Fernando Mendoza

[Cane30]

Who knows what happened here, but him and his father may have been around over the weekend. I hope it works out for us. I think Mendoza will do well at IU. Wish him the best. I wanted him here.

 

[who]

I give up if we went for this guy. Just put Luis Cristobal at QB and run the ball every time. Better option than what’s available now.

Thank you IU. I can’t believe we have 40+ pages of this board trying to convince themselves of Mendoza.

 

[CanesLifer2]

Sorry. Never was buying into the Mendoza hype. He would have been a very negligible upgrade as to what we have.

Let’s see who else shows up in the portal.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

I prefer Mendoza over the other 2 QB "mystery names" personally. Those names might excite the board a little more but this kid in our offense will ball IMO. As I've told others get the big time safety and LB in the playoffs... and keep Martinez and we have a top 10 roster.

If it's the two names we think it is....

Yeah, I agree. Option one I don't trust to make a good read, he may throw 5 TDs but may Jameis Winston it up with 5 picks as well, and option two has all the talent in the world, but it's always been given, not earned and sometimes has TVD moments....

Option 2 or Mendoza?

 

[Hurracanes]

See how quickly the tune changes with a bad season, ****** attendance, and NLI donor money drying up.

He’s not going anywhere. This is a pipe dream.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

9QBs left in the CFP

ND, OSU, Oregon have seniors
Boise- 2 years to play
ASU- 3yrs to play
Texas- Ewers (1yr), Manning (2 years)
PSU- 1yr to play
UGA- 1yr to play

Who are you taking out of the bottom six?

Two exciting names. But, in his opinion, we would be better off getting Mendoza and some final pieces to the puzzle on defense, and I'm leaning towards this.



I'm on the Mendoza train...

 

[Hurracanes]

The Mendoza Haters can rejoice (sort of)…

They better be careful with what they ask for..

 

[Angry Ibis]

One showed marketable improvement, the other hasn’t played a lick since then.

With that said, Beck > Robertson > Mendoza > Emory.

Now how much are we going to have to pay? That’s a tough one to evaluate, and if it hampers spending at other positions…well good thing I’m not making the decisions.

I just want the answer at QB because we cannot afford to miss on more WRs.

If you’re getting Beck, you better have promised him playmakers.

Beck would be a great add to the Welcome to the 2025 Portal Class Sponsored by UHealth

Since these guys are hurt we using up unused FSA funds to get them aren’t we?

Chess mother****ers chess!

 

[561Cane]

Sorry. Never was buying into the Mendoza hype. He would have been a very negligible upgrade as to what we have.

Let’s see who else shows up in the portal.

No need to apologize..it’s the Columbus Mafia pumping sunshine on an average jag. Dude lost to the Nolies…had zero td’s and a pick. Three FG’s to a team that sucked ***!! But let’s make him into a must have..

 

[CaneLife93]

What’s our ceiling and floor with next years schedule with our projected portal pick ups and either

Emory:
Mendoza:
the two other “mystery QBs”:

 

[Angry Ibis]

He’s not going anywhere. This is a pipe dream.

Well he’s a downslide from 2024 from entering the “if he really loved this U, he’d resign” phase of his tenure… but in the current trend it’ll be give back half his salary for the roster

 

[Tony4Canes]

Classic CIS. Pumping up JAGS.

Mateer is that dude. Mendoza is average at best.

Curious, what is Emory??

 

[Jedi Master Cane]

Thank God this kid officially signed somewhere else. I couldn't take another 2-3 months waiting for the second portal window to close listening to the nonsense some of you are spewing. It never ceases to amaze me how the narratives morph and shift over the course of the offseason, and we're only ONE MONTH INTO IT.

I've always rooted for this kid. I went to CCHS, a family member of mine played with Mendoza on those CCHS teams, and my son is currently at CCHS.......and I'm the first to tell you I never wanted this kid here. We can/will/should do better at the QB1 spot. Like I said in another post a couple days ago, there's still A LOT of time between now and the end of the talent acquisition period. There will be a ton of surprises between now and the first snap of the 2025 season.

I wish all of you maniacs a Merry Christmas.

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

What’s our ceiling and floor with next years schedule with our projected portal pick ups and either

Emory:
Mendoza:
the two other “mystery QBs”:

Pointless to do this now. You have to wait until the roster is finalized.

 

[canesbrah]

All I have to say is we better not be rolling with Emory next season or it gonna be 7-5 again. Don’t understand what you Emory pumpers saw to make you believe in his couple starts.

 

[DrNovaCane]

How feeling about other two now??

Send me that PM with names

It’s Christmas Eve so..

And after he sends you that PM you blast it to the rest of us…We’ll keep it a secret

 

[Angry Ibis]

If it's the two names we think it is....

Yeah, I agree. Option one I don't trust to make a good read, he may throw 5 TDs but may Jameis Winston it up with 5 picks as well, and option two has all the talent in the world, but it's always been given, not earned and sometimes has TVD moments....

Option 2 or Mendoza?

Is it Emory da Gawd season again?

 

[DrNovaCane]

Thought schools playing after Portal closes can still enter within five days of bowl game and CFP games??

Playoff teams

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

Is it Emory da Gawd season again?

He's a good kid, too, but... nah. I'm good

 

[DrNovaCane]

Wow. How many did they carry this season??

3. One of the younger guys just hit portal. Rourke, lil Mendoza and the freshman that just hit the portal