OS Ranks NCAA Covers

[CLW]

Interesting idea that could generate some discussion re: the cover for the NCAA series. Here is how OS ranked the NCAA covers:




RANK
ATHLETE
SCHOOL
YEAR


#1
Tim Tebow
:Florida:
2011


#2
Ricky Williams
:Texas:
2000


#3
Carson Palmer
:USC:
2004


#4
Charles Woodson
:Michigan:
1999


#5
Reggie Bush
:USC:
2005


#6
RG III
:Baylor:
2013


#7
Danny Wuerffel
:Florida:
1998


#8
Larry Fitzgerald
:Pitt:
2005


#9
Mark Ingram
:Alabama:
2012


#10
Barry Sanders
:Oklahoma_State:
2013


#11
Chris Weinke
:Florida_State:
2002


#12
Jared Zambrasnky
:Boise_State:
2008


#13
Joey Harrington
:Oregon:
2003


#14
Matt Ryan
:BC:
2009


#15
Darren McFadden
:Arkansas:
2009


#16
Michael Crabtree
:Texas_Tech:
2010


#17
Denard Robinson
:Michigan:
2014


#18
Brian Johnson
:Utah:
2010


#19
Matt Sanchez
:USC:
2010


#20
Desean Jackson
:Cal:
2009


#21
Brian Orakpo
:Texas:
2010


#22
Sean Alexander
:Alabama:
2001


#23
Desmond Howard
:Michigan:
2006


#24
Owen Schmitt
:West_Virginia:
2009


#25
Sparty
:Michigan_State:
2009




http://www.operationsports.com/features/1617/ranking-the-ncaa-football-covermen-from-worst-to-first/ (http://www.operationsports.com/features/1617/ranking-the-ncaa-football-covermen-from-worst-to-first/)

Interesting that they left out Bill Walsh and College Football USA covers:

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSfWuA3LNoqF7Ja2ka-TRaS_S-5I7CLuWPi_VHp35tFNh4XFkBBxw

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ1YiVc_KukhscT-5qEvhvOXuRDsBHEFn0-6N-dQJbZbdnloqMZ

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQEP1Bt8RDUfPfgBKRMI6mtQXti9ZoTJ lGNkALmmj-hUc8upnnp

[CLW]

My top 5 favorite covers:

#1 https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSfWuA3LNoqF7Ja2ka-TRaS_S-5I7CLuWPi_VHp35tFNh4XFkBBxw

#2 https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGyz2MUbeMUqp_Rl6hBFotQyif30aeb 1LtBXpqPnGouKNd3F9dWA

#3 https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTZJW6pP7-zQVe6J3R8SdoIRQ6eV_4Aq97hpSkLVGIm1S3aY3lS


#4 https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQge0zPfDQxeRq3rvHkU_GE9NwpQSZ9s 0tsfFMpLXQWUVrF12vzVg

#5https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTax6vsxysoDtggLxoNPkxC2yjkNgp4t 1eHHyJF0uSInTbGLCKBMg

[bdoughty]

You left off the best college football cover from the early years.

http://i.imgur.com/PsYoPDh.jpg

Always hard to admit as a Sooner fan but Tommy Frazier was my favorite college football player ever. It was a time when OU was sucking and was simply the greatest all-around QB ever.

[GatorfanStovy]

Hell Tebow on top ! Sucks isn't performing great or starting right now in NFL such sadness.

[JeffHCross]

An ... interesting ... thread. He kind of goes halfway between ranking the cover itself and the athlete chosen. Which doesn't totally make sense in a poll.

[psusnoop]

You left off the best college football cover from the early years.

http://i.imgur.com/PsYoPDh.jpg

Always hard to admit as a Sooner fan but Tommy Frazier was my favorite college football player ever. It was a time when OU was sucking and was simply the greatest all-around QB ever.

Frazier was an amazingly talented QB, gotta admit he was exciting to watch.