If you could add a couple of players from the McCarney years to this year's roster
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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.
Ben Bruns and Big Sexy if I only get "a couple". If I can have more add James Reed and Reggie Hayward. This team needs line improvements (both sides of ball) to realize their potential.
How can it not start and end with the two legitimate Heisman trophy candidates who played for McCarney
Troy Davis
Seneca Wallace
Two forces of nature....and the idea of them in the same backfield...with guys like Lazard and our WR corps to catch the ball. Unstoppable. As a bonus, add a couple of OL...Curvey, Berryman and Dobbins to the mix
Troy Davis
Seneca Wallace
Two forces of nature....and the idea of them in the same backfield...with guys like Lazard and our WR corps to catch the ball. Unstoppable. As a bonus, add a couple of OL...Curvey, Berryman and Dobbins to the mix
Flynn on the keeper! Flynn on the keeper! I feel that's all the PA guy ever got to announce on offense, it haunts me.
Maybe WR Flynn.
For this year's team: Dobbins and Hayward.
I skimmed so excuse me if these guys have already been mentioned, but I would take Paris at safety and Hicks at CB any day. We forced a lot of turnovers in those days. It was always an emphasis for Skladany's D, but haven't heard much about it from Campbell's staff.
Austin Flynn deserves no ridicule from anyone. That guy was a stud.
I skimmed so excuse me if these guys have already been mentioned, but I would take Paris at safety and Hicks at CB any day. We forced a lot of turnovers in those days. It was always an emphasis for Skladany's D, but haven't heard much about it from Campbell's staff.
Austin Flynn deserves no ridicule from anyone. That guy was a stud.
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.
I remember people saying Sage was a world class tennis talent. That he could have gone pro, that he was just an unbelievable athlete in general. He surely looked and acted the part.
This is actually really easy:
The entire 2000-2002 offense and the 2005 defense. We'd win the Big 12.
The entire 2000-2002 offense and the 2005 defense. We'd win the Big 12.
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. 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.
From 1997-2002, ISU running backs only fumbled 13 times in 2,401 total touches (combined rushing, receiving, returns), and of those 13 just 6 were lost fumbles.
Ennis only fumbled twice in his career (one lost) -- and the lost one was a little dubious because it was on an exchange with Sage. It could have been credited to either player.
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.
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?
Probably I am mistaken regarding 2,000 yrd rushers but I am pretty sure that one article (around the time when he was found dead) mentioned about it - considered too small.
I'll go outside of the box and rectify the teams needs at LB and Safety.
Steve Paris and Matt Word
Steve Paris and Matt Word
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).
