Best running back combo

[No13Seed Jim]

@Gerry Hamilton and @Rod Babers had fun ladt night on the Livestream talking about different RB combos for the longhorns, even if they didn't play at the same time. Lots of really good ones.

For us old guys I present for consideration:

Chris Gilbert, 3x 1000 yd rusher (10 game season). Speed, balance, bounce, eyes.

Roosevelt Leaks, a preview of Earl Campbell; 342 yds rushing vs SMU. Brute strength, between tackles burst, speed.

[BornOrange]

Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, and Shon Mitchell were pretty good in 96.

Ricky and Shon were good in 95

[Jbro52]

My pick would be Jamal Charles and D’Onta Foreman based on how Gerry mentioned how hard it would be to two all time backs. When I asked the question I wished i would have mentioned in the this system because that how I thought about it when I asked the question 

[Roysterr]

D’Onta Foreman the often forgotten  great UT RB

[Hawk44]

I was in attendance for Leaks game in Dallas against SMU.  It was a blowout and Leaks had been pulled.  When coach Royal learned that he was close to 300 yards in the game he put him in for one final play.  On that final play for Leaks, he broke it up the middle and scored from 50 yards out.   

[Hawk44]

This discussion should also consider the three man backfields during the wishbone years.  Wooster, Bertleson and I am not certain but it may have been Koy.   Also important to remember that for his freshman season, Earl Campbell started out at fullback but I do not remember the two halfbacks.

[Austalgia]

Bijan and Jamal Charles.  

[Red Five]

Earl Campbell and Eric Metcalf.

[GoHorns1]

Ricky & Bijan 

[FforFake]

4 hours ago, Roysterr said:

D’Onta Foreman the often forgotten  great UT RB

He had a great year. He doesn't belong in a conversation about a theoretical Texas running back duo.

[Red Five]

27 minutes ago, FforFake said:

He had a great year. He doesn't belong in a conversation about a theoretical Texas running back duo.

Um, why not? The dude owns a Doak Walker Award. He might be the most underrated Texas skill guy ever.

[GoHorns1]

38 minutes ago, FforFake said:

He had a great year. He doesn't belong in a conversation about a theoretical Texas running back duo.

FforFakeTexasFan

[Burnt Orange Horn]

4 hours ago, Hawk44 said:

This discussion should also consider the three man backfields during the wishbone years.  Wooster, Bertleson and I am not certain but it may have been Koy.   Also important to remember that for his freshman season, Earl Campbell started out at fullback but I do not remember the two halfbacks.

It was Ted Koy,  and the the year before it was Wooster, Koy and the recently departed Chris Gilbert.  Additionally, James Street was essentially a fourth RB.

Leaks, Campbell and Rickie all started as FB their freshman years.

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

[GoHorns1]

8 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

It was Ted Koy,  and the the year before it was Wooster, Koy and the recently departed Chris Gilbert.  Additionally, James Street was essentially a fourth RB.

Leaks, Campbell and Rickie all started as FB their freshman years.

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

Yep, Leaks 4 years, Campbell 3 years, Ricky 2 years

[Rocky P]

Ricky and Bijan combo would have been unstoppable

[hookem1014]

1 hour ago, FforFake said:

He had a great year. He doesn't belong in a conversation about a theoretical Texas running back duo.

We witnessed that guy rush the ball 30 times a game and nobody could stop him. The team sucked but he is one of the all time Texas greats at the position 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

22 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Yep, Leaks 4 years, Campbell 3 years, Ricky 2 years

Campbell was 1973 - 1977.

Ricky was 1995 - 1998.

[GoHorns1]

7 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Campbell was 1973 - 1977.

Ricky was 1995 - 1998.

Meant # years they played FB

[Burnt Orange Horn]

27 minutes ago, hookem1014 said:

We witnessed that guy rush the ball 30 times a game and nobody could stop him. The team sucked but he is one of the all time Texas greats at the position 

We saw that game from Chris Warren III against TTU, too.

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

[BigTex29]

What would have Ramonce Taylor would have been if he stayed out of trouble.  Kid was super talented.     
 

Ricky and Bijan would have been sick.

Ricky and Earl too.  My goodness the linebackers would have quit mid game.  So much punishment from those too.  

[hookem1014]

29 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

We saw that game from Chris Warren III against TTU, too.

🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

Love me some CWIII. Wish Herman gave him the ball more in his final season

[horns96]

Hodges Mitchell had two 1000 yd seasons after Ricky.  He was key in carrying the momentum for Mack after that first year with Ricky.