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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKuon3s0D-o&list=PL51F595CC4761B55E
Here's some HD highlights. Remember, Vick lost 1 game as a starter. The national championship. That's it.
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Indeed.
I mean, I hope next year he turns out to be better than Vick. I'd love that.
But he's not really played, and so I just figured I'd give a little dig to all the Mark Leal die-hards calling for him last season :)
I hate Domi so much. I was just getting into hockey when he did that elbow to Neidermeyer. Never liked him after that
Thanks for the response. Guys washing is one thing, guess I was more worried about the program failing to fill its needs. Love these recruiting profiles by the way. It makes me feel much more connected to the team.
he's more of a slasher and a good defender than a shooter as far as I know
I think most of his childhood was in Detroit. His mom kept moving and bringing him with her from Detroit to Missouri and back and forth. I forget all the details but for those interested it says it in a documentary on Netflix about him called "Eminem AKA" I think,
The Heisman trophy is completely irrelevant to me. It's a team award that generally goes to the QB or RB of a BCS team. The fact that BC's back even made it in the top 5 is astounding, despite the fact that he easily had the talent and production to justify winning.
But my point is that Vick's athleticism at a time when no one else in football was using mobile QBs doesn't automatically give him the top spot in my mind. As far as I'm concerned, Tyrod was the better quarterback his senior year of college.
Let's not forget he was a Heisman Finalist (#2 or #3) his freshman year.
That was after another year and mostly because of his freak athleticism, which was unheardof for a QB at the time. Lots of reports said that Tyrod's height kept him down, cause he's got a very strong arm, great athleticism and was a very efficient passer. Pro prospects aside, I maintain that Senior Tyrod was a better QUARTERBACK (not athlete, especially considering the landscape of college football at Vick's time - teams just had no idea how to defend a mobile QB, it just didn't happen) than Freshman Vick.
THIS TIMES INFINITY ^^^^^^^
Uuuummmm.....Vick hands down!
Vick was the number 1 pick in the draft NO chance tyrod was better just no chance
Someone do this man a favor and get him the tape for every game Vick played in at tech...my favorite memories were waking up on Saturday mornings to watch him play. It was must see tv
Best. Thread. Ever.
I disagree. A good DBU is fast, talented, physical, and very good at the psychological game of getting in the opponent's head. You want your opponent to be as distracted as possible, one way or the other.
Why does Eminem keep saying he's from Detoit then?
Several talented guys (Manning, Dew, Aromire and others washing out, Cole getting hurt) basically meant that since Exum and Whitley were at safety, there has been no competition for the starters.
this is a silly topic....
NEXT!
OT: I learned this week that Eminem is from Missouri. I never knew that (granted, I wouldn't necessarily call myself a huge fan of his work). I don't now how many people knew that but I figured I would share. I work with a woman who lives in St. Joseph (she's a temporary transplant from another division of the company) and she said she used to wait on his grand mother when she worked at a restaurant. Turns out she's a huge...well I can't say the word here but you get the idea. A very difficult customer.
I thought that was interesting. Like I said, maybe I'm just really late to the party, but it's a bit of info I never knew and thought I would share since I just learned it.
Best as in how?
Biggest contribution to VTs image on the national stage? Vick the elder.
Most wins? Tyrod, though Vick had bigger wins and a better percentage -- but then again how much was due to surrounding talent?
Most likely to change the game? Vick, with Tyrod not too far behind. Anyone else is way behind these two
'Best' passer? You could argue Tyrod his senior year > Vick while at VT. Randal had some crazy games too though.
Who I'd want a clone of? Probably Tyrod. Vick leaned heavily on his athleticism, but the game has changed enough where he'd still be amazing, but that by itself probably wouldnt lead to a NC game like it did back then. Tyrod has the advantage of you knew he studied the game, worked hard on his mechanics on his own time (just imagine what he could have done with a competent QB coach and non-archaic offense) and was a great leader, esp his senior year.
For those commenting on Thomas's stats making him hard to leave out of the top, a lot of it has to do with the system he played in. Im not knocking him as a player as he is the QB we needed at the time, but as a starter he never attempted less than 391 passes, and averaged 407/yr and never had above a 7.7ypa. Tyrod only had more than 250 attempts once (his senior year) at 315 and had a 9.5 and 8.7 ypa - with a 37/10 TD/Int ratio his last 2 years. Basically my point is just going off pure yds/season etc does not really give an accurate picture of what was going on.
I like how you turned it up to 11
While they're at it, I say Congress needs to grill Snyder and his Organization with a hearing because VT never wins at FedEx Field. And that's just not fair! /sarc