re: Why Emmitt Smith did not come to LSU

You really think so? If he could go off tackle and run 8 yards before a defender even had a shot to touch him?

You don’t luck into all those yards even if you have a great line. There are plenty of outstanding Olines with non special backs running behind them that do nothing. Emmitt was great, he had great balance, broke tackles, had great vision, could block, could catch and was as durable as it gets at the position. It’s obvious a lot of his detractors didn’t watch him play cause if you did you know how great he was.

Wendell Davis had an incredible season in 1987, his senior year.

That was Harvey’s sophomore year btw so your timeline is inaccurate as is the statement that Wendell checked out

Agree, Barry imo is the greatest to ever play the position. He was like nothing else since or before him, it was like watching an artist but Emmitt was also an alltime great in his own right.

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Basically Harvey saying what lots of folks think. Emmitt Smith wasn’t special he just had the benefit of being on some great teams with great Offensive lines.

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He's in the Hof.

He was a tough player. I'll give him that.

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Met him once. Kind of a prick to be honest.

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Hung out with him many times and he is a hell of a nice guy and a good person...unlike some his other teammates I hung out with.

I lived in Valley Ranch right across the street from the old practice facility for two years (1992 & 1993 Super Bowl Champs).

And I do think the line made Emmitt look better...but Emmitt was a hell of a back. Not the best...Curtis Martin good.

And I did mention Emmitt in my book...

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Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and Darren Woodson—as well as lesser-known Cowboy players such as Joey Mickey and Lincoln Coleman— were regulars. On Thursday nights, they would do karaoke. Tony Dorsett was an owner, and we sang together. It was awesome. So for me to get away from home for the first time, that was a hell of experience. I knew about the “White House” back then. The White House was a house close to the practice facility in Valley Ranch where the players would bring their groupies so they were not seen checking into hotels with women who were not their wives. When Jerry Jones approached Michael Irvin about the White House, Michael Irvin said, “I was trying to do the wrong thing the right way.”


It was funny because I never appreciated the song “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson until I lived in Valley Ranch. The Cowboy Café would be empty except for a few locals, and Emmitt Smith would come in by himself and sit in the corner out of sight, and within ten minutes the place would be packed with twenty stunning, beautiful women. This was before the internet, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. How those women knew, I have no idea. My best guess is the waitress had their numbers and would call them.

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Could have done without the music.

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Could have done without this whole thread.

I believe that what a lot are saying here is what makes Smith great. He never looked like he was doing anything amazing, but he just grinded teams down and the next thing you know, he demoralized you. Consistency and longevity are great traits to have.

I also agree that he was not as great as Barry Sanders could be, but he did it for a long time.