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any fan of any sec team that was paying attention back then will tell how much those games said about how talented Cecil Collins was. That was not hype that was scary real.

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Come on. He has all of 3 tds. Yes his avg. 149 y/game and that's great but
Some LSU fans proclaim him a top 3 rd ever at lsu and it's not even remotely close. He may be top 3 what if.

BUT 149 yards a game average against unranked MISS ST.,AUBURN, AKRON Band VANDY just don't impress me enough to give him anything next to GOAT status

It's true that Cecil Collins only played in three full games before the injury and mental downfall, etc., but Cecil Collins was the best looking back I've ever seen at LSU (though it was all cut short). I mean, Auburn finished ranked #11 and went to the SEC Championship, and Cecil ran for 232 yards against them. State finished 7-4 and he ran for 172 yards and basically housed one for 60+ yards with one shoe on against State. Those were two of the better teams on LSU's schedule that year. I remember watching the Auburn re-broadcast after attending the game and Mike Gottfried (ESPN announcer) said he was a special back about 20 times. It was like he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Kevin Faulk was a special player. He did everything great. Collins was an unstoppable force at RB from what I saw. However, you are right about him being a "what if" because he blew it by choosing the wrong path. Still, when people talk about eye tests, anyone who watched him is not wrong for comparing other highly touted RBs to him as a measuring stick. Because if you witnessed him run, you just didn't forget it.