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Jan 14, 2020
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I think you are right. Young had the better pro career, but McMahon was a lot
better at BYU than Young.
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How were Ty Detmer and Jim McMahon not included in ESPN's top 150 players?
eddog
1/13/20 8:49pm
Many of Ty's records were on the books for a long time.
Soupie
1/13/20 8:52pm
If you won the Heisman you’re one of the top 150 without question...
CoachSpeak
1/13/20 8:54pm
Considering Doug Flutie is #28, yeah. I think they weren't going to give BYU
777
1/13/20 8:55pm
I remember a SI article from probably around ‘97-‘98 about the best college QBs of all time. In the top 10, they had Ty
specsauce
1/13/20 8:59pm
ESPN employees between 22-35 years old?
ArcticKat
1/13/20 9:16pm
Were any other Heisman winners excluded?
ag4cougs
1/14/20 4:31am
Looks like the list is based on pro careers and stacked with RB's.
coastcat
1/14/20 7:03am
I think you are right. Young had the better pro career, but McMahon was a lot
ALUF 1990
1/14/20 7:20am
Young probably gets mentioned because of his continued NFL success. McMahon won
Benfica1
1/14/20 9:08am
That's my theory. See the NFL success as validation of college success whether justly so or not.
Soupie
1/14/20 9:11am
So what explains Doug Flutie?
ArcticKat
1/14/20 9:43am
East Coast bias and media personality.
coastcat
1/14/20 11:06am
Did notice the theme of players who went on to broadcasting.
Soupie
1/14/20 11:12am
Agreed. McMahon college + pro career > Flutie.
ArcticKat
1/14/20 11:18am
And he works for ESPN.
SpiffCoug
1/14/20 5:33pm
Off the top of my head George Rogers was Heisman winner who was not
pappabear246
1/14/20 9:36am
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