And I still ask would a GOOD college team of today be able

to beat a GOOD NFL team from the mid 70's?

I've asked this question before and gotten a lot of "No way! The skill level difference would be huge!" answers.

But I disagree. A team like Alabama of today has more size, speed AND strength than even super bowl champs of that mid 70s. I'm not saying 'bama would destroy those teams....but I guarantee that it would at least be close, and that the NFL OL would be saying "how the hell is that HUGE DL and LB so frickin fast?"

In response to this post by Ship PA Hokie

Posted: 11/09/2017 at 07:34AM

Have espn classic on in the background.... -- Ship PA Hokie 11/08/2017 10:29PM

I remember the Oline intro to a So Cal game in mid 70s.... -- BusLoadaBozos 11/09/2017 10:44AM

And I still ask would a GOOD college team of today be able -- Late 80s Hokie 11/09/2017 07:34AM

I'm surprised you get told "no way". Especially if you consider the -- BG Hokie 11/09/2017 10:34AM

Oh, I'll go all in here. -- Will Stewart

11/09/2017 10:11AM

You tellin me drinkin a beer and blasting a couple cigs at half time -- typed by ben 11/09/2017 10:29AM

Baseball is about the only sport you could even attempt to make such a -- RhinoVT 11/09/2017 10:19AM

The pros get to play by 70's rules. ☺ ** -- Major Kong 11/09/2017 10:19AM

Agry...there are guys with gold blazers... -- JoesterVT 11/09/2017 10:14AM

Jimmy Johnson claimed he had better players at U of Miami when he first -- HokieDan95 11/09/2017 08:57AM

I just realized the great Miami/Maryland comeback game was followed by the -- 48zip 11/09/2017 09:37AM

Not really fair comparison, they were the higher paid players** -- RTFC 11/09/2017 09:13AM

Paid w/bling and ho's who all bone -- statmanfromHCyrs 11/09/2017 10:57AM

It was huge news when the hogs in '82 had like 3 300#ers -- Vienna_Hokie 11/09/2017 08:54AM

Remember when the college all stars beat the reigning NFL champs in what -- AZHokie59 11/09/2017 08:34AM

Good read. ** -- 48zip 11/09/2017 09:07AM

Read an article in SI way back when saying there was only one... -- `lag 11/09/2017 07:51AM

An equalizer, at least in part, would be the lack of TV timeouts. -- Femoyer Hokie 11/09/2017 07:50AM

Except the conditioning today is much better. -- Hokie CPA 11/09/2017 08:15AM

IIRC, Druck was listed as 6'-4" 226# in college, and was considered to be -- Tafkam Hokie 11/08/2017 10:50PM

And everyone crowed over how big Nebraska's line was.... -- Vtskier1 11/08/2017 11:00PM

And I still ask would a GOOD college team of today be able

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