BillySee58

Exactly. The reason (or theory) why one would prefer tall qbs over short qbs in a primarily-under-center offense is because it is harder to see over the line when you're throwing from under center. But, as evidenced by Hall and others, it's pretty secondary to having accuracy and the intangibles.

My take.

And Seneca's height is most likely why he ended up at Iowa State. Mac and Chico have stated that lately. Can't find the quote. Chico said something along the lines of "you're not going to see me play/have a qb around 6' tall here." But his qbs who he had so much success with at South Florida were 6' Matt Grothe and 5'11" BJ Daniels. Which leads me to believe that it's Coach Mac's philosophy and take on qbs. And if you look at the guys we have offered it seems like good evidence. We've only offered tall qbs. There's a qb I really like this class in Chandler Eiland from Canton, TX. He's committed to Louisiana-Monroe and they're his only offer, because he's only 6' tall and he plays for a small school out in East Texas. Had 18 tds against pnly 2 picks last year. Accurate passer, good mobility, and just makes plays without turning the ball over. His teammate Sam Miller is our top-rated commit this year and I'd love to get Eiland as well. I just don't see it happening since it looks like we don't plan on taking a qb this class and if we do it'll probably be a tall kid. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/601600/chandler-eiland Give me a kid who might not look like a D1 but plays like one over a kid who looks like a D1 qb but doesn't play like one. A qb who's being passed up because of his height, not his quality of play.

I have a lot of hope for Means since he had a good spring, but let's not forget he's a year removed from completed less than 50% of his passes in high school. But I do feel like he may represent our best shot on this roster.

This just needs to stop. I hate making it sound like I'm ungrateful for what DT did for us or how he absolutely maximized his ability for us, but he had more interceptions than touchdowns in conference play last year. Our qb recruiting has been suspect and last night was probably the worst qb play I've ever seen in a D1 game. We lost a qb who was average, statistically. The hope was that we could improve a position where we were average and get an upgrade at the most important position. We aren't going to take a step up as a program with average qb production. Obviously last night showed average is better than awful. But in the long run they really aren't that different. Really wonder what this fan base would make a guy out to be if he were an all-conference qb.

That's not enrirely true. What makes it really hard recruiting a qb here is that Coach Mccarney wants tall qbs. He wants a 6'3"+ qb who can run the offense and make throws from the pocket, without wanting to scramble and improvise. Basically what Thompson was. Recruiting a qb here is hard enough, like you said. You need a qb to fall through the cracks and not get offered by the big schools, so that you either only have to beat out a few lower-level schools to land the kid, or no other schools at all. Problem is, when a qb is 6'3"+ all of the big schools are going to give him a look. If a QB is 6'3"+ and is clearly a good qb, proving he plays like a D1 qb and doesn't just look like one, then he's going to have tons of offers from big schools. Now sometimes if a QB is 6'1" or shorter he can be a good player yet still get passed up by the big schools for taller qbs. Kellen Moore fell to Boise State because he was 6' even. Jordan Lynch fell to Northern Illinois because he was 6' even. The best qb in our conference, Rakeem Cato fell to Marshall because, you guessed it, he's 6' tall. I'm not saying good, tall qbs can't slip through the cracks to us, but it certainly is harder than a quality short qb getting passed up and falling to us. Hopefully Greer (and Mcnulty) prove last night was an aberration. But when a 6'5" qb who played for a strong-metroplex high school and a nationally ranked JUCO only has offers from schools like FIU, UAB, and us, you have to wonder why. Hope last night didn't prove why. Best thing we can do is support Greer and Mcnulty and cheer like crazy for them next week. Still plenty of time to improve.

Looks like Goree did make the travel squad and the trip, after some rumors that he wouldn't. Hope to see him come along this year.

We looked solid running the ball. Jeffery Wilson is going to be special. Defensive line performed very well, and not just the starters. They did gash us a few times, but they more than held their ground. Jarrian Roberts is going to be a stud. Anthony Wallace looked like the real deal as well. Defense will be strong again.

That's on Kidsy. If you're watching film with the qb, you say get the ball down because the throw was a little high. But still should've been caught.

Greer back in. Let's get it kid. Plenty of time to turn things around.

Yeah, it was. And it was not meant as disrespect to Greer or Mcnulty. I just can't stand this idea and theory on here that just because guys fit the "bus-driver" mold, that automatically means they are going to be consistent and not turn the ball over. And that flashy guys are automatically turnover dangers. I'm trying not to overreact because of how good this Texas D is. But I just hope we see the qb who gives us the best chance at winning us games. Not the qb who gives at the best chance at not losing. And if that's Greer or Mcnulty, I'm perfectly fine with that. As long as we see some improvement.

Because he's a dual-threat qb. Dual-threat qbs are more prone to turnovers. We need a game-manager so we keep our turnovers and interceptions down.

UAB with two 100 yard-rushers today, now up 48-10. CUSA about to be 3-0 on the year.

Having a big day. Kid's probably about to blow up.

Led his team in receiving last night with 5 catches for 59 yards as Tyler John Tyler beat Plano 30-12.

Beat North Garland 24-21 tonight.

The fact that big schools are running spread offenses is pretty secondary with regards to the point I'm trying to make. Although the examples I gave showed that teams didn't line up with 2 TEs and run the ball for scores. My main point has to do with is how you score touchdowns as a G5 playing a P5. And I don't think we need to run a full-on spread to pass the ball for scores on those teams. That's why I included gimmick plays, like the ones you mentioned, as the equalizer along with passing plays. But you do need to pass the ball to score against those teams. Spread helps create mismatches to do so, but it's not the only way to throw the ball.

The other BCS game (besides Boise vs. OU) where a non-BCS conference team beat a BCS conference power was the 09 Sugar Bowl. Utah beat Alabama despite having just 13 rushing yards. Their qb Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=290020333

Look in the past. G5s made noise because they were able to throw the ball. Like I said, it's the great equalizer. Passing, as well as gimmick plays. The non-BCS programs that made noise on a national level all had 3000+ yard and 25+ touchdown qbs. Guys like Kellen Moore, Alex Smith, Andy Dalton, even Jared Zabransky and Brian Johnson. Like I said earlier as well, all 3 of our offensive touchdowns against the big national powers under Coach Mac (Alabama, LSU, Georgia) have been passing tds. 0 rushing tds. Those teams also have all scored more than 40 against us. It's hard to line up and run the ball down these teams' throats, and shut them down when we're on D. In the 07 fiesta bowl when Boise State beat OU they were able to score 43 points (6 tds, including 1 in OT). They had 1 rushing TD, from a back who had over 20 that year. They passed for 4 tds, including 1 on a reverse pass and 1 on a hook and ladder. They also had a pick six. They won the game on a Statue of Liberty. They didn't line up and pound the ball on OU, or completely shut them down. That was one of the best non-BCS teams of the BCS era, with a 20+ TD running back and an NFL offensive lineman. They scored mainly on pass plays and gimmick plays. They did run the ball well to move it down field, but the pass plays got them in the endzone. I think we have a line and backs that are good enough to move the ball. I think our d is good enough to keep this Texas offense in check. But we're still going to need to score at least 3 or 4 offensive tds. We're going to need a big day passing, especially for TDs, if we are to win this. Thank The Lord this game is tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm definitely not a fan of the air raid. But offenses who can spread the field and get their backs, receivers, and even qbs consistently in the open field on run and pass plays are my favorite.

So in the last three years we've played three perennial national power programs (Alabama, LSU, Georgia). In those games we have scored 3 offensive touchdowns. All 3 have been passing touchdowns, with 0 rushing touchdowns. But over the past 3 seasons, excluding those 3 games, we've rushed for 67 touchdowns against just 41 passing touchdowns. We clearly score most of our tds on the ground, but we haven't scored any on the ground against those teams. Hard to imagine us rushing for 3 or more touchdowns against Texas, as their front 7 (especially d-line) is pretty stout. We're going to need at least 3 touchdowns to win. We have a great line and backs to help us move the ball into scoring range, but history says throwing the ball is our best bet at getting in the endzone. Can't wait for this game!