He was just on the Pat Mcafee show and if you were alive and lucky enough to witness this incredible year it was something special. Look at those numbers!! He was a generational type of player.
Fire Charlie Mcbride!!!He must have sucked vs. Nebraska and Oklahoma because winners win
Averaged 7.6 YPC. Didn't need to pass on that team!!He must have sucked vs. Nebraska and Oklahoma because winners win
Imagine having Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders in your backfield? We were close when we had LP and Ahman Green. Incredible talent back then.By the time the Huskers played OSU in '88, Barry had made a name for himself. But it was actually the '87 game where I'm sure he caught a lot of Husker fan's attention for the first time. All the talk coming into the game was about Thurman Thomas who was in his senior year and a consensus All American. The Blackshirts completely shut Thomas down, but this back-up comes in and averages about 10 yards per carry, and everyone is thinking "who's this guy". We all found out.
Dude was a human pinball. He was just a quiet no nonsense player. Never showboated. Just tossed the ball to the Refs after his touchdowns.My favorite NFL player ever.
And this is coming from a Dolphins fan.
And with Rozier and Roger Craig.Imagine having Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders in your backfield? We were close when we had LP and Ahman Green. Incredible talent back then.
It was a thing of beauty. Oklahoma used to do that to us as well to perfection. Frustrating and pure awesomeness all in one.Watch the option play at about 20:19. What a thing of beauty a well-run option was - regardless of whether one thinks it can work against today's defenses.
Wasn't Rathman on those teams as well? FB but still. Damn good.And with Rozier and Roger Craig.
Yup. That's what he was promoting on Mcafee's show.Barry was absolutely awesome and my favorite running back of all time. Classy dude who was so much fun to watch. I haven’t seen a back before or since who was as exciting to watch as him. I think there is a film coming out on Prime Video about him and his early retirement.
We held him to 137 yards which was his season low after all was said and done.The good old Big 8 days when a guy can score 4 TDs against you and still win 63-42!! Ken Clark went off that day as well. 6:35 N
Lotta guys would be ejected today if they continued to tackle like they did back then.The good old Big 8 days when a guy can score 4 TDs against you and still win 63-42!! Ken Clark went off that day as well. 6:35 N
Truth. Imagine the Steel Curtain D today? Niner Ronnie Lott taking guys heads off when guys went over the middle. Mike Singletary and the Monsters of the Midway. Ray Nitchke, Jack Tatum, etc. They would all be broke from being fined weekly. The pussification of America continues. Sad.Lotta guys would be ejected today if they continued to tackle like they did back then.
Yes - Rathman didn't see the field much with Rozier and Craig. In his upper classman years, the IB was Doug DuBose. In '85, they combined for over 2K in rushing yards. Before his injury, DuBose was a very talented IB. Arguing that the DuBose/Rathman backfield was one of the best in NU history wouldn't be far fetched.Wasn't Rathman on those teams as well? FB but still. Damn good.
I believe there were some on TO's staff who wanted to offer him as a recruit. However, there were others who felt he was too small for an I back in the Big 8. Unfortunately, they won out.He was just on the Pat Mcafee show and if you were alive and lucky enough to witness this incredible year it was something special. Look at those numbers!! He was a generational type of player.
So good.He must have sucked vs. Nebraska and Oklahoma because winners win
Barry wanted to come to Nebraska. His high school counselor was Jeff Smith, former I-Back.I believe there were some on TO's staff who wanted to offer him as a recruit. However, there were others who felt he was too small for an I back in the Big 8. Unfortunately, they won out.
By the time the Huskers played OSU in '88, Barry had made a name for himself. But it was actually the '87 game where I'm sure he caught a lot of Husker fan's attention for the first time. All the talk coming into the game was about Thurman Thomas who was in his senior year and a consensus All American. The Blackshirts completely shut Thomas down, but this back-up comes in and averages about 10 yards per carry, and everyone is thinking "who's this guy". We all found out.
I know we also could have had Marshall Faulk but we offered him as a DB.I believe there were some on TO's staff who wanted to offer him as a recruit. However, there were others who felt he was too small for an I back in the Big 8. Unfortunately, they won out.
Sluts.I was at that game in 1987 where we smoked Okie State 35-0. Completely shut down Thurman Thomas and the game was out of hand when Sanders came in. But he made a heckuva impression.
Stillwater, at the time, was a great place to travel for an away game.
I remember all the talk coming out of the Okie State camp, just a landfill full of trash talk, and Nebraska beat them like a rented mule. Didn't take long to figure out the way that game was going to turn out.I was at that game in 1987 where we smoked Okie State 35-0. Completely shut down Thurman Thomas and the game was out of hand when Sanders came in. But he made a heckuva impression.
Stillwater, at the time, was a great place to travel for an away game.
My favorite player after Marino. Might have been my favorite to watch. And I'm also a Dolphins fan.My favorite NFL player ever.
And this is coming from a Dolphins fan.
Probably at least one more Natty.Barry wanted to come to Nebraska. His high school counselor was Jeff Smith, former I-Back.
But they used their designated scholarship for small running back on Terry Rodgers and did not have room for Barry. It was Johnny's son, and he was highly rated too I believe. McBride told this story. Man what could have been, with Barry running the option in Lincoln.
Barry Sanders is the best running back I've ever seen.He was just on the Pat Mcafee show and if you were alive and lucky enough to witness this incredible year it was something special. Look at those numbers!! He was a generational type of player.
Oh my goodness, what a miss that was.Barry wanted to come to Nebraska. His high school counselor was Jeff Smith, former I-Back.
But they used their designated scholarship for small running back on Terry Rodgers and did not have room for Barry. It was Johnny's son, and he was highly rated too I believe. McBride told this story. Man what could have been, with Barry running the option in Lincoln.
I mean the stats were posted, 404 and 6 TDs. Looks like he did pretty well. But I can’t expect someone like you to be able to do Math. you definitely can’t compute a 45% winning percentageHe must have sucked vs. Nebraska and Oklahoma because winners win
Are you not able to see what he was doing? That was a direct shot at King Kong, calling Chubba a loser because he lost to Wisconsin. I for one was expecting to see Kong say he was unfairly harsh to Chubba, but instead, he doubled down and called him a loser.I mean the stats were posted, 404 and 6 TDs. Looks like he did pretty well. But I can’t expect someone like you to be able to do Math. you definitely can’t compute a 45% winning percentage
That was a crazy late pitch. Straight up disrespectful. I am still holding out hope that someday we get Jamey Chadwell's offense and find out.Watch the option play at about 20:19. What a thing of beauty a well-run option was - regardless of whether one thinks it can work against today's defenses.