re: Has Derrick Henry's NFL career altered your opinion of his collegiate performance?

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LSU fan confirmed.

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I'm an Ole Miss fan.

You gumps are amateurs when it comes to hating on LSU.

You are pretty stupid.

Post less.

I’m picking up what NickPapaG is putting down. This isn’t a stats argument, it’s just the way people view players. It’s the “Oh shite, we have to play that guy”. The greats, at least the ones that are seen that way have a larger than life presence out there.

Tebow sucked in the pros, but he had the “it” in CFB. Same for Cam, Manziel, etc.

Henry is my favorite NFL back, he’s great but he didn’t have that “it” factor in college.

If you have to ask, then they aren’t in “that” category, spitting out stats makes it even worse.

I’m sorry that you don’t get it, but carry on with GIFs and stats. He isn’t to everyone else what you see him as, that’s okay.

Fair enough, I got pro bowl and all pro backwards. It happens to college football fans.

Speaking of which, where did all the Saints fans go “?

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a mickey mouse covid season.

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One year after a national championship, LSU’s best player opted out for the season, the team went 5-5, and was ineligible for a bowl game.

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. He isn’t to everyone else what you see him as, that’s okay

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Bama fans can be a little sensitive. I have no idea why with all that winning.

You say Henry is a great back but not an SEC legend like Bo and Walker are and a small, fragile part of them melts.

It is perplexing.

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Walker was a legend who almost single-handedly led Georgia to 3 national titles.

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Since it's such a small amount of data, we can review these seasons.

In 1980, they played 1 ranked team. #9 Notre Dame and won 17-10. (2 TD)

In 1981, they played #1 Clemson and lost 13-3. (0 TD) They played #2/4 Pitt and lost 24-20(2 TD).

In 1982 they beat #8 Clemson, 13-7(0 TD). However, Walker was injured and only used as a decoy. They lost to #1 Penn St 27-23 (1 TD).

If I missed a big game, please feel free to point it out. I try to be fair and use end of season rankings even if they weren't ranked at the time(like Clemson in 1981).

He averaged 1 TD per ranked team he played.

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Easily in the same caliber as Herschel but u wouldn’t just call him the better back by naming ranked schools they played and running for more yards as if that just ends the conversation. Henry played on the easily the best teams in football. All-SEC 1st team QBs, Best offensive line, top 5 receiver corps, best front 7, and best secondary.

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Then why doesn't Alabama produce the same thing every year? Why don't schools produce the same thing every year? Why was Walkers SEC rushing record such a big deal that couldn't be touched until Henry did it, and now it's meaningless?

Kind of weird that a team that has nothing but great players also makes it so that none of those players can ever be considered the greatest. Magically, the greatest players just happen to play for bad teams.

Or maybe it's just bullshite.

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Both are great. Comparisons are pretty gay

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Then why are you comparing them?