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Topic: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2022, 11:53:52 AM »
It can be an off season topic of discussion.  More of interest to me would be "forgotten players who were really good".  We all pretty much know who the top RBs were, with rankings that would vary.  Your ranking would differ from mine, neither are right, neither are wrong.

I love this idea.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2022, 11:57:27 AM »
Both A and B were 1-year starters, fun fact.

It’s funny, because this article is giving you exactly what you want. You want very much to be annoyed by ESPN and annoyed by rankings. And this content essentially provides it.

It was written by one of ESPN’s most thoughtful college football guys. He freely admits it was a frivolity. But serious people have this deep thirst to treat this like it MATTERS, and in that sense, his diversion is serving you, the reader.
I've repeatedly said it doesn't matter.  
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I bet many here would advocate for doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.
So why doesn't that align with this task - you're given a fluff piece job of ranking RBs....shouldn't you still do a good job?  lol
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Tbh, I'd like more football talk here......there tends to be less unsettling posts when football is the topic.  
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2022, 12:08:15 PM »
I've repeatedly said it doesn't matter. 
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I bet many here would advocate for doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.
So why doesn't that align with this task - you're given a fluff piece job of ranking RBs....shouldn't you still do a good job?  lol
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Tbh, I'd like more football talk here......there tends to be less unsettling posts when football is the topic. 
If you’re repeatedly saying it, it seems to matter to you, in some way. 

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2022, 12:19:35 PM »
Husker's Top 10 Single Season Rushing Leaders

I prefer single season to career when ranking

9. Rex Burkhead (2011)

1,357 yards



8. Jammal Lord (2002) QB

1,412 yards



7. Ken Clark (1988)

1,497 yards



6. Ameer Abdullah (2014)

1,611 yards

5. Ameer Abdullah (2013)

1,690 yards



4. Mike Rozier (1982)

1,807 yards



3. Lawrence Phillips (1994)

1,826 yards


2. Ahman Green (1997)

2,083 yards



1. Mike Rozier (1983)

2,295 yards

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2022, 02:09:03 PM »
If you’re repeatedly saying it, it seems to matter to you, in some way.
Just putting off some work to do, lol.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2022, 02:31:41 PM »
Most Rushing Yards – Season
  • 1,891 – Herschel Walker, 1981 (SEC Record)
  • 1,752 – Herschel Walker, 1982
  • 1,616 – Herschel Walker, 1980
  • 1,547 – Garrison Hearst, 1992
    1,547 – Nick Chubb, 2014
  • 1,400 – Knowshon Moreno, 2008
  • 1,385 – Todd Gurley, 2012
  • 1,345 – Nick Chubb, 2017
  • 1,334 – Knowshon Moreno, 2007
  • 1,324 – Musa Smith, 2002


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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2022, 02:35:17 PM »
The most impressive single season stat of mine is 35, the AVERAGE number of carries HW had per game in 1981.  We probably won't ever see that again.

Most Rushes – Game
  • 47 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1981 (47 for 192) (SEC Record)
  • 43 – Herschel Walker vs. South Carolina, 1980 (43 for 219)
  • 41 – Herschel Walker vs. Ole Miss, 1981 (41 for 265)
  • 39 – Herschel Walker vs. Miss. State, 1982 (39 for 215)
    39 – Verron Haynes vs. Georgia Tech, 2001 (39 for 207)
  • 38 – Herschel Walker vs. Vanderbilt, 1982 (38 for 172)
    38 – Torin Kirtsey vs. Clemson, 1995 (38 for 195)
    38 – Nick Chubb vs. Missouri, 2014 (38 for 143)
  • 37 – Musa Smith vs. Ole Miss, 2002 (37 for 148)
    37 – Herschel Walker vs. Florida, 1980 (37 for 238)
    37 – Herschel Walker vs. Auburn, 1981 (37 for 165)
    37 – Robert Arnaud vs. Kentucky, 1995 (37 for 120)


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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2022, 02:44:03 PM »
The most impressive single season stat of mine is 35, the AVERAGE number of carries HW had per game in 1981.  We probably won't ever see that again.

Now, the HC would be fired for child abuse.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2022, 02:47:43 PM »
Rush attempted per season
 

  • Since 1956
[th]Rk[/th]
[th]Player[/th]
[th]Att[/th]
[th]Year[/th]
[th]School[/th]
[th]1[/th]
Kevin Smith*4502007UCF
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Marcus Allen*4331981USC
[th]3[/th]
Lorenzo White*4191985Michigan State
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Troy Davis4021996Iowa State
[th]5[/th]
Derrick Henry*3952015Alabama
[th]6[/th]
Shawn Faulkner3941983Western Michigan
[th]7[/th]
Javon Ringer*3902008Michigan State
[th]8[/th]
Darnell Autry*3871995Northwestern
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Craig Heyward*3871987Pitt
[th]10[/th]
Herschel Walker3851981Georgia

I know they played more game in 2007, but 450?  Zounds.  Credit to Marcus Allen as well.




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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #23 on: April 17, 2022, 02:54:52 PM »
385 rushes and didn't break 2,000 yards

Husker I-backs in the 70's, 80's, 90's didn't get many carries, usually done by halftime
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2022, 03:00:06 PM »
I thought 35 per games was incredible but that same year, Allen had more.  And in 2007 the record was set.  Since then we see more committee RB tandems.

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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2022, 03:30:28 PM »
most rushing attempts in a season at Nebraska

286 Lawrence Phillips - 1722 yards - 12 games

most rushing attempt in a game

38 Sexy Rexy Burkhead - 160 yards

most rushing attempts career

813 - Ameer Abdullah

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« Reply #26 on: April 17, 2022, 04:15:46 PM »
Two Nebraska Cornhuskers were recently named to ESPN’s “Top 100 Running Backs of the Last 60 Years” list. ESPN author Bill Connelly took on the almost impossible task of trying to rank a position that has evolved as much as any over the last six decades. Just look at the impact of the position over that period of time. A running back won the Heisman Trophy every year from 1973 to 1983, and since the year 2000, only three running backs have won the award. It’s a stark reminder of just how much offenses have changed over that period of time.

The first Husker on the list is Ahman Green (No. 55). The running back, or I-back as Nebraska used to call them, played from 1995-97 and ran for 3,880 yards and 42 touchdowns in 33 games for Nebraska. However, his best season was in 1997, when Green ran for 1,877 yards and 22 touchdowns en route to the Cornhusker’s third national championship in four years. He was second in rushing that season behind Ricky Williams (No. 4).


The second Husker on the list is Mike Rozier (No. 7). The New Jersey native played from 1981-83, running for 4,780 yards and 49 touchdowns. His best season was in 1983, when he ran for 2,148 yards and 29 touchdowns en route to the Heisman Trophy.
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Re: Top 100 RBs of the past 60 years!
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2022, 07:10:24 PM »
I decided a while back to quit trying to rank whatevers, and just celebrate them for their greatness without trying to enumerate.  Was Jim Brown a great football back?  Duh.  I leave it at that.  Barry Sanders was pretty much out there his final year, and in the NFL as well.  Nick Chubb may be my personal favorite.  

Is Fox Bros my favorite BBQ in town so far?  Yup.  Is Far Niente pretty good wine?  Yup, a bit pricey.  Is Dominus 1997 the best wine I think I have ever tasted?  I think so.

I THINK Zamir White, if he's not injured, will do better in the NFL than expected.  He may be a 3rd rounder.

Who from your program is underappreciated?


 

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