Only the 8th all time!

[Chilmonty]

Just saw on UTSports an article that said Dobbs will be only the 8th True Freshman to start at QB in the entire history of UT football!

That is hard to believe when you realize UT has been playing 122 years!!

Kinda puts our recruiting over the last few years in perspective! Yikes!

Please Mr Dobbs, give all the doubters a giant Shatburger to eat! :rock:


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[Phil-A-Man Jaro]

Freshmen couldn't play for a long time. Think that changed around 1980?

 

[rockytop114]

thats kewl ... i read about this in the other 8 Dobbs threads.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Just saw on UTSports an article that said Dobbs will be only the 8th True Freshman to start at QB in the entire history of UT football!

That is hard to believe when you realize UT has been playing 122 years!!

Kinda puts our recruiting over the last few years in perspective! Yikes!

Please Mr Dobbs, give all the doubters a giant Shatburger to eat! :rock:


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I think for a long time, freshman weren't allowed to play, Marshall had to get that changed after their plane crash in order to keep the team going. Atleast thats how the movie made it sound.

 

[vtvol98]

The NCAA has only allowed freshman to play since 1972. 8 in 41 years is once every 5 years or so. Not a bad average actually.


What year did the NCAA allow freshmen to play?

 

[KingtUT]

thats kewl ... i read about this in the other 8 Dobbs threads.

Watch out for the all mighty thread police!

 

[Chilmonty]

Did not know that, and knowing is half the battle!

Still only 8 in 30+ years.


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[Rocky-Top 10EC]

Did not know that, and knowing is half the battle!

Still only 8 in 30+ years.


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You sir are a real American hero

 

[macrovol]

Freshmen were allowed to play back in the early years. I'm not sure how long they had been in eligible prior to 1972.

 

[DazzleVol]

Did not know that, and knowing is half the battle!

Still only 8 in 30+ years.


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[TNVolunteerGrad]

The NCAA has only allowed freshman to play since 1972. 8 in 41 years is once every 5 years or so. Not a bad average actually.


What year did the NCAA allow freshmen to play?

Facts. You bring them.

 

[BanditVol]

"only" the 8th. What is your point?

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

"only" the 8th. What is your point?

Could imply that either we are so thin at qb no other option other than taking a chance on a freshmen qb. Or the perspective that most of us take is the other 7 had success so why not the 8th?

 

[Big Ugly Vol]

Am I the only one belly laughing over the pie chart? Best thing I have seen in a while. (Women of threads not included)

 

[#JuanVol]

The NCAA has only allowed freshman to play since 1972. 8 in 41 years is once every 5 years or so. Not a bad average actually.


What year did the NCAA allow freshmen to play?

but Dobbs is the 3rd since 2010

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

but Dobbs is the 3rd since 2010

5th since 04. Only 3 between '72-'03 and one of those was Peyton.

 

[#JuanVol]

5th since 04. Only 3 between '72-'03 and one of those was Peyton.

Ainge & Brent Schaeffer??

 

[Orangedogsrule]

The NCAA has only allowed freshman to play since 1972. 8 in 41 years is once every 5 years or so. Not a bad average actually.


What year did the NCAA allow freshmen to play?

Article says freshmen were allowed in early years a during th WW's and Korea. We'd have to check with someone it UT Athletics history to find out the truth.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Ainge & Brent Schaeffer??

Yeah

 

[GAVol]

Dobbs, Bray, Ainge, Scheaffer, Clausen, Suggs, Manning, Stewart. Is that right?

Kind of hard to believe it didn't happen prior to 1994. The period between Condredge Holloway and Andy Kelly wasn't exactly filled with QB legends. We spent about a 12-15 years holding our breath every time somebody dropped back to pass.

 

[oregonvol]

Dobbs, Bray, Ainge, Scheaffer, Clausen, Suggs, Manning, Stewart. Is that right?

Kind of hard to believe it didn't happen prior to 1994. The period between Condredge Holloway and Andy Kelly wasn't exactly filled with QB legends. We spent about a 12-15 years holding our breath every time somebody dropped back to pass.

Stewart never started a game. You're missing Worley.

 

[GAVol]

Stewart never started a game. You're missing Worley.

That's right. Good catch.

 

[Chilmonty]

lol: Pie chart made my side hurt!!



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[BigOrangeTrain]

thats kewl ... i read about this in the other 8 Dobbs threads.

Yet for some reason you posted in this Dobbs thread. You must be proud of yourself.

 

[DougVol]

Dobbs, Bray, Ainge, Scheaffer, Clausen, Suggs, Manning, Stewart. Is that right?

Kind of hard to believe it didn't happen prior to 1994. The period between Condredge Holloway and Andy Kelly wasn't exactly filled with QB legends. We spent about a 12-15 years holding our breath every time somebody dropped back to pass.

Andy was a baller! WTH! Oops in Between