RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day Eight: Shonn Greene treats Wisconsin like Swiss cheese (2008)
Classic Iowa BULLY BALL offense.
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Welcome to day eight of Running Back Respect Monthâ„¢! Yesterday, the world finally got the Corey Dillon Washington 1996 highlight reel it's deserved for almost three decades. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Shonn Greene vs. Wisconsin (2008)
RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day Eight: Shonn Greene treats Wisconsin like Swiss cheese (2008)
You want to know just how great Iowa running back Shonn Greene's 2008 was?
He finished sixth in Heisman voting, despite the Hawkeyes going 8-4 in the regular season, and never being ranked until after their bowl:
This wasn't just a 'Iowa/Big Ten reporters support their guy,' situation, either. He finished second nationally in rushing (1,850), scored 20 touchdowns, was named a First-Team All-American, and won the Doak Walker Award. By any measure, Green was legitimately the best back in the country. His magnum opus was a 217-yard, four-TD day against Wisconsin in October:
Greene was a classic meat-and-potatoes Iowa running back, with a twist. He was a bowling ball whose forte was physically punishing defenses, but what set him apart was that he could hit the home runs, too:
