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Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:10 am
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
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Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:10 am
why the hype behind this guy? Some people are talking about this guy like he's going to win the Heisman. Anyone think he may not end up as good as advertised?
Posted by coldhotwings
Mississippi
Member since Jan 2008
6497 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:16 am to
Petrino and pro style quarterbacks go great together. I think he will live up to expectations finally.
Posted by mmjones87
we so cold
Member since Oct 2008
14206 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:16 am to
quote:

Anyone think he may not end up as good as advertised?


<====This guy.

Dont get me wrong I think that he will be a good SEC QB. But hes not the next Peyton Manning. If he was really that good he wouldve committed to Bama out high school.
Posted by WaveHog
Austin, TX
Member since May 2008
6968 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:17 am to
highly recruited player out of HS with good size and arm strength, has some freshman playing experience at a top program, now under a coach known for developing great QBs in a system that puts up big QB numbers. Not that hard to understand.

I think he'll be pretty good, but it would be hard for anybody to live up to the hype.
Posted by coldhotwings
Mississippi
Member since Jan 2008
6497 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:23 am to
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If he was really that good he wouldve committed to Bama out high school


Michigan > Bama when he came outta high school

or were u being sarcastic???
Posted by mmjones87
we so cold
Member since Oct 2008
14206 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:25 am to
quote:

were u being sarcastic


Yes extremely
Posted by woopiginaustin
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Member since Jun 2008
8590 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:26 am to
Just my 2 cents:

-#2 QB in the nation coming out of HS

-6' 7", 248lbs

-Has what is commonly agreed upon to be the strongest arm in college football

-Spent a full year at Michigan and for all intents and purposes has spent two springs, two summers, and one fall running and learning the Bobby Petrino playbook. Point being he isn't a lost, wide eyed Freshman.

-Bobby Petrino
This post was edited on 7/11/09 at 10:45 am
Posted by coldhotwings
Mississippi
Member since Jan 2008
6497 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:33 am to
He will have a decent to good junior year but will be lights out his senior year.
Posted by WaveHog
Austin, TX
Member since May 2008
6968 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:37 am to
quote:

He will have a decent to good junior year but will be lights out his senior year.


this is what i'm expecting, though considering even casey dick had a 'decent' year under petrino, i expect mallett's first to be pretty damn good. but the talent surrounding him is still pretty young.
Posted by woopiginaustin
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Member since Jun 2008
8590 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:38 am to
quote:

He will have a decent to good junior year but will be lights out his senior year


He is a soph this year.

True Fresh at Michigan '07- Redshirted '08- Soph '09

3 years left.......
This post was edited on 7/11/09 at 10:39 am
Posted by tennessee391
Member since Dec 2008
4885 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:41 am to
quote:

-#2 QB in the nation coming out of HS


So was Crompton..
Posted by woopiginaustin
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Member since Jun 2008
8590 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:43 am to
quote:

So was Crompton


The question was "why the hype?".

Whether you are a bust or not, hype comes with being sought after.
This post was edited on 7/11/09 at 10:44 am
Posted by coldhotwings
Mississippi
Member since Jan 2008
6497 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:44 am to
quote:

He is a soph this year.

True Fresh at Michigan '07- Redshirted '08- Soph '09

3 years left.......


more of a reason to be lights out his senior year
Posted by tennessee391
Member since Dec 2008
4885 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 10:45 am to
quote:

Whether you are a bust or not, hype comes with being sought after.


yeah, I understand.

Crompton certainly had the hype, too.
Posted by Choctaw Hog
Member since Nov 2006
7586 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:11 am to
I only want Mallet to be better than what we've had in the recent past and to be as good as he is capable of being this year. If it's significantly better, then that’s great. You have to remember the numbers Dick put up last year with 3 true freshmen WR contributing heavily and not much depth at the RB spot, especially when Smith went down.

I’m not trying to belittle Casey Dick’s abilities, but he was no Division 1 QB. He just didn’t have the arm strength or the ability to quickly read a defense and call the right audible. Mallet has both and then some.

I’ve heard NFL analysis predict Mallett will be one of the top QB’s taken in the NFL draft when he comes out. Talent, potential and Petrinos’ coaching make for great optimism among Razorback Fans and rightfully so. I think Mallet will have some great games this year and will absolutely torch some SEC defenses but he will probably have a sub-par game or two as well. We can only hope his level of performance is against the right teams.
This post was edited on 7/11/09 at 11:38 am
Posted by GOBAMA90
Member since Oct 2008
2840 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:13 am to
quote:

I’m not trying to belittle Casey Dick’s abilities, but he was no Division 1 QB. He just didn’t have the arm strength or the ability to quickly read a defense and call the right audible.


He couldn't tackle either.
Posted by Choctaw Hog
Member since Nov 2006
7586 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:14 am to
quote:

If he has a fairly good year, look for him to consider the NFL.


That could be a possibility and if he is a high draft choice, I would want him to take that opportunity even thougth I would love to have him back for another year. You never know what the future may hold.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132389 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:27 am to
quote:

why the hype behind this guy?

Same could be said for RS.

We had Casey F'n Dick for four years.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:46 am to
quote:

Same could be said for RS.



no shite. I love how on this board any time someone asks a question about one team, someone from said team replies with something about the team asking...
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132389 posts
Posted on 7/11/09 at 11:53 am to
quote:

no shite.

Have you see the tiger rant lately(last few months) about how many heismans RS will have?

quote:

I love how on this board any time someone asks a question about one team, someone from said team replies with something about the team asking...

Doesn't have a damn thing to do with my team. Unlike RS, Mallett has been around the college game for 3 and a half years.
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