2 from each side of the ball.....
Offense- Seneca, best OL (Brant maybe?)
Defense- Rubin, Dobbins (nobody would go anywhere up the middle on us, so everything would get strung outside.
*anyone who doesn't pick Seneca for this answer has no idea what they are talking about. Sure, Park looks like he could be a decent QB for us, but it's still a bit of an unknown. IMO, ISU has never had a playmaker like Seneca Wallace. He won many games nearly all by himself. It's easy to say Troy Davis, but I think as long as you have a decent OL, the RB position will be fine.
What's kinda pathetic about this exercise is that it's extremely difficult to come up with any OL names to include, and that's probably the position we might need the most. I wish KO played for McCarney, I would pick him before Seneca in a heartbeat.
Obvious answer... Jason Scales and Austin Flynn
I remember when I was in high school, our coach would get athletes from Iowa and Iowa State to come and speak at our camps which were held the summer before football started. The two that most stuck out to me were Sage Rosenfels, and Dallas Clark. There was just something about them. They were happy, outgoing, fun people that you just wanted to be around. I have never been one to really idolize people, but they sure showed me what the manifestation of excellence ought to look like.If you weren't allowed Seneca then Sage would be a very good pick. We had an NFL caliber arm among 2 QBs for 4 straight seasons. I think Meyer's years were the closest we've had since and then it's kind of slim pickings.
Sage obviously didn't have the ability to run Seneca had but he was a big body and was a great decision maker with a strong accurate arm.
The reason I wouldn't take Troy Davis over Seneca is I think either one of them was probably the most electric runner in college football at the time and one of them could rocket the ball passing.
I remember there being a gaudy stat, but what it was with respect to Ennis' ball control slips my memory. Ennis was the second best back to play at ISU IMO. Had he not died early, he may have shown us he was the best, considering he had what looked like a very bright career with the Cowboys.Warren could learn a little something about ball security from Ennis Haywood.
I remember there being a gaudy stat, but what it was with respect to Ennis' ball control slips my memory.
Did Ennis run for 2 grand twice? Sure you're not thinking of Troy?I remember reading an article about Ennis fumbling in his first game and then promptly benched. He promised the coaches that he would never fumble again.
I also read that he was considered too small for an NFL RB despite a 2-time 2,000 yards rusher.
Did Ennis run for 2 grand twice? Sure you're not thinking of Troy?
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ennis-haywood-1.html
Also, Ennis was kind of a big back if I remember correctly?
I remember reading an article about Ennis fumbling in his first game and then promptly benched. He promised the coaches that he would never fumble again. I also read that he was considered too small for an NFL RB despite a 2-time 2,000 yards rusher.
You have him confused with Troy Davis on two of those points (2K runner; too small for NFL), and the other one didn't happen (fumbling in first game).