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Postby SMU2007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:28 pm

Quick: Who has more players currently in the NFL?

A) SMU
B) Abilene Christian University
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Postby mrydel » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:32 pm

Quick: How many Ablilene Christain University players in the NFL could have gotten into SMU?
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Postby SMU2007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:36 pm

if your point is that the players at abilene christian aren't very smart - your point is just awful. and if your point is something else - it's not very clear.
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Postby CalallenStang » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:39 pm

SMU2007 wrote:if your point is that the players at abilene christian aren't very smart - your point is just awful. and if your point is something else - it's not very clear.


I think the point is that ACU didn't have to deal with the restictions of a (with apologies to Stallion) dysfunctional "model" up until 2 years ago.
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Postby Stallion » Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:28 pm

the more interesting point would be to check if they were at Abilene Christian because they transferred in and couldn't qualify. One of those west Texas programs had a RB that was drafted high in the Draft-but he actually was a Baylor commit who didn't qualify. Most every decent JUCO has had many more NFL players than SMU too over recent years. Many though were not second tier recruits but actually top tier recruits who went to JUCO for academic reasons.
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Postby mrydel » Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:35 pm

Check out Grambling. Do not know if they still have the same type of players, but they used to have more in the NFL than any other school in the nation.

I also like to listen to the NFL introductions when they have the player say his name and where he attended college. Pretty fair number state their school as "The School of Hard Knocks."
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Postby jkflamebo » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:07 pm

SMU2007 wrote:if your point is that the players at abilene christian aren't very smart - your point is just awful. and if your point is something else - it's not very clear.

His point was clear and correct.
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Postby SMU2007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:26 pm

Stallion wrote:the more interesting point would be to check if they were at Abilene Christian because they transferred in and couldn't qualify. One of those west Texas programs had a RB that was drafted high in the Draft-but he actually was a Baylor commit who didn't qualify. Most every decent JUCO has had many more NFL players than SMU too over recent years. Many though were not second tier recruits but actually top tier recruits who went to JUCO for academic reasons.


ah, you are absolutely right. can't remember the other guy's name, but the rookie WR for the Bears, Johnny Knox, listed as Abilene Christian - was a JUCO from Tyler. That makes a lot more sense now
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Postby expony18 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:33 pm

the bears safety daniel manning also played at ACU

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Bradfute, Byron (1960 - 1961)
Cox, Larry (1966 - 1968)
Erickson, Bernie (1967 - 1968)
Feasel, Grant (1983 - 1992)
Feasel, Greg (1986 - 1987)
Goad, Paul (1956 - 1956)
Hill, James (2000 - 2000)
Humphrey, Tommy (1974 - 1974)
Jackson, Mark (1987 - 1987)
Jacobson, Steve (1987 - 1987)
Johansson, Ove (1977 - 1977)
Jones, Thurman (1941 - 1942)
Longley, Clint (1974 - 1976)
Lucas, Justin (1999 - 2004)
Manning, Danieal (2006 - 2008)
Mcgowan, Reggie (1987 - 1987)
Mcleod, Bob (1961 - 1966)
Montgomery, Cleo (1980 - 1985)
Montgomery, Wilbert (1977 - 1985)
Mooney, Tipp (1944 - 1945)
Oliver, Bob (1969 - 1969)
Perkins, Johnny (1977 - 1983)
Remsberg, Dan (1986 - 1987)
Smith, Charley (1956 - 1956)
Smith, Vitamin (1949 - 1953)
Stovall, [deleted] (1947 - 1949)
Walton, Wayne (1971 - 1974)
Williams, [deleted] (1974)
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Postby SMU Hockey 2010 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:18 pm

Interesting that only two are from 2000 or later. We've out-NFLed them since then, right?

Off the top of my head....

Justin Rogers
Thomas Morstead
DD Lee
Alvin NnaBuiffe

And I have a hunch Sanders, McCann, and possibly (my personal favorite dark horse) Youri Yenga will be joining that list
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Postby Come and Take It » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:52 pm

SMU Hockey 2010 wrote:Interesting that only two are from 2000 or later. We've out-NFLed them since then, right?

Off the top of my head....

Justin Rogers
Thomas Morstead
DD Lee
Alvin NnaBuiffe

And I have a hunch Sanders, McCann, and possibly (my personal favorite dark horse) Youri Yenga will be joining that list


Without thinking, you can add Keylon Kincaide and Kevin Garrett, and maybe Kris Briggs. Briggs was in camps with Green Bay and Denver, but don't know if he ever suited up on a Sunday.
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Postby Stallion » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:15 pm

D.D. Lee and Nanbuife made NFL Rosters?
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Postby SMU Hockey 2010 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:19 pm

Nnabuife was on the Raiders for at least one preseason - I'm not sure if they kept him after that, but I remember seeing him play. D.D. Lee is tough to find info on. My brother wrote this in the DC a few years ago...

http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/med ... 6921.shtml

Leading me to think he was at least drafted. Googling turned up nothing for sure though.
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Postby Come and Take It » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:23 pm

SMU Hockey 2010 wrote:Nnabuife was on the Raiders for at least one preseason - I'm not sure if they kept him after that, but I remember seeing him play. D.D. Lee is tough to find info on. My brother wrote this in the DC a few years ago...

http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/med ... 6921.shtml

Leading me to think he was at least drafted. Googling turned up nothing for sure though.


Lee was not drafted.
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