OT: Poor damn Joe Milton
Sorry-not-sorry to kick the man when he's down, but . . .
Stop what you are doing, go on Twitter, search "Joe Milton," and scroll through the top Tweets. I am rolling. The best have GIFs and videos, but here's some of the best of the rest.
September 13th, 2021 at 7:44 PM ^
The basketball gif had me cracking up
September 13th, 2021 at 7:48 PM ^
Honestly feel bad for Joe, though not as much as I would have before he threw shade at Michigan on at least two occasions.
I thought Huepel would do more RPO stuff to help alleviate Milton from passing all the time...but it appears that the issues he had here is still causing him issues at Tennessee...the inability to make easy throws or make reads quickly.
September 13th, 2021 at 7:58 PM ^
Eh, screw him. He's done nothing but trash Michigan and the coaches since he left and has taken no accountability for his own failures as a QB. Glad he's someone else's problem
September 13th, 2021 at 7:59 PM ^
that moment when you tried to like a tweet that was pasted to the OP
September 13th, 2021 at 8:07 PM ^
Shoulda moved to TE.
September 13th, 2021 at 8:15 PM ^
You could have added these:
September 13th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
15 step drop one had me rolling. No particular hate for the guy even if he did throw shade on his way out but some guys are good practice qbs and can’t play in games. Some guys have the tools and just can’t put it all together. Joe wasn’t good enough here to remain the starter. Looks like that’s proving true again in Tennessee. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. I am also not qualified to be a QB1 at a D1 school. Such is life.
September 13th, 2021 at 9:00 PM ^
Derek Carr says hold my beer
September 13th, 2021 at 9:37 PM ^
I'm still a Milton fan and I am rooting for him - which is the first time I've ever rooted for Tennessee. It is actually kind of fun to watch him throw the ball without so much personal interest riding on every throw. I hope he's okay from his injury that kept him out of the game.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:20 PM ^
After watching Josh Huepel talk about Milton it looks like being at 2nd string is what will be keeping him out of games now.
September 14th, 2021 at 3:49 PM ^
Lmao if you think he's coming back and starting, think again. He handily lost the job before he got hurt.
September 13th, 2021 at 9:57 PM ^
Really? We're mocking a college kid, who chose to attend our school. He isn't embarrassing himself as much as some on this thread.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:23 PM ^
"College kids" are adults. Now that they can sell their image rights, they basically are acknowledged as individuals in public life (i.e. 'celebrities') and thus fair game for public criticism and satire.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:28 PM ^
Joe Milton is 21. You seem to be mischaracterizing him.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:02 PM ^
Haha, good material!
But also reinforces a bigger point: people are way too quick to fall in love with a "cannon arm."
Decision making, timing, accuracy, leadership, and just enough zip. A cannon arm is fun to watch but it's a luxury good, not a necessity.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:26 PM ^
This was Mac Jones on his first day at Alabama. He still doesn't have a cannon arm.
September 13th, 2021 at 10:17 PM ^
Uncle Rico says Joe Milton needs to dial it back.
September 14th, 2021 at 12:34 AM ^
Milton has turned 0 ability into starting at two historic programs, I'd say he's been real lucky.
September 14th, 2021 at 6:45 PM ^
Come on, he has like 5 or 6 ability out of 10. Don't be dramatic.
September 14th, 2021 at 12:49 AM ^
Appears that our friends in Tennessee are getting to know the same joy we knew when Joe was here! Good that they have a sense of humor and in fairness, have some clever wordplay in their tweets. Very funny!
At the same time, I wish nothing but the best for Joe Milton. He’s obviously a hard worker and smart kid having graduated in three years. Good on him. He will always be a Michigan Man.
Now if he can only fix that accuracy thing.
September 14th, 2021 at 1:19 AM ^
I wish the best for Milton. I watched Tennessee games just to see him play. I hope that his injury is quickly healed.
September 14th, 2021 at 8:07 AM ^
His injury wasn't major. He was participating in pre 2nd half warm ups. But Josh Heupel is put out with him. Look at the post game video of him talking about Milton.
September 14th, 2021 at 2:07 AM ^
Eh, he’s just not good for a power-5 QB.
Sure, he can throw hard. But he can’t make any throws any D-1 athlete can make….unless they run a 4.0 - 40 and are 8 ft tall.
September 14th, 2021 at 6:05 AM ^
Well, he said the Tennessee coaches let them do what they do best ….
September 14th, 2021 at 7:37 AM ^
it's easy to see why coaches, recruiters, etc. are enamored by him...I mean...look at him. That said, he really should probably be accruing massive numbers like a man child in the MAC. Certainly being in the MAC wouldn't fix accuracy issues but you'd have to wonder if playing at a school like UM or UT is just too much and he'd thrive a bit better in a MAC sort of atmosphere.
September 14th, 2021 at 8:15 AM ^
It's nice to see the Joe Burrow stories where people get their shot and knock it out of the park. ...but Joe had his shot at Michigan and didn't take advantage of it. He was the starting QB over McCaffery and McNamara and had a full hype train and everything.
It is validating that Tennessee got fooled by his throwing ability as well. Our coaches didn't make a bad decision benching him. I'm still rooting for him to figure it out.
September 14th, 2021 at 8:55 AM ^
While it may seem like semantics, I'd say it's more than he doesn't have the ability to take advantage of it verse a work ethic thing. That may not even be what you are saying but I do think it is noteworthy that he likely was put in a position where he didn't have the physical ability to succeed.
September 14th, 2021 at 8:59 AM ^
From UT 24x7:
So much so that the starting spot may be up for grabs again. Following Milton’s injury, Hendon Hooker entered the game and, at the very least, managed the offense well. When asked whether Hooker or Milton should be Tennessee’s starter moving forward, 247Sports’ Bud Elliott had a fairly direct answer. “Hooker easily,” Elliott wrote. “Milton has a (skill set) that gets coaches fired. Huge arm, built like Cam (Newton), but just not accurate or on time ever.”