Question for the Future of Fournette

This year? No.

We will be going through a transitional phase with our RB's next year where he will be the feature back and take the lion share of the carries. If he does it at all it would be next year.

Then once he's a junior we will have restocked the cupboard with Guice, Brosette, Teuhema, etc. and will go back to backs by committee with him being the feature back.

So in the 3 years he will be here, his only real shot to do it would be next year.

Personally, I don't think it happens. SEC defenses are too good up front, and he would have to average like 25 carries a game and we all know that he won't tote the rock that much against garbage teams.

I don't know that it is likely. Les has never really leaned that heavily on any one guy. If he is as good as advertised he will get the lion's share of the carries. However, I could see him having a Charles Scott like year where he gets sat a lot after the first half when the game is already in hand thanks to his running.

In a 15 game season(we make it to the playoff championship game), he would have to average 134 yds/game. A pretty lofty goal.

i think it wouldn't be surprising to see around 1800

Hill could have had it if he played a full season and got 250 carries

Eventually Fournette will get 250 carries

I'll do it in a hypothetical statistical standpoint.

Hill had 203 carries in what amounted to 11 games. That is 18.45 carries a game.

Using 18.45 as a reference and that I expect us to get to the championship game his junior year (his sophomore year too, but let's go with junior), he could play 14 games before the heisman is announced. That is 258 carries.

Now I also believe that our OL should bring back at least 3-5 starters depending on what guys leave this year. I will use that as a point, plus our passing game in year 4 of Cam, Smith, Diarse, and year 3 of Harris, Dupre, Quinn, and Washington. He should be able to hit 7 ypc at the least, because he is a home run threat and he will have the OL and pass game to aid him.

On rushing yardage alone, adding these factors above, I'd say he could run for at least 1806 yards in 14 games. Once you add in receiving yardage, he should hit at or over 2100 yards.

Since this OP is a hypothetical, it is possible giving what transpired just last year under Miles and Cam, using Hill as the example.

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At LSU, we play for championships. And against the highest caliber of conference opponents week in and week out.

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Alabama does too. Ingram ran 271 times in 2009, for 1658 yards and 17 TDs. He also added 32 catches for 334 yards and 3 TDs. Richardson in 2011 ran 283 times in one less game than Ingram did in 2009. He ran for 1679 yards and 21 TDs, and also caught 29 passes for 338 yards and 3 TDs.

-They were 43rd in total offense in 2009 and 31st in total offense in 2011.
-They were 2nd in total and scoring defense in 2009 and 1st in total and scoring defense in 2011.
-They were 14-0 in 2009 and 13-1 in 2011.
-They won a national championship in 2009 and a national championship in 2011.


So yes, it can happen, and it is usually rare for a heisman contender to not be playing for at least one team in the National Championship Game.

SEC guys

2013 Mason
2012 McCarron
2011 Richardson and Mathieu
2010 Newton (Heisman winner)
2009 Ingram (Heisman winner)
2008 Tebow (Heisman winner in 2007, contender in 2008)


We just haven't had anybody worth being one on offense. Let's say we didn't get Fournette and Hill came back, IMO Hill would have heisman odds close to that of Gurley's/Gordon's.

First off, Suspect.

I doubt he'll ever reach 2,000 and I'm fine with that. I support LSU's multi-running back strategy. It keeps players fresh (also for their NFL futures) and helps ensure we have experienced guys every year.

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Should at least hit 7ypc? Come on man. I get Hill had a 6.9ypc this season... But it also was on just 203 carries. I would be shocked if a player with 300+ carries averaged over 6ypc. Typically the more carries you get, the lower your YPC would be. Especially if you are getting 25 carries a game. Defenses will sell out and stack the box all day long. McFadden was probably the best RB I've seen recently and had 1830 rushing yards, but it was on 325 carries and a 5.6ypc. And he was a home run threat too.

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LOL. You do not get it. He averaged nearly 18.5 carries a game at 6.9 ypc. At 20 carries a game for 14 games, that's 280 carries. At 6.9 ypc, that's 1932 yards.

I just saw big arse Carlos Hyde run for 7.3 ypc with over 1500 yards in just 10 games. Missed the crappy games where he could have racked up too.

You can't just look at it as a carry thing. The more longer runs you break, the higher your YPC will be. Hill was 2nd in the country in runs over 40 yards and tied for 2nd in runs over 50. You think that would have stopped because he got more carries? The only guy that was on his level in that regard, was Tevin Coleman. The other guy who was ahead of him, had 60+ more carries.

Nah man definitely not Suspect I am on team but that does not mean he will do 2,000 yards. Would love to see him do it. I sat through Troy Davis doing it in back to back years and he had so many freaking carries it was unreal.

LSU will not put that much work on a single back barring injuries.