'15 TX QB Quinten Dormady (UT Commit 6/9/14)

[SSVol]

I thought the 'almost' part was pretty clear.

Just wish VN could have retained some of the thankful humility. We're sounding more like Bammers every day...

 

[Tux]

Once again, not doubting his athletic ability here. I'm ecstatic to have him on board as our qb, and prefer him over Gibson. I'm only saying that I don't agree with the whole baseball argument.

It is obvious that you have never played it or been around the game at a higher level. It takes a lot of athletic ability.

 

[Tux]

Long Toss improves your arm strength and accuracy. Playing the outfield or any position but first requires athleticism because they gotta run the ball down.

There are so many small athletic details that baseball players at higher levels incorporate into their game to be successful that the average fan does not see or understand.

Getting your lead and jump on a steal attempt requires timing and acceleration. Playing the outfield requires getting a jump in the ball, which requires timing, speed, and quickness.You have to round off your approach to get the ball on balls hit to the outfield to position yourself to make a throw an then put in your crow hop on the throw. Outfielders just don't stand around picking their nuts.

Infielders are constantly in motion and have to accelerate to get the ball, have to charge the ball and use their arms to make plays at crazy angles. Baseball is a very athletic sport. Some here want o act like baseball players sit on their butts and make constant left turns in their car for 200 laps.

 

[Dudleys87]

Can he run?

 

[Tux]

Read the thread Dudley, then tell us what Nell and Steed think.

 

[Burger]

There are so many small athletic details that baseball players at higher levels incorporate into their game to be successful that the average fan does not see or understand.

Getting your lead and jump on a steal attempt requires timing and acceleration. Playing the outfield requires getting a jump in the ball, which requires timing, speed, and quickness.You have to round off your approach to get the ball on balls hit to the outfield to position yourself to make a throw an then put in your crow hop on the throw. Outfielders just don't stand around picking their nuts.

Infielders are constantly in motion and have to accelerate to get the ball, have to charge the ball and use their arms to make plays at crazy angles. Baseball is a very athletic sport. Some here want o act like baseball players sit on their butts and make constant left turns in their car for 200 laps.

Correct. This is a great explaination. In addition baseball requires focus + mental toughness because you get in bad slumps and terrible things happen. Players have to shake it off and try again.

 

[AllVolinGA]

I am very happy Dormady chose to be a Vol. This young man can play. I have spent the last twenty years of my life coaching high school football, and he is the real deal. It's not often a kid who only has sophomore film to show gets the type of offers QD got. His job is to complete the passes, get the ball to the RB's, and take the easy yards the defense gives him. I feel very confident he can do it. I for one am very glad he is a Vol and not a bammer. JM2£.

 

[Tux]

Correct. This is a great explaination. In addition baseball requires focus + mental toughness because you get in bad slumps and terrible things happen. Players have to shake it off and try again.

Baseball is a game of individual match ups with in a team game. A real fans loves the game because they understand that the game flows.

 

[Tux]

Dormady is going to have a nice career at UT delivering strikes to Torrance Gibson on curls, skinny posts, smash routes, deep ins, etc….

 

[Burger]

Baseball is a game of individual match ups with in a team game. A real fans loves the game because they understand that the game flows.

I agree. I love it for many reasons also.

 

[RetardedElf]

Baseball is a game of individual match ups with in a team game. A real fans loves the game because they understand that the game flows.

While I don't disagree, that is true of every team sport

 

[volgirl99]

Scientifically speaking, the hardest thing to do athletically is to hit a major league fastball. Let's see you try to hit a major league fastball, steal a base, or make a throw to the plate.

I have read some bravo sierra before, but your rendition takes the biggest and stinkiest cow pile.

Quinten Dormady is a quarterback. He is very athletic and very coordinated. He throws a good ball with a lot of velocity and is charged with making good decisions in delivering the football either by handing the ball off or throwing the football. He has done it his entire football life and is a very good fit for the UT football zone read offense. We do not run the read option. It is the zone read.

Actually, the show Sports Science had a competition between baseball and softball and which was harder to hit. They concluded that a softball was the hardest thing to hit in sports. The episode is probably somewhere on the internet still.

 

[Burger]

Actually, the show Sports Science had a competition between baseball and softball and which was harder to hit. They concluded that a softball was the hardest thing to hit in sports. The episode is probably somewhere on the internet still.

I can see that. They have risers and sinkers. I watched Jennie Finch embarrass MLB players on a weekly basis. Sean Casey was the only one to manage to foul it off.

 

[volgirl99]

Man...I almost miss the days when we were pathetic. We spent far less time hyper analyzing the 4* QBs that chose us...and were way more appreciative when they did. VN has made the journey from chunky girl to high maintenance beauty surprisingly quickly...

 

[RetardedElf]

Man...I almost miss the days when we were pathetic. We spent far less time hyper analyzing the 4* QBs that chose us...and were way more appreciative when they did. VN has made the journey from chunky girl to high maintenance beauty surprisingly quickly...

I can assure you my liver does not miss those days at all. It's hoping for a break this season

 

[Dudleys87]

Man...I almost miss the days when
we were pathetic. We spent far less time hyper analyzing the 4* QBs that chose us...and were way more appreciative when they did. VN has made the journey from chunky girl to high maintenance beauty surprisingly quickly...

I really want to respond to that but I have no idea what you just said.

 

[volgirl99]

I can see that. They have risers and sinkers. I watched Jennie Finch embarrass MLB players on a weekly basis. Sean Casey was the only one to manage to foul it off.

Yep. As a former college softball player I can attest to how hard it is to try and hit a rise ball or even a screw ball. Jennie Finch is my hero and one of the best to ever play the game.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Gibson is going to have a nice career at UT delivering strikes to Preston Williams on curls, skinny posts, smash routes, deep ins, etc….

Fyp for ya

 

[Burger]

Yep. As a former college softball player I can attest to how hard it is to try and hit a rise ball or even a screw ball. Jennie Finch is my hero and one of the best to ever play the game.

I have unlimited respect for the game of softball. It's a lot faster in pace. I loved watching Jennie pitch when I was a kid.
I would hate to try to hit a softball pitcher.

 

[Burger]

I really want to respond to that but I have no idea what you just said.

"Pigs get greedy, and hogs get slaughtered."

- Mark Cuban

 

[Volosaurus rex]

I can see that. They have risers and sinkers. I watched Jennie Finch embarrass MLB players on a weekly basis. Sean Casey was the only one to manage to foul it off.

Eddie Feigner accomplished much the same thing decades earlier. "Feigner's meticulous records claim 9,743 victories, 141,517 strikeouts, 930 no-hitters and 238 perfect games. The Washington Post described him as "the greatest softball pitcher who ever lived."

On February 18, 1967, Feigner appeared in a celebrity charity softball game against many Major League players. In the game Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row" (Eddie Feigner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

I wonder, however, what the perception of softball pitchers would be vis-à-vis their baseball counterparts if softball pitchers were moved back to 60 feet, 6 inches or if major league baseball pitchers threw from 46 feet. The difference in reaction time contributes significantly to the difficulty of hitting against elite softball pitchers.

 

[Burger]

Eddie Feigner accomplished much the same thing decades earlier. "Feigner's meticulous records claim 9,743 victories, 141,517 strikeouts, 930 no-hitters and 238 perfect games. The Washington Post described him as "the greatest softball pitcher who ever lived."

On February 18, 1967, Feigner appeared in a celebrity charity softball game against many Major League players. In the game Feigner struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row" (Eddie Feigner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

I wonder, however, what the perception of softball pitchers would be vis-à-vis their baseball counterparts if softball pitchers were moved back to 60 feet, 6 inches or if major league baseball pitchers threw from 46 feet. The difference in reaction time contributes significantly to the difficulty of hitting against elite softball pitchers.

Aroldis Chapman throwing from 46 feet is a death sentence! Did you ever see that king of the episode with the Ace and his jewels?

 

[Volosaurus rex]

There are so many small athletic details that baseball players at higher levels incorporate into their game to be successful that the average fan does not see or understand.

Getting your lead and jump on a steal attempt requires timing and acceleration. Playing the outfield requires getting a jump in the ball, which requires timing, speed, and quickness.You have to round off your approach to get the ball on balls hit to the outfield to position yourself to make a throw an then put in your crow hop on the throw. Outfielders just don't stand around picking their nuts.

Infielders are constantly in motion and have to accelerate to get the ball, have to charge the ball and use their arms to make plays at crazy angles. Baseball is a very athletic sport. Some here want o act like baseball players sit on their butts and make constant left turns in their car for 200 laps.

For anyone who would challenge the athletic ability required to play baseball at an elite level, I would suggest simply that they watch "The Catch" made by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series (Willie Mays the Catch - YouTube) or, even more impressively, watch film clips of Roberto Clemente field a ball hit in the right field corner, make a 360-degree pivot and fire a frozen rope to third in time to nail the runner, all done in one smooth, virtually unbroken motion.

 

[Burger]

For anyone who would challenge the athletic ability required to play baseball at an elite level, I would suggest simply that they watch "The Catch" made by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series (Willie Mays the Catch - YouTube) or, even more impressively, watch film clips of Roberto Clemente field a ball hit in the right field corner, make a 360-degree pivot and fire a frozen rope to third in time to nail the runner, all done in one smooth, virtually unbroken motion.

Watch Cespedes' throw from left field to home on the spot from Tuesday night also. That was the best throw I've ever seen.

 

[LotteryPick]

Watch Cespedes' throw from left field to home on the spot from Tuesday night also. That was the best throw I've ever seen.

Certainly ranks up there.