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CU Guru [1083]
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This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 11:02 AM
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I have a friend who posted this on Facebook. I wasn’t alive during this time, but was he really considered a Heisman Canidate?
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Orange Blooded [3048]
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 11:05 AM
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He was, early on, in the mix.
It didn't last.
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 3:51 PM
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But they still touted him as viable candidate even after the Coot faithful saw that his favorite receivers were on the opposing team's defenses.
I remember most of us here at the time scratching our heads as to why they kept pushing him as a possible winner when his performance was not even close to a Heisman.
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 11:13 AM
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he wad waaaay too pixlelated to be a serious candidate
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 11:21 AM
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Just like every year, there are about 20-30 candidates.
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CU Medallion [64590]
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He was on some of the early lists...
May 12, 2020, 11:24 AM
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that also included 30 or 40 other players.
Was Toad ever a legitimate Heisman candidate? Absolutely not !!!
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110%er [5808]
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 11:32 AM
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Since his QB career didn’t go so good, at least he has a voice for radio. Wait, never mind.
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Legend [17786]
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Career Stats:
May 12, 2020, 11:51 AM
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Attempts: 1,350 Complete: 747 TDs: 49 INTs: 73
Heisman Stats, indeed
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Legend [16439]
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Maybe Rodney Williams should have won a Heisman***
May 12, 2020, 4:34 PM
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"OH MY GOODNESS!"***
May 13, 2020, 8:04 AM
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The only reason those stats even look that good is that he
May 13, 2020, 8:23 AM
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"only" threw 6 INTs his injury shortened senior season. For his first three seasons, he was averaging ~2 INTs per GAME. He got progressively WORSE every year from frosh to junior, as far as INTs and QB rating. Now THAT's cycling out!
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That was published when he was cycling in.
May 12, 2020, 12:14 PM
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But, within weeks, he cycled out.
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Re: That was published when he was cycling in.
May 12, 2020, 10:55 PM
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Toad took snaps on a unicycle. Winning!
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 1:29 PM
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Todd, you can't go through life fat, drunk and stupid...
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Let's just leave it at
May 12, 2020, 1:44 PM
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stupid.
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Like the career of a downhiller skiing the Matterhorn....***
May 12, 2020, 3:58 PM
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CU Medallion [65498]
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Not fake. Much like the Coots Nattys, it was a preseason
May 12, 2020, 4:26 PM
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issue. Once the real season started, reality quickly took hold.
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Re: Not fake. Much like the Coots Nattys, it was a preseason
May 12, 2020, 4:40 PM
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A Legend In His Mind, A Rumor in His Time!
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Only published in part of Columbia. VERY limited.***
May 12, 2020, 5:44 PM
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Yes, he was the GAMECOCKS Heisman candidate.
May 12, 2020, 6:08 PM
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Just nobody else's.
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 12, 2020, 10:53 PM
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There are places at Myrtle Beach where you can get your picture on a Wheaties box or various magazine covers.
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Athletic Dir [881]
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He had a good year the previous season
May 12, 2020, 11:19 PM
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The 87 loss to him was one of the most embarrassing of the 80s, up there with the loss to Reich. That's why I don't like him.
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 13, 2020, 7:52 AM
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He finished his stellar run as the Coot QB with more INTs than TDs .
That's hard to do , even if you're trying .
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Orange Blooded [2918]
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He's one of the many Gamecock pre-season Heisman favorites
May 13, 2020, 8:30 AM
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Every July they claim at least 1 or 2 of their players are clearly Heisman worthy. Usually by week 2 there's no more mention of it. I imagine Ellis was in the same boat.
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Re: This has to be fake, right?
May 13, 2020, 8:31 AM
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In my best Todd Ellis grunt...."ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
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Orange Blooded [2550]
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It was an episode of The Twilight Zone
May 13, 2020, 9:35 AM
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When reality and fantasy became all discombobulated. No offense cutigerbob®
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