Which school produces the most top talent?
I thought maybe Michigan would May a couple more positions (maybe DL and DB). When you realize what the end of Carr, coupled with Dick Rod and Hoke things make sense
I saw this and as I scrolled through each section the same thought kept popping into my head.."Michigan would have been top 3 on this list when I was growing up".
Yes, I'm old. Feel free to play on my lawn, I can't chase you down anymore.
No need to chase them down. We have a wide variety of projectile weapons to choose from when discouraging lawless lawn vandals.
Not to be that guy but even for a two-sentence OP, that was hard to read.
In regards to the positions, RR and Hoke did not develop talent well enough that we could've stuck out at any position. A lot of regression happened there. I'd also like to see non-traditional positions posted i.e. Viper LB, dual-threat QB, H-back, etc...
Easier read to more drink Ou.
Thanks for being that guy. I was likewise amazed at how he F’d up the OP! Still not clear to me what he was trying to write. Thank God for the link!
Oxford?
They count Krenzel and Smith at OSU...well then we count Ruddock, Navarre, Henson. Pryor is a receiver so Devin Gardner WR and Denard Robinson was a RB. Leaves us with Brady, Henne, Griese vs Barrett, Haskins.
Joke list is joke list.
Yeah, seeing them on that list loses a lot of credibility.
Why is it so hard for people to spell Rudock?
Rud(d)ock
Their rankings are bizarre. All of the QBs USC produced except Palmer did jack in the NFL so how does that make them QB U? Half of OSU's QBs turn into WRs so how are they anywhere near the top 10?
Also definitely feel like we should be on DL and DB list. I mean, we produced probably the greatest DB of all time
The beginning of the article stated that the rankings were limited to the BCS and playoff eras (1998-2018), which would eliminate Woodson.
That's interesting, cuz they included Mike Vrabel for Ohio State who graduated in 1997.
Apparently Tom MF Brady graduated in 1997 as well. He alone wins the whole enchilada.
I'm pretty sure TMFB graduated in '99. We won the natty in '97 with Griese as the QB.
Yeah, I think he (and everyone else) knows that!
-1 for “natty”.
Fair.
dblpst
It is hilarious that arguably the second-best quarterback USC has produced since Palmer (Matt Cassel) never actually started at QB. They were going off of quarterbacks drafted and not actual pro performance, so of course based on that standard USC is going to look better than they actually were.
It’s only taking into account getting players drafted, not what they do once they get there.
STOP THE PRESS....
For those fans too young to know here... there was a time when we were QB U. There was a stretch of seven years that contained my last few years, where we had six or so NFL QBs on the roster at one time. If I remember right, it was the tail end of Moeller, for five years going forward.
Grbac, Brady, Griese, Driesbach, Henson, Henne, and another (Guitierrez?) There may have been another few ! Either way, not even USC could claim this. All of them played in the NFL, and all of them started a game maybe except one. Match that folks... Lloyd did a fine job getting QBs, and it have continued with Mallett, but RR spread killed it, and with RR here, USC did take the lead for a period. Now I believe it is Georgia in the top spot, and we are gaining on them with the progress Jim has made.
WE were QB U... and Harbaugh is getting back to that.
Not entirely sure what's going on in this post but you said "Dick Rod" so automatic downvote.
Automatic upvote for saying what everyone was thinking
Dick Rod?
JFC man, go back to mlive
Dick Rod? That's a new one...
Sadly, it is not a new one
Some Richards go by Dick.
My dad did.
He should’ve just gone all in with Dick Wad.
I stopped reading when I saw AJ Feeley and Joey Harrington helped Oregon to rank #3 at QB.
I mean Harrington was drafted #3 overall. It’s only taking into account getting the players drafted. Not what they do in the NFL
Without investing too much time reading through all that it appears they value how many players were drafted from a school and how high they were drafted over what their success was at the next level.
No Ed reed under Miami? List is bull
Hate to say it but probably Ohio State.
Also that list is horribly inconsistent.
I'm guessing Bofa
All caveats about the general shittiness of this list and weirdness of this OP apply. But still, how do you design a metric that takes a program that produced a number of high-profile NFL failures, one promising rookie, and Carson Palmer, to the point that "USC quarterback" became shorthand for bust potential, and calls them QBU?
That article is a mess.
Granted, this was an ambitious undertaking but I'm confident some precocious middle schoolers could've churned out a better sorting approach with superior analysis.
Infinite monkeys would have done better too...
This confirms my theory that Alabama is good.
Alabama sucked until Saban arrived and they opened the money cannon.
Well, they did ok under Bear Bryant but yeah, a few incentives helped jumpstart the program.
What do they have now, 17 claimed national championships?
Look at how Arkansas made the list with all three players having played at the same time, same years, and years ago. Arkansas is not a RB producing team.
How do guys like Kellen Mond make part of a team justification when the player is still in college and has not done anything to warrant inclusion on pro development?
Michigan has Brady, Griese, and Henne—all of whom have had better careers than Louisville QBs as QBs—and add Denard as someone who spent as many years in NFL.
And Mario Manningham and Jason Avant should be notable names over David Terrell and his failures.
Slow news day.
Are you able to rephrase the question?
The school with bag$ of cash.
The list should be named "How bad scouts are at their job". Case in point Tom Brady. Another thing - USC sucks
USC was tops when Carrol arrived and they opened the money cannon. Since then they have stunk.
Dick Rod, sick burn
Team to watch for $fraud is Nebraska. Scott Frost is a win-at-all-cost guy. His UCF teams were too good to be clean.