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2017: You can't win a national title with a freshman quarterback
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:21 pm
Never been done
1980: You can't start a freshman at running back. Won't work.
Food for thought
1980: You can't start a freshman at running back. Won't work.
Food for thought
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:22 pm to MizzouTrue
Can I get a source for either of those statements?
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:23 pm to MizzouTrue
Bama almost did it last year.
I believe it’s more appropriate to say “you can’t win a national championship with a freshman pocket passer.”
The ability to run out of trouble masks a lot of shortcomings.
I believe it’s more appropriate to say “you can’t win a national championship with a freshman pocket passer.”
The ability to run out of trouble masks a lot of shortcomings.
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:24 pm to MizzouTrue
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Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:25 pm to Eli Goldfinger
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Bama almost did it last year.
That's true and Alabama and Hurts had a remarkable season.
But if some other team's fan had posted that "almost" the Gumps on this board would have come out like starving roaches for crumbs on the floor mocking the guy.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:26 pm to MizzouTrue
Coach Bryant used to have the general thought that each freshman you started was worth about one loss on your overall record.
Things have changed. Particularly the athletes.
Things have changed. Particularly the athletes.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:32 pm to MizzouTrue
Redshirt or true freshman?
Oklahoma had a true freshman QB in the 80's when they won.
Jameis Winston was a Redshirt Freshman in 2013.
Oklahoma had a true freshman QB in the 80's when they won.
Jameis Winston was a Redshirt Freshman in 2013.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:32 pm to MizzouTrue
Jamelle Holieway(sp) says hello. Only true freshman qb to win a national title.
ETA: CGSC beat me to it
ETA: CGSC beat me to it
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:32 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Coach Bryant used to have the general thought that each freshman you started was worth about one loss on your overall record.
Things have changed. Particularly the athletes.
Wow. I didn't know this. In fairness, it's still not a good idea to have too many freshmen starting for you.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:35 pm to MizzouTrue
Jamelle Holieway was a true freshman in 1985 when he ran the wishbone to a NC for OU
ETA: Dammit
ETA: Dammit
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:37 pm to DawgsLife
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Wow. I didn't know this. In fairness, it's still not a good idea to have too many freshmen starting for you.
This is still definitely true. To be fair, Coach Bryant spent most of his career coaching in an era that Freshmen weren’t even eligible to play. The NCAA didn’t grant eligibility to freshmen in football until 1972. Again, certainly a different era for coaching and especially the physical development of the athletes.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:41 pm to Tuscaloosa
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gain, certainly a different era for coaching and especially the physical development of the athletes.
Most on here do not realize how far training has come in the last 40-50 years. Weight training was not a high priority years ago. Certainly, in the 70's they lifted, but not to the degree they do today. A lot of the high schools in Georgia had just began lifting them in the mid 70's, and some did not at all.
Posted on 11/7/17 at 4:50 pm to Tuscaloosa
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To be fair, Coach Bryant spent most of his career coaching in an era that Freshmen weren’t even eligible to play.
Perhaps even more relevant...he coached in an era when great players didn't leave early for the draft. When everyone stays for their senior year, it rarely gives a freshman an opportunity.
This post was edited on 11/7/17 at 4:52 pm
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