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JayCane20 said:
I'm not a fan of Mendoza but I'll trust some contacts I have that are scouts and independent CFB analysts and grading these guys

Mendoza is currently QB1 in the portal in their eyes, 1 of the 3 people in that space that I've talked to is going die on the Jackson Arnold hill, but has Mendoza at 2.

Serious lack of weapons at WR and a porous OL. Overall, a smart kid, good decision maker, and has arm talent. Very tall to see the field.

Not gonna get Cam Ward with Mendoza and there won't be another one in the portal. I'm not sure how far ahead of Emory I would rate him, it could truly be very close, but I know Mendoza's floor and Emory's is uncertain. The coaches probably have a decent idea as they've seen him more but there's no way to know for sure without game reps and he has 2 games and Mendoza has 2 full seasons of games.

Not a chance I'm going into next year with our schedule, mounting pressure, and a lot on the line with an untested QB. If Mendoza is the answer, I'd be indifferent but more confident than I am with Emory.
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My hope and thought is right now the plan is to round out this roster, specifically on the defensive side and secondary to help put our floor at 10 wins with an Emory.

With QB, I’m not sure there really has been one that will raise our ceiling without lowering the floor. It’s probably safe to assume the staff feels that Emory does that in comparison to what has entered.

Now enter Mendoza, who personally I think does raise that floor and ceiling. I’d personally feel better about next year if we made the necessary moves to the roster and rolled out Mendoza vs Emory, not that Emory can’t get it done. A bit more of an expected floor and higher ceiling IMO.

A Mateer or someone currently in the CFP significantly changes things and those benchmarks.

I liked the idea of Arnold, Mensah, or Van Buren. But not sure how much of a sure thing they are. The thing that really impressed me with Mendoza, was decision making. For how much he was sacked, and lack of talent around him, he did a great job protecting the ball.
 
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LOL I love a good taint meltdown
 
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TwentySix said:
Do you guys really think we’re anywhere near a 10 win floor at this point. Seriously. We won 10 this year with a heisman finalist qb, and needed him to pull miracles out of his *** to win 2 of those.
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Again, I said “try and put” with this portal class.

If that’s not the goal here in year 4 with our recruiting and budget, then fold the program.

Someone extra mopey today
 
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Reyrey said:
Again, I said “try and put” with this portal class.

If that’s not the goal here in year 4 with our recruiting and budget, then fold the program.

Someone extra mopey today
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lol, not trying to be. I’m generally pretty positive.

But 10 win floor is a high bar based on what we showed this year, and I think this idea we can save some money on qb and have enough funds to get there is a potential underestimation of how much help we need on defense/how expensive those types of defensive players are. That’s my main point.
 
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kccanefan said:
I get it. However, I don't think we can play the moral high card here as our guys taunt and are arrogant at times as well. Let's not even talk about our teams from the 80's and 90's.
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And we get penalized for it now. While NOTHING happened to Virginia Tech. Or Cal. Or Louisville.
 
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