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Bluegrass79

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Benny is the leading touchdown rusher in the SEC. He is tied with Miss States QB for the overall lead with 12 rushing touchdowns.
#6 in rushing yards.
He'd BE #1 in most categories had he played in the first 2 games. The greatest freshman we've ever had. I tip my hat to his greatness.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...er/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingTouchdowns/id/8
He is also the leading offensive point scorer in the SEC that's not a kicker.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...s/player/_/stat/scoring/sort/totalPoints/id/8
He is the freshman of the year in SEC imo above everybody even Jalen Hurts.
A good game against Loserville will cement his claim. I look forward to that.
 
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He is a great player. But Cobb is still the best freshman we have ever had IMO.

That being said, I think Snell could be a hiesman hopeful if we have a team around him.
 
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merrimanm said:
He is a great player. But Cobb is still the best freshman we have ever had IMO.

That being said, I think Snell could be a hiesman hopeful if we have a team around him.
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no I believe Snell is the greatest of all time. His numbers back it up. He leads the league with 2 less games than everybody else. DUDE is the GOAT. He has passed Cobb's freshman year and I love Cobb with all my heart.
Snell has 2 games left to finish proving it. 2 BIG GAMES at that. Benny could finish the season with 16+ touchdowns and 1200+ yards. !@@!
IF he'd played the first two games of the season we are looking at 20 touchdowns and 1400 yards potentially. INSANE
Lamar Jackson has scored 19 touchdowns.
 
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2000 Jared Lorenzen says hello.

2nd nationally in passing as a freshman ... obliterated the SEC single-season passing mark for a freshman.

And zero chance Benny gets any awards over Jalen Hurts. That's just not happening. Hurts is a Heisman finalist.
 
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lpkilla7 said:
Lamar Jackson has scored 19 touchdowns.
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Well rushed for 19 touchdowns. He's thrown 28 additional touchdowns.

CUJO_1970 said:
Why on planet earth did this kid sit the bench for the first two games.

That is just inexplicable.
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This is the real question. Maybe he didn't know the offense well enough yet? Honestly, it probably has a lot more to do with necessity (No Barker, Boom being keyed on) and Snell forced their hand with his play.
 
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Levibooty said:
Blue Decade would be one of the more knowledgeable posters here to ask. Judging from Snell's performance this year he might just wind up GOAT.
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I get you guys are friends and that's great, but to stand behind the notion and statement of every position is earned is by CMS isn't real. That's all I'm saying, seen it in too many positions. Go Cats ! :cheers2:
 
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I get you guys are friends and that's great, but to stand behind the notion and statement of every position is earned is by CMS isn't real. That's all I'm saying, seen it in too many positions. Go Cats ! :cheers2:
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Never met the man, I even had a disagreement with him here once but he was a gentleman about it. I've just read his post over the years and he is one of the better posters here.
 
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With most of them coming when the opposing D knew full well he was getting the ball.

He likely didn't play earlier because we had a totally different offense, and had a great returning rb along with a solid returning rb. To his credit, once he got the chance he made the most of it. But I don't think anyone expected THIS
 
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JasonS. said:
2000 Jared Lorenzen says hello.

2nd nationally in passing as a freshman ... obliterated the SEC single-season passing mark for a freshman.

And zero chance Benny gets any awards over Jalen Hurts. That's just not happening. Hurts is a Heisman finalist.
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That's called Mumme ball. That's what inflated his numbers.

Lorenzen is very overrated. The guy choked every time we had a chance to beat a decent team in the SEC. He doesn't have one quality SEC win under his belt as QB while at UK. That's just a fact. Don't forget he made the worst play in UK history throwing an unforced INT when we had the game won against Florida.

Woodson did not choke. He won big games against real SEC competition.

Lorenzen was no Woodson. The wins speak for themselves.

Even Hartline won a couple of games against SEC competition by making big plays. JLo never did that.

I'll take Benny any day over JLo.
 
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UKWinsAgainYep said:
That's called Mumme ball. That's what inflated his numbers.

Lorenzen is very overrated. The guy choked every time we had a chance to beat a decent team in the SEC. He doesn't have one quality SEC win under his belt as QB while at UK. That's just a fact. Don't forget he made the worst play in UK history throwing an unforced INT when we had the game won against Florida.

Woodson did not choke. He won big games against real SEC competition.

Lorenzen was no Woodson. The wins speak for themselves.

Even Hartline won a couple of games against SEC competition by making big plays. JLo never did that.

I'll take Benny any day over JLo.
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Lot of truth there, but that doesn't change the fact Lorenzen had a better freshman season. 24 touchdowns (5 of them rushing). 3,700 yards passing. Led the SEC in total offense. Set a school record for single-game passing that still stands. He was essentially a one-man team in 2000 ... as a freshman.

IMO, of course.
 
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JasonS. said:
2000 Jared Lorenzen says hello.

2nd nationally in passing as a freshman ... obliterated the SEC single-season passing mark for a freshman.

And zero chance Benny gets any awards over Jalen Hurts. That's just not happening. Hurts is a Heisman finalist.
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I guess you're right about Hurts, not that I think it is right.
 
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Lot of truth there, but that doesn't change the fact Lorenzen had a better freshman season. 24 touchdowns (5 of them rushing). 3,700 yards passing. Led the SEC in total offense. Set a school record for single-game passing that still stands. He was essentially a one-man team in 2000 ... as a freshman.

IMO, of course.
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with no quality wins....
 
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Interesting discussion. I'll give J. Load, and Cobb their props, buts let's just enjoy the experience.

When Snell was hit at least 5 times against New Mexico State and carried two players into the endzone with him, all in a 5 yard area, I knew we had something special.

There have been lots of posts comparing him to prior backs, here. I go back a ways, to Sonny, but only one name occurred to me when the subject arose . . . . and he didn't play at UK . . . .

Let's just say that I call Snell, "Baby Hershell" occasionally. :)

And let's be completely honest. We aren't exactly devoid of other talents at the spot.

What if Snell had happened into a spot with this O-line, and without another outstanding back with whom to split carries, in Boom Williams?

Injury, you say?

Yeah, Snell would have hurt more of them. :)
 
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UKWinsAgainYep said:
with no quality wins....
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Honest question: what is a quality win? I'm pretty sure we have zero of them this year as well. At least we have no Top 60 wins.

Doesn't change stellar personal performance, which both Snell and Lorenzen had as freshmen.
 
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merrimanm said:
He is a great player. But Cobb is still the best freshman we have ever had IMO.

That being said, I think Snell could be a hiesman hopeful if we have a team around him.
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I read he is related to Matt Snell. That is a great bloodline especially like Randall Cobb was overlooked by a number of so called "big time programs."
 
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Snell is a stud and deserves all the attention he is getting. If Boom comes back, UK will have a lethal combo at running back. And with 9 offensive linemen playing, we should have an outstanding rushing attack next year although replacing Toth will be tough.
 
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Let's be honest. Stoops isn't going to do anything risky unless a player just forces him. Which is what playing a true freshman would be, risky. And what snell did, forced him.
 
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Could you imagine how good he'd be if we had a passing game and the defense wasn't so sure we were running it? Hopefully we'll find out in the future
 
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Freetaxreturn said:
I get you guys are friends and that's great, but to stand behind the notion and statement of every position is earned is by CMS isn't real. That's all I'm saying, seen it in too many positions. Go Cats ! :cheers2:
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Not many freshmen conquer the play book quickly, no matter how talented they are. And no, I don't know Blue Decade either.
 
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UKWinsAgainYep said:
That's called Mumme ball. That's what inflated his numbers.

Lorenzen is very overrated. The guy choked every time we had a chance to beat a decent team in the SEC. He doesn't have one quality SEC win under his belt as QB while at UK. That's just a fact. Don't forget he made the worst play in UK history throwing an unforced INT when we had the game won against Florida.

Woodson did not choke. He won big games against real SEC competition.

Lorenzen was no Woodson. The wins speak for themselves.

Even Hartline won a couple of games against SEC competition by making big plays. JLo never did that.

I'll take Benny any day over JLo.
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Yeah Woodson had his problems early in his starting year. Fumbled at the wrong time a couple of times but his biggest mistake was against UL. With time running out and UL up by one or two points, Woodson had a long run but inside the 15 yd line he decided to go out of bounds, got hit and fumbled before he got out of bounds and we lost the ball and the game. Woodson matured when he realized that his success would start from watching film.
 
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Hopefully Boom likes winning and comes back. If not Im hoping the Packers draft him. We need running backs badly.
 
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The-Hack said:
Interesting discussion. I'll give J. Load, and Cobb their props, buts let's just enjoy the experience.

When Snell was hit at least 5 times against New Mexico State and carried two players into the endzone with him, all in a 5 yard area, I knew we had something special.

There have been lots of posts comparing him to prior backs, here. I go back a ways, to Sonny, but only one name occurred to me when the subject arose . . . . and he didn't play at UK . . . .

Let's just say that I call Snell, "Baby Hershell" occasionally. :)

And let's be completely honest. We aren't exactly devoid of other talents at the spot.

What if Snell had happened into a spot with this O-line, and without another outstanding back with whom to split carries, in Boom Williams?

Injury, you say?

Yeah, Snell would have hurt more of them. :)
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To paraphrase Sparky Anderson when people compared young catchers to Bench, 'don't do that, it's not fair to the kid and nobody is as good as Herschel.'
 
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I'm not going to go after our coaches for him not playing the first 2 games. Snell didn't play early because we had Boom, JoJo, and Horton. All upper classmen that had shown promise and two of them were power backs. I'm also a fan of trying to redshirt every freshman, but I'm sure as heck glad he did end up on the field.
 
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Snell is running behind a 3-star offensive line. Imagine his ability with say Alabama's offensive line!! The guy would be the Heisman Winner. I think that's a true statement. Unstoppable with 5 star line talent. 12 touchdowns with Kentucky talent is remarkable.
 
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CUJO_1970 said:
Why on planet earth did this kid sit the bench for the first two games.

That is just inexplicable.
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Makes me wonder what our record would be if he played day one. Certainly we would've beaten SMU, maybe the UF game would've not been a bloodbath. If he played day one, we are 7-4 right now IMO.
 
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