Golden Tate is currently the best playmaking wide receiver in college football. Period. Point. Blank. ( Even Rivals.com agrees, and Gene Menez of Sports Illustrated has him at #3 in his Heisman watch.) Defensive coordinators know they have to stop him, but the 52 receptions for 847 yards, 8 touchdowns, and multiple toasted defenders say they can’t.

The kid has so many attributes as a receiver you can’t even compare him to other receivers. You can only compare his talents to the talents/achievements of others in pop culture.

So, it’s time for a game of:

Would You Rather?

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s hands (he catches everything), or Stephen Hawking’s brain?

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s speed and acceleration (he just gets by everybody), or Bill Gates’ money?

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s touchdown-scoring ability, or John Holmes’…well, you know. (This is a tough one, even Marky Mark still keeps a (Dirk Diggler) prosthetic reminder of what it was like to be John-sized.)

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s bravado, or Scott Baio’s women (any of ‘em.)

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s ability to improvise on the run, or Jay Leno’s car collection?

Would You Rather: Have Golden Tate’s strength (would-be tacklers bounce off of him), or the ability to fire anybody like The Donald can?

Just some ponderisms to think about as you take in just how skilled the Golden one is.