1-2-3 Punch: Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, Peyton Hillis

[@pyrobryan]

Back when every game felt like a game we could win.

[@lukerenner134]

We’re closer to that currently than we’ve been in a long time. Hopefully we’ll be back at that level soon.

[@dariusjones-clark6932]

1-Balanced/ Do it all back 2- Speed/Change of pace back 3- Power back This is the backfield that all coaches dream of

[@sidneycashion7817]

So much fun to watch and be a HOG fan. I'm seeing this in 2022 and maybe we fixing to have some more fun.

[@jordanyarbrough5668]

I swear this is the best way I’ve seen the backfield used. Period. 1-2-3 Punch was legit. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@johnbutler6430]

Greatest backfield in our history

[@Tripp42]

John Butler in your history? Try college football history and I'm a Ole Miss fan admitting that.

[@LaggyMcstutters]

Tripp42 idk that auburn one two punch of caddilac and ronnie brown might be better.

[@MrHogGamer]

This was a one-two-three punch, bro.

[@LaggyMcstutters]

Bazgoth Ar peyton hillis barely did anything on the ground he was a fullback in college mightve ran for 300 yards the whole season.

[@harrisonwood5705]

Cadillac + Brown are up there as are Tebow+Harvin+Demps at Florida, but I still hold that McFadden, Jones, Hillis was the greatest

[@Ken-kl6su]

I would give anything to go back in time and enjoy watching these three play. I was too young to really enjoy it back then like I would now.

[@back2roots779]

Matt jones left the year before they were freshman's. Just imagine if he was QB with these weapons.

[@JosephDunn-p4j]

Would’ve won a championship

[@shanesstilltalking]

Sup from Russellville in Pope County, 2020. This could not be replicated today.

[@christopherross1240]

Best run attack in college history ever PERIOD !!!

[@Product0fGa]

Yea next up would be LM and MB from Minnesota

[@christopherross1240]

@@Product0fGa facts

[@disonsprodigy5909]

I grew up playing with peyton and his brother at his parents daycare so cool to see what he became

[@Garrettguy5]

This was like my low key fave run offense

[@reallifeeducation1720]

Best 1-2-3 ever in the NCAA

[@martindx1961]

Freaking awesome man! Loved every second of it! Thanks for posting! GHG..WPS!!

[@bobbyswain7049]

That run against Georgia .....the speed.....just wow🐗🐗🐗

[@LC-ou812]

Excellent homage!!! Thanks HoggyBones!!!

[@marthaashley2211]

I was there watching all these games. They had an awesome team and was great.

[@aaronax726]

0:48. Notice how Jones LOOKED the ball into his hands. Even with the endzone so close and open running room. He made sure he caught the ball BEFORE trying to score. Great football

[@DieHardValleyBoy1]

INCREDIBLE BACKFIELD🔥🔥🔥

[@wanderingwade8877]

Great highlights!

[@HeatherAdamsTV]

Thanks for the memories WPS

[@cskelton180]

Awesome video. I've been trying to find some high quality video of these 3 guys while at Arkansas but haven't come across much.

[@frost-lx9by]

One of the greatest backfields of all time

[@osihellopez1419]

Only one of these guys had a madden cover

[@gregcamp4290]

I know Peyton had a cover..didn't McFadden have 1 his rookie year..just thought I remember him having 1

[@MidnightVentures]

And still didn't win a national championship. Literally the best running back trio in college football history and still couldn't muster a championship.

[@str8poopinonyou776]

This is THE greatest college backfield in the history of college football...it’s 100% fact...there’s not a single collection of backs on one team at the same time better than the 2005-2008 Arkansas Razorbacks

[@ironrepublic8175]

Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, Willis Mcgahee and Najeh Davenport Canes '01 backfield.

[@elhombrenegro4999]

Str8PoopinOnYou 7 i don't know all about that, but it has been some others as it Penn State Lydell Mitchell, Franco Harris, John Cappelletti, USC Marcus Allen, Charles White, Oklahoma Barry Sanders, Turman Thomas, Nebraska Tommie Frazier, Calvin Jones, Lawrence Phillps and many more teams and backs all at 1 school at the same time

[@str8poopinonyou776]

El Hombre Negro they may have had all those running backs there at the same time..but none of them did more than Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis IN ONE SEASON...yea there were a bunch of big names at schools at the same time but Frank Gore had like 500 yards that season...just because they were all there, doesn’t mean they put up more stats than the Razorback backfield..they did more work in that season than anybody ever has collectively

[@elhombrenegro4999]

Str8PoopinOnYou 7 come now USC and Oklahoma State backfield all guys won the Heisman Trophy, Penn State backfield Franco Harris was the FB an all-day american and Lydell Mitchell was the feature back and John Cappelletti was a Heisman winner and i didn't mention SMU Pony Express Eric Dickerson and Craig James or Nebraska I-Backs Mike Rozier and Roger Craig it has been many more, but that group Arkansas had they were good too i enjoyed watching them in there time

[@awojhoski84]

@@elhombrenegro4999 dude just back off and let Arkansas have one thing. I'll take these 3 over whatever else you spew out. But as usual we can't have a damn thing without some know it all disputing it. I'll put their stats up against anybody else's.

[@senglish1983]

People called this a three headed monster but it was more than that it was a three headed dragon because it burned people over and over... The fun plays was when they had all three of these guys on the field in wild cat with our QB out at wide reciever.. The Defense must have felt cheated lol

[@truthseeker1181]

Hands, finesse and power.....Those young men had it all

[@bannedsocks]

All three had okay NFL careers with solid seasons

[@sasquatchlife8836]

Best 3 headed monster at the RB position in modern era. Alot of those older option/wishbone teams had numerous 3 headed monsters, but for the modern era this was by far the best.

[@bradd2400]

One of the greatest 3 headed monsters of all time

[@justinwise6781]

Imagine how great those teams could have been with a better defense behind them? It's a shame they didn't accomplish more. Such a talented and fun team to watch.

[@heatherphillips5983]

Our defense was top tier every year they played, our head coach though, was stuck in a 70s offensive mindset.

[@justinwise6781]

@@heatherphillips5983 top tier? The Hogs defenses between 2004 and 2007 only cracked the top 25 nationally once in 2006 at 24th. Nutt's last season in 2007 the Hogs the #13 highest scoring offense in the nation. The issue was they never had a great QB under Nutt outside of Matt Jones (before the trio).

[@shawtv1733]

🐐 college backfield

[@beccamitchell1438]

Earth Wind Fire

[@elhombrenegro4999]

Becky Mitchell ¿Who's which?

[@AshleyShaeffer]

more like fire, water, leaf. pokemon woop woop!

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

That team was so special it really should have won more than it did

[@rzbkfan190]

Just curious why you think your viewers would rather listen to that loud background music racket rather than the original play by play? Other than that I always enjoy your videos.

[@fredfells209]

The last Great Running Backs that actually played outside... The Iphone killed the Running Back Position 😢

[@christandaniels571]

Didn't know they had all 3 of em

[@thedude1744]

3:45 I was at that game in Florida and Brett B was Wisky's coach and somehow we lost that game.

[@chadwhite4236]

GREATNESS!!!

[@chettwettman6892]

God I miss those days . . No running backs since have came close to filling any of those shoes; probably never will.

[@Dollar-zb2ik]

Auburn fan here, these 3 + matt jones were the only time arkansas struck fear in our eyes

[@perniciouspete4986]

In your pants, too.

[@itzsp0kplayz_325]

Bets hb trio ever????

[@scottiegreen1450]

Good times

[@jaymerichardson8143]

You should have added in Payton's madden cover at the end

[@wmrat1969]

Marcus Allen and Charles White, not to bad either. Both won the Heisman. Marcus blocked for Charles mainly but started with him.

[@8MoneyIzmyMission8]

For one of the greatest backfields of all time, all of them were pretty much one year wonders in the NFL. Now McFadden did good last year behind Dallas's unfair OL blocking, but had one 1000 yard season in 7 injury plagued years prior. Felix Jones was never an every game starter and only started half the games he played in during a season once. He had one decent year, the rest was backup. Peyton Hillis had the one year flash (and Madden cover), then dissappeared ino the night. However I got more respect for him because he was not only just a 7th round pick, nobody really expected anything more than a support role from him.

[@ryanexsus]

I don't think you even understand how hard it is to make an NFL roster.

[@8MoneyIzmyMission8]

I do, but you don't understand just how great these guys were back then. I didn't expect them to be Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders, but damn 2 were one year wonders and the third never amounted to anything. I'm an LSU fan so just this century I know how many productive NFL RBs we have produced, but it's just crazy that Arkansas didn't get one NFL beast out of that lot

[@ryanexsus]

8MoneyIzmyMission8 I played against Mcfadden in high school, and one of my best friends Nate Garner played tackle on the teams with Peyton and Felix. Running backs in the NFL have about a four year window. And with most teams going pass happy since you can't touch a receiver going over the middle teams don't utilize their running backs in a good way in my opinion. Mcfadden ended up in Oakland which is where dreams go to die. He got battered and beaten the entire time he was there because of the shitty O line he had to work with. Felix Jones played great with his four year window returning kicks and whatnot. Hillis got lucky and had an offensive coordinator at Cleveland that was prepared to use him to his full potential, although injuries are what allowed him to get to play in the first place. These guys gave everything they had to the game.

[@Mudcat3434]

I agree partially, but McFadden has had a good pro career. Has he been elite? No. Has he been even great? Not much. However, he has far exceeded the NFL RB life span and he is still going. Again, not saying he has been a great one, but he has been productive and I certainly wouldn't say he was a one year wonder. Just an average to good NFL running back. You are talking the best of the best, and let's be honest, he didn't have much of a chance during his "prime" pro years with the Raiders. I am surprised he is even walking to be honest. Especially a RB like McFadden. Barry Sanders was great on a bad team because he was a different style RB. The dude was a shifty, never take a clean hit type of RB. McFadden is straight ahead, one cut and go. Great if you have a good OL, terrible on your body if you don't. Hell, even Barry Sanders saw the writing on the wall and got out while he could still walk.

[@zachlee5588]

No disrespect to any of them for not making it big in the NFL. They did amazing things at Arkansas and are absolutele legends. And simply making an NFL roster puts you in the upper echelon of athletes

[@scottreed240]

Can you imagine if Matt Jones was on that team or Ryan Mallett (RIP). Good lord! If it were Jones, it would be like the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Collectively, those 4 would have rushed 2500 yards a season!

[@warmbeergamingdude]

That was criminal

[@christandaniels571]

I knew ⅔ of them that went there, didn't know the third went there and at the same time. Hint: 40

[@massey3129]

Great content but the quality is very very poor.

[@mattsolberg7408]

Marion barber and lawrence maroney thooo

[@joshuahill222]

The Hydra!

[@richardreid2323]

Gets Me Pumped for Kickoff Here In a Few Weeks! Great Teams then, Houston Nutt Was a Hell of a Recruiter for the Hogs for sure. The University should bring him back in some kind of recruiting / Developmental Role, he genuinely loves the state and school and could do well. Ole Miss and Freeze Did him Wrong and Now Hotty Toddy has Gone the way of their degenerate QB Chad Kelly Fighting on the Field at a High School Game. I Just Hope Bielema Doesn't Wreck His Motorcycle with his Side Piece on the Back anytime soon, because we Hog Fans Know how it feels to have everything that has been built up the past few years come crashing down in one Epic Fail of John Smith's 4-8 Season Followed By a SEC Winless Streak From Coach B's First and second Seasons. Anyways, Great Video and Look Forward to More!

[@zachlee5588]

Richard Reid ah man this comment. Future looks bright still

[@carlguyjr8379]

If they ran the wishbone back then, they would have won the national championship...no questions asked!!! Who in the hell would stop them???

[@shady0079]

Peyton's is my cuz

[@elmoisamac]

I remember watching him play against LR Central one game when we had the best defense in 5A. He put up over 150 yards rushing. After watching that game, I knew he would end up in the NFL.

[@bentonja668]

You are simply not going to find a third best back with over 2,000 career yards from scrimmage and 23 career TD's. Not gonna happen. And Michael Smith was the fourth best in 2006 and 2007 and had a 1,000 yard season in 2008.

[@rockfresh1993]

What defense stopped them because they have no national championships

[@supremeimusic31]

Arkansas is home to the most legendary backfield of NFL busts😂😂

[@Robert-vq8pr]

Absurd comment, RunDMC was technically a bust since so much was expected...but Jones did about what expected and would argue Hillis exceeded expectations of most.

[@arky5610]

as a Arkansas fan he had bad knees when he played pro ball is why his career was cut short, when he was healthy, he was a monster,@@Robert-vq8pr

[@Darecasper]

None of these guys good enough in the nfl

[@bentonja668]

Peyton Hillis made the cover of Madden

[@cecilbgrey9650]

They're good but they got nothing on that Wisconsin trio of James White, Montee Ball, and Melvin Gordon

[@hoggybones]

Cecil Bob-Grey no pretty sure this trio beats those 3 by a mile in college. Montee Ball got all of the carries until he left, white and Gordon were feature backs. Then they split carries after ball left and each rushed for 1000 yards for one year. If your just saying that because they’re better nfl players, it’s not true for college. These guys were way more exciting and brought so much more to the program than what those Wisconsin guys did. Have a feeling your just saying that bc of their nfl careers. They were never a trio.

[@lildwade1000]

Hoggybones CJ Spiller, James Davis, Jacoby Ford

[@zachlee5588]

Crowned King just hold this L

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas no 3rd needed

[@phiten40]

@@saintoflastresorts2272 Texas had Priest Holmes and Ricky Williams in the same backfield. But Barry/Thurman is/was absurd.