Kirby Jackson Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I was a little bored and I thought that this may be a fun offseason exercise. Who are the best Bills players to ever play at each BCS School? It is their career as Bills that matter when considering. I will list the schools and a few off the top of my head to get the list started. Feel free to contribute any or dispute any and we will try to come up with a list of the best Bills player from each. ACC: FSU - Sam Cowart Clemson - Jerry Butler Syracuse - Al Bemiller BC -Fred Smerlas Maryland - Frank Reich Wake Forest - NC State - Mario Williams or Jim Richter Duke - Wray Carlton VT - Bruce Smith Miami - Jim Kelly Georgia Tech - Billy Shaw UNC - Thomas Smith Pittsburgh - Rueben Brown Virginia - Big12: Baylor - Oklahoma - Oklahoma State - Thurman Thomas Texas - Kansas State - Texas Tech - TCU _ Aaron Schoebel WVU- Darryl Talley Iowa State - Kansas - Big 10: MSU- Joe Delamielleure Michigan - Nebraska - Ohio State - Antoine Winfield or Chris Spielman Iowa - Penn State -Shane Conlan Minnesota - Northwestern - Steve Tasker Illinois - Henry Jones Indiana - Purdue - Wisconsin - Lee Evans Pac 12: USC - OJ Simpson UCLA - Oregon - Jairus Byrd Oregon State - Stanford - James Lofton Washington - Washington State - Drew Bledsoe California - Marshawn Lynch Arizona - John Fina Arizona State - Utah - Colorado - SEC: LSU - Kyle Williams Alabama - Cornelius Bennett Auburn - Takeo Spikes Texas A&M - Pat Williams Georgia - Florida - Arkansas - Joe Ferguson Ole Miss - Mississippi State - Eric Moulds or Kent Hull Kentucky - Stevie Johnson Tennessee - Greer or Price or Henry Missouri - Vanderbilt - AAC: UCF - Louisville - Eric Wood or Ted Washington Cincinnatti - Houston - Antowain Smith SMU - UCONN - Rutgers - USF - Temple - Memphis - Edited May 22, 2014 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I was a little bored and I thought that this may be a fun offseason exercise. Who are the best Bills players to ever play at each BCS School? It is their career as Bills that matter when considering. I will list the schools and a few off the top of my head to get the list started. Feel free to contribute any or dispute any and we will try to come up with a list of the best Bills player from each. ACC: FSU - Sam Cowart Clemson - Syracuse - BC -Fred Smerlas Maryland - Wake Forest - NC State - Mario Williams Duke - VT - Bruce Smith Miami - Jim Kelly Georgia Tech - Billy Shaw UNC - Pittsburgh - Rueben Brown Virginia - Big12: Baylor - Oklahoma - Oklahoma State - Thurman Thomas Texas - Kansas State - Texas Tech - TCU _ Aaron Schoebel WVU- Darryl Talley Iowa State - Kansas - Big 10: MSU- Joe Delamielleure Michigan - Nebraska - Ohio State - Antoine Winfield Iowa - Penn State -Shane Conlan Minnesota - Northwestern - Illinois - Henry Jones Indiana - Purdue - Wisconsin - Lee Evans Pac 12: USC - OJ Simpson UCLA - Oregon - Jairus Byrd Oregon State - Stanford - Washington - Washington State - California - Marshawn Lynch Arizona - Arizona State - Utah - Colorado - SEC: LSU - Kyle Williams Alabama - Cornelius Bennett Auburn - Takeo Spikes Texas A&M - Pat Williams Georgia - Florida - Arkansas - Joe Ferguson Ole Miss - Mississippi State - Eric Moulds Kentucky - Stevie Johnson Tennessee - Jabari Greer Missouri - Vanderbilt - AAC: UCF - Louisville - Eric Wood Cincinnatti - Houston - Antowain Smith SMU - UCONN - Rutgers - USF - Temple - Memphis - Took my shot above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 What, no love for the Ivy League? Fitz went to Harvard, dontchaknow. I'll throw Wray Carlton in there for Duke. Soon to be overtaken by Ross Cockrell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Took my shot above. I left UT blank because I think that I like Travis Henry or even Peerless Price over Greer but I will defer to the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Washington State - Bledsoe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Harvard - Fitz Cornell - ? Shirley we have someone MAC gets no love? Bowling Green Kent Akron Toledo Miami Ohio Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Central Michigan Buffalo Ball state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Coe College - Fred Jackson Pittsburgh State - Brian Morman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) NC State - Jim Ritcher UNC - Thomas Smith Standford - James Lofton (but think there is someone else) Mississippi St - Kent Hull Tennessee - Travis Henry or Peerless Price? Arizona - John Fina (but has to be someone better) Edited May 22, 2014 by Max997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 syracuse - Al Bemiller C/G/T 1961 draft ...started for Bills from 1961 - 1969 mostly at C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 NC State - Jim Ritcher UNC - Thomas Smith Standford - James Lofton (but think there is someone else) Mississippi St - Kent Hull Tennessee - Travis Henry or Peerless Price? Arizona - John Fina (but has to be someone better) Good stuff! Believe it or not Fina and Thomas Smith were two that I was originally going to add (same with Bledsoe) but I was hoping someone else would confirm those before inking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Just wanted to say +1 for Winfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Harvard - Fitz Cornell - ? Shirley we have someone MAC gets no love? Bowling Green Kent Akron Toledo Miami Ohio Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Central Michigan Buffalo Ball state From Cornell, Pete Gogolak, who revolutionized the kicking game. And Jerry Butler nicely fills the Clemson spot (for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I left UT blank because I think that I like Travis Henry or even Peerless Price over Greer but I will defer to the masses. I went with Greer for (a) longevity and (b) Superbowl ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good stuff! Believe it or not Fina and Thomas Smith were two that I was originally going to add (same with Bledsoe) but I was hoping someone else would confirm those before inking them. Its a shame Fina got forced to play LT when Bills lost Wilford to the loophole bc i think he was drafted to play Guard which he most likely would have been better at then LT +1 on Antoine Winfield for Ohio St although we could put Chris Spielman there just because Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 I went with Greer for (a) longevity and (b) Superbowl ring It is for their service in a Bills uniform only. I apologize for the confusion. I did not want to have to consider the likes of Shawne Merriman and people like that (even though I love Light's Out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 It is for their service in a Bills uniform only. I apologize for the confusion. I did not want to have to consider the likes of Shawne Merriman and people like that (even though I love Light's Out). That makes it much tougher...although IMO it eliminates Peerless from the conversation and boils it down to Greer and Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) That makes it much tougher...although IMO it eliminates Peerless from the conversation and boils it down to Greer and Henry. Henry. Travis Henry is the most unappreciated Bills back that we've ever had, and likely our 3rd best RB, ever. He is right there with Fred Jackson, at least at this point. And I am probably the biggest Fred Jackson fan around. OJ and Thurman were better, but Henry was outstanding. #we'vehadgoodbacks Edited May 22, 2014 by jboyst62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I was a little bored and I thought that this may be a fun offseason exercise. Who are the best Bills players to ever play at each BCS School? It is their career as Bills that matter when considering. I will list the schools and a few off the top of my head to get the list started. Feel free to contribute any or dispute any and we will try to come up with a list of the best Bills player from each. ACC: FSU - Sam Cowart Clemson - Syracuse - BC -Fred Smerlas Maryland - Frank Reich Wake Forest - NC State - Mario Williams Duke - Carlton Wray VT - Bruce Smith Miami - Jim Kelly Georgia Tech - Billy Shaw UNC - Thomas Smith Pittsburgh - Rueben Brown Virginia - Brad Butler Big12: Baylor - Oklahoma - Oklahoma State - Thurman Thomas Texas - Kansas State - Texas Tech - Sammy Morris TCU _ Aaron Schoebel WVU- Darryl Talley Iowa State - Kansas - Big 10: MSU- Joe Delamielleure Michigan - Nebraska - Ohio State - Antoine Winfield Iowa - Penn State -Shane Conlan Minnesota - Northwestern - Steve Tasker Illinois - Henry Jones Indiana - Purdue - Wisconsin - Lee Evans / Nate Odoms Pac 12: USC - OJ Simpson UCLA - Marvcus Patton Oregon - Jairus Byrd / Ahmad Rashad Oregon State - Andy Levitre Stanford - James Lofton Washington - Washington State - Rian Lindell California - Marshawn Lynch Arizona - Glenn Parker Arizona State - Utah - Colorado - SEC: LSU - Kyle Williams Alabama - Cornelius Bennett Auburn - Takeo Spikes Texas A&M - Pat Williams Georgia - Marcus Stroud (Cordy Glenn closing the gap) Florida - Arkansas - Joe Ferguson Ole Miss - Mississippi State - Eric Moulds Kent Hull Kentucky - Stevie Johnson Tennessee - Jabari Greer Mike Stratton Missouri - Vanderbilt - Will Wolford AAC: UCF - Louisville - Eric Wood / Ted Washington Cincinnatti - Houston - Antowain Smith SMU - UCONN - Marcus Easley Rutgers - USF - Temple - Memphis - Ken Irvin Independents: Notre Dame - Daryle Lamonica BYU - Army/Navy - None Added to bandit's work. Edited May 22, 2014 by KD in CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Henry. Travis Henry is the most unappreciated Bills back that we've ever had, and likely our 3rd best RB, ever. He is right there with Fred Jackson, at least at this point. And I am probably the biggest Fred Jackson fan around. OJ and Thurman were better, but Henry was outstanding. #we'vehadgoodbacks Travis Henry was the most prolific Bills player ever. His legacy will live on for generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I was a little bored and I thought that this may be a fun offseason exercise. Who are the best Bills players to ever play at each BCS School? It is their career as Bills that matter when considering. I will list the schools and a few off the top of my head to get the list started. Feel free to contribute any or dispute any and we will try to come up with a list of the best Bills player from each. ACC: FSU - Sam Cowart Clemson - Jerry Butler Syracuse - Al Bemiller BC -Fred Smerlas Maryland - Frank Reich Wake Forest - NC State - Mario Williams or Jim Richter Duke - Wray Carlton VT - Bruce Smith Miami - Jim Kelly Georgia Tech - Billy Shaw UNC - Thomas Smith Pittsburgh - Rueben Brown Virginia - Big12: Baylor - Oklahoma - Oklahoma State - Thurman Thomas Texas - Kansas State - Texas Tech - TCU _ Aaron Schoebel WVU- Darryl Talley Iowa State - Kansas - Big 10: MSU- Joe Delamielleure Michigan - Nebraska - Ohio State - Antoine Winfield or Chris Spielman Iowa - Penn State -Shane Conlan Minnesota - Northwestern - Steve Tasker Illinois - Henry Jones Indiana - Purdue - Wisconsin - Lee Evans Pac 12: USC - OJ Simpson UCLA - Oregon - Jairus Byrd Oregon State - Stanford - James Lofton Washington - Washington State - Drew Bledsoe California - Marshawn Lynch Arizona - John Fina Arizona State - Utah - Colorado - SEC: LSU - Kyle Williams Alabama - Cornelius Bennett Auburn - Takeo Spikes Texas A&M - Pat Williams Georgia - Florida - Arkansas - Joe Ferguson Ole Miss - Mississippi State - Eric Moulds or Kent Hull Kentucky - Stevie Johnson Tennessee - Greer or Price or Henry Missouri - Vanderbilt - AAC: UCF - Louisville - Eric Wood or Ted Washington Cincinnatti - Houston - Antowain Smith SMU - UCONN - Rutgers - USF - Temple - Memphis - I love this. I do this crap in my head when I can't sleep - haha Vandy = Will Wilfork Memphis - Derrick Burroughs Ole Miss - Ben Williams Notre Dame - Daryl Lamonica or Jeff Burris Michigan - Reggie McKenzie Iowa - Joe Devlin I'm sure most of these have been filled in by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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