He's a good guy!

Looks a bit like Barak Obama throwing a baseball.

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Reports say graduate transfer. How can a sophomore be a graduate transfer?

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He's a redshirt sophomore.

But still. How are all these guys graduating in 3 years INCLUDING the massively time consuming football schedules they have??

I'm calling BS on these athletes graduating so quickly. And half of them (not Haynes) can't even spell. A seriously good portion of them couldn't even qualify academically if they weren't athletes.

You gonna tell me they completed 120 hours of college level coursework in 3 years with lack of time they have? That's 20 hours per semester.

No way.

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Exactly. I took 18 to 21 hours every semester and went to summer school one summer just to graduate on time and ahead of my class.

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A lot of AP classes are offered now in HS. Kids can graduate Hs with over 30 hours now, and start college as sophomore's academically.

Dead weight anchoring us to the bottom of the pond ?

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I am most disappointed in his departure because it seems he forgot how important it was that we had a QB behind him the day he got injured. Being a QB2, putting in work and being ready when you are needed, is extremely important. Winning championships relies a lot on depth. This departure to the portal tells me a little more about his character than I initially thought of him.

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He wouldn't beat out Max for QB2 next year.

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Haynes King has entered the transfer portal. pic.twitter.com/fgfecU3elt

— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 2, 2022

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Pictures says it all with his slow release and bad throwing motion.

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I am most disappointed in his departure because it seems he forgot how important it was that we had a QB behind him the day he got injured. Being a QB2, putting in work and being ready when you are needed, is extremely important. Winning championships relies a lot on depth. This departure to the portal tells me a little more about his character than I initially thought of him.

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I couldn't disagree with this take more. Why do we feel like kids should stick around? They don't owe us anything. The rules are such now that a player can go chase new opportunities, and why shouldn't they? Why should King come back, knowing he won't be QB1, and ride the bench? He's had 3 years in the program. If he isn't the starter now, then he never will be unless Weigman (and probably Max) gets hurt.

If he truly wants to play football at the next level he should go try and find a school where he can start and develop. Or maybe he just wants to spend his remaining college years actually playing meaningful football instead of just being a backup. Can't blame him a bit.

Good luck to him.

Slow release cannot be corrected. Ask any passing coach. Too engrained.

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And half of them (not Haynes) can't even spell. A seriously good portion of them couldn't even qualify academically if they weren't athletes.

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A friend who taught college English told me that we've all heard about college athletes who couldn't read and write, and he said, "Hell, we've had some who couldn't even talk."

Does anyone know if he was a 4 or 5 star recruit? Thanks in advance!

A high 4*, but some service did rate him as a 5*.

I wonder what could have been had he tried another position such as WR.

*oh wow just hit 2k posts LOL*

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Four pages. Most with Business school and graduation talk.

Let's just be honest, he was a terrible QB w a penchant for turnovers. Career stats = 10 games, 10 TDs, 1500 yds and 10 INT. I couldn't find the fumble stats….guessing 4 or 5.

I'm sure he's a good kid but it's not much of a loss other than the high hopes everyone had for him.

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There is no way he only fumbled 4-5 times. I would have guessed 12.


He is also not a kid. He is a man ... unlike half of the low IQ babies we have in college football.

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A high 4*, but some service did rate him as a 5*.

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Every where i look had him as a high 3*.

Dont know where you're looking.

Longview’s Haynes King has committed to Georgia Tech, per his father, John King. The former Texas A&M QB has three years of eligibility remaining. #TogetherWeSwarm pic.twitter.com/wKKL6jkpTZ

— Hayden Henry (@hayden_h) December 19, 2022

Georgie Tech is ass, my dudes.

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A high 4*, but some service did rate him as a 5*.

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Every where i look had him as a high 3*.

Dont know where you're looking.

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I don't know where you're looking either.

247 had him with a composite rating of 0.9397 which is pretty much the middle of the 4-star range.

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A high 4*, but some service did rate him as a 5*.

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Every where i look had him as a high 3*.

Dont know where you're looking.

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247 and ESPN had him as a 4* the entire time. Rivals had him as a 4* and dropped him to a 3* after he committed to A&M.

This is a really good kid.

Hope it works out well for him

Any team looking to get their ints up should consider him.

Good for Haynes.

Georgia Tech is an excellent school. I hope he continues to develop and does really well there.

Maybe they should start using a different term other than "committed." Or maybe just say committed, for next year. After that, we'll see.

And good for him. Hopefully he'll take advantage of the academic opportunities.

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Good for Haynes.

Georgia Tech is an excellent school. I hope he continues to develop and does really well there.

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As a QB with wheels better than his arm, it's a good match for him. Also get a masters at GT and you've got a job for life.

Somewhere in Georgia a helmet artisan is up late tonight combining two helmets into one mega-helmet.

Know one of his HS teachers who said he was a genuinely humble, good-hearted kid, which many touted high school athletes are not in the classroom. Hate that he didn't develop into what we needed but certainly hope his move to GT goes well. Gig'em Haynes.

Wish him the best but we have our starter now and it's not him!!

I have to believe the education component played a significant role in his decision. I think GT has a promising young QB so King won't be an automatic on the field.

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Martin Cash said:

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Reports say graduate transfer. How can a sophomore be a graduate transfer?

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He's a redshirt sophomore.

But still. How are all these guys graduating in 3 years INCLUDING the massively time consuming football schedules they have??

I'm calling BS on these athletes graduating so quickly. And half of them (not Haynes) can't even spell. A seriously good portion of them couldn't even qualify academically if they weren't athletes.

You gonna tell me they completed 120 hours of college level coursework in 3 years with lack of time they have? That's 20 hours per semester.

No way.

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Exactly. I took 18 to 21 hours every semester and went to summer school one summer just to graduate on time and ahead of my class.

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A lot of AP classes are offered now in HS. Kids can graduate Hs with over 30 hours now, and start college as sophomore's academically.

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At the high school I am at we offer early college dual credit. I will have 35 students graduate this year with their associates degree (60 hours of college credit).

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Martin Cash said:

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Martin Cash said:

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Reports say graduate transfer. How can a sophomore be a graduate transfer?

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He's a redshirt sophomore.

But still. How are all these guys graduating in 3 years INCLUDING the massively time consuming football schedules they have??

I'm calling BS on these athletes graduating so quickly. And half of them (not Haynes) can't even spell. A seriously good portion of them couldn't even qualify academically if they weren't athletes.

You gonna tell me they completed 120 hours of college level coursework in 3 years with lack of time they have? That's 20 hours per semester.

No way.

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Exactly. I took 18 to 21 hours every semester and went to summer school one summer just to graduate on time and ahead of my class.

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A lot of AP classes are offered now in HS. Kids can graduate Hs with over 30 hours now, and start college as sophomore's academically.

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At the high school I am at we offer early college dual credit. I will have 35 students graduate this year with their associates degree (60 hours of college credit).

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The senior year of high school needs to be deleted. But if instead high school graduates complete college courses with additional tutoring perhaps it is worth it.

My daughter switched majors three times at A&M and still graduated a semester early. And after she moved to Texas she finally understood what it meant to compete after Iowa dumbed down competition by refusing to rank in the high school she was in. It helped her getting into A&M (she applied as a Texas resident with no ranking and good test scores), but the lack of competition hurt her academically.

My senior year of high school focused on pageantry and ditch days. But my high school counselor led a unique program connecting high school seniors to the local and regional scholarship donor and award communities. That includes each senior who wanted to go to college building a nice portfolio of experiences, transcripts, and referral letters from school afd communuty leaders. That netted about $3,000 in top me up funding for me and several additional awards that I was able to include in on-campus applications for fellowship funding.

I also tested out of 13 hours. Helped in those all-important ticket draws!!!

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A picture is worth 1000 words.

King really needs to work with a QB coach and get his throwing mechanics fixed. He will never be successful the way he throws the ball right now.

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Is such an ingrained habit it can't be fixed after the 8th or 9th grade.

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This will be a referendum on Jimbo. If King goes elsewhere and he excels, then that's a big reflection on our program. Time will tell.

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The only referendum on Jimbo already exists. With his slow release why was he recruited in the first place?

He was a sophomore football wise not education wise.