tcudoc
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This discussion comes up every off season. Here is what I recall from previous year's discussions:
-With 85 scholarship players and walk-ons, the number of jersey numbers required to field a team is a lot. Taking 6-7 of those off the table has an impact and you then have people wearing the same numbers which confuses fans and probably is not ideal for the players either.
-Lilly-did not complete degree from TCU--->no retired number (I personally disagree with the idea)
-Swink-everyone thinks it should be retired and have never heard a good reason why not. Probably because Marvin Godbolt/Aaron Brown would be confused.
-Ki Aldrich's number should probably be retired or honored as well.
-LT's jersey honored, but not retired as noted above.
My personal feeling is to give it some time. It seems there was some discussion of Jeff Ballard as an all time great because of his great accomplishments during his time here. Dalton came along and surpassed those, making talk of Ballard fade a bit. I think if we look back in 5 years and his accomplishments and impact stand the test of time, then he should be honored. I think it is premature to discuss it yet because it is difficult to see the big picture. There is no doubt that he will always be considered one of TCU's finest, but then so will Kerley and a handful of others on last year's team (Carder, Brock etc). I think time and how the accomplishments hold up in a few years will be the key.
On a final note, in the future when you hear the name "Dalton," do you think that Andy has reached the pinnacle so high that people will think of him instead of Reeves Dalton? That by itself would be a pretty cool accomplishment.
-With 85 scholarship players and walk-ons, the number of jersey numbers required to field a team is a lot. Taking 6-7 of those off the table has an impact and you then have people wearing the same numbers which confuses fans and probably is not ideal for the players either.
-Lilly-did not complete degree from TCU--->no retired number (I personally disagree with the idea)
-Swink-everyone thinks it should be retired and have never heard a good reason why not. Probably because Marvin Godbolt/Aaron Brown would be confused.
-Ki Aldrich's number should probably be retired or honored as well.
-LT's jersey honored, but not retired as noted above.
My personal feeling is to give it some time. It seems there was some discussion of Jeff Ballard as an all time great because of his great accomplishments during his time here. Dalton came along and surpassed those, making talk of Ballard fade a bit. I think if we look back in 5 years and his accomplishments and impact stand the test of time, then he should be honored. I think it is premature to discuss it yet because it is difficult to see the big picture. There is no doubt that he will always be considered one of TCU's finest, but then so will Kerley and a handful of others on last year's team (Carder, Brock etc). I think time and how the accomplishments hold up in a few years will be the key.
On a final note, in the future when you hear the name "Dalton," do you think that Andy has reached the pinnacle so high that people will think of him instead of Reeves Dalton? That by itself would be a pretty cool accomplishment.
