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re: Best Running Back in SEC History?
Posted on 5/28/22 at 1:50 pm to MoarKilometers
Posted on 5/28/22 at 1:50 pm to MoarKilometers
Just checked the stats…
Georgia threw the ball 155 times all year during a Hershel Walker campaign… about 15 passes per game over the 11 game season.
Alabama threw the ball 300 times during one of Derrick Henry’s years. Coker actually completed 66% of his passes.
My point is that defenses could key on Hershel and Bo 60% of the time and be right
Georgia threw the ball 155 times all year during a Hershel Walker campaign… about 15 passes per game over the 11 game season.
Alabama threw the ball 300 times during one of Derrick Henry’s years. Coker actually completed 66% of his passes.
My point is that defenses could key on Hershel and Bo 60% of the time and be right
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Posted on 5/28/22 at 1:55 pm to truth22
Only proving even when the aggies win something they still couldn’t beat Texas!
1998 seems like such a long time ago.
1998 seems like such a long time ago.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 1:55 pm to 3down10
quote:Stats don't tell the full story, and winning a championship is irrelevant to individual player.quote:
Herschel Walker or Bo.
Meanwhile Derrick Henry holds the SEC rushing record, did it on fewer attempts, did it against better competition and lead his team to a national championship
One of the best runs I've ever seen was Rondell Mealey getting a 3 yd gain... it should have been a 7 yd loss. Think it was against Georgia.
Defense had a jailbreak, you'd have thought it was a screen it was so poorly blocked. Mealey had to juke and spin during the handoff in the I, and then swum, danced, spun and powered his way through 6 guys.
Herschel and Bo were a class above everyone else I've ever seen.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 1:59 pm to 3down10
And is still not top five
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:00 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Derrick Henry. When you factor in the NFL success Henry tops the list. He was the best in high school, college and pros.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:02 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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Errick Miron
He did not play in the SEC so by definition he cannot be than answer to your question
For fricks sake, Texas still isn’t in the SEC.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:03 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Bo, Herschel and Henry
Are the three best RB’s that played in the SEC.
I agree. Henry is in the discussion with Bo and Herschel. Not to take anything away from Bo or Herschel, but sometimes nostalgia sets in and we think everyone from the past was that much better than the present. However, Henry was every bit as good as those two. Henry would have been one of the best in any era.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:08 pm to 3down10
I think of it this way, if you tell me I can build my team around any RB in SEC history in their prime, I'm picking between Bo and Walker. I'm not considering anyone else.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:08 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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They were all great, but Errick Miron is the only one in the top 5 in career rushing yards. On November 27th, 1998 Miron broke the all-time career rushing record and the Aggies in the same game.
1. Didn't play in the SEC. 2. There are a lot worse name changes out there and Errick is his birth name.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:10 pm to 3down10
5 of these are not like the others
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:12 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
6.2 yards against SWC/Big12 defensive isn’t as impressive as you feel it is.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:20 pm to Smokeyone
For me it's Henry, but that's not throwing shade on Bo or Senator Herschel. Subsequent NFL career confirms just how good he was/is.
Henry's QB's were AJ, Blake Simms, and Coker. I've never heard them called prolific. And absolutely no one we played didn't make stopping Henry their number one goal.
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While Derrick Henry is incredible and in the discussion, defenses couldn’t key on him due to more prolific passing offenses.
Henry's QB's were AJ, Blake Simms, and Coker. I've never heard them called prolific. And absolutely no one we played didn't make stopping Henry their number one goal.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:28 pm to 3down10
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He'd be playing against much tougher competition in today's SEC.
This is true. There are a lot of reasons why you can't compare players from different eras.
1. Players are bigger today
2. Players are faster today
3. Players are stronger today (Better trainers)
4. Players know more about nutrition today
5. Different philosophies about offense and defense
You can go on and on. PROBABLY the Herschel of yesterday would not be as dominating today. However, if you place that Herschel in today's game with today's training, coaching, nutritional knowledge etc he might would be as dominating. It's hard to say.
All we can do is see how dominating a player was against that current days competition and judge it based off that. Herschel and Bo Jackson are the best of all time, probably. I don't think any running backs dominated their games like they did.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:30 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Bo Jackson
Herschel Walker
Then others
Herschel Walker
Then others
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:32 pm to 3down10
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PLAYER RUSHING YARDS SEASON
1. Derrick Henry, ALA 1,986 2015
2. Herschel Walker, UGA 1,891 1981
3. Darren McFadden, ARK 1,830 2007
4. Tre Mason, AUB 1,816 2013
5. Bo Jackson, AUB 1,786 1985
People thought it would be impossible to break Walkers record.
Why did you leave Fournette off? He is #2 on this list with 1958 yards in 2015
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:33 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
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Not as hard as it is to read a stat line. Derrick Henry 2219 yards rushing vs Herschel Walker 1891 yards rushing.
Henry did that in 15 games, Walker in 11
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:33 pm to lsufball19
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Why did you leave Fournette off? He is #2 on this list with 1958 yards in 2015
That's not the entire list, or up to date list, that was only the list when Henry broke the record and was before bowl games. Henry finished with over 2k.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:34 pm to Tideroller
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Henry's QB's were AJ, Blake Simms, and Coker. I've never heard them called prolific. And absolutely no one we played didn't make stopping Henry their number one goal.
You need to look up Buck Belue. Every one of Alabama's QBs during Henry's times were head and shoulders above Belue. In the National Championship game against ND we threw the ball 13 times for 7 yards. Think about that. 7 passing yards and won the game. Do you think ND had laser focused on Herschel Walker?
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:39 pm to lsufball19
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Henry did that in 15 games, Walker in 11
No, Henry did it before the bowl games/playoffs.
He also broke the record in like 50 less carries.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:41 pm to DawgsLife
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You need to look up Buck Belue. Every one of Alabama's QBs during Henry's times were head and shoulders above Belue. In the National Championship game against ND we threw the ball 13 times for 7 yards. Think about that. 7 passing yards and won the game. Do you think ND had laser focused on Herschel Walker?
Georgia didn't playing a national championship game, they didn't exist back then. You played #7 Notre Dame in a bowl game, and it was only the 3rd ranked team you played that entire year.
That year you played:
#7 Notre Dame
#14 South Carolina
#20 Florida
And that is of the time rankings. If you do final rankings, I think Notre Dame was the only team that finished ranked on your schedule.
So Walker set his record without playing a single ranked team.
This post was edited on 5/28/22 at 2:47 pm
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