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Where in the hell is RiverRat? He started this thread and left me to the wolves.
Probably lurking right now.
Baseball in general values its history more than any other professional sport.You ever wonder why the Baseball Hall seems like a bigger deal than the Pro Football Hall? It's because almost everyone who's anyone makes it to Canton. It's a real bytch to get into Cooperstown.
True, although MLB has been known more than a few times to toe the line of hypocriticalness.Baseball in general values its history more than any other professional sport.
It's a shame Galen Hall was such a crappy recruiter and we were unable to assemble all the pieces around #22. He was the most talented collegiate running back my eyes ever laid on, Herschel and Bo notwithstanding.
Time has come for U.F. to change its rules and give one of the Greatest Gator that ever lived a Statue in front of the Stadium.
What he has done in football is unmatched by any Gator and to give him a statue would go far in creating some racial diversity for all fans and recruits to see when they visit the Stadium.
He had more than enough talent to dominate the SEC, he just didnt know how. You cant run the ball 50 times against defenses built to stop a team that runs between tackles.
Good point. Probably more than minor impact. I still wonder why he couldn't recruit a decent successor to Bell.Wasn’t he operating under scholarship restrictions? That might’ve had a minor impact.
He had more than enough talent to dominate the SEC, he just didnt know how. You cant run the ball 50 times against defenses built to stop a team that runs between tackles.
He's not even the leading rusher in UF history. Might as well give Rhett one while we're at it.
Maybe Emmitt should have stuck around another year then. Emmitt also played 36 more games than Payton in his NFL career but the record is still his. If Barry Sanders had played as long as Emmitt, he'd have rushed for over 20,000 yards. Records are records, regardless of the amount of time played.It took Rhett almost 4 years to surpass Emmitt’s 3 year stats.
Sanders would have put the all-time mark out of sight. He was on a faster track than Emmitt when he retired.Emmit is a highschool, college and pro football legend maybe the greastest football player ever. I'll listen to the Jim Brown arguments, but you can GTFO with the Barry Sanders talk. I could go on all day on why we should do this, but I can see it is useless here.
Runningb back is the one position that you can lose that one step or that little wiggle that made you successful over one years time. Emmits greatest attributes vision, instinct and determination allowed him set the records he did.Sanders would have put the all-time mark out of sight. He was on a faster track than Emmitt when he retired.
I'm maybe one of the few who doesn't automatically equate GOAT with most rushing yards or who takes more into consideration how he got there.Runningb back is the one position that you can lose that one step or that little wiggle that made you successful over one years time. Emmits greatest attributes vision, instinct and determination allowed him set the records he did.
I have one lasting memory of Sanders, the lions hadn't made the playoffs in years but finally had the chance with a win over I believe Tampa bay, needing a touchdown they drove inside the 30 with time running out And facing a 4th and 2. They hand the ball to Sanders on a sweep to the right side and when it wasn't wide open he reversed field and lost ten yards, game over. The one time if could have just forgot about the homerun and just put his shoulder down for the good of the team he couldn't do it.
Gifted yes, but the GOAT not even close.