re: Best Running Back in SEC History?

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but understand that there is no objective metric that shows Henry was better in 2015.

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This is such horseshite.

Henry averaged 149/game against ranked teams, while Fournette averaged 117.

Henry averaged 161/game against teams with a winning record, while Fournette averaged 146.

Fournette faded in November, while Henry became the King.

What a garbage take. It's time to let it go. 2015 was a long time ago.

Bo knows

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Walkers record

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The difference is everyone knew GA was running the ball with Walker. RBs pretty much we’re the offense. Boxes were stacked. Not the same with modern college offense.

Don’t forget about Fournette trying to start a fight with UF players and then refusing to play in 2016.

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I'm using high school, college, and pros. Numbers are objective and Henry was superior in every statistical category. A man among boys...what do you call a 6-3 245 lb back who runs faster than dbs?

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Why is it only you and a few other Bammers who don't recognize that Herschel Walker was the best RB in the history of CFB. Bias? All of the experts and most fans recognize it. You know Herschel ran track, right? Man among boys? That describes Herschel.

"Walker spent three years at Georgia, playing from 1980-82. In that time he lost a total of one regular season game—and zero games in the SEC. That may be the most fantastic record, considering the competition. The Bulldogs won the national championship in 1980 by taking out Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. At 6'1", 225 pounds, with 9.3 speed in the 100-yard dash, his physical skills were a combination rarely seen in this world. He set 10 NCAA and 15 SEC records while in Athens."

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The difference is everyone knew GA was running the ball with Walker. RBs pretty much we’re the offense. Boxes were stacked. Not the same with modern college offense.

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Now this is where I think people are being short-sighted. So are you guys saying the teams Alabama played were couldn't load the box because they were expecting Jake Coker to light them up for over 300 yards a passing a game
Teams were loading the boxes for D. Henry, Fournette, D. McFadden, M. Ingram, and others so it doesn't matter whether it's modern football or not if you have a difference maker and they know he is gonna get the ball a majority of the game then their gonna load the box. It's a shame that a lot of people use this argument to take away the accomplishments of great players.

Gawd I hope this expansion falls through

6’3” 240 is an SEC Linebacker. Walker in 80 was bigger than many linebackers in his era. Heck he weighed as much as some DE in his era. And his 40 time from 35 years earlier was faster than Henry’s. The number 1 pick in the draft this year is 2” taller and 40lbs heavier than Henry and ran a faster 40…..as a DE.

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Now this is where I think people are being short-sighted. So are you guys saying the teams Alabama played were couldn't load the box because they were expecting Jake Coker to light them up for over 300 yards a passing a game

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Jake Coker averaged over 26 pass attempts per game.
It only averaged 207 yards per game.
But that leads one to believe that the pass attempts were to keep defenses honest and off of Henry.

In 1980, Georgia attempted over 15 pass attempts per game. And yes, they were to take advantage of defenses guessing "Herschel" on every snap. But that didnt stop Herschel from touching the ball over 25 times per game.

Coker averaged more pass attempts than Walker averaged touches.

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6’3” 240 is an SEC Linebacker. Walker in 80 was bigger than many linebackers in his era. Heck he weighed as much as some DE in his era. And his 40 time from 35 years earlier was faster than Henry’s. The number 1 pick in the draft this year is 2” taller and 40lbs heavier than Henry and ran a faster 40…..as a DE.

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Yeah, Walker played against much smaller defenders than he would have faced against a modern team.

Defenders today are bigger, stronger and much more physical than they were in the 80s, and much of the 90's even.

Although lately many have been trading some of that strength for speed, they still haven't gotten down to the size of the average defender of the 80s.