Did you guys think he was the 2nd coming of Hamilton back then?
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Did you guys think he was the 2nd coming of Hamilton back then?
Did you guys think he was the 2nd coming of Hamilton back then?
In fairness, Reggie had some injury problems that just killed him. His senior season he just was not at his best after getting hurt in Game 5 (?).
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He's a hell of a player and he's going to be the man for the next four years. Reggie's only a freshman by class hours. He's just that good.
It's scary to think how good an athletic qb like Reggie Ball is going to be under Nix's guidance. I hope he stays at Tech for a LONG time.
Ball at Tech for a long time - not likely imo, if he stays healthy and develops. He was probably mapping his NFL future when he was a hs junior.
If he continues to improve from his first game, he will eventually join Joe Hamilton as one of Tech's greatest athletes.
He needs Gailey and Nix to help mold him and he could end up actually being better than Joe. I really see that much "potential" in him, yet we need a more diverse offense over this year and into next to bring out all the skills and pluses that Reggie can bring to the table. What was Joe like 8 out of 9 or something for 75 yards in his first game, but we won? I cant remember it all.
I agree with the post above that stated Ball will progress faster than Hamilton because of coaching. Hamilton did not have FRIDGE as a FR. Also, I think ball has more confidence as a FR than Hamilton and has more command of the game at this stage. I'm not expecting Ball to play like Hamilton did as a JR or SR but Ball is no ordinary FR. I look for Reggie to step up the performance this week, not by light years but turn it up a notch.
Nix has all the ear-marks of a keeper. Bright young man.
You don't get rid of the head coach unless you are pretty dang sure you can do better. For every Steve Spurrier or Urban Myer out there, there is 10 Bill Lewis and Charlie Weiss.
That's what I ran in NCAA 06 and 07 and it worked great.Lets just say this, when the students carried him off the field against Auburn, I looked at my buddy and said:
"Great, he had an average game and they're celebrating him more than Lil Joe. We can only hope it doesn't go to his head."
I thought Reggie could be a solid QB, but to be honest, I thought we ran an offense that didn't suit him. We needed to be running the option ala Nebraska with Reggie Ball and we never did.