College FB Running Backs

[catch54]

Wow that is funny right there... No one would even have any of those in there legit top 10 list of all time. You went with the flavor of the month in Zeke and Barkley, Phillips and McFadden aren't even the best Rb's of all time at their own school and most don't even know Swift. You have got to put a little more effort in to be considered legit.

Thanks for playing.

 

[RedSea_rivals91325]

Barry Sanders
Billy Sims
Lawrence Phillips
Jim Brown
Bo Jackson

2nd five
Earl Cambell
Adrian Peterson
Ricky Williams
Gale Sayers
OJ

There, that's a good list. Not so sure about Ricky W. though.

 

[Redscarlet]

Ricky Willams had more yards for the Whorns than Earl did..

 

[otismotis08]

Ricky Williams was pretty special. If he were in a Husker uniform, where would he stack up?

 

[MOhusker12]

Just got off the phone with Bo, he stated that any Wisconsin running back that he coached against has to be considered top 5 worthy.Laughing

 

[HCHTown]

Earl >> Ricky

 

[SoFL Husker]

My all time list of best five. In no particular order.

1) Ezekiel Elliott
2) Lawrence Phillips
3) Saquon Barkley
4) Darren McFadden
5) D'Andre Swift

1. Barry Sanders
2. Ricky Williams
3. Hershel Walker
4. LaDainian Tomlinson
5. Tie: Adrian Peterson/Marcus Dupree

 

[SoFL Husker]

Oh ****, Bo Jackson...

1. Barry Sanders
2. Bo Jackson
3. Ricky Williams
4. Hershel Walker
5. LaDainian Tomlinson

 

[SoFL Husker]

Earl >> Ricky

Earl couldn't hold Ricky's jock in college. Ricky was clean, sober and mentally stable.

Or at least his liver and spinal cord could process that junk real quick.

Barry and Ricky best college backs I ever saw live at Memorial, and it wasn't close.

 

[HCHTown]

College career only.
Bo Jackson >> Barry

Now if you want to consider their Pro careers
too Barry >> Bo.

 

[SoFL Husker]

You nailed it. Marcus Dupree might have had the best talent of all of them. Including Bo.

Good list with Marcus Allen who was sneaky good athlete, great back between the tackles, and had a stellar Pro career. True warrior at RB.

 

[SoFL Husker]

College career only.
Bo Jackson >> Barry

Now if you want to consider their Pro careers
too Barry >> Bo.

I give the edge to Barry who could cut on a dime. I think that ability puts him over the top. Sneaky strong but the ideal back "in space," IMO

Which is why I put LaDanian so high. Doesn't he have the season and single-game rushing records? That guy was AMAZING and literally carried the San Diego Chargers.

My "underrated" addition to the list and I doubt anybody can contest his abilities.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Good list only one you missed is murderer OJ Simpson.Laughing

This is true. OJ was a beast.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Billy Sims

AP and DuPree were better than Sims, he played in the slow white guy era. Sorry

 

[SoFL Husker]

I wouldn't put him at the very top, but Gale Sayers averaged 7 yards per carry for two Kansas teams that could barely get out of their own way.

Sayers is great in any era. Good one.

 

[huskerhooligansdotcom]

I believe Adrian Peterson's first carry at memorial stadium was a 40 yard touchdown where he ran over dan bullocks in the hole.

He was a guy that could have EASILY gone to the NFL straight from high school... probably even high school to the pro bowl.

 

[9and4_rivals188421]

Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange. No pansy-boy platoon football for those guys.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Bronko Nagurski and Red Grange. No pansy-boy platoon football for those guys.

Nobody pre-1970s make the list outside Sayers. Even Jim Brown.

No speed. No wiggle.

 

[PeliniTheCrutch_rivals294365]

Wow that is funny right there... No one would even have any of those in there legit top 10 list of all time. You went with the flavor of the month in Zeke and Barkley, Phillips and McFadden aren't even the best Rb's of all time at their own school and most don't even know Swift. You have got to put a little more effort in to be considered legit.

You can say that again!

 

[PeliniTheCrutch_rivals294365]

My all time list of best five. In no particular order.

1) Ezekiel Elliott
2) Lawrence Phillips
3) Saquon Barkley
4) Darren McFadden
5) D'Andre Swift

Man this list is awful. Kinda reminds me of when all of a sudden Dirk Nowitski got vaulted into the top 10 NBA players ever the year after he won a title. You sure don’t hear that anymore.

 

[HCHTown]

In college Thurman Thomas was number one for the Cowboys and Barry did start until he graduated. I don’t think Bo Jackson would have been #2. Got to give it to Bo. Too bad his pro career was cut short.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

In college Thurman Thomas was number one for the Cowboys and Barry did start until he graduated. I don’t think Bo Jackson would have been #2. Got to give it to Bo. Too bad his pro career was cut short.

Bo would have shattered every record out there. No RB will ever match his size speed and strength.

 

[SoFL Husker]

He would have shattered every record out there. No RB will ever match his size speed and strength.

Slow man's Hershel Walker, IMO

 

[schuele]

In college Thurman Thomas was number one for the Cowboys and Barry did start until he graduated. I don’t think Bo Jackson would have been #2. Got to give it to Bo. Too bad his pro career was cut short.

That’s true about Thurman Thomas but even TO said he didn’t understand why Sanders wasn’t getting carries his first two years - and TO was careful never to question other coaches’ decisions.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Wait a minute...he ran 4.47?

Wow

I stand corrected...

http://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Thurman&l=Thomas&i=26190

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Slow man's Hershel Walker, IMO

You're calling Bo Jackson slow?? Lol

 

[SoFL Husker]

You're calling Bo Jackson slow?? Lol

No. Thurman. I can't believe he ran that fast.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Switched back to whiskey. Can't sleep and I drink wine like it's water. Can't control it...Nothing like turning a Monday frown upside-down. GBR

 

[Godisatrinity]

Barry Sanders is the best RB of all time. End of conversation.

 

[mel mains]

GOAT in the records books
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnel_Pumphrey

Super Bowl ring to boot.

#FEF

Most yards does not equal GOAT

Has as many carries and yards in a Super Bowl as I do (NFL career too)

And for you to go all the way out to SDSU and not come back with Marshall Faulk for this list is nonsensical

 

[SoFL Husker]

Barry Sanders is the best RB of all time. End of conversation.

 

[SoFL Husker]

Jesus the classical music is so good too.

Barry Sanders GOAT, college and pro.

At least he can hang that over Brady's head

 

[SoFL Husker]

Mind you, there isn't a ton of college footage out there for Barry either.

GOAT

 

[catch54]

Man this list is awful. Kinda reminds me of when all of a sudden Dirk Nowitski got vaulted into the top 10 NBA players ever the year after he won a title. You sure don’t hear that anymore.

Lucky for me I hate basketball.

 

[redwine65]

did troy davis do anything in the NFL?

 

[SoFL Husker]

People don't know about the things I say and do

They don't understand, about the **** I've been thru

 

[SoFL Husker]

You get what you put in, and people get what they deserve.

I keep moving on

 

[Baxter48_rivals204143]

Marcus Allen first back to hit 2000 yards
Mike Rozier second one to hit 2000, if mike would have played the whole games might have had a unbreakable record.
Barry Sanders
Gregg Pruit I believe he still holds the highest yards per attempt and 9 yards per carry, it might even be for a career
BO Jackson

 

[SoFL Husker]

Marcus Allen first back to hit 2000 yards
Mike Rozier second one to hit 2000, if mike would have played the whole games might have had a unbreakable record.
Barry Sanders
Gregg Pruit I believe he still holds the highest yards per attempt and 9 yards per carry, it might even be for a career
BO Jackson

 

[SoFL Husker]

I think our OL is getting Yuuuggeee and better right now...