No sophomore had ever won it, which is why McFadden didn't win it that year. Then Tebow became the first sophomore to win it McFadden's junior year. If the "unwritten rule" had been observed he would have won it his junior year.
William Calvert no he didn’t. He was a good player on the best team. McFadden was the best player in the country. His numbers were a thousand times better than smith’s.
As a die hard LSU fan this game still give me nightmares. I remember being so upset after this lost because we lost because of one guy. But looking back Arkansas had 3 nfl running backs on that team Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones, and McFadden.
LSU had lost twice that yr both in 3OT games. At Kentucky & at Death Valley. I bet you didn't think you'd be playing for a national championship a month later after that that devastating loss. You got the last laugh though & LSU is still the only 2 loss team to ever claim an outright national championship. 2007 was Houston nuts
LSU fan here. The problem wasn't just McFadden as you can see in this video he was barely getting anything from traditional runs. The problem was when he was in the wildcat. To have to look for him to run, throw, or give to guys like Felix and Hillis, was the most dangerous part. Saban would use this same tactic two years later where Ingram racked up about 240 something yards vs South Carolina, with most of it coming from the wildcat. The key with running this is having an amazing guy behind center and great talent to fake to. It didn't last long in the NFL because everybody is top tier, but in college, this can still really be effective if you have the right talent for it. McFadden could do it all (he had 7 pass TDs his last two years), and he had a guy like Felix who scared defenses with his speed and versatility, and a versatile bruiser like Hillis who could smack you around and catch over you. Guys like Khalil Tate and Lamar Jackson would have loved to have Hillis and Jones in the backfield with them. That setup is too scary to even think about.
8MoneyIzmyMission8 Damn I wish UGA had tried this with Sony Michel, Nick Chubb, and D’Andre Swift last year. Miami also had some great RB stables and it woulda been fun to see them try that with them
@@freekaron Miami had THE most talented RB trio possibly ever. Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, and Frank Gore. Not to Mention Shockey, Greg Olsen, and Winslow at TE. The most impressive might be that they had Sean Taylor and Ed Reed in the same Defensive Backfield(Along with Antrel Rolled and Phillip Buchannon).
It's basically a high school offense...where everything runs through the most talented guy. It only really works if the guy behind center is so dangerously versatile...and damn, DMac was one hell of an athlete.
Beast? Number 2 in conference rushing yards. Almost 500 rushing yards on Alabama in 3 years. Almost 700 yards on South Carolina in 3 years. Was a nuisance to the who’s who of sec. Hung 190 on Georgia…..as a freshman. And somebody says could have been a beast.
That Casey Dick Cutback Block on DMACs 75yd run is quite possibly my favorite Arkansas FB moment in my lifetime. That and any of Joe Adams’ PR/KR TD’s.
Houston Nutts biggest win. Ever. There will never be another Darren Mcfadden. Arguably the best collegiant running back of all time if you count his versatility at QB.
I'll never forget sitting at the bar at West Palm Beach airport watching this game. I had about 10 minutes to board my plane but there was no way I wanted to stop watching this game. I was such a Darren McFadden fan that I check to see if there was a later flight..lol.. there wasn't so regretfully I had to board the plane😅
McGahee/Portis/Gore 7,410 combined career yards from scrimmage and 71 combined touchdowns. McFadden/Jones/Hillis 10,448 combined career yards from scrimmage and 89 touchdowns, which does not include Jones' 4 kick return touchdowns and McFaddens 1 kick return and 7 passing touchdowns. Felix Jones, consensus All-America kick returner in 2007, had 1,749 career kick return yards. McFadden totalled 926 kick return yards for his career. McFadden career passing 14-22 for 205 yards, 7 TD, and 237.8 passer rating.
John Smith but Miami had Andre Johnson, Kellen Winslow, and Jermey Shockey catching passes. Arkansas big three was all they had. They got more touches than Miami 3.
@@MrLp1980 but at the same time a great passing game like that helps open up the run. They compliment eachother. All Arkansas had was their rushing attack.. Everybody knew it was coming yet nobody could stop it. Nooobody
That he was. I'm a die hard Razorback fan so I got to see McFadden play in person and it's even more amazing to watch. The dude has the fastest speed burst i have ever seen. He went 0-100 real quick lol.
Is that supposed to be something special? Against Troy? You know McFadden rushed for 323 yards in a single game against South Carolina? An SEC team.. That’s a Steve Spurrier South Carolina back when they were actually good. McFadden threw a touchdown pass in that game too. Hell, Felix Jones had 166 yards and 3 TDs on just 13 carries in the exact same game! lol
@@kennethfutch5372 A two loss paper champion. I bet you're the same guy that thinks it was ridiculous for Alabama to get a rematch but was more than ok with LSU getting in this year losing to two teams they shouldn't have even been in close games with.
Most teams never see a back like McFadden ever lol. Arkansas has been known to land big-time backs, they had Alex Collins a couple years back, he was a 5 star recruit out of South Florida. But your right, McFadden won't be seen again. He's a once in a lifetime talent.
@@truthsoldier5757 oh yea for sure. Boyd just couldn’t get things going. Don’t me wrong, he is a a great running back and I hope he does well in pro but honestly he was only decent when it came to making runs. When there was a gap he took it and he did amazing at that, but when he had to adjust it wasn’t his strong suit
Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis, Can you ever ask for a BETTER Backfield than that? Then you compile that with Misdirection and Gadget plays i.e. Wildcat Formation, Reverses, and whatnot...
Archie Manning "Hes got 5 losses and that will hurt him." Boy have things changed-Travis Hunter (Colorado). McFadden won the Heisman the first year he was runner up and the Ohio State QB was chosen and was a flop at the next level.
Negative, they got knocked out of the championship game with that loss to Arkansas. I believe the BCS championship game in 2007 was Florida vs Ohio State.
@@justinwatts8623 I'd have to look over who the other finalists were but everyone knows Smith was one of the least dominant heisman winners if that makes sense
"the tebow playaction" - I hate Gary Danielson so goddamn much it pains me, him and verne were drunk everygame they commentated and constantly sucked tebow off
Which single-game performance would you like to see remembered next?
Harris Highlights Kadeem Carey vs No. 5 Oregon in 2013
Harris Highlights tyrann LSU vs Georgia
Harris Highlights lamar jackson against FSU 2016-17
Vince Young vs Oklahoma State 2005 or Vince Young vs Michigan rose bowl
Tavon vs Oklahoma
damn Arkansas had Hillis, Jones and McFadden, what a backfield
Jon u McFadden and Hillis best college football backfield combo I’ve ever seen
@@c.harris3411 Miami had portis, mcgahee, gore.
USC had white and bush
Probably the best back field in College football history. If not the best, definitely one of.
best 3 deep backfield in NCAA history and its not even close
Still amazes me that Darren McFadden never won a Heisman.
Yep! He got screwed bigtime.
@@truthsoldier5757 Na Troy Smith earned that shit.
No sophomore had ever won it, which is why McFadden didn't win it that year. Then Tebow became the first sophomore to win it McFadden's junior year. If the "unwritten rule" had been observed he would have won it his junior year.
William Calvert no he didn’t. He was a good player on the best team. McFadden was the best player in the country. His numbers were a thousand times better than smith’s.
Yeah he got screwed big time. Arkansas always gets disrespected by the media and voters. Doesn’t matter what sport either.
As a die hard LSU fan this game still give me nightmares. I remember being so upset after this lost because we lost because of one guy. But looking back Arkansas had 3 nfl running backs on that team Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones, and McFadden.
This game was on my birthday Nov 24th. This win was the only b day present I wanted.
WOOO PIG SOOOIE!!!
What I love about the Ark LSU games is that they always feel up in the air, no matter the rankings. Almost always a nail biter
LSU had lost twice that yr both in 3OT games. At Kentucky & at Death Valley. I bet you didn't think you'd be playing for a national championship a month later after that that devastating loss. You got the last laugh though & LSU is still the only 2 loss team to ever claim an outright national championship. 2007 was Houston nuts
How could anybody forget this one!
"We got that wood baby, oh and it's pronounced Arkansas not Rkansas!!!"
~DARREN MCFADDEN~
LSU fan here. The problem wasn't just McFadden as you can see in this video he was barely getting anything from traditional runs. The problem was when he was in the wildcat. To have to look for him to run, throw, or give to guys like Felix and Hillis, was the most dangerous part.
Saban would use this same tactic two years later where Ingram racked up about 240 something yards vs South Carolina, with most of it coming from the wildcat.
The key with running this is having an amazing guy behind center and great talent to fake to. It didn't last long in the NFL because everybody is top tier, but in college, this can still really be effective if you have the right talent for it. McFadden could do it all (he had 7 pass TDs his last two years), and he had a guy like Felix who scared defenses with his speed and versatility, and a versatile bruiser like Hillis who could smack you around and catch over you. Guys like Khalil Tate and Lamar Jackson would have loved to have Hillis and Jones in the backfield with them. That setup is too scary to even think about.
8MoneyIzmyMission8 Damn I wish UGA had tried this with Sony Michel, Nick Chubb, and D’Andre Swift last year. Miami also had some great RB stables and it woulda been fun to see them try that with them
@@freekaron Miami had THE most talented RB trio possibly ever. Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, and Frank Gore. Not to Mention Shockey, Greg Olsen, and Winslow at TE. The most impressive might be that they had Sean Taylor and Ed Reed in the same Defensive Backfield(Along with Antrel Rolled and Phillip Buchannon).
Hey I am an Arkansas fan I wish we had someone like the center Jonathan Luigs who could actually blocK for our running back
8MoneyIzmyMission8 bro D-Mac was getting 4-6 yards every carry with those traditional runs. That’s still pretty damn good
It's basically a high school offense...where everything runs through the most talented guy.
It only really works if the guy behind center is so dangerously versatile...and damn, DMac was one hell of an athlete.
Boy I’ll never forget this game...
The defense he went crazy on was an all American defense
One of the best games from hands down the best CFB season 🔥🔥🔥
McFadden could have been a beast if he hadn't struggled with injuries.
Weaponized Autism kerryon Johnson is just like McFadden
Beast? Number 2 in conference rushing yards. Almost 500 rushing yards on Alabama in 3 years. Almost 700 yards on South Carolina in 3 years. Was a nuisance to the who’s who of sec. Hung 190 on Georgia…..as a freshman. And somebody says could have been a beast.
Just incredible. What a back.
That Casey Dick Cutback Block on DMACs 75yd run is quite possibly my favorite Arkansas FB moment in my lifetime.
That and any of Joe Adams’ PR/KR TD’s.
Houston Nutts biggest win. Ever. There will never be another Darren Mcfadden. Arguably the best collegiant running back of all time if you count his versatility at QB.
He is for sure.
That Wildcat fake End Around with the Casey Dick block will forever be one of my favorite plays. He absolutely massacred that defender to seal the TD.
His son plays on my football team in Fayetteville AR
I'll never forget sitting at the bar at West Palm Beach airport watching this game. I had about 10 minutes to board my plane but there was no way I wanted to stop watching this game. I was such a Darren McFadden fan that I check to see if there was a later flight..lol.. there wasn't so regretfully I had to board the plane😅
One of the greatest college football games I’ve ever witnessed
McGahee/Portis/Gore 7,410 combined career yards from scrimmage and 71 combined touchdowns. McFadden/Jones/Hillis 10,448 combined career yards from scrimmage and 89 touchdowns, which does not include Jones' 4 kick return touchdowns and McFaddens 1 kick return and 7 passing touchdowns. Felix Jones, consensus All-America kick returner in 2007, had 1,749 career kick return yards. McFadden totalled 926 kick return yards for his career. McFadden career passing 14-22 for 205 yards, 7 TD, and 237.8 passer rating.
John Smith but Miami had Andre Johnson, Kellen Winslow, and Jermey Shockey catching passes. Arkansas big three was all they had. They got more touches than Miami 3.
@@MrLp1980 but at the same time a great passing game like that helps open up the run. They compliment eachother. All Arkansas had was their rushing attack.. Everybody knew it was coming yet nobody could stop it. Nooobody
@@MrLp1980nah, they also had DJ Johnson and Marcus Monk.
Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis, What else shall I say?
Awesome, but to this day I'm pissed that Mustain and Williams left. We would have had a better passing game in 2007.
Good god I’ve never watched McFadden before but he’s was awesome 😎
That he was. I'm a die hard Razorback fan so I got to see McFadden play in person and it's even more amazing to watch. The dude has the fastest speed burst i have ever seen. He went 0-100 real quick lol.
Madness
i feel old
Can’t forget Peyton Hillis career game
knowshon moreno 2007 georgia vs troy he put up 196 yards and 3 touchdowns on 26 carries
But McFadden did it against number 1 defenses his whole career in this game lsu had the number 1 defense in the country
Is that supposed to be something special? Against Troy? You know McFadden rushed for 323 yards in a single game against South Carolina? An SEC team.. That’s a Steve Spurrier South Carolina back when they were actually good. McFadden threw a touchdown pass in that game too. Hell, Felix Jones had 166 yards and 3 TDs on just 13 carries in the exact same game! lol
That one LS-boo fan that dislikes the video lol.
WHO WON THE NATIONAL TITLE ?
@@kennethfutch5372 A two loss paper champion. I bet you're the same guy that thinks it was ridiculous for Alabama to get a rematch but was more than ok with LSU getting in this year losing to two teams they shouldn't have even been in close games with.
Kenneth Futch Ohio state
Houston Nutt ran D Mac in the ground at UA. He had very little left in the tank by the time he got to the NFL
They say he would’ve been a better Safety.
Crazy thing is that Arkansas will probably never have another RB like him ever again
Most teams never see a back like McFadden ever lol. Arkansas has been known to land big-time backs, they had Alex Collins a couple years back, he was a 5 star recruit out of South Florida. But your right, McFadden won't be seen again. He's a once in a lifetime talent.
@@truthsoldier5757 Arkansas has a weird thing for getting good running backs. You have McFadden, Alex Collins, Rakeem Boyd, and now Trelon Smith
@@elijahpage8172 That they do, Smith should've been starting over Boyd all year in my opinion.
@@truthsoldier5757 oh yea for sure. Boyd just couldn’t get things going. Don’t me wrong, he is a a great running back and I hope he does well in pro but honestly he was only decent when it came to making runs. When there was a gap he took it and he did amazing at that, but when he had to adjust it wasn’t his strong suit
@@elijahpage8172 I agree 100%, Smith just had way better vision and agility to make quicker cuts than Boyd.
Akrum wadley vs northwestern 4 TDs
Number 7 blew Peyton Hillis up the first play then Peyton bullied him the rest of the game
That #7 is Patrick Peterson who was by far their best player and since then has been one of the best defensive backs in the NFL year in and year out
@@shanksmcnasty6650nope Patrick Peterson was still in high school during this game, he would be a freshman at LSU the next season
D-Mac should've won the Heisman. He had all those stats even with splitting reps with Jones and Hillis. GO HOGS
This was hard to watch, Geaux
McFadden never played at Clemson though 🤔
Kos Sports Clemson should be glad he murderd number 1 defenses his whole career 2005-07
Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis, Can you ever ask for a BETTER Backfield than that? Then you compile that with Misdirection and Gadget plays i.e. Wildcat Formation, Reverses, and whatnot...
Standard Only ingram richardson Lacey. Is a better backfeild
no they only played one season together and their production never matched Arkansas trio.
Ty Calvert that's funny Ingram and Richardson both had seasons with under a thousand
Dude was legit in his prime...in college anyway. Could of been really good in the pros too, if he would of bulked up a bit
Archie Manning "Hes got 5 losses and that will hurt him." Boy have things changed-Travis Hunter (Colorado). McFadden won the Heisman the first year he was runner up and the Ohio State QB was chosen and was a flop at the next level.
Once DMC got going that was game
LSU still won the National Title
Negative, they got knocked out of the championship game with that loss to Arkansas. I believe the BCS championship game in 2007 was Florida vs Ohio State.
@@truthsoldier5757 No they won this year. They had two losses and still got in.
@@truthsoldier5757 Look up Ohio St. Vs LSU.
Kenneth Futch yeah right
Really, you didn't show the final plays of the game.
I know SMH
I always feel politics has the rules and often talent is badly over
Darren deserved it
Nutt had 3 NFL RB's and lost 4 games
He had amazing rushing and passing stats while sharing a backfield with 2 other amazing backs he got screwed out of the heisman
Judging solely by stats is such a stupid, hollow way to view the past.
@@Garrett1240 Did you think Troy Smith was the best player in college football that year? or the QB of the best team?
@@justinwatts8623 I'd have to look over who the other finalists were but everyone knows Smith was one of the least dominant heisman winners if that makes sense
Arkansas backfield=Pro Bowl. The rest of the Arkansas team= pee wee.
Please
“The dream dies for LSU.” … 2 months later LSU wins a Natty.
Mcfadden was a great player with a severe case of fumbilitis...
Naw he fixed that
"the tebow playaction" - I hate Gary Danielson so goddamn much it pains me, him and verne were drunk everygame they commentated and constantly sucked tebow off
WPS go hogs
“The dream dies for LSU” just one of many many many incredibly stupid things uttered by Verne over the years.
Dak presscott