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re: What was it like watching Barry Sanders in college?

Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:10 pm to
Posted by genro
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:10 pm to
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He was explosive but he was also aided by Hart lee and Gundy
They run a pro offense?
Posted by EastNastySwag
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 12:12 pm to
It was like having sex with your mom.
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 7:13 pm to
It was the I. Everyone would put extra guy to stop Hart Lee and Gundy and Sanders would tip one off. They switched and Hart Lee would go on a post or Go and it was 50 plus.

The OU defense was only one to stop them basically. Wyoming in the Holiday Bowl got embarrassed
This post was edited on 9/30/15 at 7:15 pm
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 8:41 pm to
The size of Barrys legs was incredible.

Fournette isn't at his level yet.
Posted by Mr Personality
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 8:53 pm to
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Wyoming in the Holiday Bowl got embarrassed


Yeah. Wyoming was ranked #15 going into that game. After OSU crushed them, they didn't even finish ranked.
Posted by Twenty 49
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 11:10 pm to
I remember watching Emmit Smith on TV,and I think he was a freshman, and he was running up and down the field like it was nothing.
Posted by SECfirst
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 9/30/15 at 11:17 pm to
I know it is blasphemy, but Faulk was the better of the two I saw in person.

In just his second collegiate game. In 37 carries, he amassed 386 yards and scored seven touchdowns, both records for freshmen (the 386 yards were a then-NCAA record).


And then as a sophmore, I saw Faulk Faulk rush 27 times for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns for the lowly Aztecs. Almost single-handidly beating USC.

Biggest Heisman snub.

Faulk was facing a much bigger battle then just Torretta. He also up against overtly bias Southern media and their love affair with all things SEC. Georgia running back Garrison Hearst had a solid year for the Bulldogs in 1992 and he came in third overall in the voting with 982 points. Thanks to SEC writers who don't think college football is played anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line and west of the Mississippi river, Hearst won the South region with 252 points. He was third in every other region that year. If they would have been willing to recognize the better running back it would have helped Faulk immensely.

Meanwhile Faulk was a one man show for the Aztecs. Teams knew all they had to was stop him and they would easily win. However they couldn't shut him down. Faulk ran for 1,630 yards and 15 touchdowns in just 10 games that year for the Aztecs. He led the nation in rushing for the second straight year. Unfortunately SDSU had no defense and they allowed 30.7 points per game. The Aztecs tied USC 31-31 in the season opener, beat #25 BYU and then lost to #11 UCLA to start the year. They lost three close conference games to Air Force, Wyoming and Fresno State. The Bulldogs had a solid QB in Trent Dilfer.
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