Top 2 CB in Mississippi State football history…

[dawgstudent]

@Brian Hadad list

1. Fred Smoot
2. Jonathan Banks

my list:
1. Walt Harris
2. Jonathan Banks

HM - Emmanuel Forbes, Fred Smoot, Robert Bean, Darius Slay, Martin Emerson

 

[maroontide06]

Was Pig Prather a corner or a safety?

 

[John Deaux VII]

Was Pig Prather a corner or a safety?

Played free safety early on, moved to strong safety later on.

 

[The Peeper]

I agree w/ Banks and Harris.

Hot take but I don't care. I couldn't stand Smoot, reminded me too much of "Prime Time Neon Deion" Sanders. Nothing wrong at all w/ his play, I admired that. But, I couldn't stand his mouth running.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Ashley Cooper.

 

[patdog]

Harris, Slay. There are a lot of right answers to this question.

 

[BossDawg78]

Derek Pegues and Anthony Johnson. Never will forget Johnson's pick 6 against Bama. That was wild.

 

[Walkthedawg]

1. Fred Smoot
2. Darius Slay

My explanation is that Slay was so good in coverage, they had to throw to Bank's side allowing him better numbers.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

I'm going -
Walt Harris
Willie Earle "Mad Dog" Jackson
Darius Slay
Fred Smoot
Jonathan Banks

 

[knock him out john]

Was Pig Prather a corner or a safety?

safety

 

[Dawg Raid]

No “can’t tackle” Cam Dantzler on your list?

 

[jethreauxdawg]

1. Fred Smoot
2. Darius Slay

My explanation is that Slay was so good in coverage, they had to throw to Bank's side allowing him better numbers.

Slay’s playing time was limited because sometimes Mullen would Mullen.

 

[lazlow]

Forbes was a pic6 artist like no another

 

[aTotal360]

While at State, Smoot and Banks, from a numbers perspective.

But Harris and Slay became the best corners.

 

[LOTRGOTDAWGFAN]

what is jonathan banks doing these days?

 

[Chesusdog]

70% of my list is covered by Walt Harris, the rest is covered by Fred Smoot.

 

[L4Dawg]

@Brian Hadad list

1. Fred Smoot
2. Jonathan Banks

my list:
1. Walt Harris
2. Jonathan Banks

HM - Emmanuel Forbes, Fred Smoot, Robert Bean, Darius Slay, Martin Emerson

Agree with you.

 

[sigma_dawg]

Can’t catch Ray Ray Bivens in a phone booth so these guys don’t matter.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Banks has to be on the list because he won Jim Thorpe Award
Second spot is Walt Harris or Robert Bean - I thought Bean was better than Smoot the year they played together.

The only reason Hadad put Smoot in the top 2 is because he was scared of being called out again by Smoot.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Second spot is Walt Harris or Robert Bean - I thought Bean was better than Smoot the year they played together

Seemed like Smoot was avoided, so Bean got more screen time. Yes, I thought he was better too

 

[40 acres and a mule]

I agree w/ Banks and Harris.

Hot take but I don't care. I couldn't stand Smoot, reminded me too much of "Prime Time Neon Deion" Sanders. Nothing wrong at all w/ his play, I admired that. But, I couldn't stand his mouth running.

Normally, I would agree with you. But Smoot could back up his trash talk, and he was just danged funny. He supposed to have told some Vandy wide out "I hear ya'll real smart up at Vandy. Tell you what, you do my homework, and I'll let you catch a pass".

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Normally, I would agree with you. But Smoot could back up his trash talk, and he was just danged funny. He supposed to have told some Vandy wide out "I hear ya'll real smart up at Vandy. Tell you what, you do my homework, and I'll let you catch a pass".

A urban legend Smoot quote that may not be true, but this would be just like him
Background first that you youngsters may not know - Smoot signed with Ole Miss out of high school & had to go to juco due to academics & then signed with MSU out of Hunds
As the legendary 1999 comeback win at Auburn with first year head coach Tommy Tubberville is ending, Smoot runs by TT & screams "That is for you 17ing the whole state of Mississippi".

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

This is an incredibly hard list to pick from because of all the names listed. And while he’s not been on teams with a lot of wins, Kelley Jones is an incredible talent and is deserving of being included in these conversations. He could absolutely rise to the top of these lists after this year.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

1. Fred Smoot
2. Darius Slay

My explanation is that Slay was so good in coverage, they had to throw to Bank's side allowing him better numbers.

Spot on

 

[FreeDawg]

@Brian Hadad list

1. Fred Smoot
2. Jonathan Banks

my list:
1. Walt Harris
2. Jonathan Banks

HM - Emmanuel Forbes, Fred Smoot, Robert Bean, Darius Slay, Martin Emerson

Walt Harris and Fred Smoot easy. If you want to dock Smoot for longevity, you have a tough call on who is 2nd. Darius Slay kinda falls in same boat. I think it needs to be Banks with INT school record with Harris and the Thorpe. One name I haven’t seen who was pretty damn good was Izell McGill.

 

[was21]

@Brian Hadad list

1. Fred Smoot
2. Jonathan Banks

my list:
1. Walt Harris
2. Jonathan Banks

HM - Emmanuel Forbes, Fred Smoot, Robert Bean, Darius Slay, Martin Emerson

Richard Blackmore out of Vicksburg MS was steady