vanillasuede
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No because Wisconsin is considered a major program and one could argue more major than Stanford.
sc85sis":3sv6phki said:If Russ had played in a bigger program in a major conference, do you think he'd have been drafted earlier? Manziel was just drafted in the first round. Obviously Russell's success has helped Johnny; I doubt he'd have gone in the 1st if Russ hadn't blazed the trail for shorter guys. Still, Johnny also played in the SEC, which made him much more public. So would Russell have gone sooner? Perhaps in the second round?
Sure am glad we got him when we did.
Plenty of people have pointed out that Wilson did play in major conferences, but I will also say that Manziel was so well-known because of his exciting playing style, not because he played in the SEC. McCarron played in the SEC too, and won two BCS championships and a Championship Offensive MVP, but nobody cares about him.sc85sis":jzv182nl said:If Russ had played in a bigger program in a major conference, do you think he'd have been drafted earlier? Manziel was just drafted in the first round. Obviously Russell's success has helped Johnny; I doubt he'd have gone in the 1st if Russ hadn't blazed the trail for shorter guys. Still, Johnny also played in the SEC, which made him much more public. So would Russell have gone sooner? Perhaps in the second round?
Sure am glad we got him when we did.