Quote:COLLEGE PRODUCTION ONLY --- My top 5 in no particular order are USC, Oklahoma, Pitt, Texas, and the U. 

 

Regarding RB-U .... you can't throw history ... the teams above trump Wisconsin by a mile.

 

 

In the past 20 years, top 5 running backs ran for:

 

Wisconsin:

Ron Dayne 6,397 yards 63 TDs

Montee Ball 5,117 yards 77 TDs

Anthony Davis 4,676 yards 42 TDs

P.J. Hill 3,942 yards 42 TDs

John Clay 3,397 yards 41 TDs

 

Texas:

Ricky Williams 6,279 yards 72 TDs

Cedric Benson 5,540 yards 64 TDs

Jamaal Charles 3,328 yards 36 TDs

Hodges Mitchell 2,572 yards 19 TDs

Shon Mitchell 1,725 yards 14 TDs

 

Miami:

Edgerrin James 2,960 yards 32 TDs

James Jackson 2,950 yards 31 TDs

Clinton Portis 2,523 yards 20 TDs

Graig Cooper 2,374 yards 13 TDs

Willis McGahee 2,067 yards 31 TDs (over Javaris James because of the touchdown difference)

 

USC

Charles White 6,245 yards 49 TDs vs Ron Dayne 6,397 yards 63 TDs

Marcus Allen 4,810 yards 45 TDs vs Montee Ball 5,117 yards 77 TDs

Anthony Davis 3,724 yards 44 TDs vs Anthony Davis 4,676 yards 42 TDs

Ricky Bell 3,689 yards 28 TDs vs P.J. Hill 3,942 yards 42 TDs

Reggie Bush 3,169 yards 25 TDs vs Billy Marek 3,703 yards 44 TDs

 

Total yards:

Texas: 19,444

Miami: 12,874

Wisconsin: 23,529

USC: 21,637

 

Total TDs:

Texas: 205

Miami: 127

Wisconsin: 265

USC: 191

 

 

Wisconsin's top 5 RBs have put up more yards and a lot more TDs than any top 5 from any school. If you extend past top 5, it helps Wisconsin's case even more. Like I said, Wisconsin has had 21 1,000 rushers in the past 21 seasons. USC has had 7 in that same time span. That is very telling. Based on college production, Wisconsin RBs have outperformed any other school for the past 5... 10... 15... 20 years.

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