It has been a very exciting start to the bye week after Tennessee’s 45-42 come-from-behind win in Columbia on Saturday night. Vol Nation is absolutely buzzing – and rightfully so – over the recent emergence and stellar play of sophomore quarterback Joshua Dobbs, who broke records and became the first quarterback in Tennessee history to rush for over 100 yards and pass for over 300 yards in the same game. Dobbs would finish with 301 passing yards and 166 rushing yards against South Carolina, which earned him an array of awards from various outlets across the nation and drew high praise from national pundits, opposing coaches and even NFL scouts.
But it isn’t just the fact that Dobbs has pulled Tennessee’s offense out of the cellar and led an historic comeback that has made him so popular; the guy is also a bonafide genius. Robert Joshua Dobbs – his teammates call him Astro – is an Aerospace Engineering major at the University of Tennessee, he is carrying a 4.0 GPA and is currently enrolled in 16 hours of coursework. His career goal, according to him, is to design and build airplanes.
All of this information lends itself well to Vol Nation’s creative minds on twitter and elsewhere, so here’s a look at some of the best photoshops, GIFs and Vine videos that have popped up in recent days (and some great ones from last season) featuring Joshua Dobbs, space, rockets or some variation thereof. Enjoy.
@_RealMikeHoncho, how's this for your poster idea for Mr. @josh_dobbs1? #VolArt #Dobbsageddon pic.twitter.com/L1y76vwhCQ
— Spencer Barnett (@CleVOLander) November 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/LoneNutVolFan/status/530406117785206784
https://twitter.com/thomasgjacob/status/394534095545315328
AstroDobbs pic.twitter.com/P1RlBGzD6e
— UTK Pong (@UTKpikapp) March 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/SpencerT_/status/395013953052360704
Heeeeee's baaaaaaaack! pic.twitter.com/Y1Re5a5vt2
— kevol80 GIFs (@Kevol80) October 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/Vologistics/status/530051410101280768
Josh Dobbs on his Fall break pic.twitter.com/GpxEqukodJ
— kevol80 GIFs (@Kevol80) November 1, 2014
Breaking: Vols to wear #AstroDobbs helmets vs Kentucky. @VolRumorMill @PhilHecken @conradburry pic.twitter.com/Pc9DBEgTnU
— Prinstant Replays (@PrinstantReplay) November 3, 2014
@SECfootball @SDS they've got it now that Dobbs has the machine "running" how it should. #BrickByBrick #AstroDobbs pic.twitter.com/DJaO93yeNk
— william (@vudu_nrg) November 4, 2014
2nd half is underway! @Vol_Football, get ready to BLAST OFF with Astronaut @josh_dobbs1! #OneTennessee #SpaceDobbs pic.twitter.com/fF2BGUBe42
— Stephen K. Lee (@StephenKLee1) November 2, 2014
Rocket man. Rocket arm. Astro Dobbs. pic.twitter.com/qzl3LPFify
— gmannVOLS (@gmannVOLS) October 26, 2014
@Vol_Football time to update the rifleman logo #rocketman #vfl pic.twitter.com/KVv77HC7VU
— Chris (@crusse10) November 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/LoneNutVolFan/status/529697497175040002
#SC3stars JOSHUA ROCKET DOBBS pic.twitter.com/1xh5T6vilO
— Andrew Davis (@DandyAndy110) November 2, 2014
VolNation be like… pic.twitter.com/zez7XCwnp9
— UTK Probs (@UTKprobs) November 2, 2014
Updated Rocket Man with last night's TD run #RocketMan https://t.co/OaXReHnUB0
— 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@DKenyon28) November 3, 2014
*You’ll want to hit the volume icon for that last one, it’s a doozy.*
We’ll be adding more photos and videos as we stumble across them, so be sure to check back periodically.
