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Old 05-07-2013, 12:14 PM   #1
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The jump from college to the NFL

To give one an idea of how big the jump is, just take a look at the recent College Football Hall of Fame nominees. Hard to find three players so dominant in college yet mostly ineffective on Sundays:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...all-fame-class
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Not sure who's in the hall, but names that quickly come to mind are Pat Sullivan, Pat Screen, Eric Crouch, Archie Manning, Steve Spurrier, Charlie Ward, and Andre Ware. All quarterbacks.
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Old 05-07-2013, 03:40 PM   #3
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Just look at Heisman winners to see how tough it is - few become good players in the NFL...

Rashaan Salaam (my favorite)
Charlie Ward
Mark Ingram
Danny Weurffel
and many more...

did Crouch win it?
any of the Detmer's win it?
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Old 05-07-2013, 04:48 PM   #4
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Just look at Heisman winners to see how tough it is - few become good players in the NFL...
Not so hard to understand when you realize how large a recuitment pool the NFL has to work with. Heisman winners are typically marquee players from marquee programs. Not South-Central Mississippi Junior-Junior College.
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Old 05-07-2013, 05:00 PM   #5
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The jump from college to the NFL

It's like jumping from a MdSpWt win to the Breeders Cup Classic.
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Old 05-07-2013, 05:12 PM   #6
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Just look at Heisman winners to see how tough it is - few become good players in the NFL...

Rashaan Salaam (my favorite)
Charlie Ward
Mark Ingram
Danny Weurffel
and many more...

did Crouch win it?
any of the Detmer's win it?
Ty Detmer and Crouch both won it, and I would add Gino Toretta and Jason White to your list above.
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Old 05-07-2013, 08:39 PM   #7
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I'll throw in Jeff George as well.
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Old 05-07-2013, 09:46 PM   #8
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Matt Leinart won the Heisman.

Vince Young would've won it if not for Reggie Bush (whose award was later vacated).
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