INDIANAPOLIS - Deep into the 2009 college football season, Alabama sophomore Mark Ingram was emerging as a Heisman Trophy front-runner, but Auburn senior Ben Tate raised some eyebrows and ruffled a few feathers with a bold statement.It appears that ESPN didn't take him out of context in regards to his comments about Ingram, as some here insisted.
He said he thought he was the best running back in the state.
"I still believe that," Tate said Friday from Lucas Oil Stadium, where he is participating in the NFL Scouting Combine.
Really? Even though Ingram did go on to become the first Heisman Trophy winner in Crimson Tide history?
"If you go back and break down film, he's a great running back," Tate said. "Don't get me wrong.
"But I just feel I'm a better running back. Of course you're going to get more publicity. That's the way it is when you're on an undefeated team, a team's that's been undefeated for the last few years."
Tate is rated as the No. 9 running back in the NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com, but he believes he is the most complete running back available.
Read more about Tate on Saturday on AL.com and in The Birmingham News.
Until they are running behind the same O-line he's no more wrong than he is right.
Until they are running behind the same O-line he's no more wrong than he is right.
Tate never quit in a game. Can't say the same for that other guy.If somebody is injured, I would rather them come out. In a close game, when you are injured, at what point are you hurting the team when somebody uninjured could come in? Should we just label anybody who comes out of a game due to injury a quitter? Or is that just a fitting title when you guys are trying to make something look a certain way?
Yeah, he was hurt. I forgot about that. Hip pointer, wasn't it? Walked off the field holding his arm, right? Played "lights out" a week later.If you want to see a game where he played lights out, check the South Carolina game. He essentially won that game. 272 all purpose yards. He had his third lowest YPC game in the SECCG. If we're going to judge Ingram based on one game, then I get to pick the game we base Tate on as well. What do you say?
He played "lights out" for a guy "suffering" from a "hip pointer".If he was just faking it, why would he wait until Alabama's final drive? The drive where we needed him the most? It just doesn't make much sense to wait and fake an injury in the final 5 minutes of the game when you have to get a TD.
As Steve Perry sang in a popular 1980's ballad, "Don't stop believing".
If he was just faking it, why would he wait until Alabama's final drive? The drive where we needed him the most? It just doesn't make much sense to wait and fake an injury in the final 5 minutes of the game when you have to get a TD.Hell if I know. Ask him. He's the one that pussed out then was "cleared to play" 2 days later.
Tate never quit in a game. Can't say the same for that other guy.:ebm:
Just so we're clear the player being labeled a quitter for not having a good game against Auburn has a Heisman trophy, SEC Championship ring and a National Championship ring. Not many "quitters" get any of those, let alone all.OK Lenny, try and keep up.
Alright, sorry to interrupt.
Here's my Top 10 RBs in the 2010 NFL Draft:#11??? (http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e45/alscorcho/Heisman-Trophy-767895.jpg)
1. C.J. Spiller, Clemson 5'11" 195lbs. 4.4 40
2. Toby Gerhart, Stanford 6'1" 232lbs. 4.58 40
3. Ben Tate, Auburn 5'11" 214lbs. 4.5 40
4. Jahvid Best, California 5'10" 195lbs. 4.43 40
5. Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State 6'1" 245lbs. 4.55 40
6. Joe McKnight, USC 6' 200lbs. 4.4 40
7. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech 6' 235lbs. 4.44 40
8. Montario Hardesty, Tennessee 6' 215lbs. 4.5 40
9. Ryan Mathews, Fresno State 5'11" 220lbs. 4.45 40
10. LeGarrette Blount, Oregon 6'1" 245lbs. 4.55 40
:vn:OK Lenny, try and keep up.
Tate says he's the best running back in the state. Head-to-head, he backed it up. Your boy, the quitter, ran for whopping 30 yards against the worst defense in Auburn history. 3 Ball State players outperformed the crybaby, for Christ's sake. The bottom line is the best never quit. Your boy quit.
Annnnnnnd, Tate never took an illegal fishing trip. He trumps your boy in character as well.
I like your 2-5 Prowler but can't agree with Spiller as the best overall. And I certainly like Ingram over McKnight. Are these speeds legit?
Ingram's not in the 2010 NFL Draft, which is why he's not on Prowler's list.
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I'm not a smart man but I ran a legitimate 4.4. I stepped in poop and do you know it slowed me down?
I like your 2-5 Prowler but can't agree with Spiller as the best overall. And I certainly like Ingram over McKnight. Are these speeds legit?I think the RBs Combine starts on Monday. Some of the RBs will move up and down the booard, depending on how well they camp and how their Pro Day goes. But, right now...that's how I see the Top 10 RBs. If Tate runs a horrible 40, he'll drop. If Dixon runs a fast 40, he'll climb. Right now, IMO, the players that have the most to gain are Gerhart (NFL Scouts don't like his speed), Dixon, Hardesty, Best (questions about his injury), Blount.