I couldn’t find January, but before we won our first SEC game against Mizzou, be had us 4th in the SEC:
No love for Levis on SEC Now
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I have a screen shot of the tweet. January 10th 2022 is when he tweeted it. And they were rankings for this (2022) season.
If using an I-phone, hold your finger on the screenshot for about two seconds, and choices will appear: choose the “copy” choice, then come back and open a thread reply, touch the screen for a second or two and choose “paste,” or whatever the word/prompt is.
I do it too much and forget the actual words: like I don’t know my own street number?!?!
I’ll do a search of that time period on this forum and try to bring it forward. I have no access to the HOB.
Wow, Ole Miss had a mighty tumble in his initial rankings.
Who will be their QB?
They looked like ish when their starter got hurt against Baylor, last year.
You seemed to think highly of him for what he accomplished at Vandy, even wondering if UK would ever hire a coach like him.
Then PSU played UK in the bowl game and its a consistent "have I told you I don't like JF" thing. Is there something I missed from that game that I should know? The fake punt early seems to have rubbed some wrong but JF has called that turd a few times. I don't think it's worked once (along with some other desperation go-for-it-on-4th-down calls when our punter could flip the field).
I'm going to give Stoops credit. He's changed expectations shortly. 8 wins in '17 sounded like a miracle; now, double digit wins and competing with UGA this year is to be expected.
So when the fat guy with the beard said “if he was a first round pick, he would have went last year” he only applied that to Levis? Rattler hasn’t proven anything other than beating up on crap teams. Not saying he isn’t good but you don’t get replaced by a true freshman when you are a potential first rounder. Or so that fat bearded guy says.
I’ll admit I didn’t look up anyone’s stats prior to making my post. I’m just of the opinion, if you are going to make your living from 1-15 yards from the LOS, efficiency would seem a must. Especially with a head coach that plays the percentages as much as CMS. I’m not a stats guy but 6/7 percent improvement doesn’t seem like it would take anymore than a shade better execution between Levis and the ball catchers. I’d also add, I’m premising this on the belief that Scang intends to run an offense similar to the 49ers. If he runs offense that adds a lot more shots downfield, I’m probably going to be way off in my expectations.
I'm not sure we are on the same page.
I've never thought Rattler was a potential first round pick. The media types who put out mock drafts did before the '21 season. I don't think Rattler did himself any favors going to South Carolina either. Big risk, might pay off if he can lead them to a decent year.
There never is. Yet he can claim something no other QB in the nation can claim and did it coming from behind in the 4th quarter with 2 TD passes to a pair of 2 true frosh.
That may even help Levis he locked on to Wandale way to much leaving some wide open WR and TEs ! He has to learn to see the Field better if he wants to make the First Round !
With Levis firmly established as our starter how has Beau Allen been preparing for the season? With Levis aggressive running habits it’s good to have Beau ready to go. Also, with Levis leaving after this season how many reps will Allen and others get?
Indeed. I don’t really care about his completion percentage as much as his interceptions. If he can cut those in half and turn them into close to 30 TD passes, then we have a chance at 10 wins.
Living in Ok, I got to see more of Rattler than I ever cared for. He lost his job on the field, it became very clear he wasn’t even the best Qb on the team.
Also, the same people that ranked him are probably the same ones ranking UL ahead of UK.
The point I’m making is he lost his job to perhaps the best QB in college football last year down the stretch and definitely top 5. That’s a lot different if a scrub number two takes over and it’s also doesn’t mean he doesn’t have enough talent to play very well at SC. Dismissing someone who has a history of being a heisman hopeful simply because he lost his job to a better heisman hopeful doesn’t mean the kid doesn’t have real talent. Time will tell of course, but South Carolina will be much improved from last year regardless and our fans dismissing them is not very smart
My thoughts is twofold. He struggled just a little and was benched by an even better prospect. Second, he's not going to have near the talent at SC.
He's going to have to be a leader. 7 on 7 days in a pass happy offense are over. No more. No less.
Not dismissing, with the hype machine OU has everyone has a shot at the heisman there. He played great against lesser competition, but when he was asked to step up against better teams he struggled. All the hype was not his fault, he’s struggled to live up to it. Although I believe he is better than what SC had last year.
Given the amount of shots we take, 70% would be phenomenal imo
To be fair it doesn’t take much to be better than what they had last year at QB
. To me that’s what makes SC scary - they somehow won 7 games last year and now you mix in an influx of talent with a team who runs the ball well and plays hard nose physical football
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It’s is very true he won’t have the same talent around him and is gonna tell the tale
To be fair it doesn’t take much to be than what they had last year at QB
On paper the upgrade they made at QB is unquestionable, going from a GA who was asked to put on the pads to a former Heisman frontrunner is remarkable. They have also recruited fairly well alone the DL the last 3-4 years. They brought in more transfers who will help them. I think they will be improved over last year but I also think their record last year was misleading. Most of their fans are expecting 8-10 wins with all the improvements they have made during the off season with transfers. Now I think they will be better, but I also think those 7 wins last year are misleading, they beat 2 teams who had already mailed it in, UF and AU were done when the played, without those 2 wins no bowl game, they were looking at 4-8. I think they can get to 6 wins but they are likely underdogs in 7 games today. They have Arky and ATM from the west, likely underdogs in both of those, Clemson, underdog there, underdog against UGA, UK, UT and UF is a toss up at best.
CBS has Levis as the #6 prospect in next year's draft, the #3 QB nationally.
Someone should call Finebaum and ask why McElroy and Rodgers have Levis so low? I respect both of those guys, and find it odd that they have him so much lower than everyone else.
I can honestly see the justification for the sides that are both high and low on Levis right now.
For the side that’s really high on him, especially as a pro prospect, the reasons are fairly obvious. He has a big frame, strong arm, and enough mobility to matter. He’s also a tough competitor who seems to have the respect of the locker room, which is important for a QB.
On the negative side, he struggled some last year with his placement and touch on shorter throws and had a lot more forced throws than you’d like to see. I’m not entirely sure whether that was from an inability to read the defense and go through his progressions or if he was stubbornly trying to feed Wandale, but either way it resulted in missing other players who were open more than you’d want to see and needs to be cleaned up. If we’re strictly ranking his likely college productivity this year and not his NFL prospects, he’s also on his 3rd OC in as many years and has more or less an all new receiving corps this year, neither of which usually helps a QB.
I’m a fan overall and certainly hope his play validates those who are high on him this year, but he does have some things to prove, and I don’t think those who are a little lower on him are necessarily showing any kind of irrational hatred.
For the side that’s really high on him, especially as a pro prospect, the reasons are fairly obvious. He has a big frame, strong arm, and enough mobility to matter. He’s also a tough competitor who seems to have the respect of the locker room, which is important for a QB.
On the negative side, he struggled some last year with his placement and touch on shorter throws and had a lot more forced throws than you’d like to see. I’m not entirely sure whether that was from an inability to read the defense and go through his progressions or if he was stubbornly trying to feed Wandale, but either way it resulted in missing other players who were open more than you’d want to see and needs to be cleaned up. If we’re strictly ranking his likely college productivity this year and not his NFL prospects, he’s also on his 3rd OC in as many years and has more or less an all new receiving corps this year, neither of which usually helps a QB.
I’m a fan overall and certainly hope his play validates those who are high on him this year, but he does have some things to prove, and I don’t think those who are a little lower on him are necessarily showing any kind of irrational hatred.
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