"It's too hot for a penguin to just be walking around" (Billy Madison)
"Take the ringer" (Big Lebowski)
"No..It's gotta be your bull..." (Tommy Boy)
"I'm your Huckleberry" (Tombstone)
"That John Denver is full of shit, man" (Dumb and Dumber)
"It's good...it's good" (Clark Griswold - Christmas Vacation)
"I'm kind of a big deal...people know me" (Anchorman)
With so much negativity surrounding the U of M football program, having a recruiting class anywhere within the top 25 is astounding! A class that's now in the top 10 is a testament to RR, his staff and what the future holds for the program.
That difference is talent. Oklahoma and Texas have it and West Virginia doesn't. The Spread that OK and Texas run is a product that RR created at Glenville St. When he started running THE version his offenses were extremely pass heavy, sometimes throwing 50 times a game. That offense won a NC and got him hired by Tulane who had a qb by the name of Shawn King who was not a dual threat qb. I distinctly remember King breaking NCAA passing records which led to him getting drafted. The perception of what this offense can do is distorted because of Pat White, the all-time leader in rushing yards from a qb.
Also, by comparing pro-style offenses with the names of "poor players" proves my point further. It tells me that even a qb who is a "poor player" can play in a pro-style offense IMHO
RR's success? He has had nothing but success in his career. This year was bad, I agree, but there is no way that ONE bad year should take anything away from how good of a coach he is. Now, if you're referring to the possiblity that some coaches are using this year's record as a recruiting tool? Then I would agree on that.
There is no doubt that some coaches are trying to convince recruits that RR's offense can't produce or develop NFL quarterbacks. These coaches and other critics of "The Spread" should be very careful of what they say in the future.
This year we witnessed Florida win the NC, Oklahoma set NCAA scoring records and Texas (Colt McCoy) set records for completion percentage (and getting screwed by the BC$). All of those offenses ran the...wait for it..."The Spread". The QB's of those teams will be drafted highly possibly all in the 1st round. If you were to privately ask Mark Sanchez why he left early for the draft I suspect he'd tell you that he didn't want to be the 4th QB taken.
The list of QB's that played in Pro-Style offenses that never made it to the NFL or that weren't very good is long. Just ask any of these former stand out QB's like Greg Frey, Kirk Herbseit, Stanley Jackson, Joe Germain, Steve Belli-Sorry and Craig Krenzel how the Pro-Style offense prepared them for the NFL?
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