Who is the greatest college QB ever?

[Eric15]

This article makes the argument that if Oregon wins, you could make a very strong case that Mariota is the greatest of all-time.

http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/82814/mariota-can-make-case-for-greatest-of-all-time

I personally would put Tebow #1 right now, with Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel close behind. Cecil Howard probably somewhere in the mix, as well.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Danny Wuerffel could absolutely sling it. It has to be either him or Nunes

 

[Crusty]

Jerry Rhome

 

[dasher]

Jerry Rhome

roger staubach

 

[dasher]

This article makes the argument that if Oregon wins, you could make a very strong case that Mariota is the greatest of all-time.

http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/82814/mariota-can-make-case-for-greatest-of-all-time

I personally would put Tebow #1 right now, with Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel close behind. Cecil Howard probably somewhere in the mix, as well.

when did you start watching college football?

 

[RMH44]

Flutey

 

[Crusty]

roger staubach

Did you know he is worth about $600 million?

 

[Shark58]

Did you know he is worth about $600 million?

I have his business card

 

[ImperialOrange]

when did you start watching college football?

To be fair, passing has only been a big thing in football for ~25 years. Before that it was all about the RB's.

 

[Shark58]

...and I'll take Tommy Frazier or Matt Leinart for $100 Alex

 

[Eric15]

when did you start watching college football?

1920s. I had an ND Four Horsemen poster on my bedroom wall as a kid.

 

[cuse309]

Tebo...or Perry Patterson

 

[Chip]

Vince Young's performance in the Rose Bowl against USC might be the most impressive display on the biggest stage that I have ever seen. And technically, it's his Heisman for 2005 since Reggie Bush couldn't hold onto it.

Young just doesn't have the longevity. One incredible season.

 

[Crusty]

Vince Young's performance in the Rose Bowl against USC might be the most impressive display on the biggest stage that I have ever seen. And technically, it's his Heisman for 2005 since Reggie Bush couldn't hold onto it.

Young just doesn't have the longevity. One incredible season.

Turns out he was lazy and not a genius.

 

[OburgOrange]

I have his business card

Do you have his autograph?

 

[Millhouse]

Manziel

 

[Eric15]

To be fair, passing has only been a big thing in football for ~25 years. Before that it was all about the RB's.

Exactly - if we were making a list of the greatest RBs ever, it would be lopsided towards the 1950s-1980s.

 

[Opus]

Sonny Sixkiller. Oh wait you asked the best QB, not the best QB name. I'll go down the coast and say Jim Plunkett. I agree it is hard to compare different era's.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Troy Nunes.

 

[ImperialOrange]

How about Case Keenum who's 19,217 career passing yards are 2100+ over the next closest? That's ~11 miles worth of passing yards.

 

[Shark58]

Do you have his autograph?

I don't do autographs. I met RS at a golf outing for his company a few years ago. I was using one of his local brokers for a real estate deal.

His card is in with my "sports collection" along with Dan Reeves (NYG HC), Ernie Accorsi (NYG GM), Gary Bettman and Bernie Fine.

 

[OburgOrange]

Troy Nunes.

Well, he was a magician!

 

[DoubleDee]

I am a bigger fan than I am an expert, but I'd probably go Tebow, and maybe have Dorsey in the discussion?

 

[CIL]

With so many different eras, etc, it's really tough to choose. In my lifetime, I'd say that Detmer, Manning, Frazier, and Vick (gulp) are up there. Those guys were really good.

I know Millhouse brought up Johnny Football. Loved him as a college guy guy. He was really exciting and put up some nice numbers, but in retrospect, that team was loaded. 4 starting OL will be first round picks and Evans was a beast. I wonder what he would have done at say, Illinois. I think the four above would have been great anywhere, not sure about Manziel.

 

[BORZAK]

Jim McMahon