🏈 "To say im back is an understatement"

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Dont'a Hightower per his Twitter account.

 

[firestorm]

Heck, nice to read that, Brandon. He set the bar pretty high in last season's first games and he's one of the more exciting players to watch in our team. Got a ton of confidence on him, he's a beast...

RTR,

 

[Swamptick]

Looking forward to seeing him assume the mantle of responsibility this year.

 

[BamaCore]

Good to hear that! From what I've heard gaining confidence after a knee injury like that is one of the tougher things to deal with. Of course, I've never had to deal with that type of injury so I wouldn't really know...knock on wood.

 

[LBS]

I'm really interested to see how he actuaully does. Folks see him as stepping into McClain's role, but when you here people talk about McClain it makes it hard to see anyone doing that, much less a guy who sat out the run to the title. I hope that "imaging Coach Saban, only bigger and can play football" can also be said about Hightower as it was said of Ro.

 

[shipley00]

All in all, I say it could be a blessing in desquise. He had to sit out a year, bu Dont'a had an entire season to watch and learn from Ro. Saban said it best when he said Dont'a was playing on pure ability but was starting to "get it". A Hightower with a full understanding of this defense is a very, very good thing.

 

[alagator]

Good to hear that! From what I've heard gaining confidence after a knee injury like that is one of the tougher things to deal with. Of course, I've never had to deal with that type of injury so I wouldn't really know...knock on wood.

After the Kerrry Goode blew out his knee versus Boston College running a toss sweep on the pathetic rug then laid down at Legion Field.

After going through a rough surgery and an even rougher rehab Goode finally made it back to practice.

The very first play he was called upon to run in an 11-on-11 drill? The very same toss sweep play. When asked about this, Ray Perkins said something along the line the team medical staff had assured Perkins that Goode's knee was fine and Perkins needed to find out if Goode's mind was right - that Goode had the confidence (not to mention remaining skill) to compete at the highest levels. What better way than to force Goode to confront the fear of facing the circumstances that caused his pain and injury. Perkins was indeed a cold-blooded S O B, but a very smart football guy.

Turns out the damage to Goode's knee was too much to overcome.

 

[TerryP]

After the Kerrry Goode blew out his knee versus Boston College running a toss sweep on the pathetic rug then laid down at Legion Field.

After going through a rough surgery and an even rougher rehab Goode finally made it back to practice.

The very first play he was called upon to run in an 11-on-11 drill? The very same toss sweep play. When asked about this, Ray Perkins said something along the line the team medical staff had assured Perkins that Goode's knee was fine and Perkins needed to find out if Goode's mind was right - that Goode had the confidence (not to mention remaining skill) to compete at the highest levels. What better way than to force Goode to confront the fear of facing the circumstances that caused his pain and injury. Perkins was indeed a cold-blooded S O B, but a very smart football guy.

Turns out the damage to Goode's knee was too much to overcome.

Times have changed just a wee bit since Kerry's surgery. I'm thankful we have a guy like Andrews at the teams disposal.

 

[psychojoe]

Turns out the damage to Goode's knee was too much to overcome.

Knee surgery has come a long way since 1984. I am acquainted with a cousin of Kerry's, who tells me that even now, 26 years later, Terry gest a little wistful about what might have been. I am convinced that a healthy Kerry Goode would have been way up on Alabama's career rushing list.

 

[alagator]

Knee surgery has come a long way since 1984. I am acquainted with a cousin of Kerry's, who tells me that even now, 26 years later, Terry gest a little wistful about what might have been. I am convinced that a healthy Kerry Goode would have been way up on Alabama's career rushing list.

Goode was the first truly explosive back I can remember playing at Alabama. May have been in part that he was not limited by the Wishbone offense, but good grief the fellow had some tremendous ball skills.

Goode was so, well, good, that I believe that 1984 season would have included three or four additional victories had he not suffered his injury. He had something like 300 All-Purpose Yards in 2.5 quarters versus Boston College before going down. And who knows, while Goode may not have won a Heisman Trophy, had he not gone down and we continued to feed him the ball and complete the up-to-then blowout of Boston College, Flutie might have faded off the Heisman map.

 

[psychojoe]

Kerry had over 700 yards as a freshman in 1983, and he didn't become the starter until midway in the season. Fullback Ricky Moore was the main running back for most of that year. Kerry was also a good pass receiver out of the backfield, as well as very dangerous on KO returns.

Of course if Goode had stayed healthy we might not have signed Gene Jelks and Bobby Humphrey for the '85 class.

 

[BamaDelta]

Of course if Goode had stayed healthy we might not have signed Gene Jelks

In hindsight that probably would have been a good thing.:frown:

 

[4th-and-1]

how big was goode? it seems like i remember him being a big running back.. bobbie humphrey was like 6-2 wasn't he? you don't see running backs that big much anymore.. i guess they would be too valuable at other positions with that kind of heigth..

 

[psychojoe]

how big was goode? it seems like i remember him being a big running back.. bobbie humphrey was like 6-2 wasn't he? you don't see running backs that big much anymore.. i guess they would be too valuable at other positions with that kind of heigth..

Kerry was right at 6', played around 190 (pretty big for the day). Bobby Humphrey played at around 200 his last couple of years. Bobby wassimilar in style to Ingram, but a bit taller. Good cuts but he could lower his head and move the pile as well.

 

[4th-and-1]

i truly think ingram is a once in a decade talent...