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Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 24, 2012, 11:42 PM
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Not in order
Jul 24, 2012, 11:49 PM
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Terry Allen
Ronald Williams
Stacy Driver
Cliff Austin
CJ Spiller
James Davis
Raymond Preister
Terrance Flager
Ahhhh I hit a wall
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Re: Not in order
Jul 24, 2012, 11:50 PM
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Fred Cone
Banks McFadden
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Re: Not in order
Jul 24, 2012, 11:52 PM
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Buddy Gore
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Kenny Flowers and Kevin Mack to***
Jul 24, 2012, 11:52 PM
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And rod mcswain***
Jul 25, 2012, 12:06 AM
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Chuck; Rod was a DB.***
Jul 25, 2012, 7:32 AM
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Hey guys..what about REGGIE MERRIWEATHER!
Jul 25, 2012, 10:44 AM
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I would have him at #11.
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No good runningbacks before 1982 - 30 years ago?
Jul 25, 2012, 7:57 AM
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Here are 3 you might consider:
Banks McFadden - not sure how you classify a tailback in a single wing offense
Fred Cone
Buddy Gore
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Ray Yauger.***
Jul 25, 2012, 9:32 AM
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See mine..
Jul 25, 2012, 9:49 AM
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what-a-think?
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I think T Zach was a good back
Jul 25, 2012, 10:24 AM
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He was a terrific receiver from the backfield, not sure if he is top 10 but I would put him up there.
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Travis Zachery
Jul 25, 2012, 10:35 AM
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Yea,I would probably have in in the top 13 along
with Rodney Blunt.
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Re: Not in order
Jul 25, 2012, 10:54 AM
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Joe Henderson has gotta be in the top 10 as well. He and Terry Allen were the original Thunder and Lightning in my mind.
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Re: Not in order
Jul 25, 2012, 12:06 PM
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The Rubber Duck, Lester Brown, all good company!
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Im only 20 so my memory of rbs at CU isnt great but.....
Jul 24, 2012, 11:53 PM
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from the ones I have seen play while ive been alive:
1)Spiller
2)JD
3)AE
4)Jasmin
5)Zachary
6)Merriweather
And thats about all I got lol. Ive heard about Preister and McFadden but having never seen them play I will leave it to the older Tigers to decide where they rank.
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I'm 37 and vividly remember Driver,Flagler and RonaldW
Jul 24, 2012, 11:59 PM
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Blew out his knee. That crushed a young football loving tiger. I think he then left early for NFL.
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If AE stays healthy this year he has a legit shot at the
Jul 25, 2012, 12:20 AM
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all-time rushing title. His career yards per carry are pretty impressive and the kid don't quit.
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Re: If AE stays healthy this year he has a legit shot at the
Jul 25, 2012, 9:54 AM
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If he can avg. something 150 a game
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With 13 games, it's 127 yards per game. With an ACCCG
Jul 25, 2012, 10:49 AM
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opportunity added in, it's 118/game. Pretty sick numbers yes but not out of the question.
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Kenny Calicutt
Jul 25, 2012, 5:24 AM
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Tracy Johnson was a beastly fullback***
Jul 25, 2012, 7:34 AM
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Re: Tracy Johnson was a beastly fullback***
Jul 25, 2012, 12:07 PM
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True, as was #31 Marvin Sims
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Re: Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 25, 2012, 7:37 AM
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My memory is of 1970 forward, so I cant speak about earlier, But Yarger should probably be on that list as well, maybe an old timer can help there. the best I have seen include:
Kenny Flowers
Preister
Allen
Ellington
Spiller
R Williams
Give me those 6 and 4 pre-1970 guys and that would be the list.
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Re: Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 25, 2012, 7:40 AM
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somethng happened to Flowers.
i think he got injured, but he was crazy good for a year or 2.
was an Adrian Peterson type.
i remember when we had Flagler and Flowers in the same backfield.
they were as good as Spiller and Davis. if not maybe a little better.
straight up.
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Re: Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 25, 2012, 7:50 AM
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Flowers blew out his knee at an away game at Georgia. He was special before that.
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Dwayne Coleman showed promise. Glad they moved him to DB***
Jul 25, 2012, 9:44 AM
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I love this topic...
Jul 25, 2012, 9:48 AM
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and have done this several times!!
Heres mine:
Terry Allen,Kenny Flowers,James Davis,CJ Spiller,
Ronald Williams,Terrence Flagler,Wesley McFadden,
Raymond Priester,Terrence Mack and Stacey Driver
what cha think?
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Jul 25, 2012, 9:56 AM
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LOL***
Jul 25, 2012, 2:44 PM
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Re: Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 25, 2012, 10:06 AM
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Allen
Flowers
Spiller
Williams
Flagler
Austin
Driver
Johnson
Davis
Priester
Showing my age. Heavily 80s weighted
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Re: Top 10 Runningbacks in Clemson History.
Jul 25, 2012, 12:09 PM
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Buddy Gore and Terry Allen were the two best Tiger backs I've ever seen. Both had near-perfect combinations of speed, power, and lateral agility. That said, Cone and McFadden were way before my time, so I can't speak to their abilities, although they were surely great!
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Just from the 2-unit era...
Jul 25, 2012, 12:49 PM
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... my favorites, anyway:
Ronald Williams
Terrence Flagler
CJ Spiller
Terry Allen
Tracy Johnson
Kevin Mack
Buddy Gore
James Davis
Chuck McSwain
Kenny Flowers
And joining the list soon: Andre Ellington!
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Terry Allen is the best back I have seen at Clemson in
Jul 25, 2012, 1:43 PM
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the "modern era." I am ancient but not old enough to know much about Cone, McFadden, etc.
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While a QB...Woody Dantzler might as well have been a TB
Jul 25, 2012, 2:21 PM
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He ran the ball as well as many of the guys listed.
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