Mendenhall

pakowitz · 04-27-2008, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by cajunblake

We already have the RB answer ...... Pierre Thomas !

Mendenhall was PT's backup for 2 yrs at Illinois. He played sparingly b/c he couldn't beat out PT for more playing time. In other words, Mendenhall wasn't the best RB at ILL when he was sharing the backfield with Pierre Thomas.

what... you cant be serious..

#1 mendenhall was PTs backup for 2 years b/c he was a true freshman and then a sophomore while Thomas was a Jr. and Sr. respectively...

#2 its not like Mendenhall didnt get playing time as a sophomore.. he had 78 carries with an 8.2 ypc average while as a SR, Thomas had 131 carries with a 5.2 ypc avg.. Thomas had a little over 50 more carries then Mendenhall as a 3 year starting SR while mendenhall was a sophomore still learning..

#3 Mendenhall was the best RB at ILL when thomas was there... thomas just had more experience... plain n simple...

04-27-2008, 10:31 AM	#1
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Re: Mendenhall Originally Posted by cajunblake We already have the RB answer ...... Pierre Thomas ! Mendenhall was PT's backup for 2 yrs at Illinois. He played sparingly b/c he couldn't beat out PT for more playing time. In other words, Mendenhall wasn't the best RB at ILL when he was sharing the backfield with Pierre Thomas. what... you cant be serious.. #1 mendenhall was PTs backup for 2 years b/c he was a true freshman and then a sophomore while Thomas was a Jr. and Sr. respectively... #2 its not like Mendenhall didnt get playing time as a sophomore.. he had 78 carries with an 8.2 ypc average while as a SR, Thomas had 131 carries with a 5.2 ypc avg.. Thomas had a little over 50 more carries then Mendenhall as a 3 year starting SR while mendenhall was a sophomore still learning.. #3 Mendenhall was the best RB at ILL when thomas was there... thomas just had more experience... plain n simple...
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