im goin into my senior year ad its time to pick schools soon,so what D1-AA school would bebest for a running back who wants to go pro?WHY?Who came from this school in the past to havea good career?thanks!
2007-07-04 05:03:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Wow, so many dopes answer these questions. Read the freaking question you pencil necked knuckle draggers! Miami, Florida, Michigan and those other schools are not - I repeat - not! Division 1AA schools. Those are Division 1 schools now affectionately called the Football Bowl Subdivision. The NCAA dropped the names Division 1A and Division 1AA last year.
So on to the answer:
If you want to get into the pros the school you attend doesn't matter. If you have talent the scouts will find you. There are players in the NFL that attended the smallest of the small schools. Choose your college based on it can do for you academically and whether or not you can get a scholarship. Then bust your *** on the field to earn playing time. If you're worthy of the NFL a scout will find you and you will be drafted.
2007-07-04 06:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Southern Illinois University Salukis.
The last two stud running backs are currently under contract: Brandon Jacobs will likely be the starting tailback for the Giants next fall (he was a transfer from Auburn where he was playing behind Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown), and Arkee Whitlock is a rookie free agent with the Vikings. Whitlock has proven to be more durable than Adrian Peterson, the Vikings first round pick, and might be better than Peterson in the end. The Salukis also have a rookie tight end free agent on the Vikings.
SIU has been ranked No. 1 a couple of times in the last couple of years under Jerry Kill, and made the I-AA playoffs for three or four straight years.
And SIU's rickety old McAndrew Stadium is one of the key pieces to be replaced in the proposed Saluki Way redevelopment proposal for the Carbondale campus. SIU is a beautiful campus, a place you really need to see to believe.
The campus newspaper is available on line at www.siude.com, and the general university website was recently updated. Have fun checking them out!
2007-07-04 13:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by David B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the Top 10 Division I-AA schools that would give a Running Back the best chance to go to the NFL:
1. Coastal Carolina
2. Yale
3. Grambling St.
4. Princeton
5. Florida A & M
6. Harvard
7. Georgia Southern
8. Dayton
9. Pennsylvania
10. Southern U.
If a Running Back is All-Conference or All-Division I-AA at one of these schools they will get a chance in the NFL.
2007-07-04 07:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by schaidog 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well Terrell Owens played for University of Tennessee Chattonooga, Jerry Rice played for Mississippi Valley State, Steve Mcnair played for Alcorn State university and there are a quite handful NFL players that played for D1-AA schools and currently having a great career.
2007-07-04 14:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by www.obblazeforty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Applachain State, Georgia Southern, Furman, and as much as I hate to say this as a die hard Southern University fan, Grambling State. Grambling has sent over 200 players to the NFL, including players such as Buck Buchanan, Willie Brown, Willie Davis, and Doug Williams to name a few. They weren't halfbacks, but all of the aforementioned are Super Bowl Champions and/or Hall of Famers.
And for the people who answered this question who are virtually brain dead, schools like Miami, Florida State, and "the" Ohio State University are DIVISION 1 not Division 1-AA.
2007-07-04 12:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Quiet Storm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portland State They gotta new coach in Jerry Glanville who is a former NFL head coach. He coached the Oilers and the Falcons and last year was the defensive coordinator for the University of Hawaii. His offensive coordinator is Mouse Davis the inventor of the run and shoot offense and also was stolen from the university of Hawaii. If you haven't heard about how good Hawaii is you'll find out this year when their QB wins the Heisman and there playing in a BCS bowl game.
2007-07-04 14:17:19 · answer #6 · answered by Drank2Much 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Appalachian State...They've won the I AA National Championship the past 2 years in a row... They've had players consistently go to the NFL, the biggest of which is LB Dexter Coakley, long with the Cowboys and now with the Rams...Also, CB Matt Stevens, who is with the Bills, I think...Harold Alexander also came from there...He was punter or kicker for the Falcons for a long time...I think he is retired now...
2007-07-04 05:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is amazing how many people don't know the difference between I-A and I-AA.
Look for a school and a conference that gets national exposure, so look in the Atlantic 10, Southern, Southland, Gateway, or Big Sky Conferences. Schools like Appalchian State, Youngstown State, Georgia Southern, Northern Iowa, Montana, Delaware, Massachusetts, Stephen F. Austin, and the like get some national attention.
2007-07-04 06:38:01 · answer #8 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If the NFL is looking at a Div I-AA player, they don't care at all what team he plays for. They think he has the right tools, like size and speed. So the answer is, it doesn't matter. You have to have the physical tools they look for.
2007-07-04 08:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by SW1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
University of Montana, Georgia Southern, and Appalachian State, have been recent power houses, Montana won National championships in 95 and 01, and they have always been in the playoffs, I can't remember the last time the Grizz weren't in the playoffs. Appalachian has won the last two National Championships, Youngstown state is another one that is always good. The biggest thing you should look at is the track record of winning in the last ten years, I would be willing to bet that Montana is #1 in the last ten years.
2007-07-04 05:54:59 · answer #10 · answered by Smitty 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋