im not going to go into all his personal issues (i cant believe you dont know them!). he played with kevin faulk and really tore up the SEC for his short stint before breaking a leg against Vandy. i believe he was averaging 8 ypr with more than a few a game. he had a good combination of size and speed. i think the his legend of his ability mostly comes from the numerous long runs he had. the problem with this "legend" is that all the great rushers under dinardo (faulk, mealey, collins) disappeared against the better teams, so its hard to say how good they were.
I'd wager that Faulk has proven how good he is/was. 3 SB rings and he still holds these records at LSU: LSU Career All-Purpose Records * Most career all-purpose yards (6,833) LSU Career Scoring Records * 2nd most points scored in a career (318 points) LSU Career Rushing Records * Most career rushing yards (4,557 yards) * Best career yard-per-rush average (5.32 yards per rush) * Best career yard-per-game average (111.2 yards per game) * Most career rushing touchdowns (46) * Most career 100-yard-rushing games (22) * Most career 200-yard-rushing games (4) * Most career 1,000-yard seasons (3) I'm not sayin he didn't have bad games when we played good teams, but I'm saying his worth and ability were adequately proven, IMHO.
I grew up in a household that didn't watch sports...at all. Well that's not entirely true...my mom watched the Olympics :hihi:. It wasn't until I transferred to LSU in 2000 and I was immersed in the atmosphere and the culture of LSU football that I developed my addiction.
For those who don't know, let's just say that Cecil had a habit of breaking into girls' apartments around campus for late-night "cuddling" sessions. It took two arrests for Dinardo to finally kick him off the team. Problem for Cecil was that he didn't realize when you leave an environment that shields you from the consequences of your actions, you don't necessarily have the same protection elsewhere. When he went pro he was arrested for doing the exact same thing, with a married woman this time. Last I heard he was still sitting in some Florida prison.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Collins_(American_football) Enjoy. I distinctly remember him even getting a full Sports Illustrated multi-page article when the Dolphins drafted him. Him on train tracks, talking about how he was going to get back on track. As for that article... it was really more of an LSU blog post/forum thing. Not really an article. Is that the site that anyone can write for? EDIT: Did some Cecil reading... thought this was interesting (from a 1999 article, pre-draft): http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_14_223/ai_54343147 Hmmm. Anyone else think Sexton has it out for LSU? Bet he told Collins to do it from the very beginning. :lol:
he was a solid college player. those LSU records mean less because he started 4 yrs. certainly he deserves credit for 4 yrs, but its kinda like arguing that dave kingman should be in the HOF it is always difficult to separate a good OL and offense from the performance of a RB. LSU was able to plug in two other backs most of the time with the same results. his value then is similar to what it is now. he was great out of the backfield and on special teams. not so great from the line of scrimmage. he wouldnt be the feature back under miles and crowton.
Dude...that...SUCKS! I can NOT imagine having grown up w/out LSU sports. Our magnificent baseball DYNASTY RUN!? Ohhhhhh, thank you Jesus! :redface:
Everyone still talks about Cecil because for those three games, he was a future Heisman winner. He was very fast, very strong. He would bowl over guys, then tear off 60 yards. Everyone in town was thinking national championships. Then he broke his leg and got tossed out of school. Now he's in jail. Who knows what would have happened had he stayed healthy and stayed out of trouble.
