Where does Hardesty rank among the great Vol rbs?

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Orange Mafia'09

Orange Mafia'09

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In my opinion he is top 5 among the rbs i've seen play...my top 5 goes like this...1.T.Henry 2.T.Stephens 3. R.Cobb 4.M.Hardesty 5.C.Garner....:rock:
 
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Orange Mafia'09 said:
In my opinion he is top 5 among the rbs i've seen play...my top 5 goes like this...1.T.Henry 2.T.Stephens 3. R.Cobb 4.M.Hardesty 5.C.Garner....:rock:
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Chuck Webb would probably be ahead of anyone you listed there as well as Jamal Lewis.
 
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Hayden, Webb,Little Man Stewart, Stanley Morgan (yes, Battle had him playing some RB), Travis Henry, John Majors...methinks ye need a bit of history.
 
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Orange Mafia'09 said:
Lewis layed down on the Vols...Webb was very good,you can argue he was better than the guys i listed...
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How would you know? You never saw him play.

Before you annoint someone with the "greatest ever" title, make sure you have some knowledge of history, and don't annoint simply the newest flavor.
 
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Voltillyafall said:
How would you know? You never saw him play.

Before you annoint someone with the "greatest ever" title, make sure you have some knowledge of history, and don't annoint simply the newest flavor.
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Some of these back did have more quickness and brute power than Hardesty, but I don't remember any of them running as hard as Montario does, play after play.
 
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I give Hardesty credit; he is a better back than I thought he was going to be.

I'd put him on par with Cedric Houston, but neither would be in the top 5.
 
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Voltillyafall said:
How would you know? You never saw him play.

Before you annoint someone with the "greatest ever" title, make sure you have some knowledge of history, and don't annoint simply the newest flavor.
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Someone run over your dog this morning?
 
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Of the RB's ive seen play i'd list them like this: J. Lewis, T. Henry, T. Stephens, M. Hardesty.
 
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I'm 30 and from a talent standpoint alone and only based on guys I can remember seeing play:
1. Lewis
2. Henry
3. Hardesty
4. Cobb
5. Stephens
 
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T-TownVol said:
How old are you?
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Old enough to know that Mario Hardesty is a very good back, but that you cannot annoint him as a "best ever." Old enough to know that Dal Sheely and Bill Battle were wasting Stanley Morgan at running back. Ole enough to laugh and still wonder why Kelsey Finch still holds the longest run in UT history (99yds) when he was not very fast. Old enough to have seen Marcus Allen play for Southern California against UT in Knoxville...not there was a great back. Old enough to know that Curt Watson deserves mention as one of the great UT backs. Old enough to have enjoyed Garner, Hayden, and Stewart on the same team, mowing down the opponent in the 4th quarter with fresh legs. Old enough to have seen Johnnie Jones, and know that he deserves mention. Old enough to know that Reggie Cobb deserves mention. Old enough to have seen Monterrio Hardesty, and see all that talent wasted.

Old enough to know that Chuck Webb had more talent than any other UT back.

Young enough to be able to discuss intelligently matters such as this.
 
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Voltillyafall said:
Old enough to know that Mario Hardesty is a very good back, but that you cannot annoint him as a "best ever." Old enough to know that Dal Sheely and Bill Battle were wasting Stanley Morgan at running back. Ole enough to laugh and still wonder why Kelsey Finch still holds the longest run in UT history (99yds) when he was not very fast. Old enough to have seen Marcus Allen play for Southern California against UT in Knoxville...not there was a great back. Old enough to know that Curt Watson deserves mention as one of the great UT backs. Old enough to have enjoyed Garner, Hayden, and Stewart on the same team, mowing down the opponent in the 4th quarter with fresh legs. Old enough to have seen Johnnie Jones, and know that he deserves mention. Old enough to know that Reggie Cobb deserves mention. Old enough to have seen Monterrio Hardesty, and see all that talent wasted.

Old enough to know that Chuck Webb had more talent than any other UT back.

Young enough to be able to discuss intelligently matters such as this.
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Who is Mario Hardesty?

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Not sure he would make my top 5, maybe #6.

1. Jamaal Lewis
2. Chuck Webb
3. Charlie Garner
4. James Stewart
5. Travis Stephens/Reggie Cobb
 
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Voltillyafall said:
Old enough to know that Mario Hardesty is a very good back, but that you cannot annoint him as a "best ever." Old enough to know that Dal Sheely and Bill Battle were wasting Stanley Morgan at running back. Ole enough to laugh and still wonder why Kelsey Finch still holds the longest run in UT history (99yds) when he was not very fast. Old enough to have seen Marcus Allen play for Southern California against UT in Knoxville...not there was a great back. Old enough to know that Curt Watson deserves mention as one of the great UT backs. Old enough to have enjoyed Garner, Hayden, and Stewart on the same team, mowing down the opponent in the 4th quarter with fresh legs. Old enough to have seen Johnnie Jones, and know that he deserves mention. Old enough to know that Reggie Cobb deserves mention. Old enough to have seen Monterrio Hardesty, and see all that talent wasted.

Old enough to know that Chuck Webb had more talent than any other UT back.

Young enough to be able to discuss intelligently matters such as this.
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Excellent...my question was for Orange Mafia....great history lesson though....he needed it
 
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T-TownVol said:
Excellent...my question was for Orange Mafia....greta history lesson though....he needed it
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i'm 30.. the question was where does he rank among the great Vol rbs...was not saying he was the greatest of all time, i can only tell you about the guys i watched,that is going back 20 yrs..
 
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The opinions expressed by "Voltillyafall" are in no way indicative of the far more intelligent and witty opinions expressed by "voltilifall".
 
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