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re: SI article on running backs.....
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:42 pm to NawlinsTigah270
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:42 pm to NawlinsTigah270
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You seem to be quite the star gazer. Our lowly 4 star, true freshman back teabagged the Aggies at their place last year. I can't wait to watch what he does to them next year
Genius. Pure, unadulterated, on-topic, GENIUS.
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Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:44 pm to KaiserSoze99
That's a coonass for ya.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:44 pm to NYCAuburn
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everyone has been doing this for a while now, not sure why they made it seem like Saban is the inventor.
Things like this will continue to happen. The article instantly gets more hits because his name is attached.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:46 pm to utstnx
quote:someone is confident in their backfield....OH NOOOOZZZZ
Stars dont equal rings.....Dominating your oponent does....you count your stars we will count our crystal
And our stars sure as hell helped us on 11/10
This post was edited on 1/31/13 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:46 pm to utstnx
Dp
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Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:48 pm to oauron
Probably so. The upside to all this is we may see better all around backs. One's who can pass block, pick up the blitz, run a route other than to the flat, and catch the ball.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:50 pm to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
Yes. It's a good example of the college game mimicking the pros. Gone are the days of one back getting 30 carries.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:53 pm to NYCAuburn
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everyone has been doing this for a while now, not sure why they made it seem like Saban is the inventor.
I don't think they are saying Saban is the inventor. It's just that Alabama has won 3 national championships in 4 years with this system. Not only that, but ESPN has talked up the 1/2 punch of Alabama running backs since 2008 when Glen Coffee and Mark Ingram were splitting carries.
Saban didn't invent it, he just made the practice famous because Alabama is THE program right now.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:55 pm to KaiserSoze99
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We had 5-star Christine Michael and 4-star Ben Melina sharing time with 5-star Trey Williams.
This next year, we have 4-star Melina sharing time with 5-star Trey Williams, 5-star Tra Carson, and 5-star Brandon Williams.
Ben Malena says hello...
...and to spell his name right.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:55 pm to oauron
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The article instantly gets more hits because his name is attached
Not that anyone cares, but this is a pet peeve of mine. "Hits" is an antiquated term of measurement on the Internet. It actually represents a request for a file. Each page has dozens of "files".
The term you are looking for is page views.
:movingon:
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:57 pm to med21
Excuse the frick out of me.
God, we Aggies are a shitty bunch...
God, we Aggies are a shitty bunch...
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:57 pm to utstnx
Derrick Henry has ridiulously skinny legs for a guy his size.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 4:58 pm to bamasgot13
Page View it is then 
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:00 pm to KaiserSoze99
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This next year, we have 4-star Melina sharing time with 5-star Trey Williams, 5-star Tra Carson, and 5-star Brandon Williams.
Tra Carson wasnt a five star. He was a three star on rivals and ESPN.
I don't understand why he's thrown into that group nor the infatuation with him. He's a power depth addition. I'll be surprised if he gets more than 30 carries next year.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:00 pm to NawlinsTigah270
That is the main reason good teams will not draft a RB in the first round anymore. Those backs that split their time have not proven themself able to complete a 16 games season with any production. Most of the names listed in the article with exception of Ricky Williams, have been a bust at the NFL level.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:06 pm to GalvoAg
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That's a coonass for ya.
It's always a hoot to watch a thread regress to this level.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:09 pm to bamasgot13
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Not that anyone cares, but this is a pet peeve of mine. "Hits" is an antiquated term of measurement on the Internet. It actually represents a request for a file. Each page has dozens of "files".
The term you are looking for is page views.
I literally just learned something.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:13 pm to Irons Puppet
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That is the main reason good teams will not draft a RB in the first round anymore. Those backs that split their time have not proven themself able to complete a 16 games season with any production. Most of the names listed in the article with exception of Ricky Williams, have been a bust at the NFL level.
Most NFL teams are doing the same thing with sharing the workload. That's a high-impact, short-career position.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:21 pm to utstnx
LSU has been doing this for 8 years.
Posted on 1/31/13 at 5:22 pm to KaiserSoze99
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That's a high-impact, short-career position.
Here's a neat little tidbit about size increase of NFL players. RB's haven't gotten much bigger (stronger and faster though, I would think). But the DL has gotten huge and the DE's are almost as fast as the back. It's takes a special back not to get caught from behind and not run into a brick wall.
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