Let's TALK 2016 BULLDOG FOOTBALL!

[BruceWillisDawg]

If Higgins cant get it done then it's next man up. Perhaps there is a Luke McCown waiting in the wings.

[OLDBLUE]

Three receivers, a safety, and a lineman, but no QB on the "single game" promo posters. HMMMMMMMM

[OLDBLUE]

I hope Higgins smokes up the conference!!!!

[Terence32]

I hope Higgins smokes up the conference!!!!

Me too, I am rooting for the kid. I think he will have a great year.

[Dixonfor6]

It is just a theory, but then again, some people believe in the theory of evolution! So mine isn't that preposterous.

That's like saying sunlight is a theory

[old dawg]

If you are correct and Holtz starts a qb who hasn't won the job by his performance, then he needs to get into another profession.

If Higgins and Wilson's performances are about the same, then starting a guy with some experience is probably better than starting one with none.

I certainly agree that a few early losses and poor performance by a senior qb will result in a new qb, even if the underclassman qb hasn't exactly been a star. I hope Higgins has a great year and we only see Wilson (or whoever is the backup) in mop up duty.

I hope I am wrong, but we know who Ryan Higgins is. I get the fact that he is now a senior, but Holtz would not have gone outside of the program two years in a row if he thought Ryan was the guy that was going to lead our team to victory! We just need to be honest with ourselves and know what we have. Ryan can lead this team to max 8 wins and that is if he is playing out of his mind. He has no deep ball (I hope first play of the Arky game he throws an 80 yard TD and y'all can make me eat my words).

The spring game was a great example. First drive, short passes, drove straight down the field and scored. Second drive, tried a deep ball, terrible pass...INT. He did not throw another deep ball until the second half and it to was nowhere near the receiver. I do not remember seeing him throw another deep ball in the game.

Also, you cannot say the two INTs against Southern were meaningless. He had absolutely no pressure on him, and two straight drives he threw picks back to back plays/series. The first was a screen pass and the second was a horribly timed throw that a high school defensive back would have picked. Sorry guys, but Holtz is giving him the nod just because he stuck it out for all these years. I give Higgins credit for this, but my guess is Wilson and Higgins are on par and he is giving the 5th year senior who has stuck with our program the nod. If we start slow, look for us to pull Higgins around game 4 or 5.

[Cool Hand Clyde]

I hope I am wrong, but we know who Ryan Higgins is.

Actually we don't. He's had no significant snaps since his freshman debacle. No one is the same man at 18 as they are at 22. Tim Rattay is his QB coach and Hester is his S&C coach. Those are two significant impacts.

[BDAWGS04]

Actually we don't. He's had no significant snaps since his freshman debacle. No one is the same man at 18 as they are at 22. Tim Rattay is his QB coach and Hester is his S&C coach. Those are two significant impacts.

I agree that players are not the same at 18 as they are at 22. I think what I was trying to say, and did a poor job, is even if Ryan has progressed, Skip has not had the confidence in him. I am basing my opinion on what we have seen and Skip's actions. Skip going outside the program two years in a row shows us that Ryan was not the guy.

Last year at the Southern game sealed the deal for me. Maybe I am being unfair, but Ryan throwing picks on back to back drives/plays made me wonder what the score would have been if Ryan was the starter. He had absolutely no pressure. We were up 40 at half. Again, I hope I am wrong. Also, no having a QB on any promotions is pretty telling as well.

[TrueBulldog1962]

I agree that players are not the same at 18 as they are at 22. I think what I was trying to say, and did a poor job, is even if Ryan has progressed, Skip has not had the confidence in him. I am basing my opinion on what we have seen and Skip's actions. Skip going outside the program two years in a row shows us that Ryan was not the guy.

Last year at the Southern game sealed the deal for me. Maybe I am being unfair, but Ryan throwing picks on back to back drives/plays made me wonder what the score would have been if Ryan was the starter. He had absolutely no pressure. We were up 40 at half. Again, I hope I am wrong. Also, no having a QB on any promotions is pretty telling as well.

Maybe Skip wanted to provide competition for Ryan the past two years and went out and got the best available players. I don't think Price as a TR Freshmen and RS Freshmen would have provided him with much competition. Players competing against others make them better. Just handing him the job would have been a disservice to Ryan as a player, and the team as a whole. Creating competition is what brings the best out in players. Ryan was playing very well last year in camp until he hurt his arm. Not saying he won the job, but many say he was right on par with Driskel. Will Ryan lead us to 8-10 wins this year? I have no idea, but saying that Skip brought in two transfers shows no competition is just plain irrational thinking. Skip saw a void of older QBs in the QB room and brought in competition.

[Cool Hand Clyde]

Skip saw a void of older QBs in the QB room and brought in competition.

And he stated at the end of the season that he had no plans to bring in another one this year. He is happy with what we have. So far, he has proven a good judge of talent.

[T1]

Isabella just wrote an article this morning about why Skip went for transfer QBs. Ryan was all we had outside of Wilson (a Freshman). We would have needed quality backups even if Ryan would have beat them out for the starting job. Said we now have Ryan (SR), Wilson (SO), Smith(RS Fr), and Abraham (Fr). Turned down transfers this year because we have QBs in the system to develop now.

[Cool Hand Clyde]

Isabella just wrote an article this morning about why Skip went for transfer QBs. Ryan was all we had outside of Wilson (a Freshman). We would have needed quality backups even if Ryan would have beat them out for the starting job. Said we now have Ryan (SR), Wilson (SO), Smith(RS Fr), and Abraham (Fr). Turned down transfers this year because we have QBs in the system to develop now.

and we all know that we lost 70 seniors the year he started coaching. He has done an epic job of stocking the cabinets.

[PawDawg]

and we all know that we lost 70 seniors the year he started coaching. He has done an epic job of stocking the cabinets.

a lost senior from 2012 reference along with an "epic" reference in one short post = greatness



note:not many of us left will get the "epic" refernce, but it was truly epic.

[Dixonfor6]

Isabella just wrote an article this morning about why Skip went for transfer QBs. Ryan was all we had outside of Wilson (a Freshman). We would have needed quality backups even if Ryan would have beat them out for the starting job. Said we now have Ryan (SR), Wilson (SO), Smith(RS Fr), and Abraham (Fr). Turned down transfers this year because we have QBs in the system to develop now.

Who would leave Florida or Iowa to be a backup at tech? Coach went and got starters because Ryan can't throw past 15 yds

[T1]

Who would leave Florida or Iowa to be a backup at tech? Coach went and got starters because Ryan can't throw past 15 yds

That's an exagerration (he's got plenty of arm). I think Holtz was feeling the pressure after the 2013 offense and wasn't going to lay his career on developing Ryan Higgins. He had just been fired and started off at Tech with the worst offense in Tech football history (arguably). Tech fans calling for his firing 4 games into his first season here. He needed results and quickly.