Leonard Fournette A Top 5 SEC RB In 2014?

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  1. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    And you will always be disappointed, junior. Meanwhile I'm enjoying the golden age of LSU football.
     
  2. gumborue

    gumborue Throwin Ched

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    freshman hodson, just like harris is a freshman.
     
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  3. Winston1

    Winston1 Founding Member

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    Hopefully Travin Dural, Malachi Dupre, Trey Quinn or one of the receivers step up for Harris (or Jennings) like Wendell Davis did for Hodgson. One of the reasons for the 4-7 was no receivers for Tommy to throw to who could catch.
     
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    cajdav1 Soldiers are real hero's

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    Very similar to Bert Jones senior year since Andy had graduated the year before.
     
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    lsu_dane Founding Member

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    Not always.
     
  6. Christopher Smith

    Christopher Smith Freshman

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    I think LSU will have a terrific running game this year. I just think that the Tigers will spread the wealth a bit and it's hard to imagine Fournette getting the number of carries it would take to be Top 5 in the conference in rushing yards this season barring injury. Alabama and Georgia are two of several other SEC teams with terrific backfield depth, but I expect their leading rushers to top Fournette's total. Even though Georgia has other options, Gurley may be the best running back in the country when healthy.
     
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  7. Christopher Smith

    Christopher Smith Freshman

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    This isn't meant to be a classic online/internet troll here, but those other three you've never heard of aren't "nobodies." Mike Davis easily was the third-most talented player for SC last year behind Clowney and Shaw, and that's being generous to Shaw. He could lead the conference in rushing this year and I wouldn't bat an eye.

    Obviously there's more to life than SEC football, and 'd never judge someone's value off of that notion. But it's a bit of an indictment in terms of your value to a discussion on SEC running backs if you've never heard of Davis. Alex Collins I could understand because Arkansas was decrepit last season, but he's the lead back in a Bret Bielema offense and rushed for more than 1,000 yards a year ago.
     
  8. furduknfish

    furduknfish #ohnowesuckagain

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    And then?
     
  9. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Based on what? Explain what logic makes you imagine that LSU will "spread the wealth" yet equally deep Bama and Georgia will not. I think you just hope that Les will not play the most heralded high-school running back since Adrian Peterson.
     
  10. TwistedTiger

    TwistedTiger Founding Member

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    Les has always spread the wealth at RB, too much in fact. Hopefully Fournette will help him break that trend.
     

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