Interesting don't remember if it was on this or the pay board, but we were talking about Colorado

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

football and where it used to be. The Athletic has a good article today. I won't cut and paste the entire thing as it is behind a paywall. But I will share the first paragraph or so.

Midway through the 1998 football season, the list of college programs with the most active players in the NFL looked like this:

1. Notre Dame
2. Florida State
3. Colorado

The list of ex-Buffaloes in the NFL at the time included quarterback Kordell Stewart, running back Eric Bieniemy, 1994 Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam, first-round receiver Michael Westbrook and linebackers Chad Brown, Alfred Williams and Matt Russell. All were cornerstones of a remarkable run from 1989-96 in which Colorado finished in the top 20 every year and the top 10 in five of those eight seasons, also winning a share of the 1990 national championship.

But in the 25 seasons since, Colorado has finished in the Top 25 three times. It has reached only three bowl games in the past 15 seasons while cycling through five head coaches. That once-flourishing NFL pipeline has gone almost completely dry. There were just 11 former Colorado players on opening day rosters last season, one fewer than Rutgers.

Inside Colorado's 'heartbreaking' 25-year decline

Colorado's once-robust NFL pipeline is dried up, and the climb uphill is steep among the Rocky Mountains.

theathletic.com

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

There was a time when the Steelers were hitting the state of Colorado pretty hard, it seemed. Joel Steed, Chad Brown, Deon Figures, Kordell, Charles Johnson... Clark Haggans and Joey Porter from Colorado State... Aaron Smith from North Colorado... might even be some more. And that wasn't in a very long period of time.

 

[PeetWeet2]

There was a time when the Steelers were hitting the state of Colorado pretty hard, it seemed. Joel Steed, Chad Brown, Deon Figures, Kordell, Charles Johnson... Clark Haggans and Joey Porter from Colorado State... Aaron Smith from North Colorado... might even be some more. And that wasn't in a very long period of time.

They shot Joey Porter in Denver!

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Didn't we lose a player from New Ken yrs ago to Colorado? Seemed like an odd choice but they were way better than now.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Didn't we lose a player from New Ken yrs ago to Colorado? Seemed like an odd choice but they were way better than now.

Toney Clemons, but I thought he originally committed to Michigan. Not sure.

 

[Slick Manager of Champs]

Colorado was up there with the rogue programs then, forget the coaches name, McCarney maybe? Christian guy on the outside but as sleazy as they get. I remember his star QB knocked up his daughter, and then unfortunately died of stomach cancer while he was still playing for the buffs.

 

[bayardstreet]

McCartney was super religious and spoke at conferences regarding Christian men and values etc but as you said his program was pretty rough on the inside. He recruited some tough kids from LA

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

McCartney was Art Briles before Art Briles.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

McCartney was super religious and spoke at conferences regarding Christian men and values etc but as you said his program was pretty rough on the inside. He recruited some tough kids from LA

they had a 30-30 ESPN Documentary that wasnt too bad. i mean, it was done from a fan who just wanted to fluff his team but still decent. It was 95% just Bienemy and Hagan highlights but the other 5% of it did cover McCartney's faith and his daughter and Sal Unese (Sp?) getting his daughter pregnant and of course him having cancer.

The frustrating thing was, that is a great story and worthy of a documentary but was a very small piece of the hour long show.

 

[thebadby2]

Colorado was up there with the rogue programs then, forget the coaches name, McCarney maybe? Christian guy on the outside but as sleazy as they get. I remember his star QB knocked up his daughter, and then unfortunately died of stomach cancer while he was still playing for the buffs.

Spot on Slick. McCartney was as dirty as they come and he built that program the illegal way. They were never good before and have not been since. After the brief but illustrious McCartney cheating era, the water in Boulder returned to its level.

And to make it worse, McCartney was the holier than thou, Bible thumping founder of "Promise Keepers." Total scumbag. His daughter, who was 19 at the time, had a child out of wedlock with Colorado QB Sal Aunese, then another one a couple years later with a Buffs defensive tackle.

 

[HopeandChangeforAntoons]

Toney Clemons, but I thought he originally committed to Michigan. Not sure.

“Bananas” Clemons went to Michigan, rode the bench, and transferred to Boulder. He was okay there and ended up as a (questionable) 7th round pick by the Steelers.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Spot on Slick. McCartney was as dirty as they come and he built that program the illegal way. They were never good before and have not been since. After the brief but illustrious McCartney cheating era, the water in Boulder returned to its level.

And to make it worse, McCartney was the holier than thou, Bible thumping founder of "Promise Keepers." Total scumbag. His daughter, who was 19 at the time, had a child out of wedlock with Colorado QB Sal Aunese, then another one a couple years later with a Buffs defensive tackle.

Whoa.......was she in State College over the past year?

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Spot on Slick. McCartney was as dirty as they come and he built that program the illegal way. They were never good before and have not been since. After the brief but illustrious McCartney cheating era, the water in Boulder returned to its level.

And to make it worse, McCartney was the holier than thou, Bible thumping founder of "Promise Keepers." Total scumbag. His daughter, who was 19 at the time, had a child out of wedlock with Colorado QB Sal Aunese, then another one a couple years later with a Buffs defensive tackle.

Yeah, there definitely seems to be a type set here doesn't it?

 

[DGT1977]

They shot Joey Porter in Denver!

Deon Figures got shot too

 

[happjack]

Colorado’s rise was also at a time when USC stunk and Oregon had not yet become a borderline power.