That's what makes some of this stuff so difficult when you start comparing stats from different eras. For example, take the Moats vs. Dixon debate. Who was the better RB? Dixon had a better four-year total vs. Moats' three years, especially when you consider the TD disparity. But how much of that is attributable to Moats playing for JBIII-Hines vs. Dixon having the Dykes-Franklin offense?
I remember watching two Tech football games before I enrolled in 2000, which is one of my biggest regrets in life, considering I lived in Ruston for a total of eight years between 1987 and 2000. My mom took me to the 1990 Independence Bowl (I was 8 at the time), and a couple of friends of mine and I went to watch Rattay when we were in high school. I don't even remember who they played, and it obviously wasn't a good enough experience that it got me back into the Joe before I became a student.
That said, I've seen every player who came through Ruston over the past 20 years. In my opinion, Dixon had the better career but Moats was the better player. His junior year was truly dominant, and if he had come back the following year, I believe he would have shattered every Tech record and become a late first- or early second-round pick. If he had been able to play in the same system that Dixon did, I can't imagine the numbers he would have put up.