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Topic: RE: Graduate Transfers

Topic: RE: Graduate Transfers

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allen
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RE: Graduate Transfers

Posted: 12/9/2016 3:00:26 AM

bshot44 wrote:

allen wrote:

he will get the opportunity to shine at Ohio more than anywhere else.

Really? In this offense? What QB has "shined" in 12 years in the Albin-Solich system? Ohio is not where you come if you have NFL QB aspirations.

I agree on the schooling aspect, but QBs don't salivate to play in Albin system.

EXHIBIT A-Z: The QB recruits over last 12 years.

What top notch QB have we had. We throw the ball and have good receivers, if he is good he will shine. Now will he have to deal with questionable play-calling at times? yes. Albin may be on his way out.

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes

GoCats105
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RE: Graduate Transfers

Posted: 12/9/2016 9:32:08 AM

Just because a guy was highly rated out of high school doesn't make him a great QB. LC says all the time the ratings are usually meaningless. From what I've seen of the guy, nothing has left me impressed. Remember, he was 3rd string this year at Michigan behind a Sophomore and a transfer QB who wasn't that great either.

And to be fully honest, I don't know if this kid has taken a meaningful snap since that fateful day he suffered a concussion and Brady Hoke put him back in the game. What's he gonna be like?

Last Edited: 12/9/2016 9:33:59 AM by GoCats105

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RE: Graduate Transfers

Posted: 12/9/2016 9:53:49 AM

It seems like most big programs have one "project QB" on their roster. If you're getting a transfer from a Big Ten type school, you hope you're getting the guy who simply wasn't getting playing time rather than the guy they went out on a limb for who didn't pan out and they gave up on.

Last Edited: 12/9/2016 9:54:13 AM by .

L.C.
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RE: Graduate Transfers

Posted: 12/9/2016 11:58:25 AM

GoCats105 wrote:

I do think that the ratings are probably more accurate in the 3-5 star range than they are in the 2-star range. The recruiting services make their money from the top end, so that's where they put their resources. They pay very little attention at the bottom, so it's not surprising that their ratings have little value.

That said, I don't disagree with what you have said. He was a third string QB at Michigan, and in a worst case scenario, he'd be a third string QB at Ohio. On the other hand, for this one particular year, even that wouldn't be bad. Ohio's depth at QB for next year is non-existent, so one more body would be a useful addition.

What about the best-case scenario? Maybe he's been demotivated since his injury, and coming into a new situation might inspire him to try, for that one year, to be the QB he always expected to be? He might come in and have a great year. Certainly Heitzman and Strobel didn't put up spectacular numbers at Michigan, but they were solid additions at Ohio. The possibility is that Morris could do the same.

I'd be in favor of this transfer. The risk is low, only a one-time, one-year scholarship, and the potential reward is high. Even the worst case scenario, another QB on the bench to help allow Keszei to redshirt, isn't a bad use of a scholarship.

�We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.� ― Epictetus

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