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Such an odd result when Caleb Williams is the clear favorite to win the award
That is true, but Stet's stat comparison looks a LOT better once you filter out everyone's cupcake Go5 and FCS games. A lot of the top SEC QBs really feasted on those games to pad their stats. Against P5 teams Stet has been pretty outstanding.
#1 in total yards
#3 in Comp%
#2 in YPA
#4 in passing TDs
#3 in passer rating
By the way, only UGA and fla played 10 P5 teams. Everyone else played 9.
Stetson is now a legend along with Buck Belue. He is most likely playing his last few competitive games in the coming weeks and I sure hope he goes out on top.
This isnt a knock on Stetson but down the road very curious what Monken can do with one of these 5 stars.
Me too. They are athletic and can run. They are also reputed to have very strong arms. Since CTM plans according to the athlete's strengths, he can be very, very creative. I think.
@pgjackson Pretty sure Mississippi State, Kentucky and Georgia Tech are P5 teams -- and Stetson has not played consistently or elite in any of those games despite having an elite offensive line and arguably the best pass-catcher in CFB in Brock Bowers and the best pass-catching back since Todd Gurley (over 400 yards receiving)
There's no need to try to convince people their eyes are lying -- when Stetson plays well, UGA is unbeatable, .But when he doesn't the margin for error shrinks as we saw at Missouri and in recent games.
Georgia likely doesn't need Stet at his best against LSU, but it will in the CFP Semifinals, regardless of who the Dawgs play.
Not sure what your point is. You went with raw stats, I filtered out all the Go5 and FCS games. It makes a big difference. Stet has played his best games against the best opponents. KY and GT were not his best, but so what? And I see you are still hung up on the Missouri game. Young only had 7 completions, 1 TD 1 INT and 173 yards Against Arky, and only 213 yards and 1 TD against Texas. He only had 1 TD and 1 INT against LSU in a loss. Do we hold those games against him? Williams only had 180 yards, 44% completions and 1 TD against Oregon St in a 17-14 nailbiter. How about Stroud's performance against NW? Yeah it was freezing cold....just like the KY game. Point is, every QB has some down games. And 67% completions, 289 yards and 3 TDs against MSU is not a consistent performance? What standard are you holding him to?
There has been a lot of speculation about Stet maybe being injured. Have you asked Smart about it? We went from averaging about 35 passes a game to 19 per game the last two. Why is that? Seems like a reasonable question to ask.
"We went from averaging about 35 passes a game to 19 per game the last two. Why is that? Seems like a reasonable question to ask."
Agreed!! Inquiring minds want to know.......
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I’ll stick by what I said originally—stat crunching should only be one factor. BTW, Stet leads the SEC this year in the most important stat… wins as starting QB.
I think you have to view stats through the lens of what the team does, its style of offense, who it plays, etc. Even then, IMHO, stats should be only one factor in determining the Heisman winner.
As far as consistency, I can’t think of any QBs who do not have one or more statistically unimpressive games this year.
P.S. I will keep voting for Stetson every morning. He is the face of the Georgia Bulldogs—easily the best team in the land this season thus far.
Buck Belue is a Georgia legend, but he was no Stetson Bennett. 😉
Well said, sir, and I join you every day in voting for Stet!
Best two years of my life as a Dawg fan!
Go Dawgs!
You are right. Belue was highly recruited.
All jokes aside Belue was a pretty good athlete too. In fact he played three years of professional baseball (not in the majors) for the Expos after his UGA career was over.
Belue was recruited by Alabama back in the day but the Bear famously told him you cant play football AND baseball here. "Let me tell you something Belue. We’ve never had an Alabama football player play baseball and we sure the hell aren’t going to start with you."
Here is hoping Stetson goes out with two titles not just one.
Best two years of my life as a Dawg fan!
It's gonna get even better. Kirby is just getting started.
Love Buck. Great athlete. I am not not taking anything away from him to say he isn’t Bennett. Also, it was a different era—when you could have a back like Herschel (and others) pound the rock 30-40 times a game.
@MikeGriffith Turns out that the stated standards for awarding the Heisman Trophy (as opposed to how the voters actually vote) support a fairly compelling case for Bennett to win it:
”The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman) is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work.”
There are other awards for ‘best player’ and such:
“The Heisman and the AP Player of the Year honor the outstanding player, while the Maxwell and the Walter Camp award recognizes the best player, and the Archie Griffin Award recognizes the most valuable player.”
In my mind, Bennett is head and shoulders above the rest in perseverance, and arguably leading in hard work and diligence. What say you? 🤔
Nah