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'08s 1000 yard rusher

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while reviewing a few stats after listening to tonight's espn-news broadcast (mostly centered around LSU), i wanted to ask if any of you think we can get a thousand yards out of either one of our top two backs - assuming they stay healthy?

i know that charles pierre has had an ongoing hip problem (over a year and a half)…makes me wonder what the medical staff can do for someone who looks a lot like a barry sanders type!

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I just don't see it happening any time soon with the way we tend to use our backs, it will be difficult for any one back to break 1,000 yards - the closes one so far has been Doug Parker.
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plus rusty dumps the ball to the back so much, alla tiki barber style, its going to be hard for them to rush a kilo.
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Juggernaut said

while reviewing a few stats after listening to tonight's espn-news broadcast (mostly centered around LSU), i wanted to ask if any of you think we can get a thousand yards out of either one of our top two backs - assuming they stay healthy?

i know that charles pierre has had an ongoing hip problem (over a year and a half)…makes me wonder what the medical staff can do for someone who looks a lot like a barry sanders type!

-juggernaut

Unless one of the RBs we have is able to gain significantly more yardage per play than the other backs, I don't see it happening. I think Coach S likes to rotate them all out. But then again, what is the point in bringing in recruits like Michael Barasch – a leading rusher at his school – if you don't intend to let him stretch his legs, you know?
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'08s 1000 yard rusher

The more threats we have the less prepared a defense can be.. I'd like to see our running game improve but getting 1000 out of 1 back is not necessarily ideal for our game.

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Just in case anyone was wondering, here are FAU's top 5 single-season rushing performances:

[table][tr]
[td]Player (Year)[/td][td]Yards[/td][td]  Carries[/td][td]  Average[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Doug Parker (2004)[/td][td]  896[/td][td]      227[/td][td]      3.9[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Charles Pierre (2007)[/td][td]  782[/td][td]      170[/td][td]      4.6[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Anthony Jackson (2003)[/td][td]  779[/td][td]      151[/td][td]      5.2[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Charles Pierre (2006)[/td][td]  756[/td][td]      207[/td][td]      3.7[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Doug Parker (2001)[/td][td]  572[/td][td]      158[/td][td]      3.6[/td][/tr]
[/table]

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Not going to be easy. Too much depth at RB. We could have as many as 3 guys with 500+ yards rushing, but not a single guy with 1000 yards.

However, if I had to pick someone to gain 1000 it would have to be Pierre.

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CanadianOwl said

Just in case anyone was wondering, here are FAU's top 5 single-season rushing performances:

[table][tr]
[td]Player (Year)[/td][td]Yards[/td][td]  Carries[/td][td]  Average[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Doug Parker (2004)[/td][td]  896[/td][td]      227[/td][td]      3.9[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Charles Pierre (2007)[/td][td]  782[/td][td]      170[/td][td]      4.6[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Anthony Jackson (2003)[/td][td]  779[/td][td]      151[/td][td]      5.2[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Charles Pierre (2006)[/td][td]  756[/td][td]      207[/td][td]      3.7[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]Doug Parker (2001)[/td][td]  572[/td][td]      158[/td][td]      3.6[/td][/tr]
[/table]


I didn't realize Jackson's YPC were that high, like to see our RB's get back to that number collectively this upcoming season.

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Juggernaut said

CanadianOwl said

Just in case anyone was wondering, here are FAU's top 5 single-season rushing performances:

[table][tr]
[td]Division[/td][td]Player (Year)[/td][td]Yards[/td][td]  Carries[/td][td]  Average[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]2[/td][td]Doug Parker (2004)[/td][td]  896[/td][td]      227[/td][td]      3.9[/td]
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[td]1[/td][td]Charles Pierre (2007)[/td][td]  782[/td][td]      170[/td][td]      4.6[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]2[/td][td]Anthony Jackson (2003)[/td][td]  779[/td][td]      151[/td][td]      5.2[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]1[/td][td]Charles Pierre (2006)[/td][td]  756[/td][td]      207[/td][td]      3.7[/td]
[/tr][tr]
[td]2[/td][td]Doug Parker (2001)[/td][td]  572[/td][td]      158[/td][td]      3.6[/td][/tr]
[/table]


FAU was never division II.

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If thats going to happen it will be Edgecomb not Pierre (kickoff return)

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