Overrated/Underrated

**hatvol96** · 07-18-2007, 11:20 AM

My interminable trip from Knoxville to South Florida yesterday allowed me the oportunity to read Jayson Stark's great new book, The Stark Truth. The book chronicles the most underrated and overrated players, by position, in baseball history. In that spirit, I started thinking about who are the most overrated and underrated football players in the last 30 years of SEC football. Here's my list:

Overrated:

1. Major Oglivie, Running Back, Alabama. Nobody has ever gotten more mileage out having a great name while playing for a great team.
2. Rex Grossman, Quarterback, Florida. What did he really ever do?
3. Michael Munoz, Offensive Lineman, Tennessee. If you have to ask, you weren't paying attention.
4. Tim Couch, Quarterback, Kentucky. Plenty of guys would have put up those numbers in that system.
5. Batman Carroll, Defensive Back, Arkansas. Great nickname, merely good player.
6. Andre Hastings, Wide Receiver, Georgia. Good receiver, just nowhere near as good as the talent around him made it seem.
7. David Greene, Quarterback, Georgia. Average QB made to look good by awesome surrounding talent.
8. Jamie Duncan, Linebacker, Vanderbilt. If those defenses had been as good as advertised, Vandy wouldn't be going on 25 years without a bowl bid.
9. Steve Tanneyhill, Quarterback, South Carolina. The fact his name is ever mentioned in a sentance that doesn't include the words "awful quarterback" means he gets more credit than he deserves.
10. Brent Fullwood, Running Back, Auburn. David Yancey would have rushed for 1,000 yards behind that Auburn line.

Underrated:

1. Neal Anderson, Running Back, Florida. Tremendous back on UF's first great team.
2. Walter Lewis, Quarterback, Alabama. Do it all player who never got the credit he deserved from Tide fans.
3. Andy Kelly, Quarterback, Tennessee. Overshadowed by the big names that followed him, he's the only one with multiple SEC titles on his resume.
4. Kent Austin, Quarterback, Ole Miss. Kept some talent deficient Rebel teams competitive.
5. Anthony Lucas, Wide Receiver, Arkansas. Big receiver was physically dominant at the collegiate level.
6. Stephen Davis, Running Back, Auburn. The one Auburn back who doesn't receive his just due.
7. Garrison Hearst, Running Back, Georgia. The forgotten great back of the '90s.
8. George Teague, Defensive Back, Alabama. Everyone remembers Antonio Langham, but Teague was the heart of Bama's defense
9. Terry Hoague, Defensive Back, Georgia. Always left out of debates regarding the best SEC defenders of the '80s. That's just flat wrong.
10.Keith Delong, Linebacker, Tennessee. Forced to play the '88 season 1 on 11.

Fine Vol · 07-18-2007, 11:26 AM

OVERATED Chris Weinke

**hatvol96** · 07-18-2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fine Vol

OVERATED Chris Weinke

Not an SEC player.

**lawgator1** · 07-18-2007, 11:27 AM

Agree with the overrateds, except for Couch.

Agree with the underrateds, especially Andy Kelly, Stephen Davis, George Teague, and of course Neal Anderson.

**TuskALoosa** · 07-18-2007, 11:28 AM

Overated - Bobby Bowden

Fine Vol · 07-18-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hatvol96

Not an SEC player.

Damn rules

Chris Doring

**orange+white=heaven** · 07-18-2007, 11:29 AM

Good call on Andy. In that spirit, Tony Thompson never gets the mention he should for making so much of his one chance only senior season...

**GAVol** · 07-18-2007, 11:32 AM

On the overrated side, add:

David Pollack DE, UGA - He made a career out of a great stretch during his sophmore year including that play against SC.

Fine Vol · 07-18-2007, 11:32 AM

Over
Tim Tebow

Fine Vol · 07-18-2007, 11:32 AM

David Green -OVER

**Lexvol** · 07-18-2007, 11:35 AM

Andy Kelly was a great addition to the list. Robert Edwards might make my underrated list before Garrison Hurst. Perhaps his injury troubles explain his exclusion. Chris Doering may also deserve a spot on the underrated list. Dusty Bonner should also receive underrated honorable mention.

I cannot believe that Will (insert Hat's moniker here) did not make the overrated list.

Great topic btw.

**TuskALoosa** · 07-18-2007, 11:36 AM

Overated - Joe Kines Alabama's DC '03 - '06. 4 year starters Mark Anderson, Freddie Roach, Roman Harper, Charlie Peprah and Demeco Ryans all went on to the NFL and made him look great when he was mediocre at best.

**GAVol** · 07-18-2007, 11:37 AM

It's blasphemy to say this, but one of the most overrated players coming out of college that I've ever seen was Heath Shuler.

**TuskALoosa** · 07-18-2007, 11:37 AM

Okay I know I'm listing coaches and not players. But I'm from Alabama and can't play by the rules.

**GAVol** · 07-18-2007, 11:39 AM

If it's open to coaches, I'm adding Tommy Tuberville to the list.