The Day I Started To Love The Game Of Football

Let the record show that I have been a Dallas Cowboys fan my entire life. I've lived, loved, and cried Dallas Cowboys football for most of my life. It all started when I watched my first game on television

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The Decision: Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson.. Who's the Best?

Everyone keeps buzzing about who is the best running back in the game today and as a former running back I, decided to look a little deeper into the situation.  No disrespect to the rest of the guys in the league but Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson are the two best hands down. Before I dig into that discussion, let’s take a page out of boxing’s book and examine the tale of the tape on who I think the best two are. These are how they compare in their first 31 games in the NFL.

I am on a mission to find out if the best is Adrian Peterson, the 4th year beast out of Oklahoma on the Minnesota Vikings, or is it Chris Johnson, the 3rd year speed demon out of East Carolina on the Tennessee Titans.

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The 10 Best College Running Backs in History

Anytime you would like to start a good argument among sports fans, just offer up your list of the Best 10 of anything of all time. I promise at least one person will not agree with your list, and try to top it with theirs. Today I am going to list the best 10 college running backs of all time.

I am a stats guy so I look at yards and touchdowns. But I also look at impact on the game. So here is my own list of college football's best running backs of all time. You may not agree with my list, but just remember I am right and you are wrong!

1- Tony Dorsett was a Heisman winner in 1976 at Pitt. He also was the first college running back to rush for over 1,000 yards in all 4 seasons he played. He had 1,133 rushing attempts for 6,082 yards and 58 touchdowns. Anthony Drew Dorsett was astonishing for a smaller running back at 5-11 and 185 pounds. But he was a speed demon, seldom if ever being run down from behind. After helping Pitt, win a national championship he went on to become a pretty good pro back for the Dallas Cowboys. He is in both the college and pro football hall of fames.

2- Ron Dayne was just a dominating power back for Wisconsin for 4 seasons. When he graduated, Ron "The Great Dayne" owned the NCAA career rushing mark. Ron Dayne is in my opinion the second best college running back ever. He rushed for 6,443 yards and 63 touchdowns. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1999 and is one of 4 players to win the MVP of the Rose Bowl, twice.

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