Before the Internet, lists occupied a friendlier, less obtrusive corner of our lives. They tended to be spontaneous creations at a party or in a bar, the outgrowth of a light conversation that veered off the track and into the weeds like a derailed train.
One guy might be talking about a great catch Terry Glenn made for the Buckeyes, and another might counter with a pointed (and possibly beer-inspired) remark that Glenn would never be as good as Cris Carter.
Other less-deserving names would begin to enter the conversation from its fringes and within minutes, all would be happily compiling a list of Ohio State’s greatest receivers from No.