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Topic: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #42 on: April 18, 2022, 10:10:48 PM »
Earl Campbell made them wish that in the first quarter
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #43 on: April 19, 2022, 07:10:44 AM »
Saw Earl play live at the Old Stadium in C-Town,when he was with the Oilers - he could move a pile,then slip to the outside and open it up
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #44 on: April 19, 2022, 07:24:34 AM »
Michigan had some good backs back in the day that were impressive,Tyrone Wheatley had over 4,000yds rushing.Butch Woolfolk gets overlooked,I believe he was one of the fastes guys in the nation coming out of H.S in '78.He took UM to Bo's 1st 2 bowl wins (i think) he had over 4,000 yds rushing/receiving
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #45 on: April 19, 2022, 08:28:14 AM »
Earl was a fantastic player, no doubt, which is why I prefer just to enjoy them for their performances than trying to rank them using unknown or subjective criteria.  I sometimes quasi-rank RBs who played for UGA because there my biases are somewhat limited.  
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #46 on: April 19, 2022, 08:29:58 AM »
Melvin Gordon, Montee Ball and James White were in the UW running back room at the same time.

That is an embarrassment of riches right there.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #47 on: April 19, 2022, 09:09:43 AM »
I think you need that sort of room today, or at least it's very useful to have a 1a and 1b.

Less so for these quick passing offenses obviously, like Miss State and Tenn.  Those fast-paced offenses seem not to make the playoff much.



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« Reply #48 on: April 19, 2022, 09:12:14 AM »
If those three guys were in the room today, I'm guessing at least one of them would transfer.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #49 on: April 19, 2022, 09:22:02 AM »
It depends on their age, I think, obviously an FR would be more content to stay and wait.  Another factor is longevity, I think, if a back is NFL caliber.  Fewer carries in college could be a good thing if they made the most of their carries.  An elite FR might well stay and get some carries, get more as a soph, and be the guy as a junior and come out with better NFL stock as a result.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #50 on: April 19, 2022, 09:14:31 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on April 19, 2022, 09:22:02 AM
It depends on their age, I think, obviously an FR would be more content to stay and wait.  
Uhhh, you haven't been keeping up with things.  
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #51 on: April 20, 2022, 11:50:22 PM »
have to separate college and pro. 

we talking college career, it's Herschel Walker imo. we talking best single season in college, it's Barry imo. we talking most talented, it's Barry imo. 

we talking pro career, it's Emmitt imo- he's got the chips and all the records. we talking best single season in pros, it's OJ imo. 2,000+ in a 14 game season is unmatched. we talking most talented, it's Barry imo.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #52 on: April 21, 2022, 08:47:50 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 19, 2022, 09:14:31 PM
Uhhh, you haven't been keeping up with things. 
A freshman would be MORE content to stay and wait than a sophomore, or junior.  I think that is axiomatic.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #53 on: April 21, 2022, 10:57:00 AM »
I do wonder which RBs never got a real chance in college, but could have been elite.  One who comes to mind is Terell Davis.  He was somewhat hampered by injuries, and a lot hampered by Coach Ray Goff who didn't like him apparently.

Sixth round draft pick.

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #54 on: April 21, 2022, 01:44:59 PM »
Damn in'92 with the Dawgs he had 388 yds but a 7.3 ypc.Dunno what happened after that,Injury or Dawghouse?
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #55 on: April 21, 2022, 03:54:21 PM »
Both of those, Ray Goff was the coach and apparently didn't like him.  I remember thinking he looked really good at the time.

And Garrison Hearst was on that team, Eric Zier was QB.  They lost by 3 to Florida and 2 to Tennessee.  That was a good team.


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Garrison Hearst*RB256 Att, 1710 Yds, 6.7 Avg
Mack Strong*RB68 Att, 372 Yds, 5.5 Avg
Terrell DavisRB60 Att, 430 Yds, 7.2 Avg
Frank HarveyRB50 Att, 317 Yds, 6.3 Avg



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