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CaughtForaTouchdown
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How did Luke Staley compare to Skattebo? I’m too young to remember LS’s style.
Royal_Minister
12/18/24 6:28pm
Luke was a tall, upright runner with breakaway speed. Scatt is a bowling ball. He'd find a hole and hit hyper drive. He
zonacougar
12/18/24 6:29pm
Yep. Lots of defenders took bad angles, because they underestimated Staley's speed.
Spiff
12/18/24 8:45pm
True. Not good between the tackles. Needed space, but if allowed to accelerate
Threw and Through
12/18/24 9:56pm
Luke was shifty like Sanders IMO and so fast- not a pound it guy as I recall
SBB
12/18/24 6:29pm
I don’t recall him being a make you miss shifty back. Fast and decisive.
Charles Darwin
12/18/24 6:33pm
Yup - hit the hole and gone.
Eddie
12/18/24 6:37pm
It’s been a long time. I trust you’re memory more than mine
SBB
12/18/24 6:38pm
This. Perhaps a bit shiftier than given credit for, but more plant and go
cajuncoug
12/18/24 6:44pm
Would Taysom Hill be a good running style comp? Maybe Hill ran stronger, but
Mr Salad
12/18/24 6:54pm
I was thinking Taysom is a pretty good comparison.
Eddie
12/18/24 6:57pm
Taysom might be the best “athlete” I remember at BYU
Lifi
12/18/24 7:07pm
Luke did NOT avoid contact at the end of runs. He steamrolled through a lot
SinkingQuffa
12/18/24 9:45pm
Like I said - he could finish with contact - but he didn't necessarily...
Eddie
12/18/24 9:48pm
He wasn't primarily a between-tackles runner (he did enough of it to keep Ds
SinkingQuffa
12/19/24 7:32am
I get your point and thought it pretty accurate
cajuncoug
12/19/24 7:35am
Maybe not shifty but his change of pace was elite. His ability to accelerate in
Pepe
12/18/24 8:48pm
Dang, once he got the edge he was gone!
NonmormonYfan89
12/18/24 10:11pm
This^^^. We were always trying to get him to the edge.
byujdmba
12/18/24 10:21pm
Thunder vs. Lightning. Power vs Speed.
ninja math
12/18/24 11:04pm
Not very shifty but big strong speed back.
coug10278
12/18/24 6:41pm
Sanders?? As in Barry Sanders?? No, Luke Staley was nothing like Barry.
LakeshowCougs
12/18/24 7:04pm
Colonel sanders from Space Balls maybe?
byuTX
12/18/24 7:46pm
Probably closer to that than to Barry
LakeshowCougs
12/18/24 7:59pm
CB should really have a rule against drunk posting
Sid Vicious
12/18/24 8:18pm
Haha. Incorrect. Not shifty at all. Ran straight up. Not good with contact. One cut n gone.
Haysom Till
12/18/24 7:32pm
Spot on. I swear I was NOT influenced by your post.
SinkingQuffa
12/18/24 9:30pm
Luke was one hard cut & full speed ahead. He was NOT a shifty back.
SinkingQuffa
12/18/24 9:27pm
Skataboo gets a TON of yards after contact.
Eddie
12/18/24 6:31pm
Yup. Luke's upright form and lack of low body agility meant that he did not get
oxcoug
12/18/24 6:34pm
He blasted through holes because of his speed.
Archaea
12/18/24 6:36pm
He was always the fastest guy on the field
Lifi
12/18/24 7:00pm
Not true. Arnold Parker from Utah caught Luke from behind
LakeshowCougs
12/18/24 7:06pm
LOL. No he didn't. Not even close. Link to video inside.
Socrates Johnson
12/18/24 11:16pm
But most of the time that wasn't the case - Luke's Doak numbers happened on the
oxcoug
12/18/24 7:06pm
Skattebo is more like Tyler Allgeier
The 435
12/18/24 6:32pm
More like Fui Vakapuna
Mabuhay Coug
12/18/24 8:40pm
This
DazeofBlue
12/19/24 12:44am
Luke had a speed burst to get the edge. Skattebo’s best skill is his bruising
BYUheaven
12/18/24 6:33pm
Staley did much of his damage to the outside
Sir_Ten
12/18/24 6:34pm
Not similar at all. Skat is all power. Staley was pure speed.
Blueto
12/18/24 6:40pm
Both white and played the same position, end of comparison.
Hank Rearden
12/18/24 6:43pm
Luke didn’t run through contact. He ran around it. Next level speed. Skatt much more physical.
Haysom Till
12/18/24 6:48pm
Staley used speed and ran in straight lines
Belboz
12/18/24 6:51pm
He was an upright speedster - link
Lifi
12/18/24 6:55pm
Just watch this. He was a stud
MrSandman
12/18/24 7:00pm
Both had really good hands. Good receivers
GFCougar
12/18/24 7:28pm
Upright runner with good but not explosive speed. He was able to get long
gopman
12/18/24 7:31pm
Luke's NFL combine time was 4.42 which is pretty dang fast. I think I'd
oxcoug
12/18/24 7:55pm
Correct. He didn't have that explosive-change of direction first
gopman
12/18/24 8:18pm
He ran that without being fully recovered from his ankle fracture. He was faster
Mot
12/18/24 9:33pm
Agreed - my understanding is that he was a natural mid 4.3 which makes it even
oxcoug
12/19/24 8:09am
You just made the same mistake made by every defender left in his wake. He had a gear no one else did.
Hank Rearden
12/18/24 8:48pm
He was explosive.
coolblue
12/19/24 8:00am
Luke had power and speed, he didn't need to knock a bunch of people over bc once he was through the hole or around the
BYU Grounds
12/18/24 8:12pm
Apples and oranges. The afterburner speed Luke had was other worldly.
Idacoug
12/18/24 8:24pm
Jenkins, McKenzie & Brathwaite were much faster. Luke was fast
gopman
12/18/24 8:34pm
I disagree. He had game speed that was uncanny and cannot be correctly evaluated
Idacoug
12/18/24 9:00pm
what were their hundred meter times?
Mot
12/18/24 10:00pm
Only Jenkins was faster. Not so sure that is true in football gear.
coolblue
12/19/24 8:01am
Allgier is a much more comparable running back than Staley.
Cougar Jazz Fan
12/18/24 8:34pm
Luke was a demigod amongst mere mortals
Helm Hammerhand
12/18/24 8:44pm
Luke was straight up speed with great hands
boctabulous
12/18/24 8:50pm
With Luke in the game... we had a chance to win any team in the country.
ParentingNotForSissy
12/18/24 9:44pm
Luke was great but averaged abt 4.5 YPC in his years without Doman + the option
oxcoug
12/19/24 8:08am
Luke was more like an Eric Dickerson style runner
Blue Heart
12/18/24 9:46pm
That comparison really ought to help the guy too young to remember Luke Staley 😂
spinner
12/18/24 9:51pm
Well, there are these internets nowadays...
CaughtForaTouchdown
12/19/24 7:32am
This is a great question. Luke had more speed but I have never seen a RB like
CT98
12/18/24 10:00pm
Luke had amazing speed
Mot
12/18/24 10:26pm
Honestly I’ve never seen another RB comparable to Luke
gurt
12/18/24 11:07pm
More like Reggie Bush. Speed Speed Speed. Every play felt like he might score.
ochobeeguy
12/18/24 11:51pm
I think skattebo should get a gigantic neck roll and be Michael Alstott 2.0
Blue Ridge
12/19/24 3:42am
VERY different styles - Luke was running in an Option style offense
OGSuperfan
12/19/24 9:36am
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