Should King Miller change his number?

[GTrojan2]

IMO he should have stuck with number 30.  Every SC fan knew that number as being King Miller’s number and there is room for an SC Heisman winner with the number 30.  Thoughts?

[SC Gator]

There’s still room for a #8, too.

[GTrojan2]

Yes, there is room for #8, but consider the tradition which young men these days overlook.

Reggie Bush wore #5 his whole time at SC.  Charles White wore #12 his whole time.  Palmer #3 his whole time.  O.J. #32, Marcus Allen #33, Leinart #11, etc.  King Miller #30, #8, #?.  IMO Miller is making a big mistake due to his youth.  It is what it is though.

[SC Gator]

All of what you say is accurate.  But none of the former Heisman winners was a walk-on.  They all got to choose their numbers when they arrived on campus (or, in the case of Garrett, when he became eligible to play for the varsity as a soph).  I don’t know what Riley’s protocols are for numbers but I’m willing to bet the walk-ons don’t get to pick until after all the scholarship players are done.

So let’s assume #8 is what Miller would have picked last year had it been available.

 

[GTrojan2]

All you say is accurate and I believe King would have picked a single digit number if given the chance when he walked on.  What he has now is a fan base that knows him as #30 that ran wild in the Michigan game.  If he were smart, IMO, he would stick with the number his fans know him by.  He has chosen otherwise, so I wish him the best.  I would like to believe that someone on the SC staff raised this issue with him prior to his choice.

[BigBalls]

kids are fascinated with single digit numbers GT2. It’s a status thing for them and now that he is not a walk on but a star, King wants his flowers.

[GTrojan2]

Would you have changed your number if you were in the same position BB?

[Butkus51]

Yeah, I think King Miller should have stuck with #30.  For me double digit # are for RB’s.  Famous RB that wore #30, Terrell Davis-Denver, Todd Gurley-Rams, Mark Van Eeghan-Oakland, Mike Rozier-Nebraska.

In HS, I played RB and wore #44.  #44 and #32 were worn by the great Jim Brown, #44 Syracuse (college) and #32 Cleveland (NFL).  My senior year, JB was a rookie at Cleveland, but I stayed with #44.  He was my idle…  Cheers

 

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