Who's the most overrated GT football player of all-time?

JoltinJacket said:
I-Perfection Harris, if for no other reason than his name and that he was a Notre Dame transfer.
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No, I-PH signed out of HS. I can't remember the name of the guy you are thinking about but i believe he was from NOLA, went to ND, transferred to GT and never saw the field here.
 
00Burdell said:
Hobie Holliday.
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He was certainly the most overrated recruit we ever landed. As far as a career he never did much.

I'm going to say Derrick Steagall. He was highly touted coming out of highschool and every year was spoken about being the deep threat receiver GT needed. He played second fiddle to Harvey Middleton who was by no means an imposing or physically dominant receiver.
 
CheWreck said:
It could be argued that Donnie Davis was the most overrated coming in as the nation's #1 QB. But he had to suffer under Bill Lewis and all the crap that went on back then, so I wouldn't necessarily pin that title on him.
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I think Steagall wins it. Davis may be the most underutilized player we ever had. He certainly had a TON of college talent that we squandered under Bill Lewis and I don't think anyone really denies that.
 
I'll be different for discussion sake and say Michael Johnson.

The end of the Maryland game was the one time I recall him truly dominating, and even though he was the only defender during the LSU bowl game that seemed to belong on the field that day, his career seemed to carry more hype than substance.
 
wesleyd21 said:
You're crazy.
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Care to elaborate? Do you object to the mention of Smith, Steagall, or both?


Remember, by definition we are talking about players that are emotionally thoght of as great.

If all you have is an emotional reaction then that isn't much of a rebuttal.
 
cyclejacket said:
Charles Dudish

You children are all too young. He was the number one HS QB in the country in the late 60's. Great all-around athlete who never did much.
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You have the correct answer. Any others cannot compare to this choice. This one is a no-brainer.

Father Time
 
lonestarjacket said:
Care to elaborate? Do you object to the mention of Smith, Steagall, or both?


Remember, by definition we are talking about players that are emotionally thoght of as great.

If all you have is an emotional reaction then that isn't much of a rebuttal.
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I'll speak for him. He thinks your crazy for listing Jonathan Smith. the guy was virtually an unknown recruit that no one even heard of until two days before signing day. How he was a disappointment or considered overrated is beyond me. How can you be overrated when no one has heard of you? Smith had a huge senior year and was a playmaker for the Jackets.

Steagall we can agree on.
 
ahsoisee said:
You have the correct answer. Any others cannot compare to this choice. This one is a no-brainer.

Father Time
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If he never did much then he was an overrated recruit, not player.


The fact that most of us don't know his name tells me he wasn't overrated.
 
Taylor Bennett deserves a mention here. People talked about him like he was superman after the Gator Bowl and then he crapped out bigtime.
 
I would say Albert Poree - CB transfer from Notre Dame.

Also, a close second is AJ Suggs.

It seems that transfers come in over-hyped 95% of the time. I know that some guys transfer to be close to home or go to a school that they really wanted to attend (Tashard Choice being the A#1 example) but most of these guys aren't starting or are going to get passed over by some young stud. Shoot, even Tashard was playing behind Adrian Petersen.

Most people think a transfer if going to be a savior, but if they were superstars they wouldn't be transferring. Notable exceptions include Deuce and Dorsey Levens (who wasn't that great, but started and did well).
 
the way i read this question, it's not who was the biggest flop, but the one that isn't as good as everyone remembers in hindsight.

i'd go bebe thomas. first round talent? really? I don't think so. def not the first wr taken in the draft. he was no calvin, not even close.
 
ahsoisee said:
You have the correct answer. Any others cannot compare to this choice. This one is a no-brainer.

Father Time
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Any player who did not amount to anything at GT is not elligible for this discussion.
 
MTrain said:
the way i read this question, it's not who was the biggest flop, but the one that isn't as good as everyone remembers in hindsight.

i'd go bebe thomas. first round talent? really? I don't think so. def not the first wr taken in the draft. he was no calvin, not even close.
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he gets it. Not sure I agree with Bay-Bay, but mtrain gets it.
 
If Texas is holding a discussion on whether the dude who single handily won them a MNC was over-rated then, someone's got to ask it...

Was Joe Hamilton over-rated because he had an offensive genius calling the shots?
 
It's hard to define "overrated" and "underrated" in terms of a player's entire career. It is possible for a player to be overrated at times and underrated at times. For example, in my opinion Reggie Ball was overrated as a frosh and is now generally underrated by the fan base. Joe Hamilton was probably underrated by many when he was a fr-soph and one could argue that he is overrated generally today. And of course people won't agree on which players are overrated and underrated; if everyone agreed that a player was overrated, he wouldn't be overrated, now would he? Questions like this are just discussion questions; no reason to argue about what the words really mean or tell someone their definition is out of whack. It's a vague question to begin with. For example, the question doesn't even specify *by whom* a player is under- or overrated. Fans back then? Fans today? Recruiting services? NFL scouts? Fans of other teams? The media?
 
GiveEmHellJackets said:
Taylor Bennett deserves a mention here. People talked about him like he was superman after the Gator Bowl and then he crapped out bigtime.
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haha, I remember that. For the brief period between January and September Taylor Bennett was probably the most overrated player in GT history.

Then 2007 happened, and that eliminates Taylor from the discussion. :)
 
Eric Henderson.

I remember at the time thinking he was a great DE...but looking back I think that any of the four who replaced that Line was 10x better.
 
BarrelORum said:
I'll speak for him. He thinks your crazy for listing Jonathan Smith. the guy was virtually an unknown recruit that no one even heard of until two days before signing day. How he was a disappointment or considered overrated is beyond me. How can you be overrated when no one has heard of you? Smith had a huge senior year and was a playmaker for the Jackets.

Steagall we can agree on.
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OK, then I will explain.

I don't care how poorly rated he might have been as a recruit. After he got here he was touted as the all-around player that would be used in many possible ways like Steagall. He was tried running plays as QB and from the backfield as well as a receiver.

He was a good receiver and kick returner (which led to the idea of using him in other ways) but IMO he was not as good as the hype as a junior or senior. Granted, that is more a factor of inflated expectations than his ability.

It may also be that he was hurt by the general disappointment of the Gailey years.
 
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