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Posted on 11/9/18 at 7:21 am to bigDgator
Why is 1943 more affected than 42,44,45?
Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:35 am to Dawgsfan81
Whatever you draft dodging hippy.
And by the way, how is the salt from my tears hilarious? Salt is not funny. It tastes delicious. Get it right.
And by the way, how is the salt from my tears hilarious? Salt is not funny. It tastes delicious. Get it right.
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 11:46 am
Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:43 am to CrownTownHalo
I think this was the thick of the gearing up and mobilizing for the war. December ‘41 was Pearl Harbor and we attacked Japan in the Marshall Islands the next month, but D-Day wasn’t until June ‘44 so I would imagine we didn’t know how long we would be at war and everyone tried to throw freshman out there and keep a team together in ‘42. Why we played in ‘44 is a mystery to me.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:43 am to bigDgator
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You can pick and choose a story here and there, but the fact remains that your biggest victory over Florida ever is when our best were fighting and your best stayed behind. So congrat's on beating the Gators 75-0 while our best were doing the fighting overseas.
Except that there is nothing to support the notion that our "best" stayed behind. Trippi for example, since you mentioned him, played in the 1943 rose bowl and then returned in 1945.
Recognize any of the names on this list?
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Do you see anyone who lettered in 1943 that also lettered in 1942?
Hell, we played a game against Virginia Military Institute in 1943. You act like because you sat the season out it makes you somehow special. Are you seriously insinuating that when programs like VMI, Texas A&M and others still played that it was somehow unpatriotic? You can't possibly be that fricking dumb.
We took one of our worst losses to Tech that same season BECAUSE of the exact program I mentioned before, where they basically had top tier players from other top tier teams transfer into their special officer's training program. We took our lumps and you don't see anyone crying over it 75 years later...
You sat out because your school felt that it was better to not bother than to suck with less talent. So you basically quit instead of taking your lumps.
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When Georgia and Florida squared off in Jacksonville on November 7, the game was over by the first quarter and by halftime, it was total carnage. Butts could have called it off any time he wanted, but he kept pouring it on. Late in the fourth quarter Sinkwich and Trippi were still in the game pouring it on.
The final score was 75-0. Georgia went on to win a national championship.
Good. Let the hate flow through you. I thought reel was the only one who had a rage boner for this game.
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Florida went 3-7 with wins over Randolph-Macon, Auburn and Villanova.
I'll drink to that. Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:48 am to fibonaccisquared
What about ‘42? Everyone else had patchwork teams because their best was overseas while Georgia claimed a national title and Heisman trophy.
What is with all the hate and boner talk? I am not an Aggie.
What is with all the hate and boner talk? I am not an Aggie.
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Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:50 am to bigDgator
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What about ‘42? Everyone else had patchwork teams because their best was overseas while Georgia claimed a national title and Heisman trophy.
The men who played on those teams and later served when called on, some of whom gave their lives, do not deserve your disrespect. Football rivalries are fun, but being a dickhead about world war 2 heros is low, even for a gator.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 11:54 am to Dawgfanman
Well I have obviously struck a nerve with you that I didn’t intend. I am not disparaging any vets who fought for our country. I am however pissing all over your program for keeping those guys back an extra year in your ROTC program. It’s ok, you can separate yourself from your team you support and realize your honor is still intact. It’s going to be ok.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:09 pm to bigDgator
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What about ‘42? Everyone else had patchwork teams because their best was overseas
6/12 SEC teams ended the season ranked in the top 25, 4 were in the top 10...
Patchwork indeed...
This really is a pretty pathetic troll. Whatever it takes to make you feel great about your state's contribution to the war... Fortunately, the facts remain the same.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:18 pm to fibonaccisquared
I wouldn’t want to try and defend it either. Smart man.
Congrat's on the natty and heisman. By the way, why do they call your first every heisman trophy winner Flatfoot?
Congrat's on the natty and heisman. By the way, why do they call your first every heisman trophy winner Flatfoot?
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:21 pm to bigDgator
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I wouldn’t want to try and defend it either. Smart man.
So you admit that you can't read and/or don't understand facts.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:28 pm to theGarnetWay
We also played the Jacksonville Naval Air Station team in 1942.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:29 pm to fibonaccisquared
Just the fact that the Georgia football program thought it better to play football than fight for the country. I am sure coach Butts would be all for kneeling these days if he were around. Heisman trophy winner that can't pass a military physical. He can play in the NFL though.
He can play in the NFL though. Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:40 pm to GetCocky11
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18 is too young for the draft?
Until about the 1952-53 school year in Georgia, school was only 11 grades. You were a freshman in the 8th grade and a senior in the 11th. I have a great-aunt who was born in 1935. She was set to graduate in 1952, but the state changed it to 12 years of school for graduation, so she said eff that, and never went back.
So, it was pretty common in Ga. for 16 and 17 year olds to be incoming freshman during WWII.
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 11/9/18 at 12:51 pm to bigDgator
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Just the fact that the Georgia football program thought it better to play football than fight for the country.
So... you can't read. Congrats.
Look at the 1943 letter winners. Show me where those individuals were also on the 1942 team. That was your original premise, right? That because only certain teams played in 1943, that those schools lack patriotism?
Oh wait, I tanked that one for you, so then you tried to make excuses about how our 42 team was really the indicator, except half of the SEC finished the season ranked and 1/3 of the SEC finished ranked in the top 10. All of which were located in states that sent more soldiers to WWII than Florida, which was only ahead of South Carolina and Arkansas.
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I am sure coach Butts would be all for kneeling these days if he were around.
Hilarious... Perhaps taking a victory knee in the first quarter against Florida would have been better?
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Heisman trophy winner that can't pass a military physical. He can play in the NFL though.
The military makes the call on who they accept and reject. Flat feet during WWII were considered a rejectable "medical condition", largely due to the anticipated issues with sustained periods of marching and the foot mechanics required.
It had nothing to do with not being able to pass a physical you dipshit...
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… 1942 Heisman winner, Frank Sinkwich from Georgia, was in the Marine Corps when he won his Heisman, but he was discharged soon after due to flat feet. … Frank Sinkwich did not receive a trophy because wartime restrictions precluded the use of the metal necessary to create one. Therefore, Sinkwich and all other wartime winners received certificates to honor their accomplishments instead. Once the war was over and the restrictions were lifted, the actual trophies were created and given to the winners.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:04 pm to fibonaccisquared
Sinkwich joined the Military after his college career you shite for brains. He played in '41, '42, and '43.
Then he tried to join the military and failed the physical. This was after playing his junior year (1942) and senior year (1943). Then after 2 years in the NFL, he joined the military. What the frick? It's a miracle! His flat feet grew arches!! Hallelujah!!
Then he tried to join the military and failed the physical. This was after playing his junior year (1942) and senior year (1943). Then after 2 years in the NFL, he joined the military. What the frick? It's a miracle! His flat feet grew arches!! Hallelujah!!
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:33 pm to bigDgator
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He played in '41, '42, and '43.
Oh really?
Can you show me his stats from the 1943 season? I can't seem to find them...
Also, my quote came directly from the Heisman committee's website... maybe take it up with them?
Also, let's just throw out that he essentially went straight to the military after finishing up the 42 season...
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Georgia’s 9-0 victory over UCLA was sloppy. Sinkwich missed nearly the whole game with injured ankles, but Georgia coach Wally Butts inserted him into the game during the Bulldogs’ only touchdown drive, and Sinkwich plunged in for a 1-yard TD.
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Then he tried to join the military and failed the physical. This was after playing his junior year (1942) and senior year (1943).
After being discharged by the military, he was in the NFL in 1943... I understand numbers are hard for UF grads, but god damn...
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Sinkwich joined the Military after his college career you shite for brains.
So he was already in the Marines in April, discharged in September... minimum he was in the military for 5 months. We can likely assume it was longer than that based on the fact that he was awarded the Heisman while already in the Marines as well.
shite for brains indeed...
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Then after 2 years in the NFL, he joined the military. What the frick? It's a miracle! His flat feet grew arches!!
Hmm... discharged by the Marine Corps, re-attempts and joins the Air Force... almost like he figured he might not get approved through the same medical evals.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:33 pm to bigDgator
FYI, you should really stop while you're behind. You look like a buffoon. But by all means, it's fun for me.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:37 pm to fibonaccisquared
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Hmm... discharged by the Marine Corps, re-attempts and joins the Air Force... almost like he figured he might not get approved through the same medical evals.
Definitely sounds like a man who didn’t want to serve...trying twice and all.
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