They hit harder than most defenses. Trying to win a ball control game against that bunch is going to require good running backs who can rotate in and share the load.
Trying to give that many carries to one back is going to get him battered and bruised all too quickly.
Think of how tired and slow Ryan Grant looked in the last few games of 2002, and how sloppy he had played in those last 4 games compared to the first 8 games. I'd even argue that he started looking very slow and sloppy around the time of the BC game. Even though he had a pretty good day, he was getting knocked down with one hit, as opposed to breaking tackles.
Navy: 10 carries for 13 yards
Rutgers: 18 carries for 68 yards
USC: 10 carries for 16 yards
NC State: 21 carries for 68 yards
Thankfully, we have three very capable ones (Love, Price, Williams), and another high talent freshman who is a pretty speedy bruiser (Young).
Georgia's defense is fast and strong
Replies to: "Georgia's defense is fast and strong"
- I do not want to see RB platooning against GA, love needs 65% of the carries - jamie - 5:14pm 12/30/24
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- Price is every bit as capable as Love [NT]
- D2 - 9:42pm 12/30/24
- No he is not, doesn’t have burst, power or speed. Good lateral quickness but not Love. [NT]
- jamie - 12:52pm 12/31/24
- Uhh, I'm sorry..all smart assery aside, this is F'ing NUTS! - Chrisb - 1:56pm 12/31/24
- They will both make NFL rosters and Love has a chance to be a star. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:35am 1/1/25
- Uhh, I'm sorry..all smart assery aside, this is F'ing NUTS! - Chrisb - 1:56pm 12/31/24
- Yup - Nigel Tufnel - 10:20am 12/31/24
- No he is not, doesn’t have burst, power or speed. Good lateral quickness but not Love. [NT]
- jamie - 12:52pm 12/31/24
- o-line needs to do its job. dawgs will be spying love the whole game, others will be critical. [NT] - und67 - 8:58pm 12/30/24
- Love's touches should dwarf everyone else's.. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:41pm 12/30/24
- ND will need fresh legs on every carry We don’t want one of our running backs to get killed. - KWIRISH - 6:00pm 12/30/24
- Fresh legs, has he had more than 15-20 carries in any game this year? He should be fresh now… [NT]
- jamie - 7:03pm 12/30/24
- he is about to get hit, over and over again, by 300+fast, athletic, mean football players....we NEED - KWIRISH - 11:16pm 12/30/24
- Fresh legs, has he had more than 15-20 carries in any game this year? He should be fresh now… [NT]
- jamie - 7:03pm 12/30/24
- Georgia's defense is fast and strong - ndunabomber - 5:54pm 12/30/24
- Glad we have three backs but only 1 true home run hitter. He needs the carries, we lose it’s over [NT]
- jamie - 7:05pm 12/30/24
- "only 1 home run hitter" Might want to look up "Price, Jadarian". - Clem - 7:48pm 12/30/24
- He also gets stuffed a lot. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:39pm 12/30/24
- Price is as capable as Love. Either one can hit the home run. [NT] - irishfaninPA - 11:50pm 12/30/24
- Love gets stuffed with the same regularity as Price - D2 - 9:43pm 12/30/24
- He also gets stuffed a lot. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:39pm 12/30/24
- "only 1 home run hitter" Might want to look up "Price, Jadarian". - Clem - 7:48pm 12/30/24
- Glad we have three backs but only 1 true home run hitter. He needs the carries, we lose it’s over [NT]
- jamie - 7:05pm 12/30/24
- How bout we let the guys that got us here be in charge. [NT]
- Chrisb - 5:39pm 12/30/24
- Yeah. Certain guys get paid to make these decisions^^^^^^. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:50pm 12/30/24
- I didn’t know I had that much influence, LOL [NT]
- jamie - 6:38pm 12/30/24
- Neither did I, lol! - Chrisb - 9:12pm 12/30/24
- Had a tinge of Smart Ass in it, you know [NT]
- jamie - 12:49pm 12/31/24
- lol..have you not met Chrisb? - Chrisb - 1:51pm 12/31/24
- Had a tinge of Smart Ass in it, you know [NT]
- jamie - 12:49pm 12/31/24
- You don't. Neither do I. A couple here think they do though. - ELP - 6:57pm 12/30/24
- Neither did I, lol! - Chrisb - 9:12pm 12/30/24
- Amen [NT] - KWIRISH - 5:58pm 12/30/24
- Price is every bit as capable as Love [NT]
- D2 - 9:42pm 12/30/24