Speed kills

[clone4sure]

Who are the fastest players in pads for our team this year. I remember listening to Barry Switzer from Oklahoma saying speed does two things. eats up lots of yards and tires the other team out by try to keep up. I'm hoping we have some players that can do that for us this year.

 

[intrepid27]

I moved to Norman at the end of the Switzer era. Went to the spring scrimmage with some co-workers and afterwards we walked out on the field.

I was amazed at the amount of crown on the field and the slope to the sidelines. Way more than you would need for drainage. I often wondered if that was to help RBs get to the edge faster out of the wishbone. I realize the defense has the same slope but if you had a step or two you would be gone before the defense had a chance.

I always wondered, are there specs that you have to follow on a football field construction other than dimensions?

 

[CycloneErik]

I always thought "Speed Kills" came from Jimmy Johnson at Miami, but maybe I'm off on that.

 

[dinger]

I moved to Norman at the end of the Switzer era. Went to the spring scrimmage with some co-workers and afterwards we walked out on the field.

I was amazed at the amount of crown on the field and the slope to the sidelines. Way more than you would need for drainage. I often wondered if that was to help RBs get to the edge faster out of the wishbone. I realize the defense has the same slope but if you had a step or two you would be gone before the defense had a chance.

I always wondered, are there specs that you have to follow on a football field construction other than dimensions?

Nebraska's was the same way back then. Standing on one sideline, you could not see the waist of someone on the opposite sideline.

 

[TheJackWePack5]

To answer the OP, here are a few names based solely off of what i have seen in games, spring practice, etc.

Trever Ryen
Mike Warren
Brian Peavy
Jauan Wesley
Jomal Wiltz

 

[ISUCubswin]

Thought this would be about John Belushi

 

[isufbcurt]

Nebraska's was the same way back then. Standing on one sideline, you could not see the waist of someone on the opposite sideline.

Kansas State was that way when I was playing. makes it hard for QBs to throw an out route.

 

[Cloneon]

Nebraska's was the same way back then. Standing on one sideline, you could not see the waist of someone on the opposite sideline.

Back in my day (horse and buggy), K-State was the worst. We'd travel to K-State for our soccer games. And, the darned ball would roll, by itself from the center of the field to the sidelines. Making things worse was the artificial turf. Talk about getting tired ... Geeezzzz

 

[ameslurker]

ISU should sign a cheetah

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Kansas State was that way when I was playing. makes it hard for QBs to throw an out route.

I always said it was the field's fault that Sam R. could never complete those.