LasVegasIrish Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) I know we bring up these lists every off-season, but we gain new readers and posters every so often, and I'm not sure we've ever done anything like this before. It will also help show each other's generation a little bit �� QB: Brady Quinn, he was my first love at ND. RB: Tarean Folston, he was my favorite to watch pre-injury. Hope he gets back to form WR: Golden Tate, he's up there as one of my favorite ND players ever TE: Tyler Eifert, same as Tate OL: It's between Stanley and Zack Martin, probably go Stanley DE: Stephon Tuitt, I said after the draft a few years ago he could end up the best player in the draft. Carving out a nice career in the NFL DT: Trevor Laws, loved his motor LB: Hard to chose between Te'o and Smith. Te'o was revolutionary while Smith was a freak. Both are in my top 5 ever. CB: Not many to chose from, but I always had a soft spot for KVR. Safety: Harrison Smith and Tommy Z What say you guys. Edited January 7, 2017 by LasVegasIrish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davislove Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Qb. Malik Zaire? The LSU and Texas wins may be the highlights of my years as a fan. Sad i know. Rb cj procise. He'd also be the player that disappointed me the most as well. Wr. Golden tate. Such a great playmaker. TE. Kyle rudolph. Before i was an ND fan i was a uc basketball fan and i remeber them recruiting him for basketball when he was a sophomore and junior. OL. Zach martin. Gotta love zach. De. Tuitt. Not a lot to choose from in the later years Dt. Sheldon day. He could have been a beast on a different team. Lb. Manti. Not only a great player, I'm forever greatful for him even coming here. Cb. Robert blanton. He was slow, not highly rated but got the best out of his ability. S.druuuuuuuuuuuum rolllllllllllll Nico fertia. I hated his signing. Thought he was tomo 2.0 but i hope his desire to hit rubs off on the other guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardo Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 QB: Deshone Kizer i really struggled here. I still love Golson, Quinn and Clausen RB: Julius Jones Best RB I've seen at ND WR: Michael Floyd Just watching him physically rip the ball from DBs hands was awesome TE: Tyler Eifert OL: Jeff Faine Mean MFer DE: Stephon Tuitt DT: Derek Landri LB: Jaylon Smith CB: Vontez Duff That 2002 defense was awesome. S: Tom Z K: Nick Setta P: Hunter the Punter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yikityyakirish Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 QB: Brady Quinn RB: Theo Riddick FB: Asaph Schwapp TE: Tyler Eifert Slot: CJ Sanders WR: Michael Floyd, Golden Tate OT: Zack Martin, Ronnie Stanley OG: Trevor Robinson, Q. Nelson C: Braxton Cave DE: Stephon Tuitt, Romeo Okwara DT: Louis Nix LB: Manti Te'o, Jaylon Smith, Brian Smith CB: Bennett Jackson, Cody Riggs S: Harrison Smith, Tommy Z As you can see I'm a younger ND fan, but these have been my favorite players since I've followed closely (started becoming die hard near the end of Willingham's tenure) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Thunder Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) QB: Brady Quinn, but Jimmy C. Is a close second. RB: Darius Walker Just a little slow scat back, but man did he make some plays while at ND. WR: Can't pick between Samardzija, Floyd, Tate and Fuller but I will say my Boston Terrier is named Floyd. TE: Eifert, such an amazing talent who came in with little excitement and left the program as an elite playmaker. OL: Zach Martin, just a dominant player at both levels. DE: Justin Tuck, he was a sack machine. I thought Aaron Lynch was going to be our best ever. DT: Nix, such a character to follow outside of football and a beast on the field. LB: Jaylon, he was in on every play CB: Shane Walton. Some of my earliest ND memories are of him making big plays. Safety: Ndukwe because the Calvin Johnson crusher. Return man: Zibby all day Kicker: Yoooooon Edited January 7, 2017 by Irish_Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmfinsd Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 QB: Joe Montana RB: Jerome Bettis/Mark Green WR: Michael Floyd TE: Mark Bavaro OL: Zach Martin DE: Justin Tuck DT: Chris Zorich LB: Jaylon Smith CB: Shane Walton Safety: Tom Zbikowski Return man: Tim Brown (talent) - Zbikowski (fearlessness) Kicker: Reggie Ho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanscarborough Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 QB: Brady Quinn 2005 was a special year RB: Julius Jones, Darius Walker & Jonas Gray (James Aldridge could've been a stud) FB: Rashon Powers Neal WR: Arnaz Battle, Maurice Stovall & Rhema McKnight TE: John Carlson OL: Bobby Morton, Eric Olsen & Ryan Harris DE: Kapron Lewis Moore DT: Trevor Laws, Nix LB: Courtney Watson, Derek Curry, Brandon Hoyte, Travis Thomas & Manti CB: Shane Walton, Raeshon Mcneal, Ambrose Wooden and Preston Jackson for those dreads no doubt Safety: Quentin Burrell, Ndukwe and I wish I could say Max Redfield Return man: Vontez Duff Kicker: Nick Setta Gunner: Mike Anello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndomer4 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Started watching in 2003, also love the idea of this thread! QB: Brady Quinn, was my idol growing up and the reason I started playing QB. When i realized I wasn't going to be 6'4 after high school I ended up at DB. RB: Cierre Wood, never thought he got the amount of carries I felt he deserved, don't think we got all out of him we could. WR: Golden Tate, lightning in a bottle, enough said! TE: Tyler Eifert, great all around tight end, so many greats but he was my fav. OL: Zack Martin, still can't remember him ever giving up a sack. DE: Stephon Tuitt, his 2012 year was one for the ages, absolute monster. DT: Trevor Laws, dude was all over the place every snap. Nonstop motor. LB: T'eo, he was the 2012 season, IMO. 7-8 wins without him, loved his heart. CB: Cole Luke, had some bad moments but always had a knack for coming up with a big play. His 8 career picks has to rank up there. Safety: Harrison Smith, loved his turnaround from very average 08 and 09 seasons, such a solid all around player and pick machine in 10 and 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKellyWasNotTheMan Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 WR no one was better than Brown and I wasn't even born in 88. Also, Rocket was the best special teams player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domer Dude Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 NT: Chris Zorich DT: Bryant Young (Hello!!!!) DE: Justin Tuck ILB: Manti Teo OLB: Jaylon Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharton70 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Ends Leon Hart, Jack Snow, Jungle Jim Martin OL George Connor, George Kunz FB Nick Pietrosante HB Nick Eddy LB Manti, Jaylon, Jimmy Lynch DL Alan Page, Tommy Regner (So. & Jr year) Zorich QB Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharton70 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 KR Rocket, Tim, and FCC (Fair Catch Corby) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemoore97 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Wow talk about trying to pick my favorite kid. I'll stick to players that I watched since I started following the Irish in '88. QB: has to be Tony Rice with Kevin McDougal 2nd. RB: Really tough choice Bettis, Brooks bros, Watters, Culver, Becton....I don't know. And how do you classify Rocket RB or WR? FB: Marc Edwards or Bettis. Some of RB's and FB's were interchangeable on Lou's teams. WR: Rocket, Floyd, Tate, or Samardija TE: so many great ones probably Eifert for sheer pass catching OL: Aaron Taylor and Jeff Faine DL: Bryant Young, Tuck, and Zorro LB: Manti, Smith, Stonebreaker, Stams CB: Shane Walton, Todd Lyght, Jeff Burris S: Zibby, Smagala, Terrell, Sapp, Earl KR and PR Rocket with Zibby a distant 2nd for PR K: Reggie Ho God that's tough. I can't even imagine putting together the All ND team. Obviously I'm a little prejudiced for Lou's players. Edited January 7, 2017 by jessemoore97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiirish Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 QB----Montana RB-----Jerome-Vegas & Ricky WRs----Brown--Floyd--Fuller TEs----Casper- Eifert Return man---Rocket OLINE-- Ronnie Stanley/ Bob Kuechenberg/ Tim Grunhard/ Zach Martin/ George Kunz/ DLINE---Bryant Young/Alan Page/Chis Zorich/Stephan Tuitt/Ross Browner LBs Manti Teo/ Jaylon Smith/ Jim Lynch CBs--Todd Lyght --Luther Bradly--Jeff Burris Safety/-----Ndukwe/ Zibby Punter-- Hunter Smith Kicker-- John Carney aloha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJacksonsDred15 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 My personal favorites since I started watching ND around 1998 and not religiously until 2002. QB: Jarious Jackson/Quinn RBs: Julius Jones/Autry Denson WR: Mike Floyd/Will Fuller TE: Eifert OL: Jeff Faine DE: Tuck DT: Louis Nix ILB: Courtney Watson OLB: Jaylon CB: Walton/Duff S: Glenn Earl/David Bruton KR: Vontez Duff PR: Joey Geatherall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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