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Whip/Nae Nae creator Silento crowns college football's best dancer

Yes, you already know who it is. Silento was nearly impossible to miss this summer, after all. Perhaps you're one of the 200 million-plus who checked out his viral sensation "Watch Me" on YouTube.

Maybe you saw Riley Curry seriously own the whip/nae nae and you wanted in on the action too. Or perhaps you saw the dance craze catch fire in college football circles, with everyone from Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez to raucous Rutgers players breaking it down this offseason.

Well, Silento saw them too, so we sat down with the 17-year-old high school senior (after class, of course), to get his take on how their dance moves stacked up. You could say he watched them whip, he watched them nae nae...

And guess what? There was a clear winner. Silento thought all of them were solid, but he only gave a perfect 10 to East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill. The former Pirates standout, back at his alma mater since 2010, heads to Gainesville this weekend for a showdown against Florida.

And if East Carolina pulls the upset, perhaps we'll see what Silento refers to as "coach swag" from McNeill.


East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill

"Coach Ruff is getting it, isn't he! He's getting them crunk, and his rhythm is great. No. 28 got that bop down, and No. 69 broke his leg and spun around, but Coach Ruff is the best dancer. He led the whole thing and had his coach swag."

Silento's grade: 10 (out of 10)


Rutgers quarterback Giovanni Rescigno

"You've gotta bring happiness, and you gotta be energetic. He jumped in the air and whipped. I love that!"

Silento's grade: 9.5


Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield

"He's actually dancing, and everyone else is kind of just looking at him. At the hook, the whip/nae nae part, he did a twist. And on the 'watch me' he said 'Oh, watch me' by falling on the ground. He was very creative."

Silento's grade: 9


Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez

"He did an awesome job. It looked like he had been practicing a little bit ... I think the gymnastics team had been teaching him. When he broke his leg, I liked the way he crossed it up. When the 'Break your leg' part comes on, the momentum starts kicking in. That's when you figure out who's really killing it ... and he was killing it."

Silento's grade: 8.5