Kevin Smith to FAU to join Lane Kiffins staff as RB Coach

http://fauowlaccess.com/floridaatlantic/...017/01/09/

He was pretty much the entire offense for the 2007 Knights.
Currently sits 3rd on the single season rushing record in the FBS


NCAA: MOST RUSHING YARDS IN SEASON
PLAYER, TEAM YARDS YEAR
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. 2,628 1988
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 2,587 2014
Kevin Smith, UCF 2,567 2007
Marcus Allen, USC 2,342 1981
Troy Davis, Iowa St. 2,185 1996
http://www.cbssports.com/college-footbal...hing-list/

He was a pleasure to watch on the field unless your team was playing him. Wish him all the best at FAU and he should do great

(01-10-2017 12:57 PM)ShoreBuc Wrote:  He was a pleasure to watch on the field unless your team was playing him. Wish him all the best at FAU and he should do great

Or unless you were a Lions fan...

I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah, 460 carries in a season in college is career murder. He never recovered...just looked sluggish and never healthy when with the Lions.

(01-10-2017 12:57 PM)ShoreBuc Wrote:  He was a pleasure to watch on the field unless your team was playing him. Wish him all the best at FAU and he should do great

Unless you were facing 2007 USF.

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Those were the glory days of C-USA... Kevin Smith, Chris Johnson, Matt Forte... ahhhh....

and ofcourse a Cow fan comes in trolling

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

(01-10-2017 03:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

Joint fatigue is a cumulative thing...more work = more strain. Kind of like college pitchers who have crazy innings counts blowing out UCLs in the minors.

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Probably, but without those carries he would never have been drafted in the third round.

(01-10-2017 04:49 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 03:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

Joint fatigue is a cumulative thing...more work = more strain. Kind of like college pitchers who have crazy innings counts blowing out UCLs in the minors.

Pretty speculative. The kid was like Marcus Latimore. Great runner with good vision but unlucky with the injury.

(01-10-2017 04:49 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 03:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

Joint fatigue is a cumulative thing...more work = more strain. Kind of like college pitchers who have crazy innings counts blowing out UCLs in the minors.

agreed.

(01-10-2017 04:49 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 03:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

Joint fatigue is a cumulative thing...more work = more strain. Kind of like college pitchers who have crazy innings counts blowing out UCLs in the minors.

There is a pretty good correlation with this. Also some old school football weightlifting programs emphasized asymmetric muscle building (squats, squats, squats, with far less quad development) that put extra strain on knee ligaments.

As a side note, some of our fanbase puts GOL somewhere between God and the upper echelon of Saints.

(01-10-2017 12:57 PM)ShoreBuc Wrote:  He was a pleasure to watch on the field unless your team was playing him. Wish him all the best at FAU and he should do great

He did nothing against USF...

Smith was a great college back that should have gone pro after his junior year as GOL ran him to death in his last year and was damaged goods by the time he reached the NFL.

He will be a good coach. He has a lot of heart.

(01-10-2017 07:31 PM)SublimeKnight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 04:49 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 03:50 PM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:51 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 01:07 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  I'm surprised he's not still playing in the NFL or CFL. He was impressive.

Too many injuries, probably from literally carrying games for GOL.

Yeah...certainly nothing to do with him tearing his ACL in the NFL and then in another year, a season ending thumb injury, and how he was never the same after that.

But yeah, those extra carries against Rice and Tulane is what did in his NFL career.*

Joint fatigue is a cumulative thing...more work = more strain. Kind of like college pitchers who have crazy innings counts blowing out UCLs in the minors.

There is a pretty good correlation with this. Also some old school football weightlifting programs emphasized asymmetric muscle building (squats, squats, squats, with far less quad development) that put extra strain on knee ligaments.

As a side note, some of our fanbase puts GOL somewhere between God and the upper echelon of Saints.

I don't get the GOL worship. Even MOD over at Rivals just can't let him go...constantly tweeting about anyone that's ever worked with him.

You would think the guy won >70% of his games at UCF with how some view him but it was just about .500 and he left the Program in complete shambles and devoid of Talent his last few years that has UCF in the current mess rebuilding.

lol at the South Florida fans pretending like they were able to stop him or something. He was suspended for one of the games and only played one half for the other one, yet he still managed 3+ yards per carry in the one half he did play.

He might've been a non-factor overall in his games against South Florida and rightfully so. We all know GOL's philosophy about non-conference games. In years that UCF won the division and/or conference title, UCF went 43-5 in conference yet 15-14 out of conference. GOL got a lot of heat for it but which would you rather have? Six conference/division championships or hold a 5-2 edge against your rival?

(01-10-2017 10:07 PM)CyberBull Wrote:  

(01-10-2017 12:57 PM)ShoreBuc Wrote:  He was a pleasure to watch on the field unless your team was playing him. Wish him all the best at FAU and he should do great

He did nothing against USF...

Smith was a great college back that should have gone pro after his junior year as GOL ran him to death in his last year and was damaged goods by the time he reached the NFL.

He did go pro after his junior year.