Nico's physical stature reminds me of ..........

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OneManGang said:
"The two most popular men on campus are the backup quarterback and the next head coach." - Douglas Adair Dickey
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Think what the decade of the 70's would have been for Tennessee Football had Dickey not gone back to Florida. Or, if we had hired Johnny Majors in '69 instead of 28 year old Bill Battle. Dickey had beaten the Bear 3 years in a row, and the roster was loaded for Battle. I believe Majors would have sustained that success.
 
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OffTackleVol said:
Think what the decade of the 70's would have been for Tennessee Football had Dickey not gone back to Florida. Or, if we had hired Johnny Majors in '69 instead of 28 year old Bill Battle. Dickey had beaten the Bear 3 years in a row, and the roster was loaded for Battle. I believe Majors would have sustained that success.
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Memories: 1965 UT Football Team, Coach Bill Majors - Chattanoogan.com

Today, Bill Majors’ family can only speculate as to what he might have accomplished, had he lived longer. His younger brother, Larry, thinks he could have been a college head coach if he had desired.
“In my opinion, when Doug Dickey went to Florida (after the 1969 season), they would have given the job to Bill,” he said over the telephone from his home in Estill Springs, Tenn. Instead, Bill Battle, who was hired for the 1966 season to replace one of the deceased coaches, ended up becoming the head coach.
 
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WillisWG said:
Memories: 1965 UT Football Team, Coach Bill Majors - Chattanoogan.com

Today, Bill Majors’ family can only speculate as to what he might have accomplished, had he lived longer. His younger brother, Larry, thinks he could have been a college head coach if he had desired.
“In my opinion, when Doug Dickey went to Florida (after the 1969 season), they would have given the job to Bill,” he said over the telephone from his home in Estill Springs, Tenn. Instead, Bill Battle, who was hired for the 1966 season to replace one of the deceased coaches, ended up becoming the head coach.
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I worked across the hall from Larry Majors for 6-7 years. Great guy, great personality. Yep, I heard the same opinion from Larry that Bill would have been the head coach after Dickey. I guess you know that Larry passed a couple weeks ago?
 
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OffTackleVol said:
Tony Robinson. Think what T-Rob would have done in this offense.
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Exactly and an arm that works like a slingshot, only more accurate, we can only hope he graces a cover of Sports Illustrated within 40 years of T Rob's version of The Yennessee Waltz
 
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madbamahater said:
Literally would have been unstoppable because he had the biggest arm I've ever seen until Milton.....Robinson could absolutely fling the ball....
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I have seen both play Robinson had a cannon and no doubt the second strongest arm. Milton can throw it further but not by a lot. I have never seen anybody that can throw it further than Joe. Not that it is the main thing, slot more things go into being a quarterback. But Milton has the strongest arm I have ever seen in my opinion GBO
 
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Woodlawn VOL said:
I have seen both play Robinson had a cannon and no doubt the second strongest arm. Milton can throw it further but not by a lot. I have never seen anybody that can throw it further than Joe. Not that it is the main thing, slot more things go into being a quarterback. But Milton has the strongest arm I have ever seen in my opinion GBO
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Having seen both play as well, I tend to agree. To achieve roughly the same distance, the trajectory of Tony's bombs tended to have a bit more of a rainbow arc, as best I recall. I would say, however, that Shuler's arm strength should not be omitted from the discussion. He most definitely had a "high, hard fast ball." However, I don't recall him attempting as many "from-one-zip code-to-another" bombs as Robinson or Milton.
 
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OneManGang said:
Joe Milton is and will be Tennessee's starting quarterback for the 2023 season, ergo, Nico is the backup. Context.
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You may be right ... but I would counsel against putting any money on it.
FWIW ... Tony ... who was incredibly talented ... with these notes ... he came in behind Cockrell (So) and behind Aiello (Jr) and Dickey (So).
He came in with 3? other QBs and quickly convinced the others to re-evaluate their role ... Davis went to DB, Clickscales moved over to WR and Norton eventually departed for Oregon (I think).
Robinson did become the backup to Cockrell who was an athlete who was actually a baseball player. So, you could say, that Robinson, who was uber talented, could not overtake an experienced 1st baseman.
I only mention this to indicate that experience most often trumps raw talent. As proof of Robinson's talent ... as a freshman he could accurately throw a football 100 years and hit the goal post! But he still did not beat out Cockrell!!! In no way am I minimizing Nico's talent - I am expecting him to get others to move aside ... some to other positions and some to other teams, but even with that movement, I do not see him starting in the fall ... unless some other drama occurs. We should have a fuzzy picture before spring practice and a clearer picture after spring practice .... but the final truth will not be known until we tee it up in September.
 
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Tony Robinson could run the QB draw better than anyone I ever saw. He'd drop back and hesitate just long enough to let the LBs clear out and then just like that he would be fifteen yards down field. I always thought if you wanted to teach the QB draw, just show them film on T.R.
 
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Saw Tony play at the orange and white game about 7/8 years ago at halftime ( maybe flag game). Told my wife then he was the best qb on the field that day
 
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QCD61 said:
Tony Robinson could run the QB draw better than anyone I ever saw. He'd drop back and hesitate just long enough to let the LBs clear out and then just like that he would be fifteen yards down field. I always thought if you wanted to teach the QB draw, just show them film on T.R.
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The old artful dodger was pretty close
 
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