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Topic: Top 100 Players at Each Position

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FearlessF

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #140 on: May 24, 2025, 07:08:07 AM »
Judas Priest was still touring in '92??
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #141 on: May 24, 2025, 09:20:01 AM »
For Purdue, about the only possible nominees are Leroy Keyes and Mike Alstott...

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #142 on: May 24, 2025, 09:28:18 AM »
I'd recommend Alstott
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #143 on: May 24, 2025, 09:54:18 AM »
RBU has a lot of guys.

Taylor
Gordon
Ball
Dayne
White
Davis
Calhoun
Bennett
Moss
Fletcher

and more.

Everyone knew they were getting the ball, and most could do nothing about it.
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #144 on: May 24, 2025, 10:04:53 AM »
the good old daze
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #145 on: May 24, 2025, 05:15:53 PM »
RBU has a lot of guys.

Taylor
Gordon
Ball
Dayne
White
Davis
Calhoun
Bennett
Moss
Fletcher

and more.

Everyone knew they were getting the ball, and most could do nothing about it.
You left out a Heisman-winner, of the equine variety.
Not a criticism, just belaboring your point.
« Last Edit: May 24, 2025, 06:27:42 PM by OrangeAfroMan »
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #146 on: May 24, 2025, 06:50:32 PM »
Classifying these RBs might be fun.

Physical freaks that could have gone straight to the NFL:

I'm bigger AND faster than you:

You could tackle me if you could touch me:

I'm just going to run you right over:

I'm not big or fast, but you still can't stop me:

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #147 on: May 24, 2025, 07:02:25 PM »
Classifying these RBs might be fun.

Physical freaks that could have gone straight to the NFL:
Adrian Peterson, Herschel Walker, Marcus Dupree, Bo Jackson

I'm bigger AND faster than you:
Ricky Williams, George Rogers, Jonathan Taylor, Darren McFadden, Eric Dickerson, Tyrone Wheatley, Mike Rozier, Ahman Green, Leonard Fournette

You could tackle me if you could touch me:
Barry Sanders, Reggie Bush, Tony Dorsett, LaMichael James, Darren Sproles, Melvin Gordon, Noel Devine, Joe Washington, Warrick Dunn, Christian McCaffrey, Billy Sims, Demarco Murray

I'm just going to run you right over:
Earl Campbell, Ron Dayne, Charles Alexander, Lorenzo White, PJ Hill, Steve Owens, James Connor, Derrick Henry

I'm not big or fast, but you still can't stop me:
Emmitt Smith, Cedric Benson, Archie Grffin?, Michael Hart, Trevor Cobb, Marcus Allen, Blake Corum, Shaun Alexander

Here are some
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #148 on: May 25, 2025, 08:45:51 AM »
Texas has had some good ones, off the top of my head

Ricky Williams
Earl Campbell
Cedric Benson
Priest Holmes
D'Onta Foreman
Jamaal Charles
Eric Metcalf
Bijan Robinson

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #149 on: May 25, 2025, 09:37:42 AM »
For the Dawgs, I'd list:

Charlie Trippi (Different time of course)
Frank Sinkwich (same)

Herschel
Garrison Hearst
Todd Gurley
Sony Michel
Nick Chubb

Some other decent ones of course, but no one comes to mind as super special, Knowshon, Terrill Davis (was underused in college), Rodney Hampton... the Dawgs have not had a great one in a few years IMHO, and it shows, perhaps the OL or play calling?

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #150 on: May 25, 2025, 10:02:49 AM »
Texas has had some good ones, off the top of my head

Ricky Williams
Earl Campbell
Cedric Benson
Priest Holmes
D'Onta Foreman
Jamaal Charles
Eric Metcalf
Bijan Robinson

Metcalf had 125 receptions, which is a lot. 
THE forgotten Horn RB is Roosevelt Leaks, from the mid-70s.  1000 yard season, 1400 yard season, but then must've gotten hurt his SR season.

I think that, combined with Campbell coming up next, makes him sort of lost to history.  

Between the both of them, UT was signing some hombres...



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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #151 on: May 25, 2025, 10:10:38 AM »
I remember watching Roosevelt Leaks
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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #152 on: May 26, 2025, 10:00:11 AM »

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Re: Top 100 Players at Each Position
« Reply #153 on: May 26, 2025, 10:05:40 AM »
Jamal probably still hates the blackshirts
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