Agree. Pete had so many memorable calls over the years. Fun to go back and listen.
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For some reason I thought Bruns had been an OL for Troy but Bruns came to ISU the year after Troy left and Bruns got to block for Darren Davis.
Tim Kohn and Patrick Augafa were the two OL standouts paving the way for Troy.
I knew those 2 were part of the group that blocked for Troy I just couldn't remember any of the others.
Not sure this was mentioned, but most of the holes on his big gains were massive. Either the offensive line was great (which is highly unlikely since the overall record was meh) or the defenses in those games were more meh. Not to take anything away from Troy, but some credit has to go to the line.
It's about as baffling to me as 2000 when not only did we not get a #1 seed, we had the bracket with the BEST #1 seed in MSU...
Sold tickets, not what was actually there.
Schedule[edit]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 7 6:00 p.m. Wyoming* FSN L 38–41 OT 44,511 September 14 2:30 p.m. at No. 21 Iowa* ABC L 13–38 70,397 September 21 1:00 p.m. Northern Iowa*
- Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, IA
W 42–23 40,122 September 28 1:00 p.m. Missouri 
- Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, IA (rivalry)
W 45–31 44,941 October 12 11:30 a.m. Texas A&M
- Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, IA
FSN L 21–24 44,950 October 19 2:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State L 27–28 40,000 October 26 1:00 p.m. at Baylor L 21–49 35,114 November 2 1:00 p.m. Kansas
- Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, IA
L 31–34 37,850 November 9 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Colorado L 42–49 49,662 November 16 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Nebraska
- Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, IA
L 14–49 47,850 November 23 1:10 p.m. at No. 14 Kansas State L 20–35 43,174
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
Troy was a hard worker and as strong as an ox. That ISU team didn't pass a lot but when they did Troy could pick up the blitz as well as anyone and a linebacker was not going to run over Troy. He also had incredible balance so would be tacklers would hit him and he would just be knocked sideways and keep on running. One opposing defender compared tackling Troy to trying to tackle a cube.
What stood in Troy's way when he got to the NFL was his head and his top end speed. There is a lot to learn in an NFL camp in a short time and Troy needed more time but that isn't a luxury they can afford in the NFL. There is a lot more defensive speed in the NFL and Troy was quick but didn't have the top end speed of some backs so he would get caught from behind in the League - not that he had a lot of chance to get in the open field. He languished on three bad Saints teams getting spotty snaps under Ditka.
He was pretty successful in the CFL setting a franchise record and leading the league in rushing for Hamilton one year and winning the Grey Cup with Edmonton another year.
What stood in Troy's way when he got to the NFL was his head and his top end speed. There is a lot to learn in an NFL camp in a short time and Troy needed more time but that isn't a luxury they can afford in the NFL. There is a lot more defensive speed in the NFL and Troy was quick but didn't have the top end speed of some backs so he would get caught from behind in the League - not that he had a lot of chance to get in the open field. He languished on three bad Saints teams getting spotty snaps under Ditka.
He was pretty successful in the CFL setting a franchise record and leading the league in rushing for Hamilton one year and winning the Grey Cup with Edmonton another year.
Most runners are either power runners or striders. Rarely will you find a player that can do both. Troy was a power back; his steps were shorter and his feet moved faster due to that. The striders will have more top end speed due to taking up more yardage per step but they will also not have the quickness due to needing more space to get up to speed. Eric Dickerson was a pure strider. Bo had the unique ability to do both.
Yes. However, those two things are what he got docked for in the draft and what were his undoing in the NFL.
When defenses sell out to stop you at the line of scrimmage with 10 guys, all you need to do is get about 5-8 yards to find some real real estate to run on.
Hate to say it but that iteration of our stadium was rather depressing.
Agree. When I replied, I wasn't disagreeing with you, just more pointing something out. Wasn't meant to be directed at you or anything. The pros, you need a higher speed than he was. They mentioned he was a4.6 runner, I actually would say he appeared to be more in that 4.8 area. That is still decent speed for college and if you are in a downhill run, it is still going to be hard for guys to catch you. Many people back then did hand times and what I've been told is you add 0.25 roughly for hand times.
That carpet that was there in the early and mid 90s was an advantage for ISU. It was so worn and so bad that a lot of good players would slip on and couldn't gain the speed they needed to.
The crown to the field was crazy too. I practiced there once in high school. When you ran to the sidelines it was like running down hill.
The crazy thing about that whole thing was Troy outshined him on the field and in stats but they claimed that the Doak Walker award was about what they do off the field and in the classroom as well and Hanspard was a minister and a better student.
Well, I guess one out of three ain't bad...
