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Kenneth Walker, won the Doak Walker and the Walter Camp awards, unanimous All-American, finished 6th in Heisman voting. If we are going into next year, that's easy too, Caleb Williams is a much stronger Heisman contender (that's what you are asking). Hadn't seen a whole lot of folks outside of Tennessee message boards or Tennessee media touting Hooker as a Heisman contender either honestly, not that he doesn't have the ability to work his way into it, right now there are multiple transfers with better odds:Name a transfer anywhere that is a legitimate Heisman contender please. . .
When you find one, come back and look for blue boy. . . I'll be holding my breath.
2 players who are arguably better transfers. Hooker did more for his team overall than those guys, based on what he replaced and his performance. If the team was better overall, there would be much more talk about the Heisman.Kenneth Walker, won the Doak Walker and the Walter Camp awards, unanimous All-American, finished 6th in Heisman voting. If we are going into next year, that's easy too, Caleb Williams is a much stronger Heisman contender (that's what you are asking). Hadn't seen a whole lot of folks outside of Tennessee message boards or Tennessee media touting Hooker as a Heisman contender either honestly, not that he doesn't have the ability to work his way into it, right now there are multiple transfers with better odds:
2022 College Football Heisman Trophy Odds | Who Will Win the Heisman Odds | VegasInsider
love posts like this .....back up a solid post with some actual facts that win your argument. Nicely done.Kenneth Walker, won the Doak Walker and the Walter Camp awards, unanimous All-American, finished 6th in Heisman voting. If we are going into next year, that's easy too, Caleb Williams is a much stronger Heisman contender (that's what you are asking). Hadn't seen a whole lot of folks outside of Tennessee message boards or Tennessee media touting Hooker as a Heisman contender either honestly, not that he doesn't have the ability to work his way into it, right now there are multiple transfers with better odds:
2022 College Football Heisman Trophy Odds | Who Will Win the Heisman Odds | VegasInsider
You disagree? It'd be hard for me to argue with a straight face that Hooker was better than a guy who won the Walter Camp, won the Doak Walker, was a unanimous All-American, led his team to an 11-2 record after being 2-5 the year before, etc. Hooker was good, Walker had an amazing year though, he had more yards in a single season than any Vol running back ever has had in a season and just as many touchdowns. If he was ours we'd be laughing our butts off at anyone who said he wasn't the best transfer. We've all got to take off the coke bottle thick orange glasses once in awhile.Pretty predictable response.
Yeah thats a strong argument, but did you know that quarterback is by far the most difficult position in football?You disagree? It'd be hard for me to argue with a straight face that Hooker was better than a guy who won the Walter Camp, won the Doak Walker, was a unanimous All-American, led his team to an 11-2 record after being 2-5 the year before, etc. Hooker was good, Walker had an amazing year though, he had more yards in a single season than any Vol running back ever has had in a season and just as many touchdowns. If he was ours we'd be laughing our butts off at anyone who said he wasn't the best transfer. We've all got to take off the coke bottle thick orange glasses once in awhile.
Kenneth Walker III Stats, News, Bio | ESPN
It's simple. QB is the most impactful position in football BY FAR and out of all the QB transfers Hooker was probably the most impactful.Fans living in a bubble...only know of UT transfers. Just like fans thinking our team is disrespected or hated on...because 90% of what we read is just about ourselves. Selection bias.
But HH was a monster transfer. And if you look at it more from a "value added" or WAR perspective, you may have a strong (albeit very hypothetical) argument. It's hard to tell how Milton would've progressed, but I'm sure we're all very happy we had HH last year. And now we have a top QB going into this season.
I don't actually take national awards all that serious including the Heisman. More politics than performance. To say there is one "best" player overall or at a particular position is ridiculous. Walker had a great season... and he probably isn't the best RB in the country. Badie ran for almost 1500 vs the SEC with no help. Breece Hall has the NFL licking their chops. You could argue all day and still wouldn't prove Walker was the "best"... because it isn't possible.You disagree? It'd be hard for me to argue with a straight face that Hooker was better than a guy who won the Walter Camp, won the Doak Walker, was a unanimous All-American, led his team to an 11-2 record after being 2-5 the year before, etc. Hooker was good, Walker had an amazing year though, he had more yards in a single season than any Vol running back ever has had in a season and just as many touchdowns. If he was ours we'd be laughing our butts off at anyone who said he wasn't the best transfer. We've all got to take off the coke bottle thick orange glasses once in awhile.
Kenneth Walker III Stats, News, Bio | ESPN
Walker became a household name to CFB fans this year. Hooker had a good year, and I'm glad as hell he's coming back, but not a lot of fans even know who he is outside of our state. SMH.Yeah thats a strong argument, but did you know that quarterback is by far the most difficult position in football?
We just saw Ty Chandler dominate the ACC after being an afterthought here. What Walker did just isn't as impressive as Hooker.
Hendon completely transformed this entire program. He had 31 TD's to 3 INT's in the SEC with a relatively weak roster and no offensive line essentially. Walker is just another really good running back at Michigan State and he played on a way more complete team. Their program wasn't in shambles.
Funny how dominating the soft ass slow big ten as a running back is more impressive than making practically the worst offense in America a top 10 offense in one year.
I also go after insanely negative posts. I've been arguing against the "Heupel can't croot" narrative for a good year now. I didn't know whether OP was saying best transfer just at Tennessee or CFB, so that's why I answered both. Looks like some other people were confused also.I don't actually take national awards all that serious including the Heisman. More politics than performance. To say there is one "best" player overall or at a particular position is ridiculous. Walker had a great season... and he probably isn't the best RB in the country. Badie ran for almost 1500 vs the SEC with no help. Breece Hall has the NFL licking their chops. You could argue all day and still wouldn't prove Walker was the "best"... because it isn't possible.
My point is that you seem to never miss an opportunity to set a UT fan straight if they get too excited about a player or something positive about the program.
Everybody in the ACC knows who he is.Walker became a household name to CFB fans this year. Hooker had a good year, and I'm glad as hell he's coming back, but not a lot of fans even know who he is outside of our state. SMH.