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Title: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 19, 2007, 02:18:45 PM
How do you think the top `Cat football player of all time is?  Some that come to mind are, in no certain order:

Lynn Dickey
Steve Grogan
Don Calhoun
Gary Spani
Paul Coffman
Michael Bishop
Terrance Newman
Darren Sproles

I'm sure I've forgotten a few, but in order to make the list, I was thinking you would have to:

1. Be an All American

and/or

2. Have a extremely successful NFL career

My vote.....Steve Grogan.  Toughest SOB I can remember to put on a uniform.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 19, 2007, 02:37:04 PM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 19, 2007, 02:37:41 PM
Bishop was the guy that got people "talking" about KSU.

still to this day everyone remembers michael bishop and his cannon arm and tendency to run through 250 MLB's
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Trog on February 19, 2007, 02:48:53 PM
Martin!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: cireksu on February 19, 2007, 04:23:30 PM
I'm more of a Roberson over Bishop guy.


Terrance Newman is the best player every to play at KSU.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: michigancat on February 19, 2007, 04:25:48 PM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 19, 2007, 04:47:05 PM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.
If you never saw the pounding Grogan took back in the 70's, it's easy to go w/a modern day player.  But, Grogan was an animal.  He had a excellent college career, followed with a Super Bowl NFL career playing for New England.

I agree that Bishop got national attention.  But, he played on great TEAM's.  Grogan didn't, and still shined.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: mjrod on February 19, 2007, 04:50:37 PM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

That fumble still gives me nightmares.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: iam4ksu on February 19, 2007, 07:32:33 PM
Newman hands down
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: vanro031 on February 19, 2007, 11:21:39 PM
You guys have one? What about that crazy kicker named Marty. He's the one that always hurts himself after making a extra point. He gets my vote.. ;)
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Skycat on February 20, 2007, 12:12:24 AM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

Spani clearly belongs in this discussion.  Guy was crazy good.

His teams weren't of course.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Racquetball_Ninja on February 20, 2007, 08:46:41 AM
Bishop was the guy that got people "talking" about KSU.

Chad May might argue that point, then he'd hit you in the head with a bottle of Crown.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 20, 2007, 09:58:51 AM
The easiest way to judge would be to just limit it to the guys from K-State that have won the Heisman. After all, if they were the best player in the country that year, they should be in the conversation.

So go ahead and list the Heisman winners from K-State and I'll help you rank them.

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Poopley on February 20, 2007, 10:05:38 AM
it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Racquetball_Ninja on February 20, 2007, 10:21:45 AM
Best? Bishop. End.

I could careless about NFL.

end of thread.  I don't know why anyone would try to make an argument otherwise.

That fumble still gives me nightmares.

Fatty still denies that it happened.   :lol:

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: KSt8er on February 20, 2007, 10:33:21 AM
You guys have one? What about that crazy kicker named Marty. He's the one that always hurts himself after making a extra point. He gets my vote.. ;)

hey dumbass, that was his brother, you know, the one who DID NOT go to KSU   :rolleyes:

Grogan, no doubt.  You youngsters don't know diddly.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Super Nintendo Chalmers on February 20, 2007, 12:29:15 PM
The easiest way to judge would be to just limit it to the guys from K-State that have won the Heisman. After all, if they were the best player in the country that year, they should be in the conversation.

So go ahead and list the Heisman winners from K-State and I'll help you rank them.

It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 20, 2007, 02:45:44 PM
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It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.

Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 20, 2007, 02:47:24 PM
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It's funny you mention that because just the opposite is true for Nebraska. Your most famous (maybe infamous) player is Lawrence Phillips, who pops up in the headlines every six months. He never won anything except maybe a bail reduction hearing.

I mean, the guy played for Nebraska in the mid-90s, and yet still we have to read "Lawrence Phillips, former University of Nebraska football player, was arrested and booked on [fill in blank] last night" every six months.

Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.

Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 20, 2007, 03:12:53 PM
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Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

Nah, just crazy what crazy can do on a football field. You should try recruiting some.

Or just start with players with testicles.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: plaincat on February 20, 2007, 03:14:26 PM
It's also crazy what uncontrolled roid rage can do on a football field. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2005-08-22-lopresti_x.htm)

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This is a link.  Somebody needs to work on the CSS around here.  I can't tell dark purple from black.  Underline it or something.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: waks on February 20, 2007, 07:58:19 PM
it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.
College Football and Chiefs Hall of Fame. Spani wins.

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Crazy what controlled roid rage can do on a football field.

Nah, just crazy what crazy can do on a football field. You should try recruiting some.
I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:ludlHNGH2OoJ:sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story%3Fid%3D2140010+%22lawrence+phillips%22+Nebraska+arrested&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us (http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:ludlHNGH2OoJ:sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story%3Fid%3D2140010+%22lawrence+phillips%22+Nebraska+arrested&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us)
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 20, 2007, 10:18:39 PM
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I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

He's also an alum that helped us to win back to back National Championships. So it's kind of a trade-off.  ;)
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: waks on February 20, 2007, 11:18:16 PM
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I'd rather not have an alum that tried to run over three kids at a park because he lost in a pick-up game.

He's also an alum that helped us to win back to back National Championships. So it's kind of a trade-off.  ;)
WOW.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 21, 2007, 08:00:07 AM
Phillips should have won the Heisman that year. He was one of the the most dominant college running backs I've ever seen.
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It's possible that someone on www.huskerasswipes.com might care, but we don't.  Don't go away mad....just go away.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Kat Kid on February 21, 2007, 02:35:08 PM
I'm more of a Roberson over Bishop guy.


Terrance Newman is the best player every to play at KSU.

That's like saying "I'm more of a Saturn over a Boss Mustang guy"
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Tulsa Cat on February 21, 2007, 02:52:27 PM
LOL Katkid. 
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 21, 2007, 03:55:38 PM
it's Spani -- you youngsters have no idea.
It's difficult to rank what I believe are the top three in Grogan, Spani, and Newman.  But, I still gotta give it to Grogan.

It always amazed me that Spani was such a fantastic middle linebacker, and he played under 230lbs, and had an undersized D-Line in front of him.  I think Spani was about 225lbs, and we had nose guards playing at around 225lbs.  I know players weren't as big back then, but if the O-Linemen were 265+, that's a lot of weight to give up. 
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: FBWillie on February 21, 2007, 07:57:28 PM

That's like saying "I'm more of a Saturn over a Boss Mustang guy"

FWIW, The Saturn ION Coupe was at one point the fastest front wheel drive car in the Nation

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Lisa kubo's Saturn Ion ran the quickest elapsed time ever by a Pro FWD car in NHRA competition. kubo is qualified in the No. 1 position after posting an elapsed time 8.028 seconds at 186.12 mph.

(http://www.nhrasportcompact.com/2004/images/drivers/l_kubo.jpg)

 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: cireksu on February 21, 2007, 08:11:18 PM
Roberson beat USC, NU twice(and in lincoln) and Drilled the greatest college football team of all time.

Had he not had the "incedent" he would be remembered in much better light.

And won 11 games 2 times.  Had he not gotten hurt he might have won the heisman.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 21, 2007, 08:17:06 PM
Roberson beat USC, NU twice(and in lincoln) and Drilled the greatest college football team of all time.

Had he not had the "incedent" he would be remembered in much better light.

And won 11 games 2 times.  Had he not gotten hurt he might have won the heisman.

True. He also wasn't the passer Bish was. And "imo" he had better offensive weapons around him.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: cireksu on February 21, 2007, 08:19:34 PM
5th all time in passing

2nd all time in rushing for ksu.

definately didn't have the recievers bishop had, or the offensive line.  Or the defense.


http://www.kstatesports.com/pdf2/39853.pdf?&ATCLID=511436&SPID=211&DB_OEM_ID=400&SPSID=3053
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: QuinnMac on February 21, 2007, 08:24:31 PM
The easiest way to judge would be to just limit it to the guys from K-State that have won the Heisman. After all, if they were the best player in the country that year, they should be in the conversation.

So go ahead and list the Heisman winners from K-State and I'll help you rank them.


Husker logic

Eric Crouch>>>>>>>>> Lynn Dickey

apparently hype is all that matters when you see red.


[/quote]www.huskerasswipes.com[/quote]

wish this was a real site
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 21, 2007, 08:29:56 PM
5th all time in passing

2nd all time in rushing for ksu.

definately didn't have the recievers bishop had, or the offensive line.  Or the defense.


http://www.kstatesports.com/pdf2/39853.pdf?&ATCLID=511436&SPID=211&DB_OEM_ID=400&SPSID=3053

Sproles vs Hickson?? LOL!!

2003 o-line>>>>>>1998 o-line

Mcdonald = Terry

Lockett sucked once bish left.

Stop it. Ell was great, he wasn't bish.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Kat Kid on February 21, 2007, 09:13:12 PM
5th all time in passing

2nd all time in rushing for ksu.

definately didn't have the recievers bishop had, or the offensive line.  Or the defense.


http://www.kstatesports.com/pdf2/39853.pdf?&ATCLID=511436&SPID=211&DB_OEM_ID=400&SPSID=3053

along the lines of fatty, Let's keep in mind that Ell benefited from 4 years in the system.  Bishop's '98 season stats are unreal. 

In 2002 Ell benefited from the deepest, greatest and most-productive Offensive line/running back/full back combos in K-State history.  Travis Wilson,  Ayo Saba and Victor Mann.  Seriously.  Go back and look at the Colorado game, we schemed the crap out of them with the "Vince Young play"  the read play without a running back with Wilson killing people on Roberson sweeps. 

Brian Goolsby?  Please! :lol:
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 22, 2007, 10:34:56 AM
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Husker logic

Eric Crouch>>>>>>>>> Lynn Dickey

apparently hype is all that matters when you see red.

Did Lynn Dickey win the Heisman? He went on the have a decent pro career, but was not as dominant of a player in college as Crouch was.

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 22, 2007, 10:50:56 AM
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Husker logic

Eric Crouch>>>>>>>>> Lynn Dickey

apparently hype is all that matters when you see red.

Did Lynn Dickey win the Heisman? He went on the have a decent pro career, but was not as dominant of a player in college as Crouch was.


Why are you here?  Go away.  Who gives a #*%t about Slouch?  Go discuss this weenie on a nu board.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 22, 2007, 12:01:57 PM
I didn't bring up Crouch. A previous poster did. Pay attention.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: FBWillie on February 22, 2007, 12:14:27 PM
still doesn't explain why you're obsessed with a KSU board.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: mjrod on February 22, 2007, 12:16:59 PM
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Husker logic

Eric Crouch>>>>>>>>> Lynn Dickey

apparently hype is all that matters when you see red.

Did Lynn Dickey win the Heisman? He went on the have a decent pro career, but was not as dominant of a player in college as Crouch was.

At least he had a pro career.

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: mjrod on February 22, 2007, 12:47:57 PM
I thought a lot about this.

I agree with fatty (God the world is going to end soon).   Bishop had the most weapons.   You could easily make an NC team with players from 1997-2003 and win a championship, but if you made that team up, there is no way you don't put Bishop in the huddle.  Roberson could easily do the same thing, but Bishop was far more athletic.

If not for that fumble...

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Chet Stedman on February 22, 2007, 12:51:41 PM
Crouch won the Heisman as a lifetime achievment award and you know it.  If Rex Grossman had been a senior that year the trophy was his. 

Passing stats: 105-189 (55.6%) 7 TD's 10 INT (nice)
Rushing: 1115 yrds 5.5 YPC, 18 TD.  The rushing stats are strong but Heisman?  Bull.

Grossman should have won it, hell McGahee and Dorsey didn't help their causes by splitting the vote but they did get their revenge in the Rose Bowl. 
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 22, 2007, 01:08:11 PM
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still doesn't explain why you're obsessed with a KSU board.

A K-State fan accusing someone else of obsession? That's a little like Hitler telling someone that they need to be more sensitive to those of other ethnicities.  :lol:

How many K-State posts here revolve around Nebraska? How much of the discussion concerns Nebraska? Yet the amusing thing is that you're not a rival, or even in the same league. Just a bug on our windshield really.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: mjrod on February 22, 2007, 01:09:43 PM
How many K-State posts here revolve around Nebraska?

Very little discussion.

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: ksu16cat on February 22, 2007, 01:36:45 PM
Bishop because he had the ability and competitiveness to take over games.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Huskerfan on February 22, 2007, 02:00:34 PM
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Very little discussion.

Multiple threads on the first page of this forum alone. Then multiple threads where the discussion turned to talk of Nebraska.

This should be called the "We Wish We Were Bold and Daring Like Nebraska" Forum.
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 22, 2007, 02:26:18 PM
HuskerFan . . . proving once again what dumbasses most cornhole state fans are:

http://65.98.70.3/vbbs/showthread.php?t=36916

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=204#S=204&F=1558&T=112375

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=204#S=204&F=1558&T=121706

Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: mjrod on February 22, 2007, 04:29:10 PM
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Very little discussion.

Multiple threads on the first page of this forum alone. Then multiple threads where the discussion turned to talk of Nebraska.

This should be called the "We Wish We Were Bold and Daring Like Nebraska" Forum.

 :jerkoff:

Nebraska fans aren't self absorbed.. no siree..
Title: Re: Best/Most Famous KSU Football Player - Ever
Post by: Snakehead05 on February 22, 2007, 04:36:53 PM
How many K-State posts here revolve around Nebraska?

Very little discussion.


Agreed.  Very little discussion.  Just requests that you please go away.  Or, feel free to read, and STFU.