Best LSU Player Ever?

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  1. saz_1

    saz_1 Founding Member

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    According to CFN it is Tommy Cassanova ( http://www.collegefootballnews.com/Top_100_Players/Top 100 Players.htm ). 53rd Best in the Nation All Time. Cannon comes in at 102.

    I've only been following LSU since 98, but the best player I've seen was Domanick Davis. Josh Reed was also really good. I've heard Cecil Collins was the most talented never to make it big, but I never got to see him play.
     
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  2. lsubatgirl04

    lsubatgirl04 Cupcake Thief

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    Billy Cannon or P-Mac
     
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  3. goldengirlfan

    goldengirlfan simple man

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    Was thinking Casanova as I opened your post. I think they're right. Incredible athlete. :thumb:

    Wait......I forgot about Rick Clausen. :rofl:
     
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    saz_1 Founding Member

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    I think we are talking about football only.
     
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    Cecil Collins was the most talented running back with a football under his arm that I had seen in ALL of college football since Herschel Walker. Bar none. And that includes guys like Bo Jackson, Emmett Smith, and Barry Sanders. Cecil seemed able to run for 200 yds against any opponent of his choosing.

    My pick for greatest LSU player of all time? I'm still partial to Dalton Hilliard.
    I also wouldn't have any arguments with Casanova, Rohan Davey, Tom Hodson, or Bert Jones.
     
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    wendell davis, eric martin, faneca, clayton, mcfarland, kevin mawae... just throwing names out there.
     
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    It's a long-shot wildcard, but how about Josh Reed?

    This guy seemed to get 15-20 catches a game if he wanted to...

    But now for a more realistic pick, I would say probably Casanova is a good choice or Y.A Title maybe.
     
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    LSU career only - Tommy Casanova, Billy Cannon, Gus Tinsley (all were two-time AP All-Americans)

    Post LSU career- *YA Tittle, *Jimmy Taylor, *Steve Van Buren, Bert Jones, Kevin Faulk, Kevin Mawae, Alan Faneca

    *- Pro Football Hall of Fame members
     
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    Couldn't agree more. The guy was an absolute marvel. I would consider him in the same league as Walker and Bo Jackson. To me, the Cecil the Diesel is the Best ever. Certainly not the greatest (by a longshot), but the best I've ever seen. In all fairness, I barely missed seeing YA Tittle and Cannon and Jones play (OK, so it was by a couple or few decades.)
     
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    locoguano Founding Member

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    Maybe not the "best".. but I think tom hodson has to be on the list..
    Tom Hodson.. over 9000 yards in 4 years at LSU.
     
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