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so ur tellin me doug howard was 6'3" tall weighed 230 lbs and could run a 4.6 in 40. and u say he is as strong so he benched 300 lbs his jr. year along with squating well ove 300 closer to 400 his jr. year srry but i dont c tht happening he migh be faster but he was no where near the power. and channing dont face 7 or 8 guys in the box because as soon as the ball is hiked he is already in the 2 level of defense.

also just scooped this up
5-10 205 pound Sr. Doug Howard carried the ball 165 times for 1790 yards with 26 touchdowns. 5-10 179 pound Sr. David Jones gained 1621 yards with 28 touchdowns on 142 carries. they barely beat channing alone with two of them running the ball

Ask any Belfry fan in the know (mrfootball, joethegreek, bucslover) and you will find out Howard was benching 300 lbs his Freshman season.

You also illustrated two very good points about Jones and Howard... not only did each have very successful careers despite splitting carries (actually three ways as they also had Childress and rarely seeing the field in the 2nd Half), but they also both did it when opposing teams knew they were going to the run ball. Seven or eight in the box was an understatement, try 10 in the box most of their Senior season.

If Fugate wins a State Title then all is validated and he instantly becomes mentioned with these players, until then there is no debate.

Just because Zack lewis and Ricky Bowling broke Couch's records by no means put them in the same league as him. It's not about what your stats are, but how you get them.