re: Calzada is a major upgrade over Finley

Really doesn't matter who we have at QB behind our OLine.

Who are the WRs? None of them made the all sec teams.
If your talking about weydemyer he was a TE.
Calzada had only been a starter this year and he has his strengths and weaknesses and he’s very accurate on long balls. Hopefully Harsin and Davis will work w him so we’ll see.

It’s not always about the stats.

That was a lame duck year but I don’t really know why we have to go to 2020 to make a point. The offense was a go route or a sideline WR screen. His passing rating was weak (right there with Stetson Bennet) last year but improved this year. He also nearly had 400 rushing yards last year.

But the offense was rather weak. 19 total TD, 2800 total yards in 11 games isn’t the absolute worst. It was just average last year.



But Nix actually improved his passing numbers this year. Even if only marginally. So maybe it was just the 2 receivers that were passengers in the offense?

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still don’t think Bo is bad but I think you are kinda overrating him. I mean we saw what we were with him and our oline and WR. We went 6-7. Maybe we got 8-5 if he doesn’t get hurt but really he’s proven he’s not gonna consistently carry a team

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I’m not trying to say he could’ve been Joe Burrow or Matt Corral for us. I don’t get the anguish over his existence. His stats have improved, even if marginally despite losing Stove/ Schwartz/ and Williams despite averaging marginally less passes per game.
Even if he only marginally improved the same amount for his senior year he would have stats somewhere in the ball park of 12 games, 64% passing percentage, 2800 yards passing, about 15 passing TDs, 5 rushing TDs, 5 INTs. He would own the QB records and no team goals, so he would get a nice see you later. That’s just a decent ending to a decent QB. Just from looking at Harsin’s QB stats, that’s about what Harsin has been getting out of his guys anyway.

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Nix freshman year he had plenty of talent

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Should Bo apologize because a TF QB was our best chance to win? Isn’t that a coaching problem?

Calzada had shittier stats than Bo’s freshman year despite having three 1st round draft picks on offense. You’re a couple fries short of a happy meal. Tough luck

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1. He was not appreciated

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He got no more criticism than any other QB with middling performance at a big program. It's bizarre to continue the trope otherwise. Now, you can say it was hard for him to deal with considering AU is his lifetime love, but that's quite different.

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2. He was not given a roster to do well in and had to leave.

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Plenty of 3 star QBs deal with inferior talent and are as productive/more productive than Bo.

The reality is this. Some people take 3 years of Bo tape and go "well, we probably know who this guy is. He's very athletic, he's tough, he usually takes care of the football, he's got a bad deep ball, can't make a lot of throws consistently, doesn't seem to be much of a leader for the offense, lacks touch on his passes but can hurt you with his legs."

Others are convinced he's a superstar limited by the circumstances.

One is reasonable and evidenced, the other is childish.

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Is that all you saw or is that what the rant told you to see? It’s no wonder that you think Bo receives no more criticism than the rest of the QBs. You’re just another moron. If Bo cannot run for his life to get wins like he did against LSU he must suck right?

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What I find so amusing in all of this is that we all know with 100% certainty that if this board was generally pro-Bo you'd be anti-Bo

Such is your contrarian schtick. I've known scores of dudes just like you, you deliver substantive blows to the dumbest posters and then do this ^ non-substantive gibberish whenever someone calls you out in a way you can't compellingly rebut

And of course, that's because these aren't even your actual opinions, you're just playing a part. To appease you:

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I’m sure they deal with inferior competition and expectations too.

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Yeah, that's what happens when you play in an inferior program. You have fewer resources and less competition. Bo had more resources and more competition. Hence, the comparison doesn't change.

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I wish y’all would pick a narrative and stick with it.

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A good example of a filler comment - it says nothing, it's non-substantive, but it's aggressive and makes it seem like you're still on offense

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Is that all you saw or is that what the rant told you to see?

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Another example of the same thing. What does this even mean? I guarantee you don't even disagree with that assessment.

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It’s no wonder that you think Bo receives no more criticism than the rest of the QBs.

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Is it "no wonder"? You're tailing off here

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If Bo cannot run for his life to get wins like he did against LSU he must suck right?

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Strawman city now, 99% of the posters here would agree Bo doesn't suck, crybaby

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What I find so amusing in all of this is that we all know with 100% certainty that if this board was generally pro-Bo you'd be anti-Bo

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Incorrect. You’re already starting off on the right foot.

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Yeah, that's what happens when you play in an inferior program. You have fewer resources and less competition. Bo had more resources and more competition. Hence, the comparison doesn't change.

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Yet Bo has fewer resources than all of his competition. His talent level at the OL and WR positions were right up there with Vanderbilt and below Kentucky. Those are the facts. I don’t care about how QBs on inferior teams do if they’re playing against inferior talent. Don’t give Bo shite talent and tell him to go compete against Bama, Georgia, LSU and say well “I thought you were a 5*”

Btw I was a Gatewood fan while everyone else liked Bo and I had my own reasons for doing so.


Maybe I’m” contrarian” but group think isn’t going to tell me how I should feel about Bo when y’all are hot and cold on him. I can think for myself

You can frick off attacking my character.