Cruzcontrol75

November 19th, 2022 at 10:43 PM ^

Just like Corum, he felt the pain and dropped the ball during the play.  SC scooped and scored but they blew the play dead.  Hope Hooker is ok but he had a noticeable limp coming out of the tent.

befuggled

November 20th, 2022 at 10:07 AM ^

It's really more of a "best skill player on leading national title contender" award. In recent years, though, that's generally been the quarterback.

But not always. Look at the non-QB winners in the last couple of decades: Devonta Smith, Derrick Henry and Mark Ingram II. They all played for Alabama teams which won either the playoffs or the BCS championship.

I think it's possible to win the Heisman as a non-QB on a team that isn't contending for the national title, but you have to have absolutely monster stats and get lucky with your competition. Larry Fitzgerald had the stats but still came in second to Jason White in 2003 (even though Oklahoma lost in the Big 12 championship game). If Fitzgerald had stayed past his sophomore year and had similar stats I think he could have beaten out Leinart in 2004--but it would have been close.

MgoBlueprint

November 19th, 2022 at 11:14 PM ^

4/8 108 yards and a td.

Started off 2/2,

followed by a drop by a wide open receiver.

Two long misses

gorgeous deep dime while rolling left.

absolute dime in the back corner of the end zone for his TD.

season stats:

23/33 (69.7%) 573 yds 6 tds 0 ints. QBR is 298.2 this year which is up from 113.1 last year and 124.6 in 2020.

He looks very good this season. His biggest improvement has been on his deep ball accuracy. 24.9 ypc and 17.4 ypa bear that out. 
 

 

 

Cruzcontrol75

November 20th, 2022 at 2:52 AM ^

WTH I’m up at 0200.  I just looked this up.  Before last night(out of necessity) what appearances in meaningful games has Joe had???

wk 1 Vols 59 BallzTaint 10

JM 8/9 for 113 and TD 

fun fact Ballz D is in the bottom half of MAC just ahead of BGSU, Akron, Kent St & OhioU

wk 2 Vols 34 Pitt 27 OT

JM DNP

WK 3 Vols 63 Akron 6

JM 4/5 112 2 TD against that Vaunted Zips D

wk 4 Vols beat FL

JM DNP

wk 5 Bye

wk 6 Vols 40 LSU 13

JM DNP

wk 7 Vols 52 Bama 49

JM 0/1

wk 8 Vols 65 Tennessee Martin 24

JM 4/5 135 1TD

wk 9 Vols 44 UK 6

JM DNP

wk 10 Vols 13 UGA 27

JM DNP

wk 11 Vols 66 Mizzou 24

JM 3/3 105 1TD

So in game action where the opponent was not clearly overmatched and throttled into submission, Joe Milton is a HUGE, get ready for this stat, ZERO for ONE prior to the garbage time last night.  He should be in the Heisman race with that QBR ypa ypc thx zcu jla   

 

 

njvictor

November 20th, 2022 at 8:55 AM ^

There was a lot of Tennessee hopium on Twitter last week, but he's still the same player he was. Can he throw a rocket at a wide open receiver? Absolutely. Can he put any touch on a pass, go through his progressions, or read a defense? Absolutely not

MgoBlueprint

November 20th, 2022 at 3:14 PM ^

Regardless of the competition, have we seen a QB on our roster complete even one of these passes this year?

Stevie Wonder can see the touch. Don't read the comments on the video

3/3 for 105 against a top 20 defense. 

Here's another one

 

He read through his progressions last night. That's that was a big thing that I noticed on an overthrow. The inside receiver looked open, the safety came down after disguising and he moved on to the boundary receiver when the safety bit on the inside receiver. 

 

UT fans have been encouraged by his improvement. 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ockytop/comments/ykbxhg/joe_milton/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ockytop/comments/trax2w/joe_milton/

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/ytiavm/jack_foster_joe_milton_had_more_total_yards_than/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ockytop/comments/yy3eg3/joe_milton/

 

And then you have the michigan crew

https://www.reddit.com/r/MichiganWolverines/comments/yzu0p1/joe_milton_in_for_tennessee/

 

The man graduated from The University of Michigan in three years. Lost his starting job twice. Improved his game and became an unquestioned leader. You all still hate. Something makes me wonder if this has anything to do with him as an actual football player...

 

tybert

November 20th, 2022 at 11:55 AM ^

All he has left is Vandy to play. I doubt Vandy can hang with this team - even though they have a 2-game winning streak.

The overthrow to a guy open by the sideline in the EZ was flashback to his UM career - though wish him well. He didn't pull a Gattus on his way out. 

b618

November 21st, 2022 at 12:43 AM ^

I hope Milton has a *great* rest of the season.

Also, he threw an impressively accurate bomb TD in the South Carolina game.  I hope that he gets to do more of that.

Milton is a Wolverine graduate.  I wish him success and happiness.