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I think a back field of tobias Oliver dontae Smith jameis griffen and TJ Yates would have looked alot like 2014Dontae too, He was in line to start at AB and would have been a great on.
I think a back field of tobias Oliver dontae Smith jameis griffen and TJ Yates would have looked alot like 2014Dontae too, He was in line to start at AB and would have been a great on.
He has a 6th covid year if he wants it, I do believe. That would be sweet if he could do that and wanted to.
Edit: Just checked and nope, he's done.
So do I. But it would have been Mason at BB. I was looking forward to that. So you think Tobias would have been an AB? Bold and defensible choice.I think a back field of tobias Oliver dontae Smith jameis griffen and TJ Yates would have looked alot like 2014
Jordan Yates. TJ played at UNC and is his uncle.I think a back field of tobias Oliver dontae Smith jameis griffen and TJ Yates would have looked alot like 2014
100%. I’ll expand upon my previous post to say Dontae Smith will be successful in life regardless of what GT alumni can do for him. But having us as a fallback (yes, even this rowdy bunch ) won’t hurt.And loyalty. I believe a young man like this will be successful, but yes, it's always good if someone can help "kickstart" the opportunities.
Me too, on all counts. But one thing I wish posters here didn’t do when I continuously called it out was try to diminish Dontae’s play on the field and simultaneously talk up a clearly inferior running back who was playing in front of him. No one here should ever make up some BS about Dontae being an inferior player to justify a clearly touchy situation that was more than pure football ability.I wish Dontae could have gotten 15 - 20 snaps a game from the start. I don't know - and probably never will - why that didn't happen. He was always one of my favorite players.
Oh mason would have been there thats for sure but masons year would have been tobias at QB if covid doesn't happen mason is probably gone after that to the league. Yates would get the start as a sophmore.So do I. But it would have been Mason at BB. I was looking forward to that. So you think Tobias would have been an AB? Bold and defensible choice.
True. As with most of the population, I'm forgetting the pandemic.Oh mason would have been there thats for sure but masons year would have been tobias at QB if covid doesn't happen mason is probably gone after that to the league. Yates would get the start as a sophmore.
There is a bit of a difference between spanish flu and covid but thats not a topic for this board but your right everyone was sort of in a haze for 3 years... we also had the worse coach in the history of football for that time.True. As with most of the population, I'm forgetting the pandemic.
Same thing happened with the post WW1 flu pandemic. Everybody wants to forget the disease, especially those who poo-pooed it while it killed over 1 million Americans. Ain't human nature wonderful?
I am one of the old dinosaurs that think coaches should evaluate ALL things when deciding on who plays. I think playing the best athlete/player wihout consideration of off field behavior, academics, etc. leads to the type of toxic culture that is often found at the football factories. I am not going to name any specifically but a few pop into my mind when I think of this type of program and culture.Let us all just please remember this situation when some here claim that college football coaches play the best players 100% of the time. Do they make decisions based on what they think is best for their program? Sure. But those decisions are sometimes mutually exclusive. Sometimes, what’s going on is more than what meets the eye.
Couldn’t agree more. I don’t expect the coach to play the best players. I expect the coach to play the players who give us the best chance to win. Sometimes there is a big difference, but when things are going right, they are one and the same.I am one of the old dinosaurs that think coaches should evaluate ALL things when deciding on who plays. I think playing the best athlete/player wihout consideration of off field behavior, academics, etc. leads to the type of toxic culture that is often found at the football factories. I am not going to name any specifically but a few pop into my mind when I think of this type of program and culture.
Do not infer that my comments in anyway reflect on Dontae and his situation. As many have already said, we do not know what happened and will never know. But back when we also had Gibbs and Mason, I thought that #4 was every bit their equal and if I am not mistaken, both are now getting paid(to play on Sundays. I think Gibbs was getting paid to play on Saturdays as well...I guess we are going to drop "getting paid" or "cashing checks" as a synonym for playing in the League. )
Please stop with the political slights. Many who poo-pooed pandemic topics had valid reasons, as has been demonstrated since.True. As with most of the population, I'm forgetting the pandemic.
Same thing happened with the post WW1 flu pandemic. Everybody wants to forget the disease, especially those who poo-pooed it while it killed over 1 million Americans. Ain't human nature wonderful?
His kind of perseverance is unusual today and should be noted, IMPO.He will forever be in my all time favorites. I just wish he could have touched the rock ealier and more often. It was a honor to have him.
LMAO i can't believe my brain did that,Jordan Yates. TJ played at UNC and is his uncle.
Agree with this. Always thought Smith was one of the best in the RB room, no matter which year.But back when we also had Gibbs and Mason, I thought that #4 was every bit their equal and if I am not mistaken, both are now getting paid(to play on Sundays.