Not the same style in the least, but in situation, Davis’s comparison would probably be Barry Sanders. Amazing talent on some just amazingly bad teams.
Poll: All-Time RB
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This poll is invalid. I do not see Joe Parmentier’s name anywhere. Five TD’s on 34 career touches.
this is like the Michael Jordan and LeBron debate. The young kids that never saw Troy probably think Hall is the best, but it’s not even close.
I’m going to say:
Breece is the better player and better athlete who will have a more promising pro career. But he’ll never accomplish what Troy did here. Troy is the greatest from accomplishment standpoint.
Breece is the better player and better athlete who will have a more promising pro career. But he’ll never accomplish what Troy did here. Troy is the greatest from accomplishment standpoint.
I'd say that the offensive lines that we had during Davis' two years were better run blocking OLs than Montgomery ran behind.
Now, I still say it's 1. Davis, 2. Hall, 3. Montgomery. BUT, I think everyone needs to watch the endzone view game vs. TCU in 2017. How Montgomery even had positive yardage that game is amazing. Not only did the OL struggle, the offense was still running read "option" with Kempt as QB. Needless to say the correct read would've been to pull it every time, but clearly having Kyle run the ball wouldn't have been ideal.
Haywood was absolutely underrated. Two time 1st team all-conference, led the league in rushing twice during years in which ISU won 16 games.
It’s not even debate worthy until someone else strings together a pair of 2000 yard+ seasons. The answer is unequivocally Troy Davis.
I AGREE ....I was in Jack Trice the afternoon that Troy Davis laid 375 Rushing Yards on Missouri......A few of the Mizzou fans had never seen Troy Davis run the ball before and one of them asked me..."Where did he aka Troy Davis come from? My answer was of course ...Miami, Fla!!
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Dwayne Crutchfield was hurt in 1981 and did not have the season he should have had but one memory I have is of the Iowa game where early in the 1st quarter Crutchfield went over right guard for a huge gain ....It was our first possession,,, and we went down the field and scored a touchdown...John Quinn going into the end zone for the touchdown!
ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS TO BE A CYCLONE!!
a great kick returner and wide receiver in the 70’s. big kick return for a touchdown against nebraska to help win that game
I was stuck in the abyss of North Dakota in the dark ages of TV where I could only watch the NBC Notre Dame game, NDSU and the Fighting Sioux. I voted for Breece, but if I saw Troy play, it possibly would have swayed my vote. David is a good choice too, so difficult poll.
demoncore1031
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TD had over 4,000 yards in just 22 games in '95 and '96, with defenses specifically game planning to stop him. He's one of the top 5 running backs in college football history.
Top 5:
1. Troy Davis
2. Breece Hall
3. David Montgomery
4. Blaise Bryant
5. Darren Davis
Honorable mention: Green, Crutchfield, Haywood, A-Rob.
Top 5:
1. Troy Davis
2. Breece Hall
3. David Montgomery
4. Blaise Bryant
5. Darren Davis
Honorable mention: Green, Crutchfield, Haywood, A-Rob.
Also Michael Wagner. But only solely because of his teeth shattering block for Seneca on The Run.
