Best QB that GT ever had?

Really this thread shouldn’t make it past the first page. For some of you youngsters who’ve never seen JoeHam play, you should watch some tape from his junior and senior seasons.

The guy was in another league compared to other GT QB’s.

I honestly used to think that one reason our D was so bad during those days was because our offense was scoring too quickly to let them rest.
 
bonham said:
Really this thread shouldn’t make it past the first page. For some of you youngsters who’ve never seen JoeHam play, you should watch some tape from his junior and senior seasons.

The guy was in another league compared to other GT QB’s.

I honestly used to think that one reason our D was so bad during those days was because our offense was scoring too quickly to let them rest.
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His game against FSU in Tallahassee was probably the best I ever saw a Tech QB play. 1A would be Jones in Charlottesville.

And how the hell have we left Danny Myers off the list?
 
bonham said:
Really this thread shouldn’t make it past the first page. For some of you youngsters who’ve never seen JoeHam play, you should watch some tape from his junior and senior seasons.

The guy was in another league compared to other GT QB’s.

I honestly used to think that one reason our D was so bad during those days was because our offense was scoring too quickly to let them rest.
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#1 offense in 99. It was fun. But yea, that D could be sorry. If we had a D in 99, we beat FSU and possibly go to Natty.
 
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Godsey was definitely the greatest QB troll. Even Munson was impressed.

Hamilton was greatest I ever saw play followed closely by Jones.
Watching JT5 carve up Miss St in Orange Bowl and Nesbitt stealing the ball back are memories of pure bliss.
Reggie to Calvin against Auburn and Clemson also great QB play.

God, I miss us being a dangerous team.
 
whiskey clear said:
Billy Lothridge and then Joe Ham #2. If you don’t think so it’s probably because your knowledge of Tech football doesn’t precede 1970. Either that or you really hated Dodd punting on 3rd down and don’t give Lothridge credit for special teams impact.
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So very spot on!
 
Joe Hamilton is the best college QB I have ever seen and no one else is close.
 
thegtstunner08 said:
#1 offense in 99. It was fun. But yea, that D could be sorry. If we had a D in 99, we beat FSU and possibly go to Natty.
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??? That team also lost to a 5-loss Virginia team, a 5-loss Wake Forest team, and a 4-loss Miami team.
 
thegtstunner08 said:
Right, might point is if we had a solid D we wouldn't lose those games.
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We only scored 13 against Miami and 23 against Wake. We had a great offense but I think your memory is a little off on how great it was. It was an 8-4 team, not a national title contender.
 
JudgeJudy said:
Hamilton by far #1, and Jones #2, but I am surprised that only one previous post has mentioned Reggie Ball. Although he made a few idiot moves, his stats would say that he could belong in the top 5.

Stolen from the trustworthy Wikipedia.....

"Ball was the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Georgia Tech since Stu Rogers in 1980.[2] Ball's first start was in the Yellow Jackets' opening game against BYU in 2003. Since then, he missed just one game and amassed 8,128 passing yards, 57 touchdown passes and 9,579 total yards of offense in his career, but also threw 55 interceptions. Ball's passing yards total is third on Georgia Tech's career list, behind Joe Hamilton and Shawn Jones, and his touchdown pass and total offense totals are second behind Hamilton.[1] Ball accumulated 11 rushing touchdowns and also rushed for 1,451 yards in his career, good for 18th on the Yellow Jacket leaderboard and second among Tech quarterbacks in history (Hamilton).
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The problem with Ball IMHO is he was throwing to CJ and had 1,000 yd backs, but could never really complete more than 50% maybe less then 50% of his passes. It seemed like he never really improved of developed during his time on the Flats, very similar to Vad Lee or Jeff Sims. Not sure if it was a lack of Passion or Coaching.....
 
My Top 10

1. Joe Hamilton
2. Shawn Jones
3. Justin Thomas
4. George Godsey
5. Josh Nesbitt
6. Billy Lothridge
7. Kim King
8. Wade Mitchell
9. John Dewberry
10. Eddie McAshan ( Win over Georgia along with the Sun Bowl wIn, and a career completion % over 51 beats out Reggie Ball IMHO)

 
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