(12-18-2015 02:22 PM)armour248 Wrote: This topic has been beaten to death. Hare, Maddie, Graham and Santa were all hurt. That is how you end up with a 5th string QB starting. Root and McIntosh transferred which also didn't help but it happens. Honestly the staff should get more credit considering Graham played incredibly well for a RS Freshman and Fiedler looked half decent for a guy who probably saw zero snaps in practice during the year. As far as I can tell the guy from Georgia had one offer and either gray shirted or didn't qualify at Memphis...his resume really isn't any different than the guys we have now.
thank you. you saved me a long rant.
lets go through the rosters of the top four schools right now:
Clemson:
2 Kelly Bryant QB 6-3 215 Fr. Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Wren HS)
4 Deshaun WatsonQB 6-2 210 So. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)
10 Tucker Israel QB 5-11 195 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona HS)
12 Nick Schuessler QB 6-3 200 RJr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson HS)
18 James Barnes QB 6-1 175 Fr. Sumter, S.C. (Sumter HS)
Oklahoma:
Reece Clark QB 6-4 198 Fr. Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods HS)
9 Trevor Knight QB 6-1 207 RJr. San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS)
6 Baker Mayfield QB 6-1 209 Jr. Austin, Texas (Texas Tech University) (Lake Travis HS)
12 Connor McGinnis QB 6-4 189 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall HS)
14 Cody Thomas QB 6-4 211 RSo. Colleyville, Texas (Heritage HS)
Alabama:
12 David Cornwell FR 6-5/221 RS Norman, Okla. (Norman North)
6 Blake Barnett FR 6-5/200 HS Corona, Calif. (Santiago)
18 Cooper Bateman SO 6-3/220 1L Murray, Utah (Cottonwood)
14 Jake Coker SR 6-5/232 1L Mobile, Ala. (Florida State)
11 Alec Morris JR 6-3/233 1L Allen, Texas (Allen)
Michigan State:
11 Colar Kuhns QB 6-1 212 RS FR Gaithersburg, Md. - Damascus
14 Brian Lewerke QB 6-3 192 FR Phoenix, Ariz. - Pinnacle
6 Damion Terry QB 6-3 235 SO Erie, Pa. - Cathedral Prep
7 Tyler O'Connor QB 6-3 222 JR Lima, Ohio - Lima Central Catholic
18 Connor Cook QB 6-4 220 SR Hinckley, Ohio - Walsh Jesuit
16 Tommy Vento QB 6-1 192 SR Farmington Hills, Mich. - Harrison
ok, now lets look at our roster:
18 Charlie Rotherham QB 6-0 188 FR Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy
1 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 203 RS JR Plainfield, Ill./Aurora Christian/Western Michigan
16 Tommy Fiedler QB 6-2 192 FR LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township
14 Daniel Santacaterina QB 6-1 198 FR Geneva, Ill./Geneva
12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 218 RS JR O'Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West
17 Ryan Graham QB 6-1 214 RS FR Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South
So, accounting for Root leaving, we went out and got three QBs. We carry the same number of QBs at 3 of the top 4 teams right now. We have one more freshman than three of the other teams. Get. Over. It. nothing was done wrong. it was a matter of the stars aligning perfectly for our misfortune.