[Nan3cy]

[quote author=terry link=topic=11935.msg115554#msg115554 date=1427417175]
Yep, the passing game definitely is different now. The stats just aren't comparable any more.

Also, Plunkett played when freshmen were ineligible, so his career stats were three-year totals.

This is why "Best Ever" lists are almost always irrelevant.  I had a fraternity brother who set the then Single season rushing record for Stanford at something like 970 yards.  If you happen to meet an 80 year old who was a consensus All American you will be amazed at how small he is.
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My son's dentist when he was a kid was an offensive guard under Walsh I. Big guy, but not brobdingnagian - I told him once that the current (then 1991-2) offensive line would eat him for lunch and he just smiled and said, "True. But let's put it this way: WE protected our quarterback." (three sacks during the year vs. nearly three a game, if I remember correctly)

[Nan3cy]

[quote author=terry link=topic=11935.msg115554#msg115554 date=1427417175]
Yep, the passing game definitely is different now. The stats just aren't comparable any more.

Also, Plunkett played when freshmen were ineligible, so his career stats were three-year totals.

This is why "Best Ever" lists are almost always irrelevant.  I had a fraternity brother who set the then Single season rushing record for Stanford at something like 970 yards.  If you happen to meet an 80 year old who was a consensus All American you will be amazed at how small he is.
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My son's dentist when he was a kid was an offensive guard under Walsh I. Big guy, but not brobdingnagian - I told him once that the current (then 1991-2) offensive line would eat him for lunch and he just smiled and said, "True. But let's put it this way: WE protected our quarterback." (three sacks during the year vs. nearly three a game, if I remember correctly)