What's one football player...
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in Veteran's Memorial in 83 (?) when Ah-chee Cooley brought Satellite Totten and da delta debils in to take on da Allcone Brave. The swimmers were all huddled up in the bowl end for safety. Helluva game. Helluva halftime show. Beat all I'd ever seen. I was told it was second only to 81 MSU-Mississippi Southern in attendance at Veterans for a college game.
I was 12 when I saw Hershel in S'Vegas. Saw Dupree his SR year of HS and his FR year at OK a year later. In Jr high I saw Bo(Baseball and Football at Auburn) and a year or so out of college when I saw Peyton.
In fact I've seen these honorable mentions live.......
Brett Favre
Eli
Staubach & Dorsett
Earl Campbell
Billy Sims
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
Morten Anderson(pregame was fun to watch)
Jerry Rice
Montana
Stabler (although he was a statue by then)
Danny Wuerffel
Ricky Williams(although it sucked watching him play)
Andre Ware
Jim Kelly
Tim Brown
Hell I think that's 11 Heisman winners there. And I saw all but Staubach ,Brown and Dorsett while they were in college.
And Peyton should have won one and Dupree would have if he hadn't been a lazy ***.
In fact I've seen these honorable mentions live.......
Brett Favre
Eli
Staubach & Dorsett
Earl Campbell
Billy Sims
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
Morten Anderson(pregame was fun to watch)
Jerry Rice
Montana
Stabler (although he was a statue by then)
Danny Wuerffel
Ricky Williams(although it sucked watching him play)
Andre Ware
Jim Kelly
Tim Brown
Hell I think that's 11 Heisman winners there. And I saw all but Staubach ,Brown and Dorsett while they were in college.
And Peyton should have won one and Dupree would have if he hadn't been a lazy ***.
Honorable mention: Brett Favre.
I wasn't exactly elated to see him play because he was at USM a few years before I was attending grad school in Hattiesburg. But now... I'm glad I've seen him play live.
I wasn't exactly elated to see him play because he was at USM a few years before I was attending grad school in Hattiesburg. But now... I'm glad I've seen him play live.
He was very good. I was on the 40 when he blew his knee. Keefer was in that category too. No telling how far they both could have gone.
I was in Ruston for the La Tech - Valley playoff game in ......84? Tech destroyed them, I think 66-19. But just before the half, Totten hit Rice on a post pattern at about midfield and he just glided down the field for the score. There were also a decent number of Alcorn fans there, talking trash, since they played the winner. They had won the SWAC that year and had a bye, so they were telling the Tech people to wait til next week when they played the SWAC champs. That one was in Lorman, and someone bored can look it up, but it was more of the same. I think Tech lost in the championship game that year.
So, to sum it up, I have seen Tech play twice in Ruston, and they are undefeated when I am there.
So, to sum it up, I have seen Tech play twice in Ruston, and they are undefeated when I am there.
Saw Alcorn play at Samford his senior year. It was unreal. Samford was waaaaaay out in front, and McNair just took over. The game actually ended in a tie, but only because McNair ran out of time. I left thinking it would not bother me if he won the Heisman. Oh, and the Alcorn band arrived about mid-way through the first quarter.
Easter weekend 91...didn't even know it was him sitting across the aisle chatting with us until we were leaving. At least I think it was Denny's...may have been IHOP...that was a long time ago....
You fail at the intarwebs.
Actually I do consider it an honor to have seen TJ Mawhinney play. The worst linebacker to ever wear a football uniform, and I can say I saw him get mowed down by any number of SEC (and non-SEC) running backs.
Actually I do consider it an honor to have seen TJ Mawhinney play. The worst linebacker to ever wear a football uniform, and I can say I saw him get mowed down by any number of SEC (and non-SEC) running backs.
Manning - In his MVP year where he threw 49 TDs to break the record. He was a machine. Honorable NFL mention has to go to Brett Favre
Jacob Hester - He's just a helluva ball playa. Actually for college, one of the best players I ever saw that accomplished jackshit was Cecil the Diesel Collins. If anyone got to see him play in person, it was unreal. I would have to say watching JaMarcus Russell make some of the throws he made in person were mind boggling as well.
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Jacob Hester - He's just a helluva ball playa. Actually for college, one of the best players I ever saw that accomplished jackshit was Cecil the Diesel Collins. If anyone got to see him play in person, it was unreal. I would have to say watching JaMarcus Russell make some of the throws he made in person were mind boggling as well.
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Maybe you need to work on your sarcasm delivery just a little bit.
On this board, a defensive posture rules, the offensive game is still in the works, and I'm sure your aware that an offensive post is very complicated and difficult to execute on a message board and most posters just can't handle it. I'm thinking that in 3 or 4 more years SPS will develop what will be known on the interweb as the "West Coast Post" offensive style.
Oh, if it's only one make it Emmit Smith.
On this board, a defensive posture rules, the offensive game is still in the works, and I'm sure your aware that an offensive post is very complicated and difficult to execute on a message board and most posters just can't handle it. I'm thinking that in 3 or 4 more years SPS will develop what will be known on the interweb as the "West Coast Post" offensive style.
Oh, if it's only one make it Emmit Smith.
The Dome Patrol: Ricky Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson, and Pat Swilling. This is the only linbacker corps that made all pro the same year!
The fact that I got to start at all in High School football is wonder for the ages. I had all the tools- just lacked size, speed, strength, and talent.
1. In the NFL it was Earl Campbell. 2nd would be Jim Brown. A close 3rd is Barry Sanders at his peak.
2. In high school, it was Cedric Benson. Midland Lee High School won two consecutive State 5A Championships with him at tailback and he rushed for over 3000 yards each year. I saw almost every game from the sidelines.
3. In college, it was Barry Sanders' 1988 season.
2. In high school, it was Cedric Benson. Midland Lee High School won two consecutive State 5A Championships with him at tailback and he rushed for over 3000 yards each year. I saw almost every game from the sidelines.
3. In college, it was Barry Sanders' 1988 season.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">my best claim to fame was in 1982 when Ole Miss played Alabama in Jackson, my best friend who was one year ahead of me in school was being recruited by Alabama got me on the side line with the bear for the game. Yes I stood 15 feet from the Bear during an Alabama football game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p>
