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FearlessF

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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2026, 01:06:10 PM »
Sproles was scary as an opponent - the 2003 game in Lincoln - 25 carries = 140 yards
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2026, 02:34:43 PM »
Quote from: Wildcat4E on April 14, 2026, 12:38:39 PM
I managed a post without a homer twist a minute ago.  Gotta correct that.

Talking about a small guy doing things nobody else's legs would stay together attempting, Barry Sanders, I submit another Kansas kid that just made tacklers look silly--Darren Sproles.

Wild Bill Snyder didn't even pay attention to freshman back in those times, but the starting defense looked like the keystone cops trying to tackle him in practice, so he went on the field as a frosh eventually.


All Saints fans love Tiny Sproles.  
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2026, 03:02:48 PM »
Quote from: Wildcat4E on April 14, 2026, 12:38:39 PM
Talking about a small guy doing things nobody else's legs would stay together attempting, Barry Sanders, I submit another Kansas kid that just made tacklers look silly--Darren Sproles.
He played 14 seasons and that's not including missing his 2nd season with a broken ankle.
Didn't know this:
- Sproles holds the NFL record for most single-season all-purpose yardage, with 2,696 yards in 2011.
- He shares the record for most receptions in a playoff game with 15.
- He is ranked 6th in career all-purpose yards in NFL history (19,696 yards)
Dayum - Ya he was a Baller

Sort of reminds me of an Offensive version of London Fletcher @ LB all over the the place, only he was a Cleveland kid. Led the whole league in tackles in 2011 and he finished his career having played in 256 consecutive games and starting 215 consecutive games, which is the NFL all-time record of consecutive starts at the linebacker position
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2026, 03:06:17 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 14, 2026, 01:06:10 PM
Sproles was scary as an opponent - the 2003 game in Lincoln - 25 carries = 140 yards
The Good Ole Days.  Ell Roberson and Sproles running the ball.

And that was so long ago, our QB from 9 yrs after they were done is now our head coach.
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« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2026, 03:35:30 PM »
time flies when yer havin fun!
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« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2026, 06:17:02 PM »
Alstott was a beast.

Ron Dayne.
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2026, 07:56:11 PM »
Craig Heyward....in that he had the body of a plumber, but with cardio. 
College-wise, he played for Pitt and finished 5th for the Heisman in 1987.
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« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2026, 08:05:25 PM »
Iron head
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2026, 07:06:46 AM »
Ted Ginn Jr, especially as a freshman, was crazy to watch
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« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2026, 07:13:33 AM »
Jim Brown
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« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2026, 08:41:22 AM »
Butkus.
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« Reply #25 on: April 15, 2026, 08:45:51 AM »
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #26 on: April 15, 2026, 08:59:21 AM »
Jordan Davis was pretty much a freak at DT.

Refrigerator Perry back in the day ...
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Re: Roster of Freaks
« Reply #27 on: April 15, 2026, 09:00:03 AM »
I don't remember the fridge in college but I assume he was a physical freak then, too.
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