OT: Purdue plays their Card at QB
Interesting transfer get for Purdue. Card was highly rated coming out of HS and is a real dual threat, did not see him play at UT so don't know how he looked there. I am sure having Drew Brees helping coach the bowl game did not hurt in getting another a fellow Austin HS phenom QB to join the Boilers. At a minimum, the coaching additions and transfers will make the West more interesting next year.
December 27th, 2022 at 1:30 PM ^
Texas fans I know thought he sucked.
December 27th, 2022 at 6:28 PM ^
Ewers is a better QB but what I saw of both of them this year it felt like neither QB was particularly good in that offense when tasked with facing good defenses (I guess save the first half against Alabama). That offense went through Robinson so much that it'll be interesting to see how they look next year.
December 27th, 2022 at 1:32 PM ^
I know some ND fans wanted him so I am cool with Purdue.
December 27th, 2022 at 2:20 PM ^
Supposedly, S. Hartman is transferring to ND.
December 27th, 2022 at 1:35 PM ^
He was thrown into the fire this year with virtually no prep when Ewers went out with an injury early in the Bama game. I thought he played well, even though Sark didn't change the offense one bit to take advantage of the differences between him and Ewers. Purdue should be happy...
December 27th, 2022 at 1:54 PM ^
Sigh...ba dum tsss
December 27th, 2022 at 1:57 PM ^
Hudson Card was a 4* coming out of high school.
If he can play as well as he is supposed to play (according to those who make the rankings), then it makes the Big 10 West stronger.
We need to have a stronger Big 10 West, and recent developments (new coaches, new teams) indicate that the West is progressing.
Yes I know Purdue was in the recent Big 10 Championship, and of course, Purdue needs to build around him, but it this a good start. Especially with a new head coach coming in to their system.
December 27th, 2022 at 2:06 PM ^
I watched most of Card’s games this year. Unless he makes a leap, he’s not the type of player to elevate the program. I can see another 8-4.
December 27th, 2022 at 3:12 PM ^
Go enough to win the West!
December 27th, 2022 at 5:32 PM ^
Remember that this isn't a program that has had much of any national success. 8-4 for them is a huge success. Card should do well in that air raid offense they run. Hopefully the West is better next year...
December 27th, 2022 at 2:08 PM ^
Card (and Ewers) have both been pretty underwhelming. Sark's fault? Probably at least somewhat. Even Ewers might be gone if Arch takes his job. Will be interesting to see guys in different situations to assess blame for Texas's umpteenth underperforming season.
December 27th, 2022 at 5:33 PM ^
I never thought Sark was that great of a coach, and still don't. Texas hasn't had a quality HC in years.
December 27th, 2022 at 6:30 PM ^
Sark remains a really good OC who probably shouldn't be an HC. Texas is going to be incredibly overrated next year and all we're going to hear is that "they're back" and then go 8-4/9-3.
December 27th, 2022 at 2:10 PM ^
Players in portal
Outbound: No great loss, couldnt win starting job, overrated in HS, never realized potential
Inbound: Poorly coached, great get, will fit right in, underutilized
Same guy.
December 27th, 2022 at 4:44 PM ^
Now do McNamara and All.
Kidding. Please don't!
December 27th, 2022 at 5:36 PM ^
This is why the portal (AKA transferring without sitting out a year) is so good though. If someone can't realize their potential at a blue blood like Texas, they can get another shot at a lesser program like Purdue that is still in the Power 5 and even won their division last year (albeit one that was historically bad). Before, someone like Card would either have to sit out a year or stay at Texas and essentially give up on football and work toward his degree.
December 27th, 2022 at 2:26 PM ^
Big question: Will the Big Ten West division get good before Big Ten divisions cease to exist?
December 27th, 2022 at 2:34 PM ^
They've only got one more season, so probably not.
December 27th, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
I don’t care if they had 10 seasons
December 27th, 2022 at 5:37 PM ^
Depends when divisions actually cease to exist. If they linger for a few years, than yes, since Rhule and Fickell will turn their programs around and USC is coming. If they cease to exist when USC and UCLA get here, then no but only because they didn't have enough time to turn it around from where they were last year.
December 27th, 2022 at 2:29 PM ^
Not OT, as Purdue is a B1G foe and 2023 opponent. I discussed Card as a transfer prospect here: https://www.mgoblog.com/mgoboard/michigan-transfer-qb-opportunity-tx-4-hudson-card
December 27th, 2022 at 2:53 PM ^
I will say that, thanks to the Transfer Portal, this time of the year in college football will now always look like the Wife Swapping sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
In all seriousness, I've talked to one or two fans of Texas and they weren't all that high on Hudson Card, not that they saw much of him, of course. Having Brees around certainly won't hurt.
December 27th, 2022 at 3:46 PM ^
If Hudson Card is anything like Hudson Hawk, then this will be a complete disaster.
December 27th, 2022 at 4:31 PM ^
Remember Hudson's, the department store?
Well it was a big deal when I was a kid!
December 27th, 2022 at 5:24 PM ^
Hudson's evolved into Target.
December 27th, 2022 at 7:26 PM ^
Oh good one. What about Jacobsons? That was a nice store
December 27th, 2022 at 8:33 PM ^
I think he'll be pretty solid at Purdue. They will keep the passing attack and use Card's legs more than they could with Aidan. Graham Harrell is a good OC. This will be a fun (challenging) offense to face the next two years. This year, I never worried about the QB running with the ball in B1G game. He could end up being a solid dual threat like McSorley was for PSU.
Interesting thing is IF (and a big IF with an underrated TCU and a great UGA team) we can win out this year. The schedule next year for the 1st 8 games has some road challenges (Nebr, MSU, Minny) - but if we win the first 8 --> we will be playing Card and Purdue in A2 for the chance to win 1000.
Meanwhile, back to Friday and the biggest game we've had as a favorite.