Ugh.
Some kids declare for the portal because they want out. Almost always true for a walk on looking for a lower level schollie and chance to play somewhere else. Some kids declare for the portal not because they want to leave, but because they are willing to leave for a better offer. Better may mean playing time, or money, or bigger time program. But in the latter case, it just means they are open to a better offer. Doesn’t mean they will get one.
Those are both single person opinions as is Hero. We could do better getting a composite ranking from the opinions of the folks in this forum.
See, I agree Evers has a chance, but you must also agree that he has nobody raving about him including you and yet neither McDonald nor Wellever and the couple of other hs QBs on the bench beat him out. Your arguments totally ignore your illogic. And i said maybe Wellever or some other hs QB can become the starter, didn’t I. And I also said Turner got his chance and flopped lost the job to a transfer nobody loved. So show me where that is inaccurate or spewing nonsense. I am waiting. Show me the QB on the roster out of hs or the portal everyone has been thrilled by and claimed the job. You can’t because it hasn’t happened. I have not said once that it will never happen. Show me where I said that. I did say being Indy might be making it hard to attract that QB. I guess you disagree. I also said that in today’s world if we get that QB, there is every chance they split after a year or two. I guess you disagree. I know you think I am spewing garbage and I think you have blinders on. It’s what makes for discussion. You seem to be unable to be civil about it. Too bad because it just isn’t that important.
On your last point, as Seinfeld obseved, we root
And, there are kids who enter the portal because they are told to for a variety of reasons. You almost never see a kid dismissed for academic or disciplinary reasons anymore. They enter the portal.
I think I recall Coach P losing to Michigan by 3pts. He was an outstanding coach, not only for X and Oś, but for making his players better human beings. Was coaching in the NFL until recently...
Not a great analogy, but it’s a bit like MBB kids getting opinions on draft stock before declaring. It’s a free look at your worth
Frankly, I think he was just red shirted. McDonald I think was ahead of him but obviously not ahead of the transfers.
His coach left.
Yeah, that Fagnano threw too many TD passes. He won games by leading the offense into the endzone a few too many times. This was so NOT UConn where they grind a boring offense into the face of an 8-9 man box. Stop bitching about that kid. He saved the season.
It was at UConn in 2013. Packed stadium. On 4th and 29, they came up 1 yard short for a first down deep in Michigan territory. Great game. P was a great coach, even though he gets beat up on the boneyard...
Describe what makes him a great coach?
I was familiar with him, with my son playing 4 years under his coaching guidance. There are a number of things that make a coach special. Society makes winning number 1. Of course, that is most important. But, But there are a number of other things that are equally as important as winning for those who play the game. When an athlete leaves an athletic program, any sport, they should be better prepared to take on the blows that will occur during their lifetime. The old saying, ¨not how many times you get knocked down, how many times you get up¨! Coach P made his athletes better in the game of life. I doubt if that is important in today´s world, but as we see athletes leave a team after 1 year for the portal to make $$$$, anyone who grew up in the days when loyalty to the team, be it college or pro, long for the old days.
If you google UConn vs Michigan 2013, you can watch the game on Youtube. It is at UConn..
Got EEM
Ah, I was confused and replying to the fumble comment. I was at the Michigan game in east Hartford and while I knew P, he was not a great HC.
Respect your opinion, but you could ask head coaches in the NFL what kind of coach he was. Anyway, JM is doing a great job. Go Huskies.....Beat NC
There is a difference between being a good and decent man who loves sharing his knowledge of the game w/ players of all ages and skill sets and being a great head coach. Respect the man’s defensive knowledge and passion for game but he was stale when he got to UConn as head coach.
CW also threw a couple back breaking INTs and it was still winnable… iirc
I understand your point, and others say it, but I don’t agree. A college football coach is paid to win games. It’s great if he’s also a good person and role model, but that‘s not what he’s paid for. Look, as ridiculous as it sounds 45 years later I have a varsity letter from an NCAA institution. I wanted my coach to make me better in my sport. Was he a good man? Sure, but so what? I didn’t need a mentor. I had a father. I had older relatives. I had teachers and professors. It’s always great if you can learn life lessons from an older person put in a role where mentorship can evolve, but it’s not necessary that person be a football coach. A coach needs to teach his players their sport and make them better at it.