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Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 2:06 PM
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looks like they're stretching to even find their last QB worth mentioning.
Thoughts From A Gamecock: Watson And Tanneyhill
by Merrick Harding 47m ago
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Make no mistake about it, Deshaun Watson has earned all of the praise he has gotten and then some. As much as it pains me to say this, his performance against South Carolina was amazing, considering what he was battling through. I have the upmost respect for that young man.
Now as far as upstate media thats a completely different story.
Im sure many of you much like myself saw the “Tater” medical miracle of the century reported close to midnight on the Sunday following the GT game. I cannot lie,
I honestly laughed as Clemson fans rejoiced. I found something about it rather comical but im getting off Subject.
Watson did put up mind blowing numbers in the four starts he won and you had to be impressed but then something happened that I still continue to find extremely overzealous. Heisman and National Title Chatter???? Whoa!!!!
Lets slow down just a bit.
As I admitted earlier, he is extremely talented but 4-1 as a starter and 2 early exits against the best two defenses he faced that season are enough of a reason for any rational human being to say “Umm Already?”.
Thinking about this made me think back 23 years ago about another freshman who set the world on fire. Not so much from a stat perspective but more so from a game managment one. And that freshman was Steve Taneyhill.
I will never forget 2 days before the Miss State game who happened to be undefeated and ranked 10th nationally at the time. Taneyhill made the statement, we will not lose another game! Now thats bold. But when you’re 0-5 and everything points to 0-11 THATS VERY BOLD!!!! Many would say delusional. But for what its worth, he almost pulled it. SC finished the year 5-6 with 2 wins over top ten programs along with a win over Clemson in the litter box. LSU Plays in Death Valley for those who wonder.
Now for any Clemson faithful who just so happen to be reading this and thinking I’m nuts. Then my job is done. I am merely comparing freshman seasons and not a entire body of work. As far as stats go, It’s Watson no contest. When it comes to heart, I would say thats neck and neck.
I take nothing away from Watson’s determination to play against and defeat my Gamecocks. I tip my cap to that. But when it comes to wins against giants, Taneyhill blows him out of the water.
Its painfully obvious to everyone that Watson had more weapons at his disposal than Taneyhill. And while Watson’s numbers are impressive, they came against teams with subpar defense and unranked.
Taneyhill managed to slay two top ten teams with an offense that finally jelled just enough to get the job done and he did it with his back against the wall. Im not saying one is better than the other. But I will say one clearly had a better freshman season and didnt need inflated stats to prove that point.
http://garnetandcocky.com/2015/08/13/thoughts-from-a-gamecock-watson-and-tanneyhill/
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are you asking for donations of toilet paper at this point?***
Aug 13, 2015, 2:24 PM
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'upmost' respect?***
Aug 13, 2015, 2:27 PM
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Re: 'upmost' respect?***
Aug 13, 2015, 2:41 PM
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Old lady Tanneyhill's been drinking again ...and she's found the computer.
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To his defense...
Aug 13, 2015, 4:23 PM
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That was a "mute" point.
~JKB
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 2:49 PM
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That's actually a pretty good post. Never heard the litter box reference to Death Valley but it's funny and a little accurate since DV normally contains the Tigers and a bunch of turds. What he says about DW and good teams is wrong as DW only had 1 bad quarter against Louisville. Against everyone else he looked pretty unstoppable. Correct that and If his last sentence would have read "and had the inflated stats to prove that point." It would have been near perfection.
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 3:11 PM
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It's really quite simple: there is no comparison between T'hill and DW. None. Whatsoever.
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 3:14 PM
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Yeah if Watson stats were inflated against the University of North Carolina, I can't wait to see how much they will baloon with the juggernaut of a quarterback that South Carolina will field in 3 weeks. Lmfao
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LOL @Steve "the mullet" Tanneyhill. What a joke he was.***
Aug 13, 2015, 4:08 PM
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More like Benny Hill..................***
Aug 13, 2015, 4:26 PM
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This May Be The Dumbest ### Thing I've Ever Read***
Aug 13, 2015, 4:55 PM
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 5:03 PM
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"...while Watson’s numbers are impressive, they came against teams with subpar defense and unranked."
Teams like
@ #12 UGA: 2-4, 59yds, 1td; his rushing stats aren't great due to poor protection & good pass rush
@ #1 FSU: 19-28, 266yds passing; 12-36, 1td rushing
@ #22 GT: 4-6, 21yds passing; 7-40yds rushing (Injured)
Yes, he picked apart lesser teams (SC St, UNC, NC St, and USuCk), and had a rough start to UL who as I recall had a top 5 defense last year. That said, these numbers against some pretty tough competition (all on the road mind you) is pretty impressive for a true freshman imo. I still think we would have won all three of those games had we started Watson, and he hadn't gotten hurt. We'll never know of course, but the kid is a baller.
Disclaimer: I was 3 years old during Tannyhill's season he is referring to, so I can't really comment on that solid 5-6 season they had.
Message was edited by: CU13®
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 5:33 PM
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12-36 vs FSU doesn't seem right.
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 5:39 PM
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He also threw a TD to Seck in the FSU game .
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"As far as stats go, It’s Watson no contest. When it..."
Aug 13, 2015, 5:52 PM
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...comes to heart, I would say thats neck and neck."
Not trying to be insensitive, but that's a paraphrase of one of the Special Olympics mottos.
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I find him to be a rather large dumb@ss. Don't gift the clicks and comments he desperately begs for
Aug 13, 2015, 6:08 PM
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Like giving a homeless person who asks you flat out for money to buy him crack for the week ahead.
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What is this coot trash?
Aug 13, 2015, 9:46 PM
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Get this #### outta here.
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 13, 2015, 10:05 PM
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So he doesn't have the heart but he played on a torn Achilles and shredded the lamecocks D?
This guy is a dayum idiot. This may be one of the dumbest coots I've ever seen. Whoever is continuing that gene pool isn't doing humanity any favors.
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I'm sorry......
Aug 13, 2015, 11:20 PM
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The Cockroach sounds worse than the litter box........
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Re: Coot article - Watson vs. Tannyhill ??
Aug 14, 2015, 7:34 AM
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I can't stop laughing. They must be really bad this year.
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