The House of Blue

"I didn't come all the way to L.A. to lose." That's the attitude you want in a QB, really hope we land this kid.

The kid has a ton of potential but Max Smith will be the starting Qb until he graduates. Max is legit i dont care about 4 int versus WKU the right coaching staff and he throws for 3500 yards this year

I hope so quagmire. I would really love to be able to redshirt all incoming freshman to build depth. I really have no idea how good Max Smith is because of his health issues. He has some games where he looks ok, and others where he lays an egg. I don't think any of us have seen enough of him to know what kind of QB he is or can be.

I agree Lee. With the competition in the SEC and the Commonwealth Stoops has to hit the ground running. He doesn't necessarily need to win a ton but he has to be competitive and recruit like crazy.

Personally, it's what I would do. I would try to win big games now with what I have but I wouldn't risk my bigger goals in my first year when I can build my roster and set the standard going forward. I believe he'll do what he can to win out of the gate but I can see where he's not going to risk small success when you can shoot for bigger success in 2 years. Our roster is way better than the 2-11 campaign would suggest and 10x's better than when Brooks came in. Why do you think Brooks got better after 3 years, he built a roster that would compete. Stoops will do the same but probably much faster and much more than Brooks did.

I've never heard anyone say that they would RS him if he is the best option. People have been saying that we have some good upperclassman that may be a better option for next yr than a true freshman. If that's the case then there is no shame in a RS.

I think it is a bit early to say that. UF we get him and he ends up being as good as Bridgewater or even better, I doubt Smith or anyone else on campus would cause him to hold the clipboard for 2 years. First year, sure, but it isn't out of question that he could win it by his 2nd year.

My response was to people saying he will redshirt guys and sacrafice losing this year in order to build for the future. What I am saying is he is not thinking that way or he would not be going after the top jucos.

Right coaching staff? He was set to throw for over 3,500 yards LAST YEAR if he didn't get hurt. Smith will throw for over 3,500 this season if he remains healthy. That is really the only question mark.

Yeah but look where he is now. I was all for Joker to succeed but he didn't manage or develop the roster well, granted Brooks last two classes really affected the roster down the road but Joker didn't manage the team very well and a lot of our players suffer from a development stand point. You'll probably see some names emerge that you didn't think would play and that would be huge for our team. I'm all about letting the best guy win but you do want the same to happen again if the roster is not develop and manage well this time around?

Joker used the youth thing as an excuse imho look at the amount of frosh Fla was playing the other night and they one a ton of games this year. Joker got some solid recruits in the last two classes but not elite level recruits that can compete at this level that young.