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re: Worst QBs to win a national title
Posted on 7/25/24 at 11:57 am to SoonerKA1999
Posted on 7/25/24 at 11:57 am to SoonerKA1999
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Surprised Troy Smith from OhioSt. didn't show up here
they typically don't give Heismans to lousy players.
The fact that Troy got whooped in his final game and never did anythign in the pros doesn' negate that he was a great college QB.
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Posted on 7/25/24 at 12:00 pm to WG_Dawg
Yeah I made a mistake. He was on the team but wasn't the starter for their 2002 Natty. That's what I was thinking of. I totally forgot he won the Heisman in 2006. Still didn't think he was that stellar of a QB though.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 12:01 pm to SoonerKA1999
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2002 Natty. That's what I was thinking of.
oh yeah, the previously mentioened craig krenzel. Seems he's a popular answer for this question lol
Posted on 7/25/24 at 12:12 pm to Tigerroar73
Vince Young
Posted on 7/25/24 at 1:41 pm to faraway
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mcarron was solid. didn't have the focus to stay longer in the nfl. career backup isnt a bad thing.
Stay longer? AJ was on a NFL team last season. The guy has hung around the league for over a decade and made about $20 million. He had a brief shot at being the full time starter before they drafted Josh Allen in Buffalo, but got injured in the preseason and pretty much became a career backup....which is the best gig in the game. McCarron has probably one of the most decorated careers ever for a college QB...Heisman runner up, Maxwell Award and, most importantly, owner of 3 NC rings.
As far as Bama QBs that won a NC...Barker was definitely the worst QB in the year the NC was actually won, but by '94 he was a very good QB.
Jake Coker didn't do anything in the NFL, but he had one great college season when he won the NC...kinda like Joe Burrow did.
LOL
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:33 pm to Tigerroar73
I’m a UGA alum and the only correct answer is Buck Belue.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 3:38 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Way too much recency bias.
Yeah but I get that. Its hard to compare QBs this century to last
Posted on 7/25/24 at 4:04 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
quote:I agree. Offensive philosophy wasn’t half as developed either. Up until 20 years ago tons of teams still thought I formation was an optimal base offense. It’s hard to compare across eras
Way too much recency bias. Quarterbacks back in the day weren't required to do nearly as much. Go back and look at the stat lines from national championship quarterbacks 50 or 60 years.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 4:05 pm to Tigerroar73
Tee set an NCAA record that stood for eons.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 4:28 pm to Lizardman2
quote:If the thread title was Worst Wonderlic Scores of QBs to win a national title, you'd be correct.
Vince Young
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:13 pm to Imber
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You didn't even name the worst Alabama QB to win one.
He still hasn't. You can tell OP didn't start watching til about 10-15 years ago.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:14 pm to Chad4Bama
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Jake Coker didn't do anything in the NFL, but he had one great college season when he won the NC...kinda like Joe Burrow did.
Well Burrow made a Superbowl. Not sure Coker got a cup of coffee tbh.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 9:26 pm to theballguy
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Well Burrow made a Superbowl. Not sure Coker got a cup of coffee tbh.
It was a joke. Coker never made it out of training camp.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 4:27 am to BAMAneck
McElroy was 10x better than Jay Barker. I think he threw 3 interceptions in the Miami game. I know it was at least 2. Was not accurate on the long ball. McElroy was.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 4:35 am to uaslick
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McElroy was 10x better than Jay Barker. I think he threw 3 interceptions in the Miami game. I know it was at least 2. Was not accurate on the long ball. McElroy was.
BAMA vs Texas 2009
Greg McElroy - 6-11, 58 yards.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 5:40 am to Tigerroar73
Buck Belue
Posted on 7/26/24 at 6:29 am to Che Boludo
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Barker was the worst NC winning QB at Bama to win
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:22 am to Bham4Tide
They are not the worst QBs. They were good solid college players, but not NFL quality.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:47 am to Tigerroar73
I hate to ay this because I loved the guy but Matt Mauck has to be way up there. He won the NC in 2003 after a failed baseball career and was then drafted in the 7th round.He played 2 games for Tennessee and was traded to San Diego and was on their practice squad one season.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:04 am to WG_Dawg
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they typically don't give Heismans to lousy players. The fact that Troy got whooped in his final game and never did anythign in the pros doesn' negate that he was a great college QB.
No but he is in the running for most underwhelming heisman trophy winner in the modern era.
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