You nailed it.
Hopefully the portal and some NIL can plug some gaps. Maybe some youngsters emerge. We can’t consistently compete with end-rushers breathing down our QB’s neck 1.5 seconds after the snap.
Boley looked good
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You nailed it.
Hopefully the portal and some NIL can plug some gaps. Maybe some youngsters emerge. We can’t consistently compete with end-rushers breathing down our QB’s neck 1.5 seconds after the snap.
I could care less if Boley is Stoops salvation but I do care that he could prove to be UK football salvation. I want to live long enough to see a consistant winner. At 79, I most likely cant wait another 12 years of wandering in the SEC basement. I do think with development, Boley has the skill set to give us a chance to turn this train wreck around. The kid has real potential. With Boley being successful would do wonders for future QB recruitment. Kids could see that if they come here they have a chance to be successful, on and off Kroger field.
There is no downside to starting Boley against Texas, although there's no way that's happening given Stoops' uber conservative makeup. The guy has a way higher ceiling than BVG who will never be more than a barely adequate SEC QB. Obviously we know that Wimsatt isn't the answer either. Let the young gun play, and if he makes some mistakes and we get drilled....well so what. We've been getting drilled by mediocre SEC teams all year long. Develop our young QB talent for a change.
One other thing to note about boley is the marked improvement in his short stint in Lexington.
What i saw from him in hs, he played straight up and down which also lead to very little leg drive on his throws. He was all arm. I assume that was partly due to poor lower body strength as I noted his extremely skinny legs in a pic way back then
Total opposite now. Much more flexible. Nice leg drive on throws (though he still has much room to improve), and plays with decent flexibility (much room here to improve too).
I know there was whispers out there about stone being the presumptively better qb prospect by a decent margin, but i will just have to see. If it ends up being true, he must be quite the qb indeed.
What i saw from him in hs, he played straight up and down which also lead to very little leg drive on his throws. He was all arm. I assume that was partly due to poor lower body strength as I noted his extremely skinny legs in a pic way back then
Total opposite now. Much more flexible. Nice leg drive on throws (though he still has much room to improve), and plays with decent flexibility (much room here to improve too).
I know there was whispers out there about stone being the presumptively better qb prospect by a decent margin, but i will just have to see. If it ends up being true, he must be quite the qb indeed.
Saunders looks pretty good on film.
And he has (or had) a receiver that turned in a lot of YAC, on numerous videos. I wonder where his leading receiver is headed . . . likely PSU.
Have to give BV a chance to shine versus TX. If the game is close, let him gain additional confidence. If it gets out of hand (24+), put Boley in and let him learn via hard knocks what the SEC is all about.
Boley moved the team in the 2nd half and was not fazed by TX pass rush. He had nice velocity and touch considering he was under pressure nearly every pass attempt. Start him against UL to gain more game experience for '25. I am sorry the BV experiment did not play out with two good years for Boley to learn.
He did not look like a true freshman out there at Texas. He looked like a starting QB for a winning team. Gorgeous throws and made them look easy. Held ball too long on some plays but that comes with experience. I would give him a shot at starting this week. Maybe even make it a competition. I mean we already know what Brock is gonna give us, let the kid have a shot.
Untill the kid plays several games it's hard to judge how good he will be. With virtually no film on him the other team had a hard time understanding the tendencies. After 3-5 games you get a better sample size. I'm not going to jump up and say the kid is the next joe Montana or even tim couch yet, but his talent looks promising, but the Stoops offensive system has a great track record of making talented players look less than mediocre!
