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Describe a player you loved that other fanbases may not have heard of
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:15 pm
I’m trying to bring a little positivity to the rant. This thread is for players who made memorable contributions, even if people outside of your fanbase don’t know who they are. These are the guys that make college football so special.
Matt Caddell: WR from 2003-2007, made the game winning TD reception against Arkansas in Saban’s first season (2007). Quiet, hard-working, humble guy, who made a huge play when he was given a chance and the opportunity arose.
Marvin Constant: bad arse linebacker who blew out his knee as a RS freshman stopping Josh Booty on the goal line, preserving a Bama win in 1999. I remember seeing this dude in the weight room at Alabama in the early 2000s and he was a beast. He would’ve played in the NFL for sure if he hadn’t gotten hurt.
Matt Caddell: WR from 2003-2007, made the game winning TD reception against Arkansas in Saban’s first season (2007). Quiet, hard-working, humble guy, who made a huge play when he was given a chance and the opportunity arose.
Marvin Constant: bad arse linebacker who blew out his knee as a RS freshman stopping Josh Booty on the goal line, preserving a Bama win in 1999. I remember seeing this dude in the weight room at Alabama in the early 2000s and he was a beast. He would’ve played in the NFL for sure if he hadn’t gotten hurt.
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:19 pm to Decker
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I’m trying to bring a little positivity to the rant.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:21 pm to Decker
Negativity makes chicken money.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:23 pm to Decker
Kirston Pittman
First player in the BCS era to win 2 national titles
First player in the BCS era to win 2 national titles
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:24 pm to Decker
Lane Bearden: toughest punter to ever wear Crimson.
"Bearden punted through a season with a torn ACL, he made 11 tackles on kicks and punts, and, he memorably gave a South Carolina gunner the business, decleating him and then roughing him up when the Gamecock tried to get back off the ground."
"Bearden punted through a season with a torn ACL, he made 11 tackles on kicks and punts, and, he memorably gave a South Carolina gunner the business, decleating him and then roughing him up when the Gamecock tried to get back off the ground."
Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:27 pm to TigerLunatik
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:27 pm to Che Boludo
I freakin’ loved Bearden
He tore his ACL on a needless fake punt that Fran called for no reasons. He came back to punt a few games later. His absence is the main reason we lost to Georgia that year.
He tore his ACL on a needless fake punt that Fran called for no reasons. He came back to punt a few games later. His absence is the main reason we lost to Georgia that year.
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:38 pm to Decker
He’s kind of known and actually went to the nfl for a bit, but Kelvin Sheppard comes to mind. Was a great leader on the defense and overachiever. He was a 3 star who willed himself into the NFL. Gave an awesome speech on the sideline with tears in his eyes before the 2010 Bama game. Dude was fearless and gave his soul to LSU
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Posted on 1/14/21 at 10:40 pm to Decker
Jack Hunt
Posted on 1/14/21 at 11:14 pm to Decker
Jim Bob Cooter. Self explanatory.
Posted on 1/14/21 at 11:14 pm to Che Boludo
Agreed. Bearden's DNA should have been preserved. 
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:00 am to Decker
Ricky Jean-Francois
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:26 am to Aight is Enough
Everyone loves cooter
Posted on 1/15/21 at 12:58 am to TigerLunatik
Phillip Doyle. As a kid growing up in the 80’s he was one of my heroes. One of the best place kickers Alabama has ever had.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 1:05 am to Decker
Jack Hunt: Safety at LSU from 2000-03. Well he moved their junior year after being a WR freshman and sophomore year. Only game we lost in 03 was the only game he missed against UF. Just a smart, hard nosed effort guy. He was also from a local HS so that factored into it.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 1:22 am to Decker
Josh Jasper PK "07-'10.
He did it all . . .
Onside kicks
Put on a pooch punting clinic vs Auburn in '2010
Fake punts
He was the guy who caught the bounce on the fake FG vs UF in 2010.
Kicked 3 FGs vs Bama in '10.
He did it all . . .
Onside kicks
Put on a pooch punting clinic vs Auburn in '2010
Fake punts
He was the guy who caught the bounce on the fake FG vs UF in 2010.
Kicked 3 FGs vs Bama in '10.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 3:21 am to JackieTreehorn
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Phillip Doyle
After football was a pretty solid slow pitch softball player. Didn't hang around the sport very long but was pretty good and could have played at high levels if he wanted to
Posted on 1/15/21 at 5:25 am to Decker
Going back:
Dick Schmaltz, the wide receiver opposite Terry Beasley.
Dick Schmaltz, the wide receiver opposite Terry Beasley.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 5:34 am to makersmark1
My favorite Vol, Andy Kelly.
*I was just waking up, here's a quick bio.
The man who ushered Tennessee football into its 1990s glory days. When he graduated, he pretty much had every passing record possible for the school.
Kelly was a freshman on the 1988 team that went 5-6. Then he was thrown to the wolves in a quarterback change against the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1989. He lost that game but went on to lead the Vols to back to back SEC Championships in 1989 and 1990.
In two and a half years as a starter, Kelly had a unique ability to keep his team in games when all hope seemed lost. He led an amazing Sugar Bowl comeback over the Virginia Cavaliers in 1990. Then, in 1991, he led one of the greatest comebacks in history when the Vols beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-34 after being down 31-7.
*I was just waking up, here's a quick bio.
The man who ushered Tennessee football into its 1990s glory days. When he graduated, he pretty much had every passing record possible for the school.
Kelly was a freshman on the 1988 team that went 5-6. Then he was thrown to the wolves in a quarterback change against the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1989. He lost that game but went on to lead the Vols to back to back SEC Championships in 1989 and 1990.
In two and a half years as a starter, Kelly had a unique ability to keep his team in games when all hope seemed lost. He led an amazing Sugar Bowl comeback over the Virginia Cavaliers in 1990. Then, in 1991, he led one of the greatest comebacks in history when the Vols beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 35-34 after being down 31-7.
This post was edited on 1/15/21 at 6:37 am
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