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FearlessF

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Re: Best #34
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2018, 09:37:57 AM »
Quote from: Entropy on July 03, 2018, 09:21:06 AM
This is an outstanding list of players...  While Trev redefined the RE position for UNL for the better part of a decade, he's last for me on this list.   It came down to Hershel and Bo for me.
since Trev was from Iowa, he was one of my favorite Huskers
I might put Trev ahead of Craig Heyward
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2018, 09:39:11 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on July 03, 2018, 09:32:59 AM
Didn't Ricky wear different # Jersey earlier in his career?
#11?
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2018, 09:56:42 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 03, 2018, 09:00:51 AM
Wasn't Priest Holmes Smokey's favorite back?

What number did he wear?  #33?

must have been a stud, starting in front of Ricky
Yup, Priest was #33 and was a stud.  Surely you remember his performance in the 1996 B12 CCG? :)
And also yes to Ricky, he wore #11 for his first two years at Texas.  He switched to 34 which was his high school number due to his favorite running back ever who also wore that number-- Bo Jackson. 
And a little-known freshman QB took over that #11 after he switched.  That young man?  Major Applewhite.  And now you know... the rest of the story.
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2018, 10:01:55 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 03, 2018, 09:56:42 AM
And a little-known freshman QB took over that #11 after he switched.  That young man?  Major Applewhite.  And now you know... the rest of the story.
That led me to look up Applewhite vs. Simms.  It's actually pretty amazing how similar their final college stats were:
Applewhite: 57.4%, 7.8 ypa, 60-28 TD:INT, 136.6 Rating
Simms: 58.7%, 7.8 ypa, 58-31 TD;INT, 138.4 Rating
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #18 on: July 03, 2018, 10:16:56 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 03, 2018, 09:56:42 AM
  And now you know... the rest of the story.
thank you, Paul Harvey
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« Reply #19 on: July 03, 2018, 10:20:43 AM »
Quote from: ELA on July 03, 2018, 10:01:55 AM
That led me to look up Applewhite vs. Simms.  It's actually pretty amazing how similar their final college stats were:
Applewhite: 57.4%, 7.8 ypa, 60-28 TD:INT, 136.6 Rating
Simms: 58.7%, 7.8 ypa, 58-31 TD;INT, 138.4 Rating
Yup, they were both good, but not great, players.
It always seemed like Applewhite was a little more clutch, which is why he had such a devoted following within the fanbase, but a lot of that probably comes from one single game-- the 2001 B12 CCG against Colorado.  Simms was struggling badly in that game, throwing some costly INTs including a pick-6, and he got benched in favor of Applewhite.  Major brought the team back from several scores down to within 2 pts, but couldn't quite get it done.  
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #20 on: July 03, 2018, 10:23:02 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 03, 2018, 10:20:43 AM
Yup, they were both good, but not great, players.
It always seemed like Applewhite was a little more clutch, which is why he had such a devoted following within the fanbase, but a lot of that probably comes from one single game-- the 2001 B12 CCG against Colorado.  Simms was struggling badly in that game, throwing some costly INTs including a pick-6, and he got benched in favor of Applewhite.  Major brought the team back from several scores down to within 2 pts, but couldn't quite get it done.  
Yeah my initial point was that he was a hell of a clipboard holder to the greatest QB recruit in American history.  But then I wasn't sure how much of my memory was accurate, and was surprised to see how much they rotated back and forth, and how much Simms was actually basically just as good, but given his pedigree seemed so much worse.
Similar thing to what I thought I was going through as a Michigan fan with Brady-Henson at the time.
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #21 on: July 03, 2018, 10:26:49 AM »
and Applewhite played the part of the underdog to the big bruising blonde 5-star NFL QB's son

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Re: Best #34
« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2018, 11:49:40 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 03, 2018, 10:26:49 AM
and Applewhite played the part of the underdog to the big bruising blonde 5-star NFL QB's son


Ed Zachery.
It's funny how expectations shape perceptions
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« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2018, 06:31:18 PM »
Sure, expectations are what put Simms ahead of Applewhite to begin with.  He certainly hadn't done anything to earn it, outside of being a more highly prized recruit.

I do think Texas beats Colorado in the 2001 B12 CCG if Applewhite starts and Simms never plays, but then that would have meant Texas would have played Miami for the MNC instead of Nebraska going to that game, and I don't think Texas would have much fared better than the Huskers did...

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Re: Best #34
« Reply #24 on: July 03, 2018, 07:37:21 PM »
The best Ricky-related jersey number item is after befriending Doak Walker, Williams wore #37 in his honor after his death.  Ran all over somebody that day.  It was beautiful.
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #25 on: July 03, 2018, 09:46:02 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on July 03, 2018, 07:37:21 PM
The best Ricky-related jersey number item is after befriending Doak Walker, Williams wore #37 in his honor after his death.  Ran all over somebody that day.  It was beautiful.
It was against hated rival OU, the game that is annually played in the Cotton Bowl, a stadium that is also known as "The House That Doak Built" since SMU used to play there back in the day.
(And now you know, even more, of the rest of the story ;) )
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Re: Best #34
« Reply #26 on: July 04, 2018, 11:03:10 PM »
Herschel in his second year averaged 35 carries a game.  Averaged.

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« Reply #27 on: July 05, 2018, 02:17:57 PM »
Ricky was how Herschel or Bo would've looked playing in the late 90s.  Bo was the fastest, Ricky probably had the most wiggle, and Herschel was just a workhorse with top-end speed.  All 3 were sculpted out of marble.  Tackling any of them seems like a punitive task.
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