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re: Does LF7 go down as a top ten back in the SEC?
Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:16 am to 3morereps
Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:16 am to 3morereps
Guice will have a better career than Fournette.
I mean the guy has all the measurables and by all accounts he's a great person. He's even a great player but his stats weren't what I would consider elite.
I mean the guy has all the measurables and by all accounts he's a great person. He's even a great player but his stats weren't what I would consider elite.
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Posted on 2/22/17 at 9:58 am to bmy
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lol he's already top-5 so.. yes? who in the SEC has topped his 2015 162.75 yards/game? let's go back 30 years and see how many RBs have averaged over 150 in the SEC
No takers?
Hmmmmmm
Posted on 2/22/17 at 10:21 am to 3morereps
He may very well have been but simply not living up to the over-hype spewed by posters of his fanbase sealed his fate. So no
Posted on 2/22/17 at 10:39 am to bmy
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lol he's already top-5 so.. yes? who in the SEC has topped his 2015 162.75 yards/game?
Top 5 by what metric? A really good 2015 doens't make him a top 10 career rusher in the SEC.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 10:47 am to pioneerbasketball
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Here come the LSU fans...
Here come the Gator fans -- Fournette is an amazing back and any school who wouldn't take them over their HB is full of shite.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 11:30 am to dbeck
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Guice will have a better career than Fournette.
Whatever will make you feel better.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 1:57 pm to ATLdawg25
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Top 5 by what metric? A really good 2015 doens't make him a top 10 career rusher in the SEC
His was good enough that it easily does. Not sure that season has ever been topped. Top 3 all time in SEC history.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 2:26 pm to LSU Patrick
I realize this is somewhat a troll thread, but for any who want a serious answer to that, of course Leonard Fournette is a Top 10 back in the SEC.
In career rushing yards, LF is 12th, but only 6 yards from 10th. So I made a chart to compare him to the other 11 ahead of him.
Rk_Player__Gms_Att_Yards_YPG___YPC__TD__TDPG_TDPC
1__Walker__33__994_5259__159.4__5.3___49__1.48___.049
2__McFad__38__785_4590__120.8__5.9___41__1.08___.052
3__Faulk___41__856_4557__111.2__5.3___46__1.12___.054
4__Jackson_45__650_4303__095.6__6.6___43__0.96___.066
5__E.Rhett_48__873_4163__086.7__4.8___34__0.71___.039
6__Hilliard__44__882_4050__092.1__4.6___44__1.00___.050
7__Alexand_44__855_4035__091.7__4.7___40__0.91___.047
8__A.Dixon_48__910_3994__083.2__4.4___42__0.88___.046
9__E.Smith_31__700_3928__126.7__5.6___36__1.16___.051
10_Collins__43__777_3835__089.2__4.9___26__0.60___.033
11_Ca.Wms_42__741_3831__091.2__5.2___45__1.07___.061
12_Fournet_32__616_3830__119.7__6.2___40__1.25___.065
Sorry for the formatting that is a rough deal on here.
Fournette has a similar number of games played compared to Emmitt/Walker and a similar amount of carries compared to Bo Jackson, so he can't be disqualified as a career top 10 back based on low totals of career games or carries.
Fournette ranks very high in yards per game (4th behind Walker, Emmitt, McFadden), yards per carry (2nd behind Bo Jackson), TDs per game (2nd behind Walker) and TDs per carry (2nd behind Bo Jackson).
You can troll about his bad Bama games if you want, but Walker, Bo, McFadden, and all the rest had a bad game or two in important games as well. From a career standpoint there is no logical argument against Fournette being a top 10 SEC back. Top 5 to be honest.
In career rushing yards, LF is 12th, but only 6 yards from 10th. So I made a chart to compare him to the other 11 ahead of him.
Rk_Player__Gms_Att_Yards_YPG___YPC__TD__TDPG_TDPC
1__Walker__33__994_5259__159.4__5.3___49__1.48___.049
2__McFad__38__785_4590__120.8__5.9___41__1.08___.052
3__Faulk___41__856_4557__111.2__5.3___46__1.12___.054
4__Jackson_45__650_4303__095.6__6.6___43__0.96___.066
5__E.Rhett_48__873_4163__086.7__4.8___34__0.71___.039
6__Hilliard__44__882_4050__092.1__4.6___44__1.00___.050
7__Alexand_44__855_4035__091.7__4.7___40__0.91___.047
8__A.Dixon_48__910_3994__083.2__4.4___42__0.88___.046
9__E.Smith_31__700_3928__126.7__5.6___36__1.16___.051
10_Collins__43__777_3835__089.2__4.9___26__0.60___.033
11_Ca.Wms_42__741_3831__091.2__5.2___45__1.07___.061
12_Fournet_32__616_3830__119.7__6.2___40__1.25___.065
Sorry for the formatting that is a rough deal on here.
Fournette has a similar number of games played compared to Emmitt/Walker and a similar amount of carries compared to Bo Jackson, so he can't be disqualified as a career top 10 back based on low totals of career games or carries.
Fournette ranks very high in yards per game (4th behind Walker, Emmitt, McFadden), yards per carry (2nd behind Bo Jackson), TDs per game (2nd behind Walker) and TDs per carry (2nd behind Bo Jackson).
You can troll about his bad Bama games if you want, but Walker, Bo, McFadden, and all the rest had a bad game or two in important games as well. From a career standpoint there is no logical argument against Fournette being a top 10 SEC back. Top 5 to be honest.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 2:30 pm to 3morereps
No
Posted on 2/22/17 at 3:40 pm to PurpleandGeauld
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only 6 yards from 10th.
It's just too bad he didn't have the opportunity to play one more game.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 3:59 pm to dbeck
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It's just too bad he didn't have the opportunity to play one more game.
LSU hadn't cancelled a game due to weather in about 100 years previously, but there were 2 while Fournette was playing. McNeese in 2015 and South Alabama (via Florida reschedule) in 2016.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 4:00 pm to 3morereps
If he had stayed his senior year, yes - easily.
But his career was marred by injury last year and only playing 2 or 3 quarters of games in his soph year. I would say a top 20 back, but not top 10.
But his career was marred by injury last year and only playing 2 or 3 quarters of games in his soph year. I would say a top 20 back, but not top 10.
Posted on 2/22/17 at 5:22 pm to MetryTyger
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MetryTyger
What 10 backs do you consider better career-wise?
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