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Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:19 pm
That old saying about the 2nd string QB being the most popular player in the fans eyes seems to apply to yall's running backs.
When Ingram was the guy everyone said Richardson is the best and wanted him to get the ball more.
When Richardson started it wasn't nearly as bad but people we saying Lacy should get more action.
Then with Lacy as the #1 everyone was on the TJ Yeldon train.
Now Yeldon is first string and this year people wanted Kenyon Drake and then at the end of the year its been all Derrick Henry almost to the point where Yeldon is an afterthought.
I get y'all have one of if not the most talented stable of backs in football but am I the only one who notices this? Maybe its because I live around and work with so many Alabama fans (who for the most part can take off their Crimson glasses at least for a moment).
Thoughts?
When Ingram was the guy everyone said Richardson is the best and wanted him to get the ball more.
When Richardson started it wasn't nearly as bad but people we saying Lacy should get more action.
Then with Lacy as the #1 everyone was on the TJ Yeldon train.
Now Yeldon is first string and this year people wanted Kenyon Drake and then at the end of the year its been all Derrick Henry almost to the point where Yeldon is an afterthought.
I get y'all have one of if not the most talented stable of backs in football but am I the only one who notices this? Maybe its because I live around and work with so many Alabama fans (who for the most part can take off their Crimson glasses at least for a moment).
Thoughts?
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Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:20 pm to Toby Flenderson
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but am I the only one who notices this?
Nope I have too.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:22 pm to Toby Flenderson
We've all noticed it
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:23 pm to Toby Flenderson
quote:Everyone I knew wanted Lacy to be the starter.
Then with Lacy as the #1 everyone was on the TJ Yeldon train
Yeldon should also be 3rd string next season.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:24 pm to Toby Flenderson
I think it has been worse this year because Yeldon never cemented himself as the best back. I called him an average SEC starter earlier this year and was laughed at. I thought it would be Tenpenny, but Henry is the truth.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:26 pm to Toby Flenderson
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Then with Lacy as the #1 everyone was on the TJ Yeldon train.
I'm not sure I agree with this. If your argument was people wanted to see more of Fowler (before he got hurt) then I might have agreed with that.
And no one would disagree that Drake was better than Yeldon this past season.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:29 pm to Toby Flenderson
Thank you for your interest in our fan behavior toward our running backs. Congratulations on winning the SEC and playing for the national championship.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:40 pm to Toby Flenderson
To be fair I was on all of those trains except the Drake > TJ one.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:41 pm to Toby Flenderson
This seems to be true. But I guess the same could be said of Auburn Head Coaches and their assistants.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:44 pm to Toby Flenderson
It's the "Bammer Mysticism Effect". I authored an article on this very phenomenon in the December 2012 issue of the journal Sports Psychology and Economics. The sufferers exhibit irrational beliefs of grandeur pertaining to the Crimson Tide. They often hallucinate National Championships. The BME stricken are prone to committing aerial assault, lewd sexual acts, herbicide, and homicide. Hallmark signs are more than 2 window flags on their vehicle and Crocs on their feet.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:45 pm to Toby Flenderson
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Thoughts?
I couldn't name one running back on your team.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 8:49 pm to Toby Flenderson
I didn't read this thread, but I just have to say you are the worst and everyone hates you, Toby.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 10:15 pm to Toby Flenderson
Really gonna blow your mind, but I think Tenpenny is just as good or better than Henry.
Posted on 1/19/14 at 11:13 pm to Toby Flenderson
Richardson was a beast his freshman year. Period. With Lacy, I don't think I ever heard anyone say they wanted him replaced. Yeldon was a great backup and change of pace, that was it.
Yeldon's turnovers, especially this year - and the awful timing of them, are what have hurt him in the fan's eyes. He is still an excellent back though, one of the best. In my opinion, Drake was never seriously someone many knowledgable fans think is better, plus his turnovers have hurt him as well.
Now, with Henry, I agree with you. I think we have all been wanting to see him play more. Even in mop up duty, he has looked unstoppable and heads above the others.
Yeldon's turnovers, especially this year - and the awful timing of them, are what have hurt him in the fan's eyes. He is still an excellent back though, one of the best. In my opinion, Drake was never seriously someone many knowledgable fans think is better, plus his turnovers have hurt him as well.
Now, with Henry, I agree with you. I think we have all been wanting to see him play more. Even in mop up duty, he has looked unstoppable and heads above the others.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 12:08 am to Toby Flenderson
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people we saying Lacy should get more action.
No one was saying this
Posted on 1/20/14 at 6:09 am to Toby Flenderson
Yep, you nailed us bammers but LSU is bad about this too.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 6:43 am to Toby Flenderson
I never talked to anyone who wanted Lacy over Richardson.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 8:45 am to Toby Flenderson
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but am I the only one who notices this?
Nope, this phenomenon has never been observed by anyone else about Bama, or any other team in the country. You, Sir, are a genius.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 9:13 am to Toby Flenderson
quote:Damn! Do you realize how fortunate you are to be associated with probably ALL the rational Alabama fans in the world?
Maybe its because I live around and work with so many Alabama fans (who for the most part can take off their Crimson glasses at least for a moment).
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