Ladies, and gents…Dwight Yoakam.
I forgot to mention I’m a big Dwight fan, too. The video to “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere” was filmed on a Copper Basin Railroad train in Arizona, and the woman in the river is another country artist, Kelly Willis. Also, I have to say I really liked Yoakam in Sling Blade as the incorrigible Doyle Hargraves who got a well-deserved chop to the head at the end of the movie, and also found Yoakam nominated along with the others for an Outstanding Performance for a Cast at the Oscars in 1997.
On the subject of a thousand yards…check this out…
Considering we’ve had some great receivers since, what do you contribute to the lack of a thousand yard receiver since 2002? Two head coaches, multiple offensive coordinators, yet not one thousand yard receiver? Branch was close this season, but not that close. Also:
2024 – Arian Smith – 817 yards
2022 – Brock Bowers – 942 yards; Ladd McConkey – 762 yards
2019 – George Pickens – 727 yards
2017 – Javon Wims – 720 yards; Terry Godwin – 639
2015 – Malcolm Mitchell – 865 yards
2012 – Tavarres King – 950 yards
2008 – Mohammed Massaqoui – 920 yards; AJ Green – 963 yards
2004 – Reggie Brown – 860 yards; Fred Gibson – 801 yards
We’ve had plenty of close ones, but in some of those cases there’s some talent there that also can catch the ball. Is it distribution? Scheme? Talent?
Discuss.
Greg McGarity is to blame for AJ not getting 1k in 2010.
“If yall don’t shut the hell up I’m gone go out of my mind.”
“I’m the only sane sumbitch here!”
‘We don’t got no Got-damn band! We don’t need to fucking practice, Randy“
First off, Kelly is a local gal here and a sweet lady. Still performs and remains talented.
Second, 1k receivers definitely don’t grow on trees, and until the offensive revolution started in 2015 in the conference, we just didn’t see many of them around. Right around that time we got a defensive-minded head coach that prefers spreading touches around offensively than force-feeding one guy. Cie la vie.
Dwight is a legend; and Kelly Willis is a very talented artist who never got the attention she deserved.
Isn’t Edwards our only 1k receiver? I can’t think of another.
Thanks guys! What a great way to start my Tuesday. A real honest to goodness country music video. Music producers should take note. Dwight one of my favs also. As for yards for receivers, just catch the ball and run. Go Dawgs!!!
My favorite Sling Blade singer’s song was She Wore Red Dresses
https://youtu.be/iMNo0zME9GI?si=V8Y5TKszugffAwY-
Great song!
We’re RBU, don’t rely on future pro QBs (Stafford has been it), demand receivers block, spread it around and beset by injury or discipline problems. We have put 1000 yard capable receivers into the NFL.
Saban had both NFL quality QBs, 1000 yd receivers and NFL TEs and running backs. Kirby mostly did for the NC seasons…QB situation was a fortunate fluke, but NIL is making it too hard for anyone to stockpile that kind of talent. If you can argue that Indiana and Miami had those pieces last year then it also proves the point that NIL drives the ability to assemble that kind of roster.
Kind of reignites the debate…do you need top OL/DL to win or top skill positions? Maybe the jury is still out but for us last season we clearly lacked either due to a number of factors. This year looks like the lines will be first class but will our skill players show out?
“….we’ve had some great receivers since…”
I think that explains it. We share the wealth. And also, we have had great running backs, and good to great defenses. We are not now and seldom have been a one trick pony.
Scheme. Too many weapons to cover or not enough some years. Even with Bowers on the team other receivers were always open.