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Exit 4 said:
If we are reaching out on QB transfer I think its a sign we have QB departures.

O'Brien redshirted 2016, played some in 2017. Seems he could sit out 2018 and have two years of eligibility left for 2019 and 2020.

Patrick O'Brien Bio
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Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.
 
UConnJim said:
Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.
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Yeah I agree. Plus the other part is that he is going to have to sit out 2018. So Pindell will be gone and he will be here to compete with Washington, Krajewski, and McAfee come 2019. Not that there couldn't be but I don't think it definitively states that there is a QB that is departing. Think RE is doing his due diligence to use his schollys and improve the roster.
 
UConnJim said:
Disagree. He was the 10th rated Pro QB coming out of HS and anytime you can grab a top rated kid, you grab him regardless of position. You need to be always upgrading talent.
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Um QBs have been announcing transfers all winter and I haven’t seen the staff make one twitter follow for this position ....until now.

You are wasting your time when you try to over recruit the qb position. The kids aren’t dumb - they obviously put a lot of consideration into their odds of playing based on the depth of the roster. I don’t think it was realistic for the staff to reel in a sixth scholarship qb for fall 2018 until they had a better handle on the abilities of the current four and their likelihood for sticking around for the long haul. If we go after a qb transfer this spring it’s hard to imagine it’s not in part because someone is leaving.
 
kcc1442 said:
Yeah I agree. Plus the other part is that he is going to have to sit out 2018. So Pindell will be gone and he will be here to compete with Washington, Krajewski, and McAfee come 2019. Not that there couldn't be but I don't think it definitively states that there is a QB that is departing. Think RE is doing his due diligence to use his schollys and improve the roster.
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Hard to imagine just about any qb actually worth a scholarship would get excited to come to Uconn to beat out four guys to play in 2019. Surely there are better opportunities out there for any quality qb transfer. Situations where there is just one or two dudes to beat out.
 
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We need more big uglies up front on D, preferrably a DT or 2 .. or a DT and a DE.. or 2 DEs...
 
Exit 4 said:
Hard to imagine just about any qb actually worth a scholarship would get excited to come to Uconn to beat out four guys to play in 2019. Surely there are better opportunities out there for any quality qb transfer. Situations where there is just one or two dudes to beat out.
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????????????? Every program has 4-5 QBs on scholarship at any one time. We would have the same. Any big major school he is coming from or going to would have guys to beat out, guys that were rated highly, guys that were the best QBs in their county and state and sometimes their entire region at the time they graduated. My point is that none of the guys he would be coming in to compete against are going to scare him away. Don't know where you think he is going to get a scholarship where he is only competing against one or two other guys. No coach would let their team start the year with only 3 scholarship Qbs barring extreme and unforeseen circumstances.
 
kcc1442 said:
????????????? Every program has 4-5 QBs on scholarship at any one time. We would have the same. Any big major school he is coming from or going to would have guys to beat out, guys that were rated highly, guys that were the best QBs in their county and state and sometimes their entire region at the time they graduated. My point is that none of the guys he would be coming in to compete against are going to scare him away. Don't know where you think he is going to get a scholarship where he is only competing against one or two other guys. No coach would let their team start the year with only 3 scholarship Qbs barring extreme and unforeseen circumstances.
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We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.
 
Exit 4 said:
We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.
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Sure, it's not ideal, but we have extra scholarships and if you can upgrade the talent you do it regardless of position. Next year, barring any departures or position changes, you would have 5.
 
Exit 4 said:
We have 5 scholarship QBs on this roster come August, you think it’s nornal to have a sixth? That’s the situation here.
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He has to sit out a year. He's not coming to compete this year against anyone (So Pindell doesn't count). And one of our Qbs is a WO/Former WO. So again its 3 guys next year to compete with that were recruited as scholarship players. 4 if you want to count Bissack (which I'm very sure will not factor into his decision). None of which had any serious P5 offers I don't believe.
 
Let’s see what happens.

But my bad in failing to remember bisack is done this year.
 
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Not sure if we were in on this kid......

Jack Driscoll OL grad transfer from UMass, played high school ball at Hand of Madison, commits to Auburn.
BREAKING: Grad transfer offensive tackle commits to Auburn over USC, UCLA

Driscoll is an interesting story....played mostly TE in high school (probably why I didn’t recall his name). Committed to UMass as a 6’3, 205 OT. Grew into a 6’5, 300 1st team all conference lineman and was considered one of the best Group of 5 OL in the country. He will be a RS Junior with 2 years of eligibility.
 
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kris1 said:
Not sure if we were in on this kid.

Jack Driscoll OL grad transfer from UMass, played high school ball at Hand of Madison, commits to Auburn.
BREAKING: Grad transfer offensive tackle commits to Auburn over USC, UCLA

Driscoll is an interesting story....played mostly TE in high school (probably why I didn’t recall his name). Committed to UMass as a 6’3, 205 OT. Grew into a 6’5, 300 1st team all conference lineman and was considered one of the best Group of 5 OL in the country. He will be a RS Junior with 2 years of eligibility.
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Went back to look - besides UMass, his offers coming out of Hand were Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Brown and Army.

That’s why it’s so hard to project OL...
 
Exit 4 said:
Hard to imagine just about any qb actually worth a scholarship would get excited to come to Uconn to beat out four guys to play in 2019. Surely there are better opportunities out there for any quality qb transfer. Situations where there is just one or two dudes to beat out.
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A QB with his level of potential (and he did get on the field for Nebraska as a RS Frosh in addition to his ranking in high school) would not be worried about being in competition with the QBs on our roster. Why should he be? That doesn't mean that he will automatically win the job either -- just that he wouldn't be concerned coming in.
 
businesslawyer said:
A QB with his level of potential (and he did get on the field for Nebraska as a RS Frosh in addition to his ranking in high school) would not be worried about being in competition with the QBs on our roster. Why should he be? That doesn't mean that he will automatically win the job either -- just that he wouldn't be concerned coming in.
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After the dust has settled on the spring game I have flip flopped on this situation. So far none of the young promising QBs have asserted themselves like a Quinton Flowers or McKenzie Milton with a firm hold on a possible 3 year reign at the helm. So yeah I don't see any big time transfer being intimidated. Any transfer would be competing for 2019 which would have just Washington (hopefully), McAfee and Krajewski to beat out.
 
Exit 4 said:
After the dust has settled on the spring game I have flip flopped on this situation. So far none of the young promising QBs have asserted themselves like a Quinton Flowers or McKenzie Milton with a firm hold on a possible 3 year reign at the helm. So yeah I don't see any big time transfer being intimidated. Any transfer would be competing for 2019 which would have just Washington (hopefully), McAfee and Krajewski to beat out.
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If we had a Flowers or Milton, they'd be starting!

With that said, it looks like O'Brien and ASU have some mutual interest. If we're gonna have to plug and play, I'd prefer to not go the JUCO route--we've done that many times and the guys are never ready for the speed of the game when they come in; I'd prefer an FBS transfer.
 
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uconnphil2016 said:
If we had a Flowers or Milton, they'd be starting!

With that said, it looks like O'Brien and ASU have some mutual interest. If we're gonna have to plug and play, I'd prefer to not go the JUCO route--we've done that many times and the guys are never ready for the speed of the game when they come in; I'd prefer an FBS transfer.
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Well I was kinda-hoping-praying that one of the two youngsters would have push Pindell aside this spring, not because I dont like Pindell, because of their own shear awesomeness. Since that clearly didn't happen, I would say our attractiveness to a potential QB transfer to compete in 2019 has increased.
 
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uconnphil2016 said:
If we had a Flowers or Milton, they'd be starting!

With that said, it looks like O'Brien and ASU have some mutual interest. If we're gonna have to plug and play, I'd prefer to not go the JUCO route--we've done that many times and the guys are never ready for the speed of the game when they come in; I'd prefer an FBS transfer.
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Tyler Lorenzen was a JUCO. He seemed more than okay with the speed of the game. I take someone like him in a heartbeat.
 
coachcap said:
Tyler Lorenzen was a JUCO. He seemed more than okay with the speed of the game. I take someone like him in a heartbeat.
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Agreed coachcap, but I also think Lorenzen has been the exception for us. Maybe we could find the right JUCO guy, but a lot of them have not quite panned out.
 
Top QBs tend to go to the top schools, but the top schools are stockpiling QBs and some will transfer. In my opinion, the best shot UConn has at getting a top QB is through transfer as all of the QBs recruited to the top schools are not going to play. (Remember Zach Frazer who transferred from Notre Dame to UConn?)

Look at some examples of QB stockpiling:

Clemson:
#7 DT QB 2016
#2 PRO QB 2017
#17 PRO QB 2017
#1 PRO QB 2018
#3 DT QB 2019

Georgia:
#2 PRO QB 2016
#3 PRO QB 2017
#1 DT QB 2018

USC:
#5 DT QB 2015
#6 PRO QB 2015
#13 DT QB 2016
#4 PRO QB 2017
#2 PRO QB 2018

Arizona St:
#4 PRO QB 2015
#17 DT QB 2015
#14 PRO QB 2016
#94 PRO QB 2016
#1 PRO QB 2017
#14 PRO QB 2017
 
Rodney Williams - DB at Syracuse has opted to do his grad year at Temple. Mike Z had given him a follow on twitter back when he announced his plans to transfer.
 
Its notable that Crocker and D. Harris are following Amhir Mitchell along with Tyler Coyle and Malik Banks.


Mitchell already used a year of eligibility at Michigan (early enrollee in 2016) and now one at Rutgers. Its reported he had a strong spring at Rutgers in 2017 before tearing an ACL. He's never seen the field.

6'3'' 205lbs. #5 ranked prospect in NJ in the 2017 class.
WR Ahmir Mitchell says he's leaving Michigan's program
Ex-Rutgers WR Ahmir Mitchell to transfer after dismissal | Where he can (and can't) go
 
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UConnJim said:
Top QBs tend to go to the top schools, but the top schools are stockpiling QBs and some will transfer. In my opinion, the best shot UConn has at getting a top QB is through transfer as all of the QBs recruited to the top schools are not going to play. (Remember Zach Frazer who transferred from Notre Dame to UConn?)

Look at some examples of QB stockpiling:

Clemson:
#7 DT QB 2016
#2 PRO QB 2017
#17 PRO QB 2017
#1 PRO QB 2018
#3 DT QB 2019

Georgia:
#2 PRO QB 2016
#3 PRO QB 2017
#1 DT QB 2018

USC:
#5 DT QB 2015
#6 PRO QB 2015
#13 DT QB 2016
#4 PRO QB 2017
#2 PRO QB 2018

Arizona St:
#4 PRO QB 2015
#17 DT QB 2015
#14 PRO QB 2016
#94 PRO QB 2016
#1 PRO QB 2017
#14 PRO QB 2017
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businesslawyer said:
A QB with his level of potential (and he did get on the field for Nebraska as a RS Frosh in addition to his ranking in high school) would not be worried about being in competition with the QBs on our roster. Why should he be? That doesn't mean that he will automatically win the job either -- just that he wouldn't be concerned coming in.
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Why would HCRE waste a scholarship on a QB when we have five on schollies already. Seems like there would be five competing for a starting job if the freshman red shirts. Seems like that scholarship for a GT would be better spent in an O lineman or CB.
 
ktuck911 said:
He's my twitter bible on who we're showing interest in...
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Maybe I am doing something wrong, but from what I can tell Mike Z is no longer following this kid. Kyle Cooper and Rhett Lashlee have started following however.
 
Exit 4 said:
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but from what I can tell Mike Z is no longer following this kid. Kyle Cooper and Rhett Lashlee have started following however.
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I noticed this too.. darn.... hopefully we find somebody else he's latched on to.. in the form of more DL help...
 
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