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You keep talking about the spring game defense. I said it doesnt matter who it was bc it doesnt. If you can throw you can throw man idc whose defense it is.
Did you think this through before hitting "post reply"? Of course it matters. There is a HUGE drop off between the guys who played DB for the "white" team and the scout team guys who played for the orange team. Are you really saying that the talent and skill of the opposing players doesn't make any difference?
He took reps for the Orange Team and the White team, so idk where yal are getting this 3rd team stuff from.
Because UTSports lists every drive AND gives stats for the QB's when playing with each unit. I didn't say 3rd team. I said scout team because that's exactly what a lot of the guys on the "orange" team are. Jancek and the DB's he caught passes against have very, very little chance of playing this fall except in mop up. Unless I'm mistaken the DB's on HB's 72 yd TD pass aren't scholarship players.
Either way the other Qb's still faced the same competition and they didnt look like him.
Take a look at the UTSports stats for the O&W game. You are 100% wrong. Hooker ONLY took snaps against the 1's. He was 10/14 for about 111 with a TD and a pick. Maurer was 5/6 for 100 yds. Bailey was 4/4 for 65 yds. Hooker was given more than 3 times the attempts vs the 1's as Bailey was.
The fact that they look how they did against a depleted defense says alot. That makes your 1st team 3rd team argument bs bc mostly everybody on defense were backups.
Not sure why you insist on deluding yourself... but have at it.
He was perfect on throws for the white team and lit it up with the orange team.
It is much easier to be "perfect" against less talented defenders. He did well in his few chances vs the 1's too. I'm not criticizing him... just trying to make it an oranges to oranges comparison. You for some reason refuse to do that. You have vested yourself in HB and won't see or hear anything else.
He had more total yards then Hooker & Mauer combined.
He had a little more than half what Hooker had vs the 1's and a third less than Maurer. I know that's not convenient to your narrative... but the white D was much more competitive and talented than the orange D.
I can't tell you why he got less reps with the 1's than Hooker. I can't tell you why Maurer and Bailey essentially split time with the orange and white while Hooker only played with the white. I cannot tell you exactly what it means... but it likely means "something" that contradicts your belief.
That's just the spring game but we have seen all 3 guys play in live action before.
In college, which is ALL that matters at this point... have you seen any more than the rest of us? If so... when and how?
U aint winning with Hooker throwing 25+ times a game.
He threw 14 times in the O&W game in what amounted to less than a half... and couldn't really run which is a part of his game. If you add the run and stretch it out... he would have thrown about 30 times and been over 200 yds plus rushing yards.
BM is the ideal Qb for this offense but he is far too inconsistent to be trusted.
Is he? He is still streaky but is definitely improved.
You can bring up his 45 yard pass and its still doesnt matter bc he aint consistent.
He was 5/6 running with the 1's. That matters. It isn't a stretch to say that he might have a better rapport with the #1 WR's than with guys like Jancek. I don't think he's consistent enough either... but they're not playing tomorrow. He is GREATLY improved over what he was in 2019. He's coachable. On his current trajectory... you are WAY premature in writing him off.
I actually dont think you understand my argument so I'll be clear. Hooker is probably the 4th best passer on the team. BM has the skillset but makes poor decisions, which is like putting air in a tire that has a hole in it. Bailey looks like the best QB in the spring and he looked like the best QB last year when he got to play. U can throw out all the stats you want but Bailey is still a better passer then those guys and there is no question that he is a better decision maker then both guys.
I understand just fine. Disagree on Hooker's passing but that's really beside the point. You are drawing a conclusion NOW based on WAY too little actual information... about who WILL win the job at the end of August. Plus you've talked yourself into believing things that just aren't so or else aren't very relevant.
I'm not against Bailey. If he ends up being the guy then I'll be happy because I believe he will have beaten out 2, possibly even 4, very good QB's.
