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Zach Calzada a CAT !!!

With all of this talk about Calzada, it makes me wonder what happened to Boley. Did I miss something? Would it not be better to groom this guy for the future? Our schedule next year is tough, and we need to get this guy some reps for the next few seasons. We have gone to the portal 3 times for QB's the last 3 years and I don't think we have done that good with it. We need to bring in good young talent and build on them.
I'm curious too. Didn't Stoops say (either before or after the Texas game) that he was gonna build this team around Boley or something like that? I'd imagine Boley can't be too happy.
 
Since 2022 list of QB's who made the jump to FBS and had success :
2022 - Cam Ward (Incarnate Word) Washington State / Miami
2022 - Austin Reed - (Western Florida) WKU
2023 - Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State) Colorado

All 3 of those guys did "OK" at the next level would SOME of you other than cole854 and UKfan215 would agree ? Obviously they will not.

Those QBs had competent offensive staff around them. This guy has Stoops and Ham man.
 
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Since 2022 list of QB's who made the jump to FBS and had success :
2022 - Cam Ward (Incarnate Word) Washington State / Miami
2022 - Austin Reed - (Western Florida) WKU
2023 - Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State) Colorado

All 3 of those guys did "OK" at the next level would SOME of you other than cole854 and UKfan215 would agree ? Obviously they will not.
Max Brosmer had some pretty good success at Minnesota this year after playing at New Hampshire.

Williams at UNLV took over after their starting QB left and was really good, leading them to a top 25 finish. Before he got the starting nod, Sluka from Holy Cross was leading the charge there

There are examples. Like everything else, it’s a crap shoot.

Hell, one of my favorite QB’s ever at UK, Stephen Johnson, transferred here from Grambling.
 
^1000% correct. I complained all year long that we seemingly never ran any short/quick routes to let BV get a few gimme completions. We constantly tried to push the ball down the field and outside the hash marks even when it was very apparent we didn't have a good pass blocking OL. I'd watch games and want to pull my hair out with the inexplicable reluctance to hit quick passes, use the flats and middle of the field, etc. Never understood what Hamdan was doing the entire season with his playcalling.
Same here and I came in a big beleiver in Hamdan. Frustrated me to no end why we didnt use more short timing routes (catch and throw 7 yard out or 5 yard dig to a spot) or use the flats or short middle of the field at all. If they are bringing 5 or more thats the area to attack, not stupid screen passes behind the line.
 
Yes, I know he struggled there, but I believe a lot of it had to do with picking a target before the play started due to knowing he was not going to have enough time to go through progressions. Perhaps with more experience he could learn to manage the position enough to create a little more time (step up in the pocket, scramble more etc...) However, my point was that we need to get someone young and good who will have more years to play in Stoops system rather than a new QB every year through the portal. Next year will be rough again as the schedule is hard. I am not sure a new QB from the portal will be ready.
I’m more sold on Saunders being that guy than I am Boley.
 
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Since 2022 list of QB's who made the jump to FBS and had success :
2022 - Cam Ward (Incarnate Word) Washington State / Miami
2022 - Austin Reed - (Western Florida) WKU
2023 - Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State) Colorado

All 3 of those guys did "OK" at the next level would SOME of you other than cole854 and UKfan215 would agree ? Obviously they will not.
Sanders should have an asterisk. Had his dad not been coaching, he would have been at a P4 school.
 
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I’m not big on BV but in all fairness a lot of Hamdan’s routes took an awfully long time to develop which didn’t help much, especially with our pass blocking. Never could figure out why we didn’t adjust to help BV a little more, total system failure imo.

This may be true, but we Boley seemed to get the ball out quicker from my inexperienced perspective.
 
If the KY Coaching staff doesn’t screw this up and has a plan the kid can execute I like the addition and think he can be a very good QB.
 
He kind of had me at "I was out of football and working in a warehouse and (incarnate coach) came and took a chance on me."
Que:
The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry
On a mountain high
 
about half of those passes are on the second and third read...... interesting.... he throws a heck of a pretty pass tho... anyone notice the action on the ball?.... Not one wobble.
I did notice in the IW video, his throwing motion changed near the end of the video. Seemed to throw more sidearm than over the top.

His throw against Bama at the 30 second point in the first video was spot on the money.
 
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We actually ran the ball pretty damn well. I do not know YOUR standards, but stacking the box, knowing we didn't have a QB who could beat you, we did really well.

Wilcox - 92 rushes / 590 yards (6.4 per) 2 TDs
Sumo-Karngbaye - 129 rushes / 586 yards (4.5 per) 5 TDs
Patterson - 20 rushes / 111 yards (5.6 per)
Trayanum - 19 rushes / 101 yards (5.3 per)

Total for RBs - 260 rushes / 1388 yards (5.34 per carry) Looks like they ran the ball pretty damn well to me. Once again, you are CLUELESS and NOTHING that backs your position. GTFO with all your BS. WRONG,,,,, AGAIN.
Not so fast my friend. YPC is one measure of the rushing game, but the fact is UK was 81st in the nation in rushing yards per game. So, it is below average nationally.
 
Not so fast my friend. YPC is one measure of the rushing game, but the fact is UK was 81st in the nation in rushing yards per game. So, it is below average nationally.
You are right, but figure those numbers based on time of possession and # of plays ran per game. Less plays = less yards per game. Fact is, they ran for more than 5 yards per carry, so safe to say IF they would have ran more plays and opponents did not control time of possession, they would have ran for a lot more yards per game. UK had ZERO passing game, so they was not on the field to win T.O.P, and teams stacked the box against the run, and UK STILL averaged over 5 ypc. See how that works ? Your point is flawed, mine is based on facts. If the team had a more balanced offense (able to pass a little), and was able to sustain drives longer, they would have had more carries. Example, if they had 10 more rushing attempts per game, 10 x 5.34 per carry = 53.4 more yards per game rushing. Now the rushing yards per game changes greatly. They would have been a lot higher than 81st. With JUST the RB's total of 1388 yards for the year, divided by 12 games, that is 1115.66 per game, add the 53.4 yards from the extra carries, it now becomes 169.06 per game.
 
You are right, but figure those numbers based on time of possession and # of plays ran per game. Less plays = less yards per game. Fact is, they ran for more than 5 yards per carry, so safe to say IF they would have ran more plays and opponents did not control time of possession, they would have ran for a lot more yards per game. UK had ZERO passing game, so they was not on the field to win T.O.P, and teams stacked the box against the run, and UK STILL averaged over 5 ypc. See how that works ? Your point is flawed, mine is based on facts. If the team had a more balanced offense (able to pass a little), and was able to sustain drives longer, they would have had more carries. Example, if they had 10 more rushing attempts per game, 10 x 5.34 per carry = 53.4 more yards per game rushing. Now the rushing yards per game changes greatly. They would have been a lot higher than 81st. With JUST the RB's total of 1388 yards for the year, divided by 12 games, that is 1115.66 per game, add the 53.4 yards from the extra carries, it now becomes 169.06 per game.
a bit wordy, but here is my takeaway: yes I'm right, the facts are the facts.

The rest are ifs and buts. They don't matter in reality and I'll illustrate why: if the team was able to run 20 more times a game, then the average 106.8 more yards per game and UK would be 4th in the nation. If I said that to someone, they would laugh. Ifs and buts are interesting for discussion, but they don't matter and they most certainly are not facts.
 
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