Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota leaving Oregon to enter NFL draft
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46 is going to be hard to top because there aren't a ton of 4 year starters* out there, and fewer that don't miss a game in that span, and after doing that you still have to not have a bad day where you don't throw a TD or even a good day when you just happen not to get one. I'll honestly be surprised if it's topped in the next 25 years, barring major changes to how many games a team may play in a year.
*You could start half your freshman year, or a little less depending on how many conference championships and bowls you go to, but even if you go to 3 conference and national championships you'll still be one game short unless you start the last game your freshman year.
*You could start half your freshman year, or a little less depending on how many conference championships and bowls you go to, but even if you go to 3 conference and national championships you'll still be one game short unless you start the last game your freshman year.
I pointed this out in another thread - Ohio State and Oregon played 15 games this year. If they expand the playoffs to 8, that will make for a possible 16 game season. Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of four year starters in college football, and they play up to 48 games even if they never make the post-season.
When a big record like this is broken twice inside of four years, you have to at least accept the possibility that it happened because of the expansion of the college football season, both with adding a 12th game ten years ago, and adding championship games to most conferences, and could happen again.
Of course, this is all provided that Cato's record doesn't get split from Russel Wilson's record - one being Power 5/BCS/FBS and the other being Group of 5/FCS/I-AA.
This post was edited on 1/14 5:24 PM by herdalicious
When a big record like this is broken twice inside of four years, you have to at least accept the possibility that it happened because of the expansion of the college football season, both with adding a 12th game ten years ago, and adding championship games to most conferences, and could happen again.
Of course, this is all provided that Cato's record doesn't get split from Russel Wilson's record - one being Power 5/BCS/FBS and the other being Group of 5/FCS/I-AA.
This post was edited on 1/14 5:24 PM by herdalicious
So you pointed it out. You are assuming that a QB's team plays for the title 3-4 years straight. That isn't happening.
Also Cato was never hurt. That is extremely lucky to never miss a game. It is going to be hard to get to 47 straight games.
Also Cato was never hurt. That is extremely lucky to never miss a game. It is going to be hard to get to 47 straight games.
I don't think it will split since Cato played P-5 teams while the record was being pursued.
I think there will be a bit of time before anyone threatens it.
I say this because,
In the P-5, you won't find many good QB's who stay 4 years. You just won't.
If Cato's record is broken, it'll be done by someone in the G-5 and built just like Cato...like a Kellen Moore or that old bastard from Houston.
Someone without much hype, who isn't quite built for early NFL departures, needs as much numbers as possible to bolster themselves.
I think there will be a bit of time before anyone threatens it.
I say this because,
In the P-5, you won't find many good QB's who stay 4 years. You just won't.
If Cato's record is broken, it'll be done by someone in the G-5 and built just like Cato...like a Kellen Moore or that old bastard from Houston.
Someone without much hype, who isn't quite built for early NFL departures, needs as much numbers as possible to bolster themselves.
That is not correct. My point was that teams can now play up to 15 games a season, with the liklihood of that value changing to 16. I'm illustrating that teams play more games now than they ever did, and will likely play even more in the future. Realize that Cato's record (46) could be broken by a player whose team never sees post-season play (48 possible games). Add annual conference championships and a 2-3 round postseason, and the possible number of games just goes higher.
Cato missed two games his first season after having been benched following his blow-up at UCF. If we delve into the theoretical, he also missed two conference championship game opportunities, and missed a bowl opportunity in 2012 when Marshall went 5-7.
Again, I'm not saying that it will be easy to break his record, just that it is likely that it will fall at some point (and in my mind, within the next 6-8 years). There have been quite a few four-year starters in college football, especially at the G5 level where a thin depth pool can lead to a guy getting the ball in his first collegiate game (see also: Cato, Rakeem). Those teams may never make the playoff (though expansion could change that), but they will still play up to 56 games in four years. A four year starter could then miss ten games in his career and still tie Cato.
No one can say for sure what will or will not happen, but I think people who say this record is unbreakable are just giving in to their homer tendencies.
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