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re: Who's the 5th best running back in SEC history?
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:54 am to Vecchio Cane
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:54 am to Vecchio Cane
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Or just not try to put the #14 all time rusher in the top4 greatest backs
Correct.
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:55 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Rush for more yards than Herschel in a single season*. And that only gets him to 4th not saying he's better than walker
If that is your criteria, then Fournette is 5th, because he is the only other SEC back to ever rush for more yard than Herschel in a single season.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:56 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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But look at what Henry did in big games compared to fournette you Keep ignoring this part. Plus it hurt Henry's stats early in his career having to play behind eddy lacy
I'm ignoring it because it wasn't a factor until you were forced to put Fournette in 5th by the criteria you'd set earlier in the thread.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:00 am to RB10
He isn't automatically 5th just like Henry wasn't automatically 2nd. Henry was 4th because Bo and dmac had better creed numbers and also played well in big games
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:03 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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He isn't automatically 5th just like Henry wasn't automatically 2nd. Henry was 4th because Bo and dmac had better creed numbers and also played well in big games
So Fournette having the 2nd best single season and better career numbers than Henry would still put him in 5th. You're trying so hard to keep him out, but if you put Henry in 4th there's no way you can.
Here's an idea, move Henry into 3rd and Ingram into 4th because of the Heisman. You'd have to move McFadden into 5th, but that's worth it to keep Fournette out I'm sure.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:05 am to Irons Puppet
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The list based on total yardage is misleading. Remember up until the 70s it was a 10 game season, and 90s an 11 game season and now a possibility of 15 games. Plus Bowl yardage didn't count toward those numbers until the late 80s.
Also, for the older players, their bowl games didn't count in their stats. Here are the top "12 game seasons" (11 games + bowl for older players, first 12 games for newer players) all-time in the SEC:
410__1,975__20__4.8__Herschel Walker (11 + bowl)
300__1,953__22__6.5__Leonard Fournette
309__1,915__18__6.2__Bo Jackson (11 + bowl)
295__1,797__22__6.1__Derrick Henry
304__1,725__15__5.7__Darren McFadden
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:05 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Henry LOL !
How about George Rogers, Charles Alexander, Caddallic, Fournette and even Guice are better running backs than Henry.
How about George Rogers, Charles Alexander, Caddallic, Fournette and even Guice are better running backs than Henry.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:06 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Smith
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:09 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Well like I said he also won the Heisman
So did Manziel...
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:11 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
McFadden and Henry do not belong
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:13 am to Guava Jelly
Henry also won the Doak, Maxwell, and Walter Camp.
Elite is the only way to describe his 2015 season
Elite is the only way to describe his 2015 season
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:13 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Kevin Faulk is the #3 rusher in SEC history. How is he not in the top four? The guy was incredible at LSU, and then went on to be a solid pro (unlike McFadden).
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:15 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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But look at what Henry did in big games compared to fournette you Keep ignoring this part. Plus it hurt Henry's stats early in his career having to play behind eddy lacy
Henry played on a great team with a great oline. Kevin Faulk played on a team that was rebuilding and he was the centerpiece of that rebuilding process for four years.
Faulk easily.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:29 am to TxTiger82
Faulk, Alexander, E Smith, Fredrickson, Williams, Fulwood, Agee and I'm sure I'm forgetting some who are all better than Henry and Fournette.
I'm not sure Henry or Fournette even make my top 20 SEC running backs of all time. They are probably around the Tre Mason level.
I'm not sure Henry or Fournette even make my top 20 SEC running backs of all time. They are probably around the Tre Mason level.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:34 am to yatesdog38
quote:I think I would put JJ Johnson ahead of either of those.
Anthony Dixon or Jerrious Norwood
Posted on 8/4/17 at 11:53 am to TxTiger82
I loved faulk. He definitely has an argument. Which is why he's in my op.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 11:54 am
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:10 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I don't care if Henry is on that list. I'd take Shaun Alexander or Garrison Hearst over him.
And Reggie Cobb wasn't too damn shabby either.
And Reggie Cobb wasn't too damn shabby either.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:18 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Brice Dolezal. Just never got enough touches.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:25 pm to bopper50
George Rogers never played in the SEC
Posted on 8/4/17 at 12:35 pm to JuiceTerry
Just saying, the fact that he won the Heisman doesn't make him great.
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