You realize, of course, that Bo was at Auburn from 1982 thru 1985. His freshman year Iron Bowl was against Coach Bryant while the other three were against Ray Perkins.Bo was at Auburn while Perkins was still coaching the New York Giants.
You realize, of course, that Bo was at Auburn from 1982 thru 1985. His freshman year Iron Bowl was against Coach Bryant while the other three were against Ray Perkins.Bo was at Auburn while Perkins was still coaching the New York Giants.
You are right. I stand corrected.Bo was at Auburn while Perkins was still coaching the New York Giants.
I know who you're talking about. Raised in Arkansas and has had a wonderful career in Alabama. Seems like we've heard that before!My cardiologist is a very well-known bow hunter, international style. In fact, he's probably the only nationally-known cardiologist who also happens to be a bow hunter and black to boot...
Yes, I do, but it was in response to the claim that Donahue was fired because of Bo Jackson. They were together in 1983 and 1984, and the two on the same staff were 1-1 against Bo, so why Perkins would fire Donahue over Jackson is puzzling.You realize, of course, that Bo was at Auburn from 1982 thru 1985. His freshman year Iron Bowl was against Coach Bryant while the other three were against Ray Perkins.
I lived in Germany and we didn't get it that year, but Auburn only had 132 yards of offense entering the fourth quarter. That was - literally - the best game the Tide played that year other than Penn State - at least up until the end. There was also a thing Bryant blamed himself for. In the third quarter we kicked a field goal to go up 19-14. There was a penalty that would have given us another play up close on I believe a third down - but Bryant didn't want to take the points off the board. Afterward, he blamed himself rather harshly for that one (understandable) decision.I remember that now. We gained more than 500 yards in that game and still lost.
Yep - 507 to be precise. No, I did have to look it up.I remember that now. We gained more than 500 yards in that game and still lost.
Top 3-4 athlete of all time. No doubt. He and Herschel were the most physically talented college RB's ever.
Bo knows how the pay system worked/works down on the plains.
Bo knows how to 'keep it down home cuz'
Bo knows how to keep his mouth shut.
I don't hate the guy for it, but I don't really care for him either.
No you di'int...In response to a number of posters here regarding numerous things:
1) The late Ken Donahue has ADMITTED that he made NO PROMISES to Bo Jackson, for the simple reason that neither he nor Coach Bryant made promises they could not keep. A number of folks here have probably posted at TI, and this story was told years ago over there.
2) Auburn sort of fell into Bo Jackson scholarship-wise by accident. They were actually higher on a guy named Alan Evans. In fact, had it been just a bit earlier when Auburn was serving sanctions, they would have chosen Evans and not signed Bo.
3) As far as the allegation of payments - it is one thing to say "Auburn has paid players." That can be substantiated quite easily even if we don't consider Cam Newton. But it does not follow that therefore Bo Jackson was paid to come to Auburn. During the Ramsey scandal, Jackson was specifically asked whether or not he was paid and denied it. That, of course, does not mean he's telling the truth, but unless you have some sort of evidence to substantiate the charge, it might be best to not make it.
4) Bo Jackson was a truly awesome athlete. No, he would not have made the professional Hall of Fame of EITHER baseball OR football - but I DO think he would have if he had concentrated on just one sport.
5) Whether or not Bo made it over the top or not is largely irrelevant. The refs called it a TD, and it will go down in history as a TD. That said - Bo nearly became the biggest goat in the game. Auburn got the ball back and needed to just run out the clock. On a short play, they called again for "Bo Over The Top." He FUMBLED the ball, and we recovered it needing only a FG to win. Unfortunately, we didn't do it, and as Tide graduate (and author Scot Brown said in "The Uncivil War") it "unleashed a decade of Pat Dye acting childish in the face of success."
Bo was a truly great athlete. Didn't see the show, but he even went hunting and caught some huge deer that made "The Sporting News" during the whole "Bo Knows" thing. I did love Wayne Gretzky: "No!"
Briank Bosworths career ruin began the day after he was drafted...It was actually Brian Bosworth's career that got ruined on a Monday night by Jackson.
All I can figure is that he left Selma and Alabama early in life. You kill deer, not catch em. Of course, if anyone could run one down and catch it, it would be Bo!No you di'int...
Did dupree also crush some of the longest moonshots in professional baseball?I'll give credit to Bo as being one of the best running backs I ever saw, but he's not the best. There are two guys who stick out to me, one Marcus Dupree was almost 30 pounds heavier and almost as fast. Dupress ran a LAGIT 4.4 40 yard dash. Dupree was at full speed in 3 steps. At OU in 1982 the guy averaged 8.5 yards a carry. Bo and Hershell were never in that zip code. The other is Barry Sanders, from a purely skill point of view he stands alone.
I saw Dupree play on TV several times and every single time he touched the ball it was just one shoe string from a touchdown. If you're linebackers didn't get a good handle on him it was six. DB's had no chance what so ever of getting that guy down, most couldn't even catch him but even if they did he outweighed the biggest safeties by 50 pounds. He was a true north-south runner too. No dancing around, he was coming through the hole weather it was there or not. I hate that his career ended so early.
I personally believe Bo had the potential to be better than any guy on this list (or any other)... had he been used properly and devoted his talents solely to football. Had he been utilized like Herschel, I believe most would consider him the greatest RB in the history of college football. In three years, Walker had 1,083 carries for 5,596 yards. In four years, Bo had 735 carries for 4,714 yards. If you gave Bo the same number of carries per year that Walker had (361), he would have amassed a total of 2,315 yards per season if he maintained his YPC average (which is debatable that he could do)... translating into 9,261 yards in his career - easily the NCAA career leader.I'll give credit to Bo as being one of the best running backs I ever saw, but he's not the best. There are two guys who stick out to me, one Marcus Dupree was almost 30 pounds heavier and almost as fast. Dupress ran a LAGIT 4.4 40 yard dash. Dupree was at full speed in 3 steps. At OU in 1982 the guy averaged 8.5 yards a carry. Bo and Hershell were never in that zip code. The other is Barry Sanders, from a purely skill point of view he stands alone.
I saw Dupree play on TV several times and every single time he touched the ball it was just one shoe string from a touchdown. If you're linebackers didn't get a good handle on him it was six. DB's had no chance what so ever of getting that guy down, most couldn't even catch him but even if they did he outweighed the biggest safeties by 50 pounds. He was a true north-south runner too. No dancing around, he was coming through the hole weather it was there or not. I hate that his career ended so early.
Ok, I was incredibly exhausted when I posted last night. Also - I don't hunt deer but I do eat it.No you di'int...
That was a terrible call. The interception would have given Alabama the win that day. I thought it was Tommy Wilcox that intercepted the ball.I wasn't alive yet but if it hadn't been for a bad PI call on Jermiah Castile after he made an INT, then "Bo over the top" would of never happened.