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.
Calzada over Murphy
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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.
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
He was slotted as their QB1 at Auburn, but hurt his shoulder in spring practice, so never took a snap.
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.
It was reported Murphy wanted $3mm. I suspect budgetary concerns were the primary driver of this decision.
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.
Boley was looking to transfer out this past season. Would be shocked if Kentucky is looking for a starter level QB. An FCS QB makes sense as a backup. Boley is likely the guy next season.
That's spread out over 4 years for UT though. Is Murphy's $3m for a single year or two years? Murphy shouldn't be commanding more than Nico.
Yes, and then Allen ended up losing the starting job and transferring to Houston in 2015 to play for Tom Herman (before Major Applewhite took over and benched him).
Trevon Boykin was another who left A&M. He ended up starting two seasons at TCU.
I am sure there are others. Most seem to have been "lost" to competition or coaching changes. Me, I blame the cult!
Stoops wants a seasoned addition to the QB room who will be a strong positive influence on Boley's development. Stoops was Jimbo Fisher's DC at FSU when they were national champs. No doubt in my mind that Stoops consulted with Jimbo and received an enthusiastic recommendation for Calzada to fit the bill.
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These re-tread QB's year after year are getting us nowhere. Levis was the exception rather than the rule until he was so beat up he couldn't play. We can't protect a QB and haven't been able to do so in about 3 years.
The offensive line has been a joke for the past 2 years, trying to fix that should be job one ,two and three for this staff
The offensive line has been a joke for the past 2 years, trying to fix that should be job one ,two and three for this staff
We have been unable to recruit OL that all the top football programs get the last few years. We bring back Wolford, who is said to be a good recruiter, and he brings in three OL that will need 2-3 years to get physically ready to play. Strey the only one that has a chance to play some after a year of developing. Why is the OL position so hard for us to get any 4 or 5 stars? We have been a running team the last several years. So how could we not get a true 4 or 5 star recruit here and there over the last several years?
Be positive 3-9 is better than 2-10 Stoops Stoops he’s our man if he can’t do it nobody can
I mean They are trying to do that lol we have 3 portal linemen committed with more to come. You can do two things at once
He went 8-4 as a starter at A&M, and he didn’t play at Auburn because he had a shoulder injury and ended up having yo get surgery and was out the entire year.
I'll feel much better when Calzada commits/signs. Don't forget Maclin was a thousand yard producer a couple years ago, Hester was, I think, Oklahoma's #1 receiver last year, Farrier was a 500 yd producer before coming to UK, other portal WRs are being targeted, young Gilmore/Rodriquez are on the horizon. Maybe, just maybe, UK can FINALLY build a successful passing game.
There will be a whole other round of transfers after Spring ball shakes out and guys learn their spots on the depth chart. If whoever we bring in from the portal is named the starter after spring ball, then Boley could make a decision then. but even then he might have to go down to the G5 or MAC level if he wants to be a guaranteed starter, someplace where he can showcase his skills for an entire season then transfer back up for a bigger payday.
I'll be honest, I'm curious to see what Saunders can do. I don't think we should be counting him out just yet. Dude can sling it apparently.
Agree that I’m sure Stoops reached out to Jimbo. Minor correction though. FSU won the title the year after Stoops left for UK.
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The three OL portal guys we got so far say their strengths are pass protecting. So the QB's we have has a chance to play better than what we are used to with a legit pass protecting OL. Not sure how these guys run block but it is good to know that our pass blocking could be much better than what we have had for several years.
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