Open Mic: University of Texas' All-Time Lineup of the Mack Brown Era

All-Time Texas Team: Mack Brown Era I hate all-time lists.  Most of the time they consist of players that nobody has seen play. When asked who the greatest running back of all time is, my friends answer “Jim Brown” with no hesitation.  We are 23 years old—none of us have seen more than mere highlights of the man. Jim Thorpe was ranked as the number one athlete of the first half of the 20th century in 1951.  By the time ESPN did their list in 1999, he had dropped to seven behind Jesse Owens and Babe Ruth.  This was done purely on hype. Had Thorpe become a worse athlete?  Of course not.  But Jesse Owens and Babe Ruth had become legends. For this reason, my list is only University of Texas players who were signed by Mack Brown.  Sorry Ricky Williams, Leonard Davis, and Quinton Jammer. The list is dominated by the 2005 National Championship team and contains a good number of guys signed in the 2002 recruiting class. (No kickers were ... (link)