Calzada over Murphy

[seccats04]

Well, UT paid $9 million to get their quarterback and are in the playoffs. We just went 4-8 and won’t pay $3 million. We deserve to suck again.

 

[Bereacat420]

The A&M cult does have some history giving up on QB’s a tad early. See Kyler Murray and Haynes King as two examples. Not saying Calzada will sniff the success either had after they joined teams with female cheerleaders, but he would improve our QB room at what is likely a reasonable price.

Idk about Haynes King but when Murray got there they had just got Kyle Allen the year before. Allen was the #1 qb for the ‘14 class and has played several years in the NFL. Murray enrolled in June and Allen was already name the starter. Murray transferred out in Dec. he was literally there 6 months.

 

[Bereacat420]

Well, UT paid $9 million to get their quarterback and are in the playoffs. We just went 4-8 and won’t pay $3 million. We deserve to suck again.

UT is supposedly paying 2 mil a year but those numbers have been disputed. So it isn’t 9/3. It would be 3/ less than 2. Lol I’m assuming you’re talking about the WSU qb. It wouldn’t matter if UKnoffered more than 3 mil he isn’t coming here. Dude entered the portal with a no contact tag for a reason

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Calzada is 24, a grown man mentally and physically. A highly competitive QB that can scramble and keep plays alive. Has developed into a dangerous passer all over the field. Would be a fun player to watch play. Will have a much better pass protecting line to play behind.

 

[satcheluk]

Calzada wasn’t good at Texas A&M or auburn but maybe he’s developed since then. Played a lot of football.

He was slotted as their QB1 at Auburn, but hurt his shoulder in spring practice, so never took a snap.

 

[satcheluk]

I think it money related. Murphy wanted more than Kentucky wanted to spend

Read somewhere he was asking for $3mm. I suspect that was for two years, but that would still be nearly double what we were paying BVG.

 

[satcheluk]

Go read Murphy’s X account. I don’t have X but a guy at work showed me and he is posting all UK stuff. Rowland post this morning that he was Murphy was ready to commit but the staff preferred Calzada. There was mention of an analyst that said for Murphy to succeed that everything had to be set up for him. He said Uk is not setup for Murphy. They said Murphy was a pocket passer and that UK wasn’t setup for a qb that could set back and pick a part a D. Rowland then said that was not the type of offense Stoops nor Hamden wanted to run. 😂

It was reported Murphy wanted $3mm. I suspect budgetary concerns were the primary driver of this decision.

 

[satcheluk]

Well, UT paid $9 million to get their quarterback and are in the playoffs. We just went 4-8 and won’t pay $3 million. We deserve to suck again.

It was $8mm over 4 years, so $2mm avg. So $2mm for a 5star/#1QB vs $1.5mm for Murphy? It becomes an even worse deal when you consider how much less NIL $ we have compared to UT.