Question for older dawgs
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Last 30 years in a nut shell: RB has not been a liability. TEs, generally speaking, have been good but under utilized. OL not dominating but some years very good and some years down right embarrassing. WR ditto. QB? No super stars, several have been good, ones true calling was furs not football. nuff said.
Does that help?
Does that help?
I've been following the team since 1984. I think we've always had decent running backs during that time. They may not have been great, but I don't recall us having a marginal set of running backs.
probably didn't play much together at all. Haddix got on the field in '79 because Jones and Copeland were injured.
Now there's a combo - Jones and Copeland.
Haddix and George Wonsley, Al Rickey Edwards, Henry Koontz, Lamar Windom, Elmer Wilson were our backs from 80 - 83. That was a badass bunch. Throw in Donald Ray King in 1980 only. Any of those guys would start for next year's team
Now there's a combo - Jones and Copeland.
Haddix and George Wonsley, Al Rickey Edwards, Henry Koontz, Lamar Windom, Elmer Wilson were our backs from 80 - 83. That was a badass bunch. Throw in Donald Ray King in 1980 only. Any of those guys would start for next year's team
That is one of the worst years I can remember. Certainly not saying Griffith wasn't talented, but it seems like we had a hard time running the ball that year.
So I guess that doesn't qualify, because we just sucked - our RB did not necessarily suck.
So I guess that doesn't qualify, because we just sucked - our RB did not necessarily suck.
Jackie had something against giving a Freshman RB a lot of carries. He wanted to bring him along slowly because all his non-ball carrying responsibilities needed to be learned.8Dog said:
Norwood is an alumnus of my high school. So I was pretty familiar with him before he got to State. I remember his first big play. We needed a big play against Ole Miss. I'm in the stands yelling "give it to Norwood" and people are looking at me like "who's Norwood". Toss sweep to Norwood. Looked like if he hustled he MIGHT turn the corner and get a first down. He did. Then he stiff-armed the corner and juked the safety and ran for the endzone. Then he slowed down before scoring and got tackled at about the 5. Jackie say "Jerious, this isn't high school - you can't slow down like that".
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was in the early 80's.....does the name DAVID FAIR even ring a bell....I watched this goof break off a run in the first quarter against TN and get run down by a LB only to fumble the frikin ball at the TN 6-yd line...3-more carries and he gained NOTHING...TN went on to skull drag us 45-?...I remeber the goof was a cut up dude according to other players but dropped like a toddler in a strong gust of wind when he was touched....he was our starting tailback.....that is my vote ....HANDS DOWN.....!!!!!!!