Comments on: College Quarterbacks Much Better than in Old Days http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/college_quarterbacks_much_better_than_in_old_days/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:17:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JWS http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/college_quarterbacks_much_better_than_in_old_days/comment-page-1/#comment-54368 JWS Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/11612#comment-54368 There is no arguing that statistically players like Manning and Plunkett don't compare with division 1 quarterbacks today. However, I have never seen a quarterback who was more exciting to watch than Archie Manning. If it was 4th down and 25 yards, you were on the edge of your seat because you knew he could run and throw and something was going to happen. And there was no 'quit' in him. Archie was recently chosen the no. 1 all-time SEC quarterback. Peyton was selected 4th. Manning was earlier chosen the greatest quarterback in the first 75 years of the SEC. There is no arguing that statistically players like Manning and Plunkett don't compare with division 1 quarterbacks today.

However, I have never seen a quarterback who was more exciting to watch than Archie Manning. If it was 4th down and 25 yards, you were on the edge of your seat because you knew he could run and throw and something was going to happen. And there was no 'quit' in him.

Archie was recently chosen the no. 1 all-time SEC quarterback. Peyton was selected 4th. Manning was earlier chosen the greatest quarterback in the first 75 years of the SEC.

]]> By: dw http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/college_quarterbacks_much_better_than_in_old_days/comment-page-1/#comment-54362 dw Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:49:28 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/11612#comment-54362 There's also a great little article with that package on the pass-happy Tulsa teams of the late 60s. Sadly, they've been forgotten to history, but there was a brief period when they rewrote the entire passing chapter in the NCAA record book. And this was all before Steve Largent showed up.... There's also a great little article with that package on the pass-happy Tulsa teams of the late 60s. Sadly, they've been forgotten to history, but there was a brief period when they rewrote the entire passing chapter in the NCAA record book.

And this was all before Steve Largent showed up....

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