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re: best rb duo in the sec since the turn of the century

Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:02 am to
Posted by joshua2571
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:02 am to
LF/ Guice shouldn't be in the top 5. Guice doesn't get enough touches.
Posted by skrayper
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:11 am to
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I don't know where but Auburn's Bo Jackson and Brent Fulwood should be on the list as well as LSU's Kevin Faulk and Cecil Collins. Both should be on this list somewhere.


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best rb duo in the sec since the turn of the century


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Posted by BufordPuser
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Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:32 am to
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LF/ Guice shouldn't be in the top 5



Dicks are not big enough to be in the top 5.
Posted by FutureHendrix
Member since Jun 2016
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:33 am to
It's Caddy and Ronnie and DMC/Felix in some order. I'll take the Arkansas group because McFadden was the best of the four. Caddy and RB had the least drop off from 1 to 2, so they might technically be the strongest "duo" ...

Way too early for the LF/Guice talk until Guice puts up some more numbers.
Posted by GreyReb
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:41 am to
To me it's all DMAC and Felix. Both so damn explosive. Was fun to watch. Especially the Wildcat with those 2.
Posted by DeoreDX
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:50 am to
Can we count Nick Marshall as a running back? Because him and Mason were about as unstoppable a rushing duo as I've ever seen in college football.
Posted by DoUrden
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 7:53 am to
Not this century but Cobb/Webb was a great duo.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:03 am to
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Chubb/Gurley 2014 is UGA's best:

342 carries
2458 yards
7.19 ypc
23 tds


for some reason people seem to have overlooked these stats, which are the best posted in the thread so far.

Posted by DBU
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:10 am to
ISWYDT
Posted by Frac the world
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:20 am to
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3. Cadillac/Ronnie


So two top 5 NFL draft picks are third on your list?


Meh, they were drafted on potential which they clearly didn't live up to. They were good in college but nowhere near as good as these other guys and it's not even close
Posted by BoarEd
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:39 am to
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I'll take the Arkansas group because McFadden was the best of the four.


I think McFadden and Felix were cut from the same cloth. Either one of them could take it all the way literally any time they touched the ball. McFadden is one of the greatest in SEC history, but Felix had better YPC numbers.
Posted by Farmer1906
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:42 am to
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They were good in college but nowhere near as good as these other guys and it's not even close


Agreed.

392 carries
2087 yards
5.3 ypc
20 TDs
Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:43 am to
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I think McFadden and Felix were cut from the same cloth.


you obviously know WAY more about them than I do, but I don't really see that. From my memory, DMac was like a Gurley that could stiff arm you, juke you, or just run really fast past everyone. Could basically do everything possible. Felix was more like the make one cut and turn on the jets. Almost like a souped up version of keith marshall.
Posted by DuncanIdaho
Ouray, CO
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:44 am to
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I think McFadden and Felix were cut from the same cloth.

I thought they were completely different type of runners. McFadden was punishing but I remember Felix being a little more elusive.
I loved watching McFadden run (except when he was running all over us)!
Posted by DuncanIdaho
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:45 am to
Beat me to it!
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:46 am to
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From my memory, DMac was like a Gurley that could stiff arm you, juke you, or just run really fast past everyone. Could basically do everything possible. Felix was more like the make one cut and turn on the jets. Almost like a souped up version of keith marshall.


That is a fair summary but Felix could make them missed when he had to as well. Oh and DMac could pass.
Posted by DawgGONIT
Member since May 2015
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:47 am to
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Gurley/Chubb/Michel/Marshall was the GOAT
Yep one will go down as one of the most talented RB's in SEC history (Gurley), and more than likely one of the best in NFL history as well. The other 3 will all be in the NFL with Chubb probably turning into a star himself. Michel and Marshall have a very good chance to be starters or better.

Posted by WG_Dawg
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:53 am to
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/Chubb/Michel/Marshall


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The other 3 will all be in the NFL with Chubb probably turning into a star himself. Michel and Marshall have a very good chance to be starters or better.


I love UGA but this is just not accurate. Keith Marshall won't ever find a place in the NFL other than a 3rd down guy or maybe a kick returner. I'd actually be surprised if he ever gets regular carries, wouldn't shock me if he's out of the league in 3 years. Michel is a dynamic college player but I don't ever see him being a starter in the NFL. Solid backup for sure though. I can see Chubb doing well.
Posted by DawgGONIT
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:56 am to
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That is a fair summary but Felix could make them missed when he had to as well. Oh and DMac could pass.
Gurley could pass as well too. He had the longest completed pass of the season with H Mason at qb . Now if DMac throws left handed, that will be a little freaky.

I also don't see the 'souped up version of keith marshall' in regards to Felix. K Marshall (4.31) posted faster times than both McFadden(4.33) and Felix(4.47).

Did P Hillis even get much carries for you guys? I remember seeing him line up at TE some and was a beast.
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/22/16 at 9:02 am to
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I also don't see the 'souped up version of keith marshall' in regards to Felix. K Marshall (4.31) posted faster times than both McFadden(4.33) and Felix(4.47).


I know it is a little cliche but Felix seemed to run much faster than that with the football. I'm not saying he was faster than Marshall but that 4.47 doesn't seem right.

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Did P Hillis even get much carries for you guys? I remember seeing him line up at TE some and was a beast.


In most years he got about 60 carries a year and avg 4.7 per carry throughout his career. He was solid just too many good backs in that group.
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