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Should top quarterbacks ever play against bad schools?

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by librarywestpatron2005, Dec 2, 2023.

  1. librarywestpatron2005

    librarywestpatron2005 Senior

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    Of course watching the FSU game you gotta think about Travis and when he got injured.

    The accepted “philosophy” when a top team plays a terrible school is for their top players (including quarterback) to play 1-2 quarters until the lead is large. But why play the top quarterback at all? It’s all risk no reward. Starting a backup may result in a smaller victory, but it’s still a victory. Whoever our starter is shouldn’t play at all against Samford next season.

    What say you?
     
  2. 96Gatorcise

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  3. HisDoc

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    Its football, a violent sport. You risk career or season ending injury every time you step on the field.
     
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  4. willymayshayes

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    So we'll never see opposing team's top QB then?

    (Joking, but still going to run away and hide)
     
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  5. RealGatorFan

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    What if the other team beats you because you didn't play your best player?

    If you are afraid of injuries, how many of our offensive linemen missed games due to scooter injuries? Do you ban everything because anything can cause injury?
     
  6. librarywestpatron2005

    librarywestpatron2005 Senior

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    I’m mainly talking about going against FCS schools.
     
  7. librarywestpatron2005

    librarywestpatron2005 Senior

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    This isn’t a novel concept- look at all the players sitting out bowl games
     
  8. gtr2x

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    Id say I don't want to lose to Samford, so we play our best till we r up by 40.
     
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  9. RealGatorFan

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    Then why even schedule those games?
     
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  10. Gatorhead

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    Yes, FSU, Miami and UGAs QBs definitely should.
     
  11. Wanne15

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    No doubt. The nfl doesn’t schedule college teams. Why should teams play out of class.
     
  12. KronoGator

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    This will likely start happening, players will decide when they play, look at the NC State QB, he played 4 games, decided he was done and is now in the portal.
     
  13. GornGator

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    Travis was in the Heisman talks, might not have been full blown, but he was in the mentioning. Just a game for him to put stats up. I agree with those that if you start picking the games you want to play in,..... you should take up checkers. Football is a rough game, play or don't play....... All teams have large young men that can cause an injury to a player, from a walkon to a 5 star........

    GO GATORS!!!!
     
  14. robertgator

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    Wish Kyle Pitts had played against LSU.
     
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  15. gatordavisl

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    Yes
     
  16. gatorbreeder

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    I now hate that quote
     
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