2008 tOSU QB discussion (official thread)

[UpNorth_Buckeye]

Originally Posted by GoodLifeSean

Yeah, I don't get this, if it's based on potential (which it appears with Stafford,) is OSU with Pryor, Bauserman, and Boeks not top five

I normally have a decent amount of respect for CFN, but this list is a joke.

I'm not sure if I'd have us top 5, but I do believe top 10 is very, very realistic.

[IronBuckI]

Originally Posted by generaladm

A little off topic, but CFN rates UGA as #8 in their QB unit rankings. Why does everyone think that Stafford is one of the best QBs in college, when his stats are incredibly mediocre? In 2007, his passing stats didn't place in the top 30 in any category. He was the fifth ranked QB in the SEC, barely ahead of Flynn. He had a completion % under 56, and a TD/INT ratio of 1.9/1, and he's ranked ahead of Painter? I. Just. Don't. Get. It.

I call it the Jeff George phenomenon. Dude looks really impressive in workouts, and this (every year) is his year to finally put it all together. Many QBs have benefited from this throughout the years. Akili Smith and Kyle Boller are just two examples.

[UpNorthBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Jagdaddy

Unfortunately Herbstreit's M.O. is to blow sunshine up OSU's a$$ on local media and dog them in the national media: Way to have integrity Herbie . . .

exactly.... I just have to pull out my DVD of the Alamo Bowl, where Herbie chimes in with the "oooh tressel has to get control of these problems... oooh there's a lack of control.... oooh it's bad bad bad". After awhile Lee Corso started sounding rational!

If/when TP has a great year, or career, Herbs will be able to say, "I told you so..."

He ought to be good, and he HAS to be good. IMHO Boeckman is an ugly interception away from being pulled, and then it will be TP and Bauserman. I am a diehard fan but I don't think the coaching staff has felt 100% confident in Boeckman since the MSU game, and after all, Boeckman has lost two of his last three starts, and in the one win he mostly handed it to Beanie.

Now since I've typed these words TB will have a Heisman year... that's cool, too!

Back to TP, he will be good and let's just be thankful that NCAA football is not "One and Done".

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by UpNorthBuckeye

IMHO Boeckman is an ugly interception away from being pulled, and then it will be TP and Bauserman. I am a diehard fan but I don't think the coaching staff has felt 100% confident in Boeckman since the MSU game, and after all, Boeckman has lost two of his last three starts, and in the one win he mostly handed it to Beanie.

Incorrect.

[Nadda]

Very interesting pose caught in this pic... foreshadowing...

Where do you think the trophy pose came from..?? lol

Originally Posted by UpNorthBuckeye
IMHO Boeckman is an ugly interception away from being pulled, and then it will be TP and Bauserman. I am a diehard fan but I don't think the coaching staff has felt 100% confident in Boeckman since the MSU game, and after all, Boeckman has lost two of his last three starts, and in the one win he mostly handed it to Beanie.

Not gonna happen. Thats why you respect the vest. TB was 1/2 the reason we got to a NCG last year...period. Tressel knows that, Todd has earned his place in time.

It seems so many here take for granted how RARE it is to make it to the Championship Game. We were lucky last year, So dont assume we're title bound. We all have to keep ourselves in check.

[BuckeyeMac]

Boeckman is too experienced and a confident QB to be benched after one ugly INT. It's going to take A LOT more to happen before he gets benched and TP gets the call

[Nadda]

Boeckman is too experienced and a confident QB to be benched after one ugly INT. It's going to take A LOT more to happen before he gets benched and TP gets the call

Yep, It works out perfect. TP gets a warm up season this year, and he'll be ready to take control next year.

[ashlandbuck]

Originally Posted by mstevmac

Boeckman is too experienced and a confident QB to be benched after one ugly INT. It's going to take A LOT more to happen before he gets benched and TP gets the call

After the Penn state game he looked anything but confident. In his last four games he threw 4 TD's and 6 INT's. Through the Penn State game those numbers were 21 TD's against 7 INTS.
He threw almost as many INT's in the last four games as he did in his first 9 games. In those last four games I saw a Qb who seemed to lose a lot of confidence and at times even had happy feet.
He had a solid year. But don't think those coaches are not concerned about his performance in the last four games.

I'm sure TB isn't an ugly INT from being replaced, but I wouldn't be surprised if TP's role increases greatly as the season progresses. To the point where he is taking as many snaps as Boeckman by the time scUM rolls in to town.
This is not saying that Boeckman will be that bad but rather that TP will be that good. I heard JT say after the Jersey scrimmage that the difference between TP and Troy as freshmen is that TP doesn't look to his legs first. He said that TP wants to do it with his arm. Most Freshmen Qb's with the ability to run as well as TP does will think run very quickly. The fact that he looks through all his reads before running makes him very special. It was obvious that JT is very, very impressed with TP and will get him on the field often.

When it comes to TB vs. TP I think some people don't realize just how special TP is. You just can't keep great talent off the field.