Did Reggie Ball throw the game on purpose?

[BarrelORum]

Wow you sold me Jacket. Next time Reggie goes 6-22 with 3 turnovers, I'm going to demand more Reggie Ball. Kind of like more Cowbell... More Reggie.

 

[mm42]

It's too bad The Jacket isn't UGAg's coach - if he was we'd have been facing Tereshinski, since using Stafford would be too "risky". And with Tereshinski in there we might have been able to win even in spite of Reggie Ball's total incompetence.

 

[The Jacket]

It's too bad The Jacket isn't UGAg's coach - if he was we'd have been facing Tereshinski, since using Stafford would be too "risky". And with Tereshinski in there we might have been able to win even in spite of Reggie Ball's total incompetence.

Now you're trying to be cute by jumping into another pool entirely. Your shortcoming is that UGA had a quarterback controversy in the first half of the season. We had a "quarterback controversy" in the first half of today's game.

Gailey has coached us well enough to go 9-2 before today and seal a trip to Jacksonville, hence why I trust him to put the correct quarterback in which gives us the best chance. Your motivation to replace Reggie is "Well, what if Taylor did better" which is just as logical as "Well, what if Reggie snaps out of it?" with the small exception: We've seen Reggie do it before.

If you'd like to believe that Taylor's performances against UConn and Duke qualify him better to have a better shot at leading the team to victory today than Reggie Ball, then go on doing so: But declaring that it is an absolutely truth and thereby condemning the coaches decision to not do so is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[BarrelORum]

Jacket, I hear you. You are finally at least beginning to make a solid arguement... but in reality at the point your QB is 5-19 with two crucial turnovers and you have enough time in the game to salvage it, I would say the evidence is about as close to absolute thruth that he is going to continue to suck.

 

[mm42]

Now you're trying to be cute by jumping into another pool entirely. Your shortcoming is that UGA had a quarterback controversy in the first half of the season. We had a "quarterback controversy" in the first half of today's game.

Way to sidestep the issue. Make up your mind: either changing quarterbacks is "too risky" or it isn't. And whether you noticed it or not we have been in a state of "QB controversy" ever since Gailey has been our coach, because we have had lousy QB play ever since Gailey has been our coach.

Gailey has coached us well enough to go 9-2 before today and seal a trip to Jacksonville

A 9-2 record in this year's rotten ACC is no evidence of infallibility.

 

[The Jacket]

Jacket, I hear you. You are finally at least beginning to make a solid arguement... but in reality at the point your QB is 5-19 with two crucial turnovers and you have enough time in the game to salvage it, I would say the evidence is about as close to absolute thruth that he is going to continue to suck.

Then it basically comes down to a toss up in luck and preference - a situation in which no definitive correct answer will be found.

My comfort zone keeps Reggie in the game, hoping he wakes the hell up and gets us down the field a little to at least tie the game.

Your comfort zone puts in Taylor, hoping he improves on a bad day by Reggie and leads us down the field to at least tie the game.

Both are essentially equal shots in the dark, I imagine.

I think alot of what has been said on the forum is out of order and perhaps some of what I've said is no exception. For that, I apologize where appropriate.

I don't expect that anyone should concede (Except for the guy talking about going for one point instead of two.) tonight.

Most people are sure of themselves and their opinions. That collective stubbornness combined with the hot heads that a loss to Georgia produces makes for an ugly night on any forum, I suppose.

Bad, bad day period. I'll be back around tomorrow, and hopefully we'll all be some what less heated by then.

To Hell with Georgia.

 

[SpLaTtYmElT]

Still absent are the pleasant-to-see logic and quite necessary proof. One or the other would be a step in the right direction for you.

So I don't often post here, but dude, Jacket, wake up. I was there, at the game, watching this pitiful showing by a senior quarterback. Ball sucked tonight. It was Chan's fault for not pulling his ass in the first quarter. TB has shown as much skill (or more) in the snaps he's gotten this year. I don't think Reggie was throwing the game, but I do question the performance he put up out there. I also question the play calling. We were running all over them much of the day. TC couldn't help but gain yards every time he touched the pigskin. Nix was an idiot for telling Reggie to throw. Chan was an idiot for letting Reggie stay in the game more than that opening quarter. and Reggie was an idiot for playing like a pansy who's afraid of beating UGA!

 

[thwg]

You know why. The reason for why someone who proposed what you did being a complete idiot is understandable even by the same idiot.

If you believe or even think it possible that Reggie threw the game, then you are far more stupid are far more worthless than even the dregs of Athens.

and

Hey, he's trying to make excuses for that pathetic player. You owe him a word of gratitude. He could have said, "He's the single reason GT is not a top 10 team." He could have said, "with any poster at QB, GT wins by 20."

He is trying to make an excuse for Ball,you owe him a sincere thank you. After all, he could have said what I believe Reggie Ball sucks as a QB and is not the most selfish GT player in any sport in my lifetime.

 

[SpLaTtYmElT]

You stick with what HAS worked before and you know HAS a chance to work. Reggie could have very well led us on a game-winning drive, we have seen him lead us on big drives before.

Sure thing, and Bennet could have too.

Taylor has no such resume and would have been a shot in the dark.

oh wait, you're right... woe is us... we have no one that has ever started a game going into next year. we should just start you since you know the game so well

Basically, you're trying to argue that your preference of rolling the dice with Taylor is the clear and far more intelligent decision, opposed to rolling them with Reggie.

wow, why didn't you put it this way earlier. if we're talking in terms of dice, then yeah, great idea to play with dice loaded to fall UGA's way than try a new set of dice that may end up not being loaded to lose games for us

I've seen Reggie perform well against Auburn, Miami, Virginia Tech, and a few other well or highly regarded schools.

yup, sometimes a good ball shows up, sometime not. we should just stick with whatever crap shows up and take it up the *** if it's the wrong one...

I've seen Taylor perform well against Connecticut and Duke.

I'll take Reggie because he's quarterbacked from behind and to victories before.

You'll take Taylor because "Well.. why not?"

well, since you put it that way, yeah. like if you take your car to a mechanic and three months later he's still got it and has no idea when it'll get fixed, not even touched it in fact, lets leave it with him because, hell, he must have fixed a car once if he's a mechanic.... or you could say "hey jackass, i'll take my car somewhere else since you can't get the job done"

 

[helluvaparamedic]

I do not care if we lose against Wake Forest or in the Bowl game. I do not want to see Reggie Ball take the field for the Yellow Jackets again. I don't even want to see him on the sidelines. Some big money contributor should hire a P.I. and try to find out if any point shaving has been going on vs. Uga. That son of a bitch has blown three games against the curs from Athens all by his lonesome. UGA has a running backs coach (last name is BALL), Reggie's father is a personal trainer for several former Dawgs.Coincidence? What do y'all think?

 

[YodaBee]

you are a dirt bag for suggesting that

it's not true.

He is not good or well coached. But he didn't throw the game

 

[77GTFan]

I don't think he threw the game. If he tried to not throw to our receivers, he would probably hit them in stride.

I do think he had a horrible day. I do think we saw Taylor Bennett hit receivers in stride several times last week. Good coaching would have given him a try.

 

[beej67]

but in reality at the point your QB is 5-19 with two crucial turnovers and you have enough time in the game to salvage it, I would say the evidence is about as close to absolute thruth that he is going to continue to suck.

qft

 

[texstinger]

The whole point is being missed.

No, he did not "throw" the game.

Yes, the HC has allowed him to perform this way without getting him a true OC/QB coach for 4 years. The HC has allowed, and fostered, this type of thing.

 

[ramblinwise1]

Your claims are as reasonable as a declaration that Reggie was convinced by Jesus to throw the game for his eternal salvation.

It's your stupid, ridiculous claim - so you prove it.

Oh No! Jesus is a dawg too?

 

[BarrelORum]

Re: you are a dirt bag for suggesting that

Listen folks, I'm making a rationalization based on what I witnessed. Its a horrible thing, but its about the only thing that would make sense of his performance.

More importantly, if he played so bad that people THOUGHT he might have thrown the game, my point is, he should have been benched period. There's no excuses for Chan playing him. None.

 

[pocket_watch]

Re: you are a dirt bag for suggesting that

Listen folks, I'm making a rationalization based on what I witnessed. Its a horrible thing, but its about the only thing that would make sense of his performance.

I am a sucker for believing a conspiracy when nothing else makes any sense. If any other quarterback in the country played like RB did yesterday, I have no doubt that a point shaving investigation would in fact be launched.

I don't know how sarcastic I am right now.

 

[00Burdell]

It doesn't add up. I wondered the same thing but it just doesn't add up. Too much scrutiny. If someone were looking to make some money and had that kind of influence they would have picked a different game where there would be less chance for things to go wrong.

Besides, we were the underdog. Underdog teams/players are never called upon to throw the game or shave points. Only the favorite can do that.

 

[El Guapo]

Re: you are a dirt bag for suggesting that

More importantly, if he played so bad that people THOUGHT he might have thrown the game, my point is, he should have been benched period. There's no excuses for Chan playing him. None.

Reggie didn't throw the game. He played like he always does!

 

[law_bee]

James Johnson must have been in on it too b/c those two drops were the worst I have seen him do in awhile.

Also I find it strange that our D has been able to keep solid O's out of the endzone but all of sudden make this freshman QB look all sec. So I think the D must have been in on it during that last drive. How did the WR's in the endzone get WIDE OPEN on both the TD and the 2pt conversion.

And also Nix had a running back gaining 6 yds a carry but we still kept throwing the ball. What is up w/ that? I think Nix was probably in on it too.

I think an investigation will clearly show that just like the Chicago White Sox there were ~9 players/coaches involved.

Now that I think about I think the Clemson game was ALSO thrown b/c there is NO WAY that pathetic clemson team could beat this GT team unless the players/and or coaches were laying down.

Also I find it odd that after we were destroying ND we change things up and end up losing that game. Who does that?

I think if you examine the ND film you can find "certain" players that seem to "let up." Also there are "certain" coaches that seem to allow those players to be in positions to let up.