This is not another Nico thread although he fits the spirit of what I am trying to say. Saturday we saw Arch, the 6.8 million dollar man, really do nothing very impressive. We saw Klubnik, the 3.4 million dollar man, struggle mightily against LSU. We watched another 5 star, Ty Simpson, get destroyed by FSU. He just looked lost. Of course, we know the Nico story. Then you watch guys like JA and John Mateer at Oklahoma, both journey men who have learned the game at smaller schools and transfer in with experience just light the place up. While occasionally you get a Trevor Lawrence who comes in and changes everything their Freshman year that is very much the exception, not the rule. If Texas, for example, used some of that 6.8 million to get more offensive weapons I think they would be a better team.
I said all this on this forum instead of the around the NCAA one because I really think Heup has figured this out. He tried sticking with Milton because of the cannon for the arm but it did not fit. He got a little starried eyed with Nico because he was the prettiest girl at prom that year recruiting but Nico really never fit Heup's system. I think now Heupel knows divas can really screw up a locker room and his system needs a decent duel threat QB, not a NFL pocket passer. The extra money can be spent on important things like offensive line. Honestly, I think Heupel was the first coach to really embrace all the changes in college football and is now the first coach to start figuring out how to really make it work.
