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In Today's Climate, Would Doak Walker

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:20 am
by ontheedgeofmyseat
Have Won the Heisman?

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:29 am
by EastStang
Yes. He was without peer, and he played both ways.

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:34 am
by mrydel
No. He would be over 80 years old.

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:36 am
by smupony94
mrydel wrote:No. He would be over 80 years old.
You believe in ageism

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:43 am
by LA_Mustang
dumbest thread ever

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:46 am
by EastStang
Actually he would be dead.

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:17 am
by smupony94
A zombie player would be cool

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:32 am
by couch 'em
EastStang wrote:Yes. He was without peer, and he played both ways.
NTTAWWT (I'm bringing it back)

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:37 am
by Peruna_Ate_My_Rolex
smupony94 wrote:A zombie player would be cool
Question is...In today's climate, would a zombie player be eligible?

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:40 am
by Stallion
a better question would be:
In Today's environment would Doak Walker have won the Doak Walker Award?????
(Ha! Mrydel-I beat you to the most obvious comeback joke-you are slooowing down)

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:59 am
by mrydel
Yes, my thinker is rapidly deteriorating. But thankfully my other parts are working just fine.

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:59 am
by One Trick Pony
Not with global warming, this would have inadvertently created a negative effect on ball grip.

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:03 am
by mrydel
One Trick Pony wrote:Not with global warming, this would have inadvertently created a negative effect on ball grip.
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Is that statement directed to my "other parts"?

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:12 am
by smupony94
One Trick Pony wrote:Not with global warming, this would have inadvertently created a negative effect on ball grip.
They gripped balls differently back then?

Posted:
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:53 am
by PonyLaw_aTm
Im pretty sure they gripped the balls the same, but the protection they used was much less effective.