In a case of Irony... Was it not also North Carolina that Book made a statement that he should be
the rightful QB in 2017? In the rain, if I recall correctly.
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@Wake Forest I think.
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Book taking over was a lot about other QBs making the statement that they shouldn't be the QB at ND.
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Book was given the OPPORTUNITY as a result of Wimbush not playing up to par ....
Posted at 3:26 pm on Sep 26, 2022
Book won the starting job as a result of his OWN play!
Yes.
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What's your take on why the coaches could not see this the prior Spring?
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They probably wanted the bigger, stronger, faster, more talented QB with the stronger arm to be
QB. Then they realize that their development has been terrible. They might have actually regressed once they got to ND. So, they have to go with the shorter, smaller guy with the weaker arm and less athleticism who was intended to back up the more highly talented guy.
We recruit PJ and Crist but end up with Rees and Book and Pyne. None of those three have anywhere near the ceiling necessary to seriously compete for a NC.
I want $10 millions is basically what you just said. If that's what you want (coach) go get it. But
the reality is you have to play with the best players on your roster. The ones that actually play the best. Not the ones that do the drills or look the best on paper. I understand the premise of your analysis here but if this is how things are actually working we are screwed and will never win a NC again.
I can't disagree with the lack of development part. Jeez. It's been bad for sure.
Posted at 3:17 pm on Sep 26, 2022
1 star or 5 stars ... don't matter. I don't think anyone ever improved significantly while most regressed in an obvious way.
U left out accuracy as requirement for a QB. Not
Important in yr world? Name a good one that wasn't accurate
Wasn't meant to be an exhaustive list. Point is that they didn't want to go with the low-ceiling guy
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I'm always opposed to going with the guy that gives me the most wins too. I get it.
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My point is, a bigger,stronger, faster guy without accuracy is not a QB
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Exactly. And we've seen that time and time again at ND with the QB. Whoever is picking the #1 guys
has no idea what a QB needs to look like or how they need to play the game. They seem to be literally looking at paper characteristics and not evaluating based on real proven talent.
Irish Spring tends to conceal certain areas that might stink...
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That is a very profound comment.
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I do remember our office exploding, but don’t recall details
Actually had the same exact thought/memory before yesterdays game.
Yep. #few
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Sure. If you consider throwing for < 150 yards and more INTs than TDs a statement.
That along with his 54% completions proved he was the rightful starting QB.
Still blinded by the wrong stats. It was about moving from an uncohesive, 1 dimensional offense. To
one that used its weapons in a more distributed manner to create multiple issues for the defense to focus on. Not just one or two.
The OL began to gel. Third downs became less of an issue, and we were consistently getting better. We begain to consistenly move the chains and the 3 or 4 and outs drastically declined. All of those things were not happening leading up to that point.
You're an idiot. They did the opposite of move on. They went right back to starting Wimbush.
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Since he went on to be the winning best QB in the
history of the school, he must has convinced somebody that he was the right man for the job
And he did it through his play by getting an offense to go from 1 dimensional to multi dimensional.
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Not on that day he sure as Hell didn't.
His "statement" game for why he should be the starter was 11 games later in 2018 against Wake Forest. You could argue it was 7 games later when he came in to relieve Wimbush against LSU and made that late pass to Boykin for the winning TD. I'd still say it was Wake though.
Wonder what the end of the first day of the Rome rebuild looked like? It was at its peak I assume,
based on your use of logic here?
Hey genius. How exactly did he make "statement"?
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