Steve Slaton & Pat White

[RUJohnny99]

Do you think athletes like this could compete for B1G East championships?

 

[pd125]

They did in the NFL.

 

[Beancounter88]

I loved those guys in college. Every play they could take it to the house.

 

[RUJohnny99]

I don't care abou the nfl. Would a mid 2000s WVU team be competitive in the Big Ten East?

 

[vkj91]

Yes. Best part is they weren't heavily recruited. I was "at" their breakout game. By at I mean WV was getting smoked by Lville and I left shortly after rich rod but pat white in for the first time. The rest in history. In my defense, I didn't know they allowed you to reenter the stadium and i got watch both the comeback and usc push game at a bar.

 

[RUJohnny99]

Yes. Best part is they weren't heavily recruited. I was "at" their breakout game. By at I mean WV was getting smoked by Lville and I left shortly after rich rod but pat white in for the first time. The rest in history. In my defense, I didn't know they allowed you to reenter the stadium and i got watch both the comeback and usc push game at a bar.

Sheet. Half this board was at their breakout game at Rutgers the week before that Louisville game. I skipped my cousins wedding for the game, and glad I was there in the rain to see Slaton run all over the Rutgers D.

 

[SouthJerseyRU]

In a Schiano offense, no, in a Rich Rod offense, yes.

 

[seels2662]

No because their defense would have given up a hundred points a game

 

[vkj91]

Sheet. Half this board was at their breakout game at Rutgers the week before that Louisville game. I skipped my cousins wedding for the game, and glad I was there in the rain to see Slaton run all over the Rutgers D.

Check the box score ny friend. Pat white only had 3 carries against us. It was 3rd quarter of Lville gsme college football discovered his talent.

 

[RU31trap]

Who are we kidding, both kids were great. They also had a FB (Schmidt) that deserves praise. That team could have played in a NC game. Pat White was a natural dual option QB. Steve Slaton was a terrific back who could take to the house.

 

[scarlet4life]

Who are we kidding, both kids were great. They also had a FB (Schmidt) that deserves praise. That team could have played in a NC game.

And they would have if they had not lost to Pitt.

 

[RU31trap]

And they would have if they had not lost to Pitt.

You're 100% correct. Those Pitt teams were under achievers but they were loaded with NFL talent. On that evening Pitt came to play and shut down WV running game. When I would look at Pitts roster I could not understand how they didn't win a BE Title. Pitt is one of the many reasons we should never hire Wanny from ever coaching at Rutgers.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Yes because that style, performed to that degree, was very hard to defend. Like real good options, very hard to practice for.

 

[lighty]

Wasn't RichRod talking with Michigan in the days before that game? I thought that was one of the things which screwed then up a bit.

Kinda remember the weather being awful as well. It was a very low scoring game wasn't it?

 

[scarletKNIGHT07]

Their best runner was the punter.

 

[Pittx9]

I don't care abou the nfl. Would a mid 2000s WVU team be competitive in the Big Ten East?

Easily. That team was like a machine.

 

[Bamm Bamm Rubble]

No because their defense would have given up a hundred points a game

To what offence? Really think about.... The Big Ten didn't have great O.

 

[greenknight]

No Pat White would have never had made it through a complete season uninjured

 

[Plum Street]

This board makes me laugh . Is this thread serious ? Those guys helped administer not one, but two bcs bowl beatdowns to Georgia and Oklahoma , respectively . Two!!
I just have to scratch my head sometimes .

 

[RU31trap]

This board makes me laugh . Is this thread serious ? Those guys helped administer not one, but two bcs bowl beatdowns to Georgia and Oklahoma , respectively . Two!!
I just have to scratch my head sometimes .

Truer words have never been spoken! Well said Plum.