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re: Who is the best opposing player to ever play in Tiger Stadium?
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:34 am to tbabino
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:34 am to tbabino
Charles White was outstanding. To think that Marcus Allen played fullback on that '79 team, then started at tailback the following season is pretty crazy.
I was also thinking Reggie White was a monster in '82, but Willie Gault was the reason that LSU only tied Tenn that year. He ran a kickoff back for a touchdown, and Stovall was quoted saying that he heard "beep beep" as Gault passed him.
Does anybody remember Wilbur Marshall at Florida back then? I remember him just having his way with us.
I was also thinking Reggie White was a monster in '82, but Willie Gault was the reason that LSU only tied Tenn that year. He ran a kickoff back for a touchdown, and Stovall was quoted saying that he heard "beep beep" as Gault passed him.
Does anybody remember Wilbur Marshall at Florida back then? I remember him just having his way with us.
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Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:40 am to tbabino
Matt Jones!
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:47 am to tbabino
MattStafford was the most impressive specimen on that day . He made incredible throws only John Elway could make. Big Ben was a notch above as well.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 10:55 am to tbabino
Tebow
Posted on 3/21/20 at 11:02 am to tbabino
Tebow - arguably the CFB GOAT
I'll stick with Tebow, and most of the others that came to mind have already been mentioned - Thomas, Simith, White. But John Hannah should be in the discussion. The GOAT OL.
I'll stick with Tebow, and most of the others that came to mind have already been mentioned - Thomas, Simith, White. But John Hannah should be in the discussion. The GOAT OL.
This post was edited on 3/21/20 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 3/21/20 at 11:07 am to AlwysATgr
Not the best player, but the best performance I saw in person was Rex Grossman in 2001.
22/32 for 464 yards and 5 TDs. Could have been a lot worse too.
22/32 for 464 yards and 5 TDs. Could have been a lot worse too.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 11:12 am to Filmat11
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Charles White was outstanding. To think that Marcus Allen played fullback on that '79 team, then started at tailback the following season is pretty crazy.
Yep, and that was two Heisman winners in the same backfield for that game. 99% positive you won't see that happen again.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 11:17 am to Tiger in NY
Good call on Grossman
That team just seemed unstoppable
That team just seemed unstoppable
Posted on 3/21/20 at 11:59 am to Paul Allen
1 McFadden
2 Shaun Alexander
3 tebow
2 Shaun Alexander
3 tebow
Posted on 3/21/20 at 12:15 pm to tbabino
Maybe not the best, but he sure played like it......Garrison Hearst
Posted on 3/21/20 at 12:46 pm to KennabraTiger
McFadden played in the Wildcat formation and would take the snap and immediately sprint toward the sideline and turn it up field at the sideline and nobody had a chance. He was a big RB with 4.3 speed in the 40 yd dash. Dude was so fast nobody could stay with him. Seriously, Darren McFadden had statistics that justify mentioning him squarely alongside of Hechel Walker and Bo Jackson in SEC lore. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He’s the only player I ever saw single handedly will his way against LSU. The only other player that I thing even belongs in the discussion is Sean Alexander. Every LSU fan remembers that game.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 12:55 pm to tbabino
Posted on 3/21/20 at 1:12 pm to TriumphTiger
I'll give a shout-out to Kenny Irons. Second best RB performance I've seen against us in TS. McFadden is #1.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 1:33 pm to tbabino
What strikes me as I think about this is how many of the greatest players of all time did not play in Tiger Stadium for one of our opponents. I remember the night we couldn't come close to tackling Shaun Alexander. We almost lost a shot at a championship because we couldn't tackle McFadden. That USC game with Charles White was a classic. But my answer is Tim Tebow whom we beat on a night I have always said was Tiger Stadium at its peak.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 2:22 pm to memphis tiger
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Crazy that Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker and Peyton Manning never played in TS.
But cross division rivals and Alabama/Tennessee and all. Makes it ok.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 2:29 pm to KennabraTiger
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McFadden is the best I’ve seen live
This dude was beastmode!
Posted on 3/21/20 at 2:41 pm to alajones
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Derrick Thomas was unblockable when Bama played us in 87. I think he just sacked Hodson again just now.
Mickey Guidry played most of that game. Hodson entered in the 4th quarter and threw a pick 6.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 2:54 pm to tbabino
Shaun Alexander comes to mind.
Posted on 3/21/20 at 2:57 pm to tbabino
I have seen a lot of them since the 1940s and when I read the question the name Archie Manning leaped into my mind immediately and nobody else. So based on that he must have impressed me more than anybody.
This post was edited on 3/21/20 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 3/21/20 at 3:01 pm to tbabino
Performance wise, here is a short list:
Shaun Alexander 96
Darren McFadden 07
Quincy Carter 98
Dameyune Craig 97 (I said performance)
Rex Grossman 01
Tua 18
Bobby Humphrey 87
Steve Walsh 88
Bama Defense 02
Tim Brown 86
Shaun Alexander 96
Darren McFadden 07
Quincy Carter 98
Dameyune Craig 97 (I said performance)
Rex Grossman 01
Tua 18
Bobby Humphrey 87
Steve Walsh 88
Bama Defense 02
Tim Brown 86
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