Is this the same Pennix that is in the news this week...I hope not.

 

 

No it isn't.

No it isn't.

 

Good!

It's amazing to me that not many have a knowledge of history when talking about the best of all time which really what this thread is about!

It's amazing to me that not many have a knowledge of history when talking about the best of all time which really what this thread is about!

 

It's amazing to me people think there has been a better RB in the history of KY football than Alexander. Absurd HS career. Dominating college career at Alabama. NFL MVP. He's that dude in this conversation...

It's amazing to me people think there has been a better RB in the history of KY football than Alexander. Absurd HS career. Dominating college career at Alabama. NFL MVP. He's that dude in this conversation...

 

That's the thing though. There are running backs who put up better numbers than Alexander did in high school and I still feel like people are using Alexander's post high school accomplishments to make their choice. This thread is about what they did in high school and if we are going to look at high school accomplishments there are quite a few people worthy of being discussed.

Joe Casey

 

What coulda been..

Edited October 4, 201411 yr by 00Rocket28

If only the thread was called "Best waste of talent RB in KY history"...

 

Sadly that thread would probably have a lot of wasted talent stories in it.

Edited October 4, 201411 yr by PurplePride92

Damien Harris is the son of Mayfield's William Murrell. William is one of Mayfield' all time best backs and was all OVC at EKY and played in the European NFL.

 

 

Are you serious? Murrell has quite a few kids doesn't he?

That's the thing though. There are running backs who put up better numbers than Alexander did in high school and I still feel like people are using Alexander's post high school accomplishments to make their choice. This thread is about what they did in high school and if we are going to look at high school accomplishments there are quite a few people worthy of being discussed.

 

Numbers are one very simplistic portion of the debate. Alexander put up record breaking numbers in high school and backed those up at every possible phase past that. You can only discount what he did following high school to give anyone else a chance to be mentioned...

Numbers are one very simplistic portion of the debate. Alexander put up record breaking numbers in high school and backed those up at every possible phase past that. You can only discount what he did following high school to give anyone else a chance to be mentioned...

 

Or to follow the title of the thread. It's too easy to say he was the best in high school because he had an outstanding college and pro career. Where is the fun in that discussion?

Or to follow the title of the thread. It's too easy to say he was the best in high school because he had an outstanding college and pro career. Where is the fun in that discussion?

 

It isn't a fun discussion. You can name every name on the record books, and none were as good as Shaun Alexander. He had an outstanding career at every level, including when he played RB at Boone County.

 

It is easy to say he was the best because he was the best, and he proved it at Boone, Alabama and Seattle. Thread title followed, and question answered...

It isn't a fun discussion. You can name every name on the record books, and none were as good as Shaun Alexander. He had an outstanding career at every level, including when he played RB at Boone County.

 

It is easy to say he was the best because he was the best, and he proved it at Boone, Alabama and Seattle. Thread title followed, and question answered...

 

 

Nah, I'll still take Harris.

Nah, I'll still take Harris.

 

Good luck. Hope he does prove that the elite talent label was valid. Odds are he will end up falling short over time even though he had a high school career close to Alexander. Nothing wrong with being mentioned with the best ever when the debate comes up. Still makes you wrong, but I will try not to hold it against you... :banana:

Good luck. Hope he does prove that the elite talent label was valid. Odds are he will end up falling short over time even though he had a high school career close to Alexander. Nothing wrong with being mentioned with the best ever when the debate comes up. Still makes you wrong, but I will try not to hold it against you... :banana:

 

 

:lol2: :lol2:

It's amazing to me people think there has been a better RB in the history etof KY football than Alexander. Absurd HS career. Dominating college career at Alabama. NFL MVP. He's that dude in this conversation...

 

He was not better than Paul Hourning or Dicky Lyons but he was a great one!