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TheRichtShow said:
Have people actually watched Mateer play?

He's a fun player and great athlete but he's very much in the mold of John Rhys Plumlee at UCF. He's a limited passer and I don't see them going for that type of QB.
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The guy is in his first year as a starter and has the Washington State Cougars 7-1. The same program that Cam Ward was at last year. That's **** impressive.

Yes, he's not Cam Ward when it comes to being a precision passer but he's still thrown for 294+ yards in 4 games so far. He won't be as accurate and he'll definitely struggle but he's an athlete and is a huge rushing threat.

It's not crazy to think he takes another step forward next year as a passer. Even a slight improvement as a passer makes him a potential Heisman type QB because of his rushing ability.
 
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dk72 said:
I agree, unless we find someone we know will be an instant upgrade and a premier player. People bring up Drones, Mateer, Mendoza, etc. Not one of them is a sure fire, starter-worthy player. They are all gambles similar to last year when we didn't think we were getting Cam and were debating Malik Murphy, Ukelele, Will Rogers, KJ Jefferson, etc. I would not take any of them over letting Emory play and develop.
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I like Emory. He is a kid of solid character. But if he starts next year, expect a significant drop off in production. There will be anyway but it will be drastic with him.
 
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Lagway or mateer for me

If not either just roll with Emory and load up other premium portal targets and let’s roll
 
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mavericksouth said:
I don't disagree. No one wows me so far but it's early. Mateer is somewhat intriguing.
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I'm all for taking a portal QB if there is a true high level option, instant upgrade, surefire starter who wants to come here. My issue is some here seem to want to just take any for the sake of taking one. Most of the names being tossed around aren't upgrades and are equivalent to a lot of the transfer QBs from last year who are doing nothing of note this year like Malik Murphy, KJ Jefferson, Will Rogers, etc.

Mateer is somewhat intriguing, but he hasn't shown yet that he is a great passer, so I wouldn't lure him here with a promise as a starter as is done with high level portal transfers. If he wants to come and compete for the spot I'd be good with it.
 
dk72 said:
I'm all for taking a portal QB if there is a true high level option, instant upgrade, surefire starter who wants to come here. My issue is some here seem to want to just take any for the sake of taking one. Most of the names being tossed around aren't upgrades and are equivalent to a lot of the transfer QBs from last year who are doing nothing of note this year like Malik Murphy, KJ Jefferson, Will Rogers, etc.

Mateer is somewhat intriguing, but he hasn't shown yet that he is a great passer, so I wouldn't lure him here with a promise as a starter as is done with high level portal transfers. If he wants to come and compete for the spot I'd be good with it.
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No inside info....I think we will be surpriesed by some of the players that will look for new teams, just the way college football operates now
 
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grover said:
Come on now. There are more than 2 guys out there that can give Emory a run for his money.
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If they are willing to compete for the starting job, not transfer based on being given the job. There's probably a good number of QBs that would be worth taking as a transfer to see if they pan out and earn the spot. But very few likely portal QBs that are worth offering the starting job to get them to transfer.
 
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Why people keep bringing up lagway? He stuck with if last year even tho they sucked so why would he leave after 1 year because they suck? I don’t see the kid leaving
 
252cane said:
Why people keep bringing up lagway? He stuck with if last year even tho they sucked so why would he leave after 1 year because they suck? I don’t see the kid leaving
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Last year, when Slingblade Billy said "we are going to get better", Lagway believed it.

Now, there is reason to believe that Slingblade will be fired in a month, or 13 months at the most.
 
grover said:
Come on now. There are more than 2 guys out there that can give Emory a run for his money.
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There is but eventually you need to trust your evals and show kids you aren’t just portal shopping every **** year… that goes for all positions
 
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