Berry or Matthieu?

Who was better in college?

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#76
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LSU-SIU said:
I don't know what "revolutionary" is, I mean he isn't walking across water. As far as the time he has been on the field and the defensive impact and stats he has brought to the table I haven't seen anything like it.

Not bad for someone that nobody wanted.
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You haven't been watching football long then.
 
#77
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Billy Costigan said:
Honestly the only people you hear talk about Eric Berry are TN fans. I would put Smoot up there with Berry if not above Berry as far as a college cover corner goes.
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Fred Smoot is working at a Waffle House in DC right now and I am not joking
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#84
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Matthieu by far. At this point anybody that says otherwise is just a blind homer. This guy is on a level all his own, as a sophomore.
 
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#85
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Volwark said:
Matthieu by far. At this point anybody that says otherwise is just a blind homer. This guy is on a level all his own, as a sophomore.
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This is stupid. Berry is a pro bowl caliber Safety. Mathieu might be a nickel at the next level.
 
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#86
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Matthieu as a sophomore is better than Berry was as a sophomore (or junior for that mattter). You can't be that dumb.
 
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#87
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Volwark said:
Matthieu as a sophomore is better than Berry was as a sophomore (or junior for that mattter). You can't be that dumb.
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As a safety? Don't be an idiot. He can't cover as well. Doesn't tackle as well and isn't as fast. Letting all the bullshiz luck plays get in the way of ability is silly. On UTs defense from Berry's days, he'd have been lost in the wash.

Oh, and as a soph, Berry was by far the best DB in America. Mathieu isn't the best on his team.
 
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#89
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BigPapaVol said:
Oh, and as a soph, Berry was by far the best DB in America. Mathieu isn't the best on his team.
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This.

Mathieu has DEFINITELY made some plays that would load up a highlight reel but then...he got dragged by Da'Rick Rogers like a rag doll this year.

I don't recall anyone getting the better of Berry like that.
 
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#90
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I'll post this again and I can tell you this, Mathieu isn't even close.

Berry's 2008 (Sophomore stats)

Prior to the season, despite being a sophomore, Berry was named a team captain.[10]
For the year, Berry tied for the national lead in interceptions with 7 and returned them for 265 yards and 2 touchdowns, breaking the record he set the year earlier. Combined with the yards he accumulated as a Freshman, Berry set the all-time career SEC record for interception return yards with 487 yards, only 14 yards shy of the NCAA record for interception return yards, set by Terrell Buckley during his time at Florida State. He also finished the regular season with 72 tackles, 6 pass break-ups and 3 sacks.
Berry also took snaps on offense at quarterback and wide receiver, gaining 44 rushing yards on 7 carries. In addition, he gained 32 yards on 2 kick-off returns.
His early success had some journalists speculating that he could end up being the best defensive player in Tennessee history.[11] He was nominated as a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, the Lott Trophy, and the Chuck Bednarik Award.
Berry was named the SEC Defensive Player of the year and was a unanimous First-Team All-SEC pick. He was also a unanimous First-team All American. The Touchdown Club of Columbus also named him their winner of the 2008 Jack Tatum Award as well.

Mathieu 2011 before Ark:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/504168/tyrann-mathieu
 
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#91
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BigPapaVol said:
As a safety? Don't be an idiot. He can't cover as well. Doesn't tackle as well and isn't as fast. Letting all the bullshiz luck plays get in the way of ability is silly. On UTs defense from Berry's days, he'd have been lost in the wash.

Oh, and as a soph, Berry was by far the best DB in America. Mathieu isn't the best on his team.
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I take that back. You are that dumb. Or you've got orange glasses on. If you're gonna throw out stuff like "can't tackle well", you must've missed Berry against McCluster.
 
#92
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Volwark said:
I take that back. You are that dumb. Or you've got orange glasses on. If you're gonna throw out stuff like "can't tackle well", you must've missed Berry against McCluster.
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I'm dumb, yet your stupid ass is accusing me of wearing orange glasses. It just gets no better.
 
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#93
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BigPapaVol said:
As a safety? Don't be an idiot. He can't cover as well. Doesn't tackle as well and isn't as fast. Letting all the bullshiz luck plays get in the way of ability is silly. On UTs defense from Berry's days, he'd have been lost in the wash.

Oh, and as a soph, Berry was by far the best DB in America. Mathieu isn't the best on his team.
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He was the best not named malcolm jenkins his sophomore year. However it isn't a stretch to say mathieu is having a better year than berry had.
 
#100
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Yeah - leave it to an Ohio State fan to think Jenkins had a better campaign that year - he won it Berry's sophomore season due to the team he plays for and the fact that he was a senior.
 
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