Why Gable?
What's made C.J. Gable the No. 1 tailback heading into the season-opener?
``C.J. has shown the balane to play physical and play smart,'' offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin said.
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so going into 2007, who's #1 on the scout team, johnson or tyler
Great, a freshmen starting running back. I bet the razorbacks are so excited not to see bush this year. To bad.We are still loaded with enough talent to put 40 on them. Someone get Washington some muscle relaxers or something, its sad that after all this time he still cannot play. Washington get well soon.
What matters most to me, being a Trojan fan since the Anthony Davis (A.D.)days, is not the fact of possessing a Tailback that is a game breaker such as Reggie & A.D., although it definitely gets the adrenaline going and fills stadiums. What is more important is identifying a break-away runner, freshmen or not, that is fundamentally sound in the little things such as securing the football (no fumbling). Your basic fans forget this aspect of the game. One of the many things that made Reggie & Lendale so great was they did the little things very well (hardly ever fumbled), which never cost their team wins or championships. Remember Wendell Tyler of UCLA in the 1970s? Great gamebreaker he was, such as perhaps these young USC freshmen are. However, Wendell cost UCLA some big games because of his fumble-itis problems. Intersting enough, his son Marc, will be a Trojan next season. Hopefully, his dad has engrained this basic principle in him, versus always trying to hit the home run first. I have all the confidence in Coach Pete that he is factoring these basic fundamentals in his decision in who will start at the Tailback position, Freshmen or not. Sometimes one fumble can be the difference of an 11-1 season and an undefeated one. Fight On Trojans! Can't wait till the season starts.
LL, great point. You take care of the fundamentals FIRST, then the flash after that. Why do you think the great Vince Lombardi began every training camp as if his players were Pop Warner kids. ("Gentlemen, this is a football.") Even though I dislike golf, Eldrick Woods is a great believer still in the basics of his craft first and foremost. I know Coaches Carroll and McNair will agree, and am confident they'll get the point across to our stud tailbacks, at least one of whom is a future Heisman Tropy winner. On a side note, if we continue winning Heismans and subsequently retire their jersey #s, we'll have to put three guys to a number (two schollie, one walk-on). A problem I would love to have. Arkansas will not be easy, but we shall prevail. Fight On!