Rank Bobby Ray Tell

[boxerdog]

When Coach Frannklin tells me he was the best he ever had, that tells me all I need to know.

Was there another rb who signed a D-1 scholly under Franklin?

[Tech77]

Was there another rb who signed a D-1 scholly under Franklin?

I didn't take it to mean best RB, I took it to mean best player.

[DocMarvin362]

They were so good EVANGEL dodged them and specifically aligned themselves in seperate classes so they would not have to face the TORS -

I call BS. That would be just like EBRCP being scared of Rattay and using their political powers to ensure that TECH wouldn't be selected for the open I-Bowl spot.



..... wait just a damn minute....

[sportdawg]

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[SicemDawgz]

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[dawg80]

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Terrible news. Anyone know what happened?

[CARTEK]

BRT Time! RIP young man!

[sportdawg]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...46/ar-AA1mb9CA

[roughedge]

Hunter Bower's story on Bobby Ray Tell. https://www.facebook.com/GoldenTorna...PpWEqn4USY2jHl

[roughedge]

Terrible news. Anyone know what happened?

Unknown at this point. Coroner ordered an autopsy.

[BoutThemDawgs]

Unknown at this point. Coroner ordered an autopsy.

They still aren't sure the last I knew, but what I've heard from really reliable sources it was some sort of medical emergency. I used to see him with his brothers quite often at my last job. I am not old enough to have seen and remember him play in his HS years, and I went to Homer at first, but I've never heard more respect for a player than there was him around Claiborne Parish, as far as ability goes anyway.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Best high school running back I've ever seen

Rarely played a full ball game in the regular season

[arkansasbob]

Best high school running back I've ever seen

Rarely played a full ball game in the regular season

i mentioned above that i faced him in my very first high school jamboree. i was a sophomore and he was a senior. he was in that game for two whole plays and scored a touchdown on both. i watched both touchdowns from the ground where i landed after grabbing the cloud of smoke he left behind as he ran past me.

[HogDawg]

Bobby Ray Tell isn't quite getting the repsect he deserves from this thread.

Despite playing on "passing" teams, BRT still ranks 8th on Louisiana Tech's all-time leading rush list with 2,360 career rushing yards. He rushed for more than 100 yds 5 times. In the game against ULL in '99, BRT rushed for 264 yds and was indeed a key factor in helping Louisiana Tech control the clock down the stretch.

Against Alabama in '97, BRT kept Bama's defense off balance with quick "ball control" runs and short pass catches that frustrated the Tide all afternoon.

HD

I wrote the above post in this same thread back in 2007. Nothing has changed my opinion about BRT since. I will say that without BRT, I'm not sure LA Tech beats Bama 26-20 in Tuscaloosa in 1997. Tim Rattay and the Bulldogs racked up more than 500 yds of offense that day against the Crimson Tide, and BRT frustrated the Bama defense repeatedly with short flare pass receptions and "draw play" runs. To end the game, Tech depended a great deal on BRT's short pass receptions to drive the length of the field and run out the clock. When the game finally ended, Tech still possessed the ball, and was in scoring position again deep in Bama territory. BRT was a key part of that.

[Dwayne From Minden]

I wrote the above post in this same thread back in 2007. Nothing has changed my opinion about BRT since. I will say that without BRT, I'm not sure LA Tech beats Bama 26-20 in Tuscaloosa in 1997. Tim Rattay and the Bulldogs racked up more than 500 yds of offense that day against the Crimson Tide, and BRT frustrated the Bama defense repeatedly with short flare pass receptions and "draw play" runs. To end the game, Tech depended a great deal on BRT's short pass receptions to drive the length of the field and run out the clock. When the game finally ended, Tech still possessed the ball, and was in scoring position again deep in Bama territory. BRT was a key part of that.

I want to say we were inside their 10 when we took the knee...