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Georgia history now, but Stetson Bennett said Daniels just quit against Vandy....
Posted on 7/15/24 at 8:24 am
Posted on 7/15/24 at 8:24 am
and never started again.
Strange
Daniels returned the next week against South Carolina. Bennett detailed the behind-the-scenes process that led to Daniels scoring on his first two drives, while Bennett threw an interception with his first chance at leading the offense.
“We were gonna go two drives him, he was going to start the game, and then two drives me and we were just gonna figure it after that,” Bennett said. “And JT goes down and he scores on two drives and I’m freaking sitting on the sideline like ‘I gotta follow that?’ Like this was a good run.
“And then to make it worse, I’m pressing and not really thinking about the game or the team, I’m thinking how does Stetson do better than that, right? So I go out and promptly throw a pick, like the first play of the next drive.”
Georgia would go on to win the game 40-13. Daniels threw for 303 and 3 touchdowns, while Bennett was 1 for 3 with the aforementioned interception.
“I remember feeling like the most, just everybody in the stadium looking at me like ‘We let him play again. And then he did that.’ So I was like, ‘Now it’s over,’ Bennett said.
But it was not over. A week after playing South Carolina, the Bulldogs took on Vanderbilt. Georgia roared out to 35-0 first-quarter lead, with Daniels completing 9 of his 10 attempts for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniels did not come out for the second quarter. Bennett took over the offense and he wouldn’t end up relinquishing the role.
“What happened, I think, I haven’t talked to Kirby about it, we go to Vandy and we go up 28-0 in the first quarter. JT is lighting them up,” Bennett said. “Ladd (McConkey) catches a fade, Brock (Bowers) scores like four times that day. But then JT takes himself out after the first quarter and he never went back in. Like the whole season.
“So I don’t think he (Kirby) liked that. That JT kind of tapped out or was like ‘Hey, I’m not doing it.’ And then I played from then on. I don’t really remember having a talk like hey you’re gonna be the starter. I’m sure we did.”
Bennett started the next week against Arkansas and held the job for the final 10 games of the season. He finished the season throwing for 29 touchdowns and led the Bulldogs to their first national championship since 1980.
Daniels tired of bludgeoning Vandy...
Strange
Daniels returned the next week against South Carolina. Bennett detailed the behind-the-scenes process that led to Daniels scoring on his first two drives, while Bennett threw an interception with his first chance at leading the offense.
“We were gonna go two drives him, he was going to start the game, and then two drives me and we were just gonna figure it after that,” Bennett said. “And JT goes down and he scores on two drives and I’m freaking sitting on the sideline like ‘I gotta follow that?’ Like this was a good run.
“And then to make it worse, I’m pressing and not really thinking about the game or the team, I’m thinking how does Stetson do better than that, right? So I go out and promptly throw a pick, like the first play of the next drive.”
Georgia would go on to win the game 40-13. Daniels threw for 303 and 3 touchdowns, while Bennett was 1 for 3 with the aforementioned interception.
“I remember feeling like the most, just everybody in the stadium looking at me like ‘We let him play again. And then he did that.’ So I was like, ‘Now it’s over,’ Bennett said.
But it was not over. A week after playing South Carolina, the Bulldogs took on Vanderbilt. Georgia roared out to 35-0 first-quarter lead, with Daniels completing 9 of his 10 attempts for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniels did not come out for the second quarter. Bennett took over the offense and he wouldn’t end up relinquishing the role.
“What happened, I think, I haven’t talked to Kirby about it, we go to Vandy and we go up 28-0 in the first quarter. JT is lighting them up,” Bennett said. “Ladd (McConkey) catches a fade, Brock (Bowers) scores like four times that day. But then JT takes himself out after the first quarter and he never went back in. Like the whole season.
“So I don’t think he (Kirby) liked that. That JT kind of tapped out or was like ‘Hey, I’m not doing it.’ And then I played from then on. I don’t really remember having a talk like hey you’re gonna be the starter. I’m sure we did.”
Bennett started the next week against Arkansas and held the job for the final 10 games of the season. He finished the season throwing for 29 touchdowns and led the Bulldogs to their first national championship since 1980.
Daniels tired of bludgeoning Vandy...
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:06 am to koreandawg
that is a strange story
Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:15 am to koreandawg
Daniels was dealing with some injuries on and off early that season. He was visibly impacted against Clemson in week 1. I can’t remember the exact timeline, but I assume that had something to do with this.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:15 am to civiltiger07
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that is a strange story
True.
But QB is the position in college football most impacted by the mental side of the game and least impacted purely by physical talent.
Not sure what happened with Daniels in 2021, but given he never really got his crap together at any of his stops after UGA, it seems likely the mental side of things went south for him.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:23 am to koreandawg
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What happened, I think, I haven’t talked to Kirby about it,
so pure speculation, he doesn't actually know.
It was well documented that JT had several lingering injuries that season especially early on. He wasn't able to go the followin gweek against arkansas but stetson did just fine, and of ocurse we had an all-timer of a defense that year.
In all the blowouts we had over the next few weeks, JT obviously would have gone in had he been healthy enough to. And if people do somehow think "oh well he opted out and benched himself because he didn' want to play anymore", then how do you account for his behavior? He was the ultimate teammate, always smiling and supportin stetson on the sidelin, still at eveyr practice, never a cross word with anyone. If he was checked out he wouldn't have put in the time or effort or cared.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:48 am to WG_Dawg
This has been stated time and time again from people verified as having sources on the team.
Ron Courson cleared JT to play and JT wouldn't play. His parents got a second opinion and the Dr. told him to rest.
Courson is considered one of the best at his job in the country. Kirby wasn't thrilled with JT.
But man Stetson and Monken.
In 2020: Stetson we have five qbs and we can't rep all five, so yoiu're not getting reps.
in 2021: Stetson, Carson is the backup. There is no competition.
Gotta hand it to him for not quitting.
Ron Courson cleared JT to play and JT wouldn't play. His parents got a second opinion and the Dr. told him to rest.
Courson is considered one of the best at his job in the country. Kirby wasn't thrilled with JT.
But man Stetson and Monken.
In 2020: Stetson we have five qbs and we can't rep all five, so yoiu're not getting reps.
in 2021: Stetson, Carson is the backup. There is no competition.
Gotta hand it to him for not quitting.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:03 am to koreandawg
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Ron Courson cleared JT to play and JT wouldn't play. His parents got a second opinion and the Dr. told him to rest.
which is different than what's being painted in the OP. There have been *RUMORS* ,which none of us actually know and nobody likely ever will know for certani, that as you said JT's parents wanted an opinion from their own family doctor and that guy said not to play. That is wildly different than JT benching himself or "opting out" like some kind of diva. And it cetainly doesn't mean he "quit" as stated in the title.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:04 am to koreandawg
Did Stetson give that interview from his cardboard box under the overpass in LA?
I thought that drunk was broke and homeless already
I thought that drunk was broke and homeless already
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:07 am to koreandawg
Academic All American Stetson Bennett right?
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:08 am to Frac the world
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Did Stetson give that interview from his cardboard box under the overpass in LA?
I thought that drunk was broke and homeless already
He has already accomplished more in his 25 years than you will in your entire life.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:36 am to civiltiger07
There were a lot of rumors around Daniels the entire time he was at UGA about his family and their personal physician wanting to wait for him to start. Dude had the tools but may have had some unknown physical ailments, had something going on between the ears or was getting bad advice...whatever it was he was, at least at times. extremely talented but could not stay on the field. If its true he more or less removed himself from a game there aren't many coaches who are going to tolerate that, especially when someone is around who is capable of not losing games for you.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:45 am to WG_Dawg
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which is different than what's being painted in the OP. There have been *RUMORS* ,which none of us actually know and nobody likely ever will know for certani, that as you said JT's parents wanted an opinion from their own family doctor and that guy said not to play. That is wildly different than JT benching himself or "opting out" like some kind of diva. And it cetainly doesn't mean he "quit" as stated in the title.
Both could be true...if his family and their doctor told him he wasn't ready...and he very well may not have been, but UGA said he was it would be on him to play or not, no? He could still be the ultimate team mate and involved thinking when his people said he was good UGA would be good...but no one but Bennett had any idea that Bennett would prove as capable as he was and by the second or third game the chemistry was established.
Daniels was a helluva talent. At times he looked as much the part as any QB has ever. He was very young when he started at USC and suffered some pretty serious injuries. No one but a handful of people know the actual story but he was, at times, very good.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 10:46 am to Frac the world
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I thought that drunk was broke and homeless already
He's a multi-millionaire. He made a couple million in NIL while at UGA. He's still employed by the Rams who paid him a million dollars last year and will do the same if he makes the roster this year. He's competing with Dresser Winn for the 3rd string QB job. If you went "who?" when you heard that name, I did too. Winn was the QB for UT Martin and was briefly employed by the Edmonton Elks last year, but never saw the field. He lost out to Bennett in Rams camp last season.
Stetson might be drunk though. I'll give you that.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 11:10 am to AwgustaDawg
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Both could be true...if his family and their doctor told him he wasn't ready...and he very well may not have been, but UGA said he was it would be on him to play or not, no?
Well officially speaking, yes. But we don' know his family/home life situation. If his family doctor said no you can't play, and his parents told him "you aren't playing", then no I wouldn' expect him to say "frick you dad I'm playing anyway". Tough spot for a young man to be in.
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no one but Bennett had any idea that Bennett would prove as capable as he was and by the second or third game the chemistry was established.
Fully agree here. I think Stetson playing well helped to make it less of a pressin gmatter than it'd have been if JT"s replacement sucked.
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Daniels was a helluva talent. At times he looked as much the part as any QB has ever.
The only time he was legti fully healthy here was the back half of 2020 and he was incredible. He throws about the best deep ball as anyone I've seen in my time watching UGA.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:05 pm to Frac the world
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Did Stetson give that interview from his cardboard box under the overpass in LA? I thought that drunk was broke and homeless already
Your favorite team is Wyoming?
This post was edited on 7/15/24 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:07 pm to koreandawg
Post rehab stories from Bennett need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:13 pm to WG_Dawg
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The only time he was legti fully healthy here was the back half of 2020 and he was incredible. He throws about the best deep ball as anyone I've seen in my time watching UGA.
I agree. Would have like to have seen what he did in the NFL healthy. No way to know but his signing a year early with USC may have done him in....another year of conditioning and growth, who knows. Not sure he had any high school eligibility or not. Hope the best for him...he seemed to be a complete team player at UGA. It had to be tough to see Stetson do what Stetson did from Daniels POV.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:15 pm to WG_Dawg
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which is different than what's being painted in the OP. There have been *RUMORS* ,which none of us actually know and nobody likely ever will know for certani, that as you said JT's parents wanted an opinion from their own family doctor and that guy said not to play. That is wildly different than JT benching himself or "opting out" like some kind of diva. And it cetainly doesn't mean he "quit" as stated in the title.
Well, if we play your game we'd never know a darn thing about recruiting untl the player committed, flipped or portaled in or out.
Bottom line is this, JT never started again after that. It's a fact that someone close to the team was very upset with Kirby for not playing him after we were taken down in the SEC championship game. Said we were gonna lose a title so Kirby could prove his point. More than just a rumor about JT and Kirby and the coaching staff. If not, he would've played when he was healthy.
This post was edited on 7/15/24 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:17 pm to Smokeyone
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Post rehab stories from Bennett need to be taken with a grain of salt.
No doubt. Just like any football post you have made in your time on Earth.
Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:21 pm to Smokeyone
I still remember when smokeyone trashed Kirby before 2021 for having no qb depth, and then the backup qb leads the team to a national title as game MVP. It made his UGADS ever worse.
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