Blame Brent Schaeffer

[WiseOlVol]

1st Freshman QB (2004) to start UT Opener in 59 years (beat out Freshman Ainge).

Truly electric dual threat QB. A lefty. Ran better than Schuler and Dobbs.

Shocked the SEC. Beat Florida and UGA. Collarbone mid-season; Ainge took over.

10-3 (7-1). SEC-E Champs. Throttled TAMU in Cotton Bowl.

Schaeffer gets in fight Spring '05, transfers.

Tennessee returns to flat-footed QBs (apologies to Dobbs).

Fulmer fired; Kiffin jettisons 5* Taj Boyd commitment (starts 47 games for Clemson).

Butch fired; Pruitt jettisons 4* Dual-Threat Adrian Martinez commitment (Wins starting job; Freshman AA).

15 years of misery.

 

[EZE]

Reach.

 

[Bigun]

1st Freshman QB (2004) to start UT Opener in 59 years (beat out Freshman Ainge).

Truly electric dual threat QB. A lefty. Ran better than Schuler and Dobbs.

Shocked the SEC. Beat Florida and UGA. Collarbone mid-season; Ainge took over.

10-3 (7-1). SEC-E Champs. Throttled TAMU in Cotton Bowl.

Schaeffer gets in fight Spring '05, transfers.

Tennessee returns to flat-footed QBs (apologies to Dobbs).

Fulmer fired; Kiffin jettisons 5* Taj Boyd commitment (starts 47 games for Clemson).

Butch fired; Pruitt jettisons 4* Dual-Threat Adrian Martinez commitment (Wins starting job; Freshman AA).

15 years of misery.

Schaeffer played sparingly in the UF and UGA wins. Ainge was the main QB for those games.

 

[kbear01]

1st Freshman QB (2004) to start UT Opener in 59 years (beat out Freshman Ainge).

Truly electric dual threat QB. A lefty. Ran better than Schuler and Dobbs.

Shocked the SEC. Beat Florida and UGA. Collarbone mid-season; Ainge took over.

10-3 (7-1). SEC-E Champs. Throttled TAMU in Cotton Bowl.

Schaeffer gets in fight Spring '05, transfers.

Tennessee returns to flat-footed QBs (apologies to Dobbs).

Fulmer fired; Kiffin jettisons 5* Taj Boyd commitment (starts 47 games for Clemson).

Butch fired; Pruitt jettisons 4* Dual-Threat Adrian Martinez commitment (Wins starting job; Freshman AA).

15 years of misery.

UT vs UF 2004 stats
Florida at Tennessee Box Score, September 18, 2004 | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
UT vs UGA 2004 stats
Tennessee vs. Georgia - Box Score - October 9, 2004 - ESPN

 

[WiseOlVol]

Reach.

You can run the I-formation if and only if you have a Top D.
Even then, Michigan can't make it work.
Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma run Dual-Threat QBs.

 

[NEVolFan]

Dam you Brent.

 

[JokermanVol]

Schaeffer would have ended up at another position or transferring if not for that incident.

 

[VolForLife83]

I'm starting to agree with other fan bases about our fan base

 

[WiseOlVol]

Schaeffer played sparingly in the UF and UGA wins. Ainge was the main QB for those games.

Agreed (although had critical 1st down runs @ florida). Fulmer not yet committed to RPO. D was playing very well all year.

 

[WiseOlVol]

Schaeffer would have ended up at another position or transferring if not for that incident.

If he's healthy v Notre Dame, we win easily. Ainge could hardly walk.

 

[WiseOlVol]

Don't tell me you guys favor flat-footed QBs?

 

[JokermanVol]

If he's healthy v Notre Dame, we win easily. Ainge could hardly walk.

I agree. His legs alone would have been enough to win that game. He wasn't a good enough passer though for him to be an option long term. Teams would have loaded the box and forced him to beat them with his arm.

 

[WiseOlVol]

I agree. His legs alone would have been enough to win that game. He wasn't a good enough passer though for him to be an option long term. Teams would have loaded the box and forced him to beat them with his arm.

Of course. But we're always bowl eligible.

 

[dmwhite1]

So what’s the point of this thread?

 

[ukvols]

Did Pruitt jettison Martinez, and did Martinez simply decide to flip?
Everything I've read said this was not like Kiffin and Boyd.

 

[wolfpack30844]

Blame should go to Fatty Fulmer for . hiring this coach in the first place.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

1st Freshman QB (2004) to start UT Opener in 59 years (beat out Freshman Ainge).

Truly electric dual threat QB. A lefty. Ran better than Schuler and Dobbs.

Shocked the SEC. Beat Florida and UGA. Collarbone mid-season; Ainge took over.

10-3 (7-1). SEC-E Champs. Throttled TAMU in Cotton Bowl.

Schaeffer gets in fight Spring '05, transfers.

Tennessee returns to flat-footed QBs (apologies to Dobbs).

Fulmer fired; Kiffin jettisons 5* Taj Boyd commitment (starts 47 games for Clemson).

Butch fired; Pruitt jettisons 4* Dual-Threat Adrian Martinez commitment (Wins starting job; Freshman AA).

15 years of misery.

Not Scheaffer, Ainge. Ainge should have never been a QB anywhere in the SEC after his dismal performance in 2005 LSU game.

 

[West Vol]

We have been loaded at QB the last ten years or so. We’ve had like six NFL QBs on campus since Phil left.

None of those guys would have made a meaningful improvement. You have to have the supporting cast and decent coaches.