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College football 12/2

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by DisembodiedOwlHead, Dec 2, 2006.

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  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    And it's not like West Virginia struggled to score points all year. I think West Virginia going so heavy on the option and not throwing this year is more a matter of adapting to having White at quarterback. Rich Rodriguez normally likes to feature the passing game.
     
    outofplace, Dec 2, 2006
    #145
  2. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    Is Pat White the next Adam Bednarik? Not quite. White's extremely talented and showed me more this year than I expected. He may not be a pro QB, but he is certainly (when healthy) one of the top five QB in the bowl subdivision of NCAA Division I football.
     
    Freelance Hack, Dec 2, 2006
    #146
  3. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Agreed. He'll play on Sundays, but not as a QB.
     
    Chi City 81, Dec 2, 2006
    #147
  4. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    The USF loss becomes even more disappointing considering the USC loss today ... An 11-1 WVU would have been fourth in the BCS and automatically clinched an at-large berth despite the loss to Louisville ... which would have relegated LSU out of the BCS and given the Big East two spots.
     
    DisembodiedOwlHead, Dec 2, 2006
    #148
  5. suburbia

    suburbia Active Member

    And how bad does Rutgers' stinker against Cincy two weeks ago look now? If they had won that game, they would've clinched the BCS berth last week and this game would have been moot.

    Rutgers can't complain. They could never stop WV when it counted, even with WV's backup QB in the game.

    So now they fall to a fourth-tier bowl that's hardly a just reward for their breakthrough season. Will Schiano even stick around long enough to coach in it?
     
    suburbia, Dec 3, 2006
    #149
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. But he's only a sophomore. He's shown more at this point than Troy Smith had. And he does have a fairly strong arm, even if it's overshadowed by his ridiculous speed. Projecting him for anything yet as a pro is way premature. It's hard to project QBs who have played four years of college ball, let alone guys who are still really raw, which is what White is.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 3, 2006
    #150
  7. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    White's arm is quite strong; it's the accuracy that's a problem.
     
    DisembodiedOwlHead, Dec 3, 2006
    #151
  8. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Again, just like Vick.
     
    Chi City 81, Dec 3, 2006
    #152
  9. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    A year and a half of college isn't quite long enough to confine a guy to Vivaball status ...
     
    DisembodiedOwlHead, Dec 3, 2006
    #153
  10. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Not making a permanent judgment, just pointing out the similarities.
     
    Chi City 81, Dec 3, 2006
    #154
  11. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    Pat White is listed at 6-2, 185. So, considering that colleges like to exaggerate some, I'll say he's probably a hair over 6-feet tall. While Mike Vick is listed at 6-feet, he's also got 30 pounds on White. Let's see if White is as mobile as he is now with 30 extra pounds on his frame.

    I agree it's difficult to project college players as pro prospects, but I just can't see White as a quarterback in pro football, unless it's played on a basketball court or in the Great White North. I do know White's too talented not to be in the NFL if he stays healthy.
     
    Freelance Hack, Dec 3, 2006
    #155
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Is Michael Vick the standard you compare all college sophomores to? Vick's in his sixth year as a pro. It's fair to say we have a good indication of what his pro potential is. Pat White is in his second season of college ball. He's made great strides from just his freshman to his sophomore year, and he's just a kid. Not only does he have a bit more size than Vick, no one knows what his potential is yet. He's still developing. You can project him to be "just like Vick," with such certainty, yet the NFL is filled with player personnel guys who can't figure out which quarterbacks to draft after they've played out four years of eligibility.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 3, 2006
    #156
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