BTN pet peeve

[disco]

They keep showing this Big Ten Icons series commercial and the next one is on John Cappelletti.

PSU wasn't in the Big Ten when he played, thus, he's not a BIG TEN icon. I don't know why this bothers me, but it does.

 

[Bo Darville]

Imagine what they'll do with Nebraska...

 

[GopherMike]

You are not alone. I had the same thought. It is just lame that he is on the list.

 

[tjgopher]

You are not alone. I had the same thought. It is just lame that he is on the list.

Jack Ham made the list, too. Neither guy played one single down in a Big Ten Conference football game, yet one ranks ahead of Bronko Nagurski and the other ranks one behind him??? That is simply stupid.

How can a guy who never played one down in a Big Ten game be a Big Ten Icon? When they re-do this list in a year or two, where do you suppose Mike Rozier, Tommy Frazier, Eric Crouch, and Jarvis Redwine will rank?

 

[Norseland Store]

Jack Ham made the list, too. Neither guy played one single down in a Big Ten Conference football game, yet one ranks ahead of Bronko Nagurski and the other ranks one behind him??? That is simply stupid.

How can a guy who never played one down in a Big Ten game be a Big Ten Icon? When they re-do this list in a year or two, where do you suppose Mike Rozier, Tommy Frazier, Eric Crouch, and Jarvis Redwine will rank?

Right behind Jerry Tagge, Johnny Rodgers and I.M. Hipp.

 

[Schnauzer]

If you have ever watched "the Big 10's Best" you may have had the opportunity to learn that 2 or 3 of "the best running backs of the 1980's" were also from Penn State despite none of them actually playing in the Big Ten. Now that Nebraska is joining I suppose they will be able to purge the only Gopher I have seen on any of these lists (Darrel Thompson at #10). Poor guy will get "outplayed" over 20 years after being able to do anything about it.

 

[glovedgopher]

They keep showing this Big Ten Icons series commercial and the next one is on John Cappelletti.

PSU wasn't in the Big Ten when he played, thus, he's not a BIG TEN icon. I don't know why this bothers me, but it does.

Good point! Send BTN an email.

 

[tjgopher]

Right behind Jerry Tagge, Johnny Rodgers and I.M. Hipp.

Indeed, if there's one thought that comes to mind about the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rogers it is that he's a Big Ten Icon. Never mind that he played in the Big 8.

But, you know the BTN will be ramming him down our throats like they have Ham and Cappeletti.