NUance Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Top Five Running Backs in the B1G Ten by Adam Rittenberg 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska: Most consistent back in the league and helps his team in so many ways. Needs to score more touchdowns. 2. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 3. Venric Mark, Northwestern 4. Tevin Coleman, Indiana 5. Jeremy Langford Also in the mix: David Cobb, Minnesota; Josh Ferguson, Illinois; Mark Weisman, Iowa LINK Interesting that no RB from either tOSU or Meechicken. edit: Forgot the link in my first attempt. Thanks Mav! Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Interesting that no RB from either tOSU or Meechicken. How can neither one have a Top 8 back IN THE CONFERENCE with all the big-name recruits that they get? Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Here's the link, by the way. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Interesting that no RB from either tOSU or Meechicken. How can neither one have a Top 8 back IN THE CONFERENCE with all the big-name recruits that they get? Michigan got a 5* RB in 2013, a 4* in 2012 and a 4* in 2011. tOSU got two 4*s in 2013 and two 4*s in 2012. Quote Link to comment
jaws Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Top Five Running Backs in the B1G Ten by Adam Rittenberg 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska: Most consistent back in the league and helps his team in so many ways. Needs to score more touchdowns. 2. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 3. Venric Mark, Northwestern 4. Tevin Coleman, Indiana 5. Jeremy Langford Also in the mix: David Cobb, Minnesota; Josh Ferguson, Illinois; Mark Weisman, Iowa Interesting that no RB from either tOSU or Meechicken. OSU just graduated the best RB in the B1G. Let's check this list at the end of next season because I have a feeling there are a few guys on OSU's roster that could have a break out year. Plus the fact they have Miller in the backfield that has the ability to rush over 1,000 yards Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 The RB's at OSU are just not proven at the moment. Guess you could say the same for Michigan. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 But don't they get their backups plenty of carries? That's what good coaches do, right? Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 But don't they get their backups plenty of carries? That's what good coaches do, right? Ameer got some quality carries his freshman year, but wouldn't have been anywhere near a "Top 8 Backs in the Conference" going into his sophomore season. He wouldn't have ended the season there either had Rex not gotten hurt. So what I take from this is that it's an offseason filler piece that is meaningless and has nothing to do with anything Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Top Five Running Backs in the B1G Ten by Adam Rittenberg 1. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska: Most consistent back in the league and helps his team in so many ways. Needs to score more touchdowns. 2. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 3. Venric Mark, Northwestern 4. Tevin Coleman, Indiana 5. Jeremy Langford Also in the mix: David Cobb, Minnesota; Josh Ferguson, Illinois; Mark Weisman, Iowa LINK Solid list. Gordon and Abdullah were neck and neck last year but I can see Ameer getting the nod because he has much more experience and Gordon will have to share the ball more. Still wouldn't surprise me to see Gordon surpass Abdullah statistically though. I really think they're comparable backs. Quote Link to comment
Morrison Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Yeah, got to think Abdullah and Gordon are 1a and 1b. Also think Langford could be a bit higher, he was impressive as the season wore on last year. But mostly I want to point out that Frank Kaminsky looks like a 7-foot tall Alex Henery. Which I think is awesome. Quote Link to comment
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