Man, I had forgotten how good this dude was.....

[The Original Fade]

That was Cedric Houston I think

Correct. Thyroid dysfunction I believe

 

[Pepe]

If not for him, Kiffin would have certainly had a losing season. Kiffin tried to break his pirouette habit

 

[Remy]

There have been some decent backs in the last decade. The problem has more to do with the OL during that time.

You took the words right out of my mouth. Go back and just watch the exemplary OL work he was running behind.

 

[tnvols72]

Correct. Thyroid dysfunction I believe

I was thinking Houston

 

[stevenrich2003]

Never will forget the blackout game against South Carolina! HE WENT BEAST!!!

 

[Aerie Vol]

My heart broke a little when they said "the streak continues".....

Truth.

 

[TNbuc2]

Actually he was getting beat up a lot and was a versatile receiver out of the backfield. His skill set was better suited for a hybrid TE/WR.

Be careful, you actually sound like you know a thing or two about football.

 

[Tnphil]

He had moves you don't/can't teach or coach.

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

I remember the arguments on this board over Hardesty vs Foster. IIRC, Fosters momma was on here going after anyone who said Hardesty was better. And she insisted Foster didn't have a fumbling issue.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Be careful, you actually sound like you know a thing or two about football.

I Know what I read and observe. Plus the NFL drafted him as a receiver and they may know a thing or two about a player’s skills.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

I Know what I read and observe. Plus the NFL drafted him as a receiver and they may know a thing or two about a player’s skills.

Sorry ... which player are we talking about? Hardesty, Foster, Meachem, or Hurd?

 

[Special Ed]

That's what I call the Full Monty!

 

[malibuvol]

We don't know that yet... was dinged up mid part of the year, running behind an SEC average at best OL. We'll know better this year. To me, he's a Charlie Garner type...just gotta get him the ball and a little space

I think he's lacking Charlie's speed just a bit.

 

[The Original Fade]

At the current time of the Cal game, Fulmer was 30-2 in non conference games at home. Nice to remember what good Tennessee football used to look like.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Thanks for sharing this great Tennessee football win beating Cal 35-18 in 2006. 14 years goes by really fast.

You got that right. That was such a fun night. Cal had no idea the hornets nest they were walking into that night. We sent a message from the opening kick when we knocked out their starting tight end.

 

[Vol Tradition]

For a long time we maintained a deep stable of backs like Hardesty. Since he graduated we had Hurd, Kamara, and John Kelly for a couple of years, and that is about it. It is a major reason we have been down.

When I first read this post I was ready to blast you with a list of RBs to show you how wrong you were. Turns out you are right. Carry on. #90sVolsBrain

 

[Roustabout]

That was Cedric Houston I think

Yes, you’re right. UT med staff dropped ball on that.

 

[savannahfan]

There have been some decent backs in the last decade. The problem has more to do with the OL during that time.

Right!! Yes he could break tackles, but in the video I saw a whole lot of good line blocks and several good down field blocks. The best backs will always break tackles, however it helps if they are running downhill when they need to break them. That's where good line play and skilled receivers that also block well come to the table.

 

[TNbuc2]

I Know what I read and observe. Plus the NFL drafted him as a receiver and they may know a thing or two about a player’s skills.

I hope you took it as a compliment, that's how it was intended.

 

[MontyPython]

Pajesus that was awesome.

Please post the other 528 highlights.

Thanks!

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

I hope you took it as a compliment, that's how it was intended.

Thx! Hurd didn’t handle the situation and should never of quit but Butch made another mistake in not recognizing that Hurd was right about his skills and how the change could of made the Vols a better team.

 

[TNbuc2]

Thx! Hurd didn’t handle the situation and should never of quit but Butch made another mistake in not recognizing that Hurd was right about his skills and how the change could of made the Vols a better team.

Totally agree on all points

 

[PulaskiVolFan]

I think he's lacking Charlie's speed just a bit.

He lacks his speed and his ability to break tackles. I'm not sold on Gray at all, he's a good looking young back but nowhere near the great talents we've had in the past. He needs to improve his speed, strength, physicality, protecting the football and picking up the blitz in pass situations, not saying he won't be great but he's got a bunch of improving to do to get there. I think Chandler is our best all-around back.

 

[livefaith]

Didn’t Hardesty have some kind of auto immune condition that went undiagnosed until he got into the NFL?

I think you may be thinking of Cedric Houston? At least i read something like that @ him when he got to the Jets and that kind of problem got uncovered.

 

[Smokebern20]

Hurd was a very good RB. But he insisted on being a WR or TE. Kid's do the (funniest) stupidest things!!

Yeah it's not like he was drafted or is on a current roster in the NFL at receiver or anything. So stupid.