot dogs on the sidelines. I was so happy that something I did made the new conference. Still have that Bozworth arm pad at my moms house somewhere.
Ndamukong Suh might have been the most impressive college player I've ever seen. The ISU game his senior year in Lincoln they called his name just about every play on the field (Cyclones won though).
I'll go a little off the mainline just to name some more people than the regulars everyone else keeps bringing up.
Julian Edelman played QB (!!!) for Kent State twice at ISU. They won here in 2007.
Jason White OU QB 2003. 384 yards, 5 TDs, no INTs.
Brandon Weeden in the OSU upset game. He still had 42 completions (72%) for 476 yards!
Darren Sproles KSU 2003. 21 touches, 216 yards, 3TDs.
Tyler Sash Iowa 2009. 10 tackles, 3 INTs, 1 Forced Fumble.
Seneca vs Missouri 2002. 425 passing, 68 rushing.
Julian Edelman played QB (!!!) for Kent State twice at ISU. They won here in 2007.
Jason White OU QB 2003. 384 yards, 5 TDs, no INTs.
Brandon Weeden in the OSU upset game. He still had 42 completions (72%) for 476 yards!
Darren Sproles KSU 2003. 21 touches, 216 yards, 3TDs.
Tyler Sash Iowa 2009. 10 tackles, 3 INTs, 1 Forced Fumble.
Seneca vs Missouri 2002. 425 passing, 68 rushing.
You bought the hot dogs and got money from Boz to do that? Awesome!
100% gotta be Utah receiver/kick returner Shaky Smithson
How good was Barry Sanders. Barry Switzer told his coaches that they better hope that Thurman Thomas does not get injured because the back up is way better. You know the Thurman Thomas who as 1st team all American and a future Hall Of Famer.
We didn't know it at the time, but the QB from NDSU turned out to be pretty good.
Rashaan Salaam and Adrian Petersen were good.
edit: I guess Petersen never played in Ames from reading up thread.
edit: I guess Petersen never played in Ames from reading up thread.
This list starts and stops with Bo Williams
Saw the guy single handedly block kicks by bull rushing the center. Man amongst boys.
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Saw Chase Daniel play in 2008. He's held a clip board in the NFL but was a heck of a college player.
Basically played backyard ball.
Basically played backyard ball.
Another one that came to mind was Eric Bienemy from Colorado. My dad says Johnny Rodgers from Nebraska is on of the best he has ever seen. Michael Crabtree was special for Tech.
Being a d-back, he didn't stand out as much as others mentioned (helluva list by the way) but Terence Newman was a freaking stud.
One of the best college players I ever saw at the Jack, besides Troy, was OU's Joe Washington.
The Selmon boys weren't too bad either.
The Selmon boys weren't too bad either.
No other way to describe that one. I was about 10 rows up behind the UT sideline. They just looked sooooo much bigger, better and faster than us. They held themselves to 52, and I'm not sure how we scored 3. Total mismatch.
The game where Seneca had the run I swear Wes Welker caught a pass every other play for Tech. He turned out to be decent.
I think this guy kept Thomas Greenwald practice funded for a year with broken ankles...
I lost my voice yelling "Do not kick to him". I think we kicked it so he could catch it on the run.
