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re: 1978 LSU football roster: how do they stack up?
Posted on 7/18/11 at 7:49 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 7/18/11 at 7:49 am to Jim Rockford
Charlie would be a terrific zone scheme RB...great speed, incredible strength and a true one cut guy. Carlos Carson could fly and would flourish in a true 4 wide out system. Remember that OL had Robert Dugas, who was 2nd team All American. Defensively, the secondary had Chris Williams, Willie Teal and James Britt...they all spent lots of time playing on Sundays...
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Posted on 7/18/11 at 8:07 am to dimet
Those are some good examples, and I think the great players would be great in any era. I think the difference is in the second tier players and in depth. I doubt you could field an entire team from that roster that would be competitive in the SEC nowadays. JMHO.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:02 am to dimet
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Defensively, the secondary had Chris Williams, Willie Teal and James Britt...they all spent lots of time playing on Sundays...
....as did Clinton Burrell.
To answer the OP's question, those teams wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell against todays teams. I went to the LSUSports.net and looked at the rosters of teams in the early 80's of guys I knew and thought were pretty damn big at the time. It's amazing how most of those lineman weren't even 250 lbs.
1980 LSU Football roster
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