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re: 2nd Greatest LSU Football Player Ever
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:42 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:42 pm to lsupride87
I see your point there, the man definitely had an impressive pro career as well as collegiate career!
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Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:43 pm to lsu2006
Tm7 is the only other person to get to the heisman finals. So imo he is # 2 by that fact alone
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Kevin Faulk > Billy Cannon
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:43 pm to AngryBeavers
quote:Not against his own peers he wasnt
Kevin Faulk > Billy Cannon
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Johnny Robinson - beast on offense and defense
Tommy Casanova - three time All-American
Kevin Faulk - revitalized the program
Tommy Casanova - three time All-American
Kevin Faulk - revitalized the program
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:44 pm to Tiger Nation 84
quote:Were you born in 2011?
Tm7 is the only other person to get to the heisman finals. So imo he is # 2 by that fact alone
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:44 pm to SaintlyTiger88
quote:
True, it was a different era lsu2006, but a player like Billy Cannon would have shined in any era
Absolutely. He was an elite sprinter and an elite shot-putter in high school. He was the size of most linemen then.
In the alternative, Cannon's era was before integration, and as you said, just about everyone played both ways. Greatness is defined in different terms now than it was then.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:44 pm to lsupride87
quote:
Not against his own peers he wasnt
How many black guys did Billy Cannon play against?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:45 pm to Tiger Nation 84
quote:
Tm7 is the only other person to get to the heisman finals
Jerry Stovall says hello. Pretty sure that is still the closest Heisman vote ever.
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:45 pm to AngryBeavers
quote:How many white guys did Kevin Faulk play against?
How many black guys did Billy Cannon play against?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:45 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:47 pm to lsupride87
Nah. Faulk was my fav growing up but tm7 was a differt beast being a defensive player that stood out so much
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:47 pm to lsupride87
quote:
lsupride87
Sorry bro you can't call Cannon the GOAT when he played during segregation. The best players from his era weren't allowed on the field.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:48 pm to lsu2006
shite forgot stovall. My b
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:49 pm to AngryBeavers
quote:I honestly want to punch you in the face
Sorry bro you can't call Cannon the GOAT when he played during segregation. The best players from his era weren't allowed on the field.
ETA: You are basically saying no white person from back in the day. Is it cool to call Jim Brown good? What if Peyton or Joe Montana played back then?
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:49 pm to ell_13
Ratphuc Hobley
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:50 pm to lsupride87
Because I'm right?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:51 pm to AngryBeavers
quote:Because you are an idiot. Peyton and Joe Montana are the best ever. If they played back then it changes nothing about their talent and skills. And like i said, Im sure you have no problem saying Jim Brown was good
Because I'm right?
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:51 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Purple drank
Posted on 6/10/14 at 3:51 pm to lsupride87
He isn't 100% wrong.
It's important to point out, though, that NO ONE in that day played against black players. All you can do is stack Cannon up against players he DID play against. And he was a goddamn animal. It's not his fault segregation was the status quo.
And Cannon was a talent that likely would transcend different eras. He was a special breed of athlete.
It's important to point out, though, that NO ONE in that day played against black players. All you can do is stack Cannon up against players he DID play against. And he was a goddamn animal. It's not his fault segregation was the status quo.
And Cannon was a talent that likely would transcend different eras. He was a special breed of athlete.
This post was edited on 6/10/14 at 3:53 pm
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