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re: 2004 RB depth chart was amazing
Posted on 11/18/15 at 2:09 pm to AU24
Posted on 11/18/15 at 2:09 pm to AU24
When it comes to future NFL production, the 1978 AU depth chart was one of the best of all time:
William Andrews: 5 Pro Bowls, 4 1000 yard seasons, 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons, broke rookie rushing record in '79
Joe Cribbs: 3 Pro Bowls, 3 1000 yard rushing seasons, 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons
James Brooks: 4 Pro Bowls, 3 1000 yard rushing seasons (and 2 more 900+ seasons), 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons, #35 alltime All Purpose yards
I remember a MNF game in the early 80s where Brooks was going off, and Gifford mentioned that he, Cribbs and Andrews all were on the '78 AU team. Cosell remarked, "How did Auburn ever lose a game that year?"
I immediately screamed out the name of this guy:
William Andrews: 5 Pro Bowls, 4 1000 yard seasons, 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons, broke rookie rushing record in '79
Joe Cribbs: 3 Pro Bowls, 3 1000 yard rushing seasons, 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons
James Brooks: 4 Pro Bowls, 3 1000 yard rushing seasons (and 2 more 900+ seasons), 3 1500 yard rushing+receiving seasons, #35 alltime All Purpose yards
I remember a MNF game in the early 80s where Brooks was going off, and Gifford mentioned that he, Cribbs and Andrews all were on the '78 AU team. Cosell remarked, "How did Auburn ever lose a game that year?"
I immediately screamed out the name of this guy:
Posted on 11/18/15 at 2:32 pm to FearlessFreep
The over looked aspect of the 2004 teams (Auburn vs USCw) is the overwhelming amount of NFL talent Auburn had compared to USCw.
If you remove some of the Freshman who didn't play but eventually got drafted from USCw Auburn was superior or equal in talent to USCw at every position on the field. We had several guys have much more successful NFL careers...USCw benefitted from past performances and the media love affair with them. Many of those overhyped players were draft bust not making it out of their NFL rookie contract. Auburn on the other hand had several guys go the UDFA route and make it past a rookie contract time frame in the NFL. USCw 2004 was a creation of media fantasy. Auburn beats the breaks off of them in 2005 if they had gotten the shot.
If you remove some of the Freshman who didn't play but eventually got drafted from USCw Auburn was superior or equal in talent to USCw at every position on the field. We had several guys have much more successful NFL careers...USCw benefitted from past performances and the media love affair with them. Many of those overhyped players were draft bust not making it out of their NFL rookie contract. Auburn on the other hand had several guys go the UDFA route and make it past a rookie contract time frame in the NFL. USCw 2004 was a creation of media fantasy. Auburn beats the breaks off of them in 2005 if they had gotten the shot.
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