View Full Version : Fastest Backfield in History
Leroy Lizard
8/17/2008, 08:10 PM
Has there ever been a faster backfield in college football history than the 1987 Game of the Century II Sooners?
Anthony Stafford
Patrick Collins
Charles Thompson
Rotnei Anderson
Blitzkrieg
8/17/2008, 10:45 PM
That was the one I was going to throw up there. Stafford was a legit AA sprinter
Leroy Lizard
8/17/2008, 11:21 PM
Can you think of anything that would rival it? I have heard all about the Pony Express, but I cannot remember if the QB was a speedster.
West Virginia looked really fast.
Leroy Lizard
8/17/2008, 11:47 PM
I disagree. There's an old saying: "You don't have to be faster than the next man; you only have to fake him out of his jockey shorts."
SbOrOiNaEnR
8/18/2008, 12:30 AM
There's also an old saying: "There's no such thing as an All-American tailback. Just chicken-$hit tackling."
RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!
8/18/2008, 01:11 AM
I dunno how fast Mildren was, but he was pretty da*n fast, and Greg Pruitt and Joe Wylie were the backs. The OU offense of '71 either averaged more points per game, or had the highest average # of yds per game, evar! and I think the record still stands.
stoops the eternal pimp
8/18/2008, 10:33 AM
I heard an old scout say Charles Thompson was rated the 6th best runningback to take in the draft if he hadn't gotten into all the troubles
poke4christ
8/18/2008, 12:57 PM
I started to read this thread but I got distracted by Leroy's avatar. Man that's discusting.
Leroy Lizard
8/18/2008, 02:36 PM
Even ugly dogs need warmth and kindness.
swardboy
8/18/2008, 05:45 PM
A backfield of Thomas Lott, Kenny King, Billy Sims, and David Overstreet is not to be sneezed at....unless you're a defense that's allergic to speed.
Watch Me Stride
8/18/2008, 07:36 PM
i run a 4'8 40 my son times me
Can you think of anything that would rival it? I have heard all about the Pony Express, but I cannot remember if the QB was a speedster.
McIlhaney (sp?) had some wheels.
MyT Oklahoma
8/18/2008, 11:23 PM
I dunno how fast Mildren was, but he was pretty da*n fast, and Greg Pruitt and Joe Wylie were the backs. The OU offense of '71 either averaged more points per game, or had the highest average # of yds per game, evar! and I think the record still stands.
They had an NCAA record 472.4 yards per game average in the Run of 1971. It's still the NCAA record.
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GottaHavePride
8/18/2008, 11:26 PM
I thought this was going to be about Shelly-Ann Fraser.
Heh.
sooneron
8/19/2008, 07:44 AM
I would go with 87, as well.
wishbonesooner
8/19/2008, 08:55 AM
Joe Wylie, Greg Pruitt, Grant Burget, Wayward Waymon Clark were all fast.
Leroy Lizard
8/19/2008, 10:06 AM
The 1971 backfield fast for the times, but none of the players could outrun Stafford or Collins.
MikeInNorman
8/19/2008, 10:31 AM
The 1971 backfield fast for the times, but none of the players could outrun Stafford or Collins.
Other than Greg Pruitt, who won the Big 8 50-meter indoor championship at least twice.
poke4christ
8/19/2008, 02:04 PM
Even ugly dogs need warmth and kindness.
If that's you're dog, I appologize. It probably looks a lot better in a larger resolution. The small pic makes it look weird.
Boomer.....
8/19/2008, 02:14 PM
If that's you're dog, I appologize. It probably looks a lot better in a larger resolution. The small pic makes it look weird.
That dog won the World's Ugliest Dog Contest a few years back.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp
OUMallen
8/19/2008, 02:15 PM
If that's you're dog, I appologize. It probably looks a lot better in a larger resolution. The small pic makes it look weird.
I am assuming the converse, actually, P4C
poke4christ
8/19/2008, 03:23 PM
I am assuming the converse, actually, P4C
Ha. Ok. I was like "crap, did I just stick my foot in my mouth." I had just assumed it was put on there as a joke like many avatars.
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