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Well, if Skeeter says it, it must be true. Although, I would feel more confident if 'Bubba' and 'Skillet' would weigh in.

Or Cletus, maybe.

Cletus is a Bama man!

That sounds good about Marlin Lane. However, I'm still concerned about the defensive side of the ball. It still seems like we have a major lack of depth with us being one or two injuries away from a ruined season. Not like we are going to win the National Championship this year anyway...

Behold the power and truth of The Skeeter!!

just be happy you're gonna get to wipe your loss to UNC in last years WhoGivesAFuck bowl off your record.

Game should have ended on their penalty anyway, instead of rewarding them for it with an extra timeout.

I would've thought I would live to be a hundred and never see that @#$% once. It happened twice in the same stinking season.

Best running back since Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jamal Lewis.

Orangefreak wrote:I would've thought I would live to be a hundred and never see that @#$% once. It happened twice in the same stinking season.

You forgot "to the same stinking team"...

Why is a fan of one of the dirtiest programs in CFB the moderator here?

It could be worse: Rat could be a moderator.

I am. You just don't see it.

GBJs wrote:Best running back since Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jamal Lewis.

Dumbest. Comment. Ever.

I miss Squishy. C'mon OF, we know you have his number. Clue him in to this place.

Hacksaw wrote:

GBJs wrote:Best running back since Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jamal Lewis.

Dumbest. Comment. Ever.

hehehehe On the surface, I tend to agree. Funny thing is the A-train is on a path to be one of the greatest 'backs ever to play in the NFL if his first season is an indication of his long term success. He didn't do @#$% for us when he was a Vol. I was actually a bit suprised when he was drafted.

OF is afraid of Squishy

Whatever. Dork.

Heh. Classic.

Orangefreak wrote:

Hacksaw wrote:

GBJs wrote:Best running back since Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jamal Lewis.

Dumbest. Comment. Ever.

hehehehe On the surface, I tend to agree. Funny thing is the A-train is on a path to be one of the greatest 'backs ever to play in the NFL if his first season is an indication of his long term success. He didn't do @#$% for us when he was a Vol. I was actually a bit suprised when he was drafted.

I was somewhat surprised, too, even though I wouldn't say he didn't do shit as a Vol. He is the #2 rusher in school history after all. But no one who saw Jamal in his prime at UT would ever argue that Foster is above him on the list of all-time Vol greats. He rushed for a mere 287 yards more than Jamal, despite playing all 4 years. Jamal played fewer than 3 full seasons due to a career-threatening knee injury and leaving early for the NFL. While I cheer for former-Vols in the NFL and love to see them have success as professionals, it's what they did on Rocky Top that matters most to me.

But as for the NFL, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Foster has had 1 great season. I hope that it is an indication of how the rest of his career will be. But only 20 players in the entire history of the NFL have more career rushing yards than Jamal Lewis, despite the fact that he played only 9 years in the league. With the exception of Jim Brown (who also played just 9 seasons), every player above Lewis on the all-time rushing list had longer careers. Most played at least 2-3 more seasons. Emmitt Smith, the all-time leader, played 15! Lewis' career yards/carry average is as good or better than about half of the guys above him on the all-time rushing list. Lewis is one of only 6 players in NFL history to have rushed for more than 2,000 yards in a single season (he is second only to Eric Dickerson for most yards in a season). So Foster will have to stay healthy and have a lot more seasons like the one he had last year to be compared favorably with Lewis.

Hacksaw wrote:

GBJs wrote:Best running back since Jamal Lewis???

Arian Foster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Jamal Lewis.

Dumbest. Comment. Ever.

1. Arian was a lot better than Jamal. Just ask Foster'smom.

2. I absolutely agree with your later comments re... what happened at college is more important to you. It's nice to see former players do well in the league, but what they accomplished and the way they went about it at UA is much more enjoyable to me. McElroy is now one of my favorite qbs at UA. Will he have a "great" pro career? Probably not. But he accomplished quite a bit at UA, and was a grand ambassador for the university.