4 out of 10 are MAC QBs

http://www.presnapread.com/10-non-b-c-s-...-the-rise/

Quote:Alex Carder, Western Michigan (senior) Carder is close to achieving the impossible: making Western Michigan fans forget about Tim Hiller. Think that’s easy? Hiller left Kalamazoo as the most prolific quarterback in school history, if not simply the best quarterback in school history, and Carder brought all of seven career attempts into his first starting season in 2010. Two years, 7,207 yards and 61 touchdowns later, Carder enters his senior season well within striking distance of each one of Hiller’s school records. And with Northern Illinois and Toledo expected to take a step back in 2012, Carder’s Broncos may very well be the MAC West favorites heading into September.

Terrance Owens, Toledo (junior) How Owens played over Toledo’s final four games of last season likely puts an end to the Rockets’ two-quarterback rotation. His play should at least temper the degree to which the offense rotated Owens with Austin Dantin, who started a good portion of Toledo’s games in September and October before suffering an injury against Western Michigan on Nov. 8. Given the keys to the offense from that point forward, Owens closed with four-game totals of 1,070 yards and 12 touchdown with only a single interception. Dantin is likely too experienced not to call upon at certain times this fall, but Owens has been too good in his full-time starting duty to not be given the wide majority of snaps.

Matt Schilz, Bowling Green (sophomore) We’ve already seen the progression from Schilz’s freshman to sophomore seasons. Thrown into the mix as a rookie in 2010, when he replaced Tyler Sheehan, Schilz responded in familiar fashion: more interceptions, 14, than touchdowns, 8, and at least two picks over five straight MAC games in October and November. Schilz was a different quarterback last fall, cutting one interception off his 2010 total despite making 34 more attempts and finishing tied for second in the conference with 28 touchdowns. No other quarterback in the MAC — and few nationally — made such a leap from 2010 to 2011. For Schilz, the arrow is clearly pointing up.

Tyler Tettleton, Ohio (junior) Not only was Tettleton a first-year starter. Not only was in playing in a new offense, a spread-based attack far more predicated on the passing game than any offense Frank Solich has ever considered, let alone one Solich has actually put into practice. Tettleton was a first-year starter playing in a new offense that was installed very much on the fly; Ohio went with this offensive philosophy only after watching Troy run it to great effect in its 48-21 bowl win over the Bobcats to cap the 2010 season. So if Tettleton played this well as a rookie starter in a new offense, what can he achieve with another year under his belt?

What I don't get about Schilz is the attitude towards him from some BG fans. The kid went out in his second year (first full, healthy year) as a starter and threw for 4th or 5th most yardage and 2nd or 3rd most TD's in BGSU history but there' a number of BG fans that talk about him like he's something you'd scrape off your shoe.

I don't know about scraping a shoe, but Schilz is a kind of QB who can be frustrating despite his talent. Looks like a world beater one drive, then can't pick up a first down or move the ball. But sophomore QBs can be that way. I look at the improvement between frosh and soph, as mentioned in that article, and if that level of improvement happens this year, fans will have no problem with the guy.

Owens/Soph:
#6(#1 MAC)Passing Efficiency 169.24 166/230 Comp% 72% 2022 yds 18 TDs 3 INT 8.79 yds/atts

Flip:

Yep, Schilz is on an arc similar to Sheehan, who ended up having a great career. But after Sheehan's sophomore year, a lot of people were down on him, too.

This is THE year for Schilz, I think.

(02-07-2012 10:30 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Owens/Soph:
#6(#1 MAC)Passing Efficiency 169.24 166/230 Comp% 72% 2022 yds 18 TDs 3 INT 8.79 yds/atts

I know this is just one metric but it can be misleading. For example, Carder's efficiency wasn't as good but he had no running game! The pass attempts were 230 vs 502 for Owens vs Carder, respectively. Here are the top MAC QBs according to QB rating:

6 - Owens
16 - Harnish
22 - Tettleton
29 - Carder

Harnish was easily the best QB in the MAC last year. Maybe it wasn't as pretty (efficient) but he got it done.

(02-07-2012 10:48 AM)CMUprof Wrote:  

(02-07-2012 10:30 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Owens/Soph:
#6(#1 MAC)Passing Efficiency 169.24 166/230 Comp% 72% 2022 yds 18 TDs 3 INT 8.79 yds/atts

I know this is just one metric but it can be misleading. For example, Carder's efficiency wasn't as good but he had no running game! The pass attempts were 230 vs 502 for Owens vs Carder, respectively. Here are the top MAC QBs according to QB rating:

6 - Owens
16 - Harnish
22 - Tettleton
29 - Carder

Harnish was easily the best QB in the MAC last year. Maybe it wasn't as pretty (efficient) but he got it done.

Harnish had plenty of rushing yds and rushing TDs to go along with the passing #'s. But now that era has ended. It will be interesting to see who moves up to the top of the pack.