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What made Brock Bowers the best player in Georgia football history
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What made Brock Bowers the best player in Georgia football history
Brock Bowers doesn’t want to be remembered as the best player in Georgia football history. He doesn’t much care whether he is the best tight end to ever play college football, even if the numbers back that up.
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Complete athlete. Just insane. Very few people have the desire to work that hard, every day, in any situation. We were fortunate to see him in red and black for three years. Good luck, Brock and God speed in your career.
Thank you Brock Bowers for being not only an amazing football player but for being such a great person too. It was a pleasure to watch you play and you always gave it everything you had even when you were injured. You are the greatest tight end to ever play college football. Good luck in your NFL career as I will be following you in your endeavors! Thank you for being one of the greatest Dawgs of all time!! Go Dawgs!!
Brock Bowers is the best Georgia player over the last 41 years. I loved everything about what he brought to UGA, and I’m guessing we’ll never see another player like him. Best tight end to ever play! Thank you, Mr Bowers!
Seems like just yesterday you committed to UGA.These 3 years have flown by. It's been a pleasure watching you as a Bulldog. Best of luck in you future Brock..GoDAWGS!
"Walker, however, touched the ball a staggering 1,020 times in his three seasons. Bowers had just 194. While Walker had more touchdowns, he reached the end zone once every 19 times Georgia gave him the ball.
Bowers did it one out of every six times he touched the ball."
Brock Bowers was phenomenal in everything he did, and was certainly the primary part of every opponents game plan from the very beginning. He is without question the best pass catcher in the history of UGA. However, on every one of those 1,020 times that Herschel Walker carried the ball, everyone on the continent of North America knew who was getting the ball and no one could do anything about it. The 1980 Natty was won as he carried that entire team on his back, the same cannot be said about Brock Bowers. I doubt we are likely to see another impact player like Brock Bowers, who is a generational talent and legendary Dawg. Herschel Walker is the ultimate impact player who does not have an equal when it comes to his contribution to the team.
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ATTITUDE, DESIRE, ABILITY, WORK ETHIC, GOOD PARENTING.
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Glad that I got to witness this young man thrive in today's culture. Makes me believe there's still hope.
I love Brock Bowers, but don't get carried away. Herschel Walker was and is the greatest football player ever to wear a University of Georgia Bulldogs uniform. He single-handedly won a national championship and almost two more with a somewhat better than mediocre. No need to inflate Brock Bower's outstanding career... We should retire his number, most definitely. But Herschel is the King and always will be. He was a better athlete than Jim Thorpe.
Hard to compare Walker and Bowers. Both were key players that could and did impact the game's outcome without a doubt. Both played through injuries and fought like Champions. Bowers helped bring home 2 Nattys to Hershel's one. Hershel had many more opportunities to touch the ball than Brock. Back in the early 80s our offense revolved around Walker and the run game. Now our offense is multi-faceted but Bowers is a key part of that.
They are both GOATs for Georgia Bulldog football in my eyes.
Sounds like Connor Riley doesn't approve of Herschel Walker's political forays... The fact that Herschel Walker is the best football player in UGA football history is not debatable.
Brock was a great and amazing player with us but to compare anyone to Hershel is just absurd. Brock would tell you that. Just more Conner nonsense. Georgia has had many "greats" but there will never be another Hershel. Conner is just a kid that is running his mouth.
Slow your roll, BB was great, but HW was the second best player to ever play college football.
If there was an impact player to be recognized for their contribution to the 2021 Natty it would probably not even be on the offensive side of the ball. Take nothing away from Bowers, who I think is an amazing player and athlete and certainly helped bring home those Nattys, that 2021 championship team was a defensive juggernaut! No one on either team (2021 or 2022) was even close to making the individual contribution to success that Herschel made.
Kudos to Bowers. Way up there on the list for Greatest Dawg. Herschel is not only the Greatest Dawg but maybe the Greatest college player ever.
Brock Bowers is not the greatest football player in UGA history. He is probably the greatest UGA player since HWalker. HWalker won a CFBNC w/his QB completing 1 pass in the championship game. Walker was a marked man who put the team on his back. As good as BB was/is he never came close to doing that.
But what would you expect a 20 something CR to know about football history? His lack of perspective shows every time he opens his mouth.
When you consider "the greatest" you have to factor in durability and availability. HWalker had 5X the touches BB had in the same 3 year timeframe. 5X the touches at the most punishing position in football. BB couldn't make 1/5th of the touches w/o serious injury. That alone separates the 2 players. End of discussion.