Happy for him, his family (who flew to Ireland from Longview) and good kids everywhere who work hard and get second chances!

Gig'em, Haynes!

Loved it!

Gutsy kid. In lots of other decades, he would have been an Aggie QB for at least 3 Years, but the fact he had to go just means we have the right guy.

You gotta respect Haynes and how he was raised.

Nice job young man and thanks for making my $1000 pick-off bet on the jackets pay!

Great job at football, maybe work a bit on the interview skills.

Really liked seeing him do well. He seems very happy.

Happy for him!

Heisman. Give it to him.

Happy for him!

Somebody explain why this thread exists. I don't stalk Haynes or his parents.

He's a tough guy. Happy he is successful at GT. He made the right decision to move on . He wouldn't see the field much here imo. Accuracy being the prime issue.

Gamer

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Somebody explain why this thread exists. I don't stalk Haynes or his parents.

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You might not be aware... but, earlier today, he led Georgia Tech to an upset of FSU in the biggest CFB game of this day! AND he used to play at Texas A&M... and when he played for the Aggies, he did his best - in spite of substandard coaching. Then he transferred to get a fresh start.

No stalking necessary. Just turned on the TV and saw it on ESPN.

Glad I did.

Finally got some decent coaching

He looked great today

**** Jimbum for being a sorry ass fraud that neglected player development & wasted everyone's time

There was CFB today?

texag_89 said:

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Gutsy kid. In lots of other decades, he would have been an Aggie QB for at least 3 Years, but the fact he had to go just means we have the right guy.

You gotta respect Haynes and how he was raised.

Nice job young man and thanks for making my $1000 pick-off bet on the jackets pay!

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Only in here…Top 10 win on the road, and we're better off…It's almost impossible for CW to equal what Haynes did last year…But a guy that is pretty much unproven, and we're better off. Unbelievable.

My son is a second year at Ga Tech and is in the band. Every time he sees King he asks him for a gig 'em for his mama.

That's cool!

Happy for the kid. He never had a chance to be successful under Jimbo. I remember watching him in the M&W game and he threw the ball worse than Conner and Zac, and just looked so frustrated out there.

Haynes King is an Aggie, graduated from Texas A&M.
Gig 'em Haynes!

Haynes is the definition of a winner!

Papa Joe said:

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Haynes King is an Aggie, graduated from Texas A&M.
Gig 'em Haynes!

Haynes is the definition of a winner!

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In just three years too. Enrolled in January 2020 and transferred in December 2022.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/haynes-king-earned-his-crown-in-leading-georgia-techs-turnaround/3LYPJHSQ6NG6HJAJYV77EY2L24/

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. . . " I definitely wouldn't change it," Haynes said about his time with A&M. "With football, with life in general, I learned a lot being there. I'd never change what happened in the past because, heck, it led me here. I would never change anything, never look back or change the decision."

In December 2022, Haynes graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in business management. . . .

Haynes said the most difficult part for him was having to make the decision to remain with the Aggies or transfer on his own. His family supported him throughout, but John King told his son that ultimately the choice was his and his alone to make.

On Dec. 2, 2022, Haynes entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

"Let's just say he does not have tears much. He's the same way day-in and day-out, doesn't matter. But that was super hard because that's where he always thought he would be and stay," Jodie King said. "He made a lot of friends and it was like family. We always thought that he represented everything A&M was built on. That crushed him. It was so hard.

"It was the lowest of the low he could get in his life. It was heartbreaking because he did exemplify every aspect going to class, getting a real degree while trying to be the quarterback and work hard and teach his teammates. He made lifelong friends, family, there's high school people, people he grew up with that he knew. It was home. He was able to hunt and fish. Having to make a decision that it was time to move on, I could tell he didn't really wanna leave because that's where he was supposed to be."
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King is pretty easy to root for.

No doubt about it.

Great job young man!

Hopefully he doesn't get the big HEAD and flop rest of the season.

Weigman is better.

Love seeing Haynes succeed!

Great job beating FSt. Haynes. Gig'em

If Jimbo was at game, I wonder what he thought about King beating "Ol FSU"?

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He's a tough guy. Happy he is successful at GT. He made the right decision to move on . He wouldn't see the field much here imo. Accuracy being the prime issue.

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Accuracy, despite conventional wisdom saying otherwise, can be learned. But not with defensive lineman and linebackers chasing you.

Did he finally find a helmet that fits? And more importantly, has he finally learned that you're supposed to throw to the players who are wearing the same color jersey as you?

Interesting - I was not aware he did graduate with a degree from A&M.

Here but late.. yes they made some improvements on helmet didn't look as bad yesterday.

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halfastros81 said:

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He's a tough guy. Happy he is successful at GT. He made the right decision to move on . He wouldn't see the field much here imo. Accuracy being the prime issue.

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Accuracy, despite conventional wisdom saying otherwise, can be learned.

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Disagree.

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halfastros81 said:

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He's a tough guy. Happy he is successful at GT. He made the right decision to move on . He wouldn't see the field much here imo. Accuracy being the prime issue.

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Accuracy, despite conventional wisdom saying otherwise, can be learned. But not with defensive lineman and linebackers chasing you.

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It was a mechanics issue, jimbo absolutely ruined him mechanics wise which caused a ton of accuracy issues

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Papa Joe said:

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Haynes King is an Aggie, graduated from Texas A&M.
Gig 'em Haynes!

Haynes is the definition of a winner!

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In just three years too. Enrolled in January 2020 and transferred in December 2022.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/haynes-king-earned-his-crown-in-leading-georgia-techs-turnaround/3LYPJHSQ6NG6HJAJYV77EY2L24/

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. . . " I definitely wouldn't change it," Haynes said about his time with A&M. "With football, with life in general, I learned a lot being there. I'd never change what happened in the past because, heck, it led me here. I would never change anything, never look back or change the decision."

In December 2022, Haynes graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in business management. . . .

Haynes said the most difficult part for him was having to make the decision to remain with the Aggies or transfer on his own. His family supported him throughout, but John King told his son that ultimately the choice was his and his alone to make.

On Dec. 2, 2022, Haynes entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.

"Let's just say he does not have tears much. He's the same way day-in and day-out, doesn't matter. But that was super hard because that's where he always thought he would be and stay," Jodie King said. "He made a lot of friends and it was like family. We always thought that he represented everything A&M was built on. That crushed him. It was so hard.

"It was the lowest of the low he could get in his life. It was heartbreaking because he did exemplify every aspect going to class, getting a real degree while trying to be the quarterback and work hard and teach his teammates. He made lifelong friends, family, there's high school people, people he grew up with that he knew. It was home. He was able to hunt and fish. Having to make a decision that it was time to move on, I could tell he didn't really wanna leave because that's where he was supposed to be."
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King is pretty easy to root for.

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Thank you for posting that. It's awesome!

good for him! heckuva way yo start the season with a conference win over one of the preseason favorites, on the biggest game of the weekend.

No time to set up and throw certainly doesn't help but his long release doesn't either . Not much sample size but his release has quickened somewhat and that's from coaching. I think accuracy can be improved upon but there are limits. Some guys just have it whether it's a gift or early hs coaching or some combination of the two. It's not meant to be a knock on Haynes but he made several throws yesterday that could have been big plays but the ball just wasn't where it needed to be. If it had been the game wouldn't have been as close as it was.