Impartial 3rd party assessement of Threet....

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This writer (Josh Helmholdt) for MichiganPreps.com (on Rivals Network) said this in an article today:
"Threet proved his mettle as an elite quarterback by measuring up exceptionally well against the top quarterbacks he went head-to-head with, including Elite 11 invitees Ryan Mallett at the Michigan Camp and Keith Nichol at the Michigan State Camp. His arm strength, combined with the poise and leadership qualities..."
This coincides with rumors that the Michigan and Michigan State coaches were silently wishing they did not already have their QB locked up for this class.
 
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This coincides with rumors that the Michigan and Michigan State coaches were silently wishing they did not already have their QB locked up for this class.

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This is great to hear! Your statement here is also interesting in that we (the board) just had a discussion about recruiting another quarterback to go along with Threet (Nesbitt).

Is it that Mich and MSU only want one QB for this particular class, or do they not like the idea of recruiting and signing 2 high profile quarterbacks. If it's the latter, I see the logic. I would want my star recruit to feel like Superman, especially before signing day.
Your comments please.
 
I'm glad you found that. This staff is doing a first rate job.....any information that comes from impartial sources.....and substantiates the effort of the staff and the abilities of the athletes is welcomed.
 
Well...most schools do the 1 QB per year theory unless they lost a couple at once for various reasons or one is a multiple position player.
 
Hivered,...
I gave the short version question because I thought you would remember the "discussion" that included thoughts about "competitors always need to compete" and other cliches.
Seems to me that you would have given a less condescending rebuttal. I never would have asked you specifically about this if I knew you wouldn't associate your original statement in this thread with what has been discussed here so very recently. You were a part of that conversation as well. Forget it.
 
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I don't see anything wrong with recruiting two quarterbacks in the same class.

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Understood.
I happen to think it may cause a problem depending on the way a higher profile QB is recruited by a school that has (nearly) admitted that it has not been able to land a BCS calibre QB in the last 4 years.

If this were a discussion about running back, I would feel the same. Having CJ helps us at receiver somewhat, but I believe the next CJ, if one exists for Tech does not want his last two years.

At other positions, I agree we need to load up. Because of scheme, reputation and Tenuta, we don't have to worry about hurting any feelings of linebacker recruits.
Definitely not the case for the Quarterback position.
 
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Hivered,...
I gave the short version question because I thought you would remember the "discussion" that included thoughts about "competitors always need to compete" and other cliches.
Seems to me that you would have given a less condescending rebuttal. I never would have asked you specifically about this if I knew you wouldn't associate your original statement in this thread with what has been discussed here so very recently. You were a part of that conversation as well. Forget it.

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Geez...having a bad day Pocket? My statement was not at all condescending...just giving an honest answer to what I thought was an honest question. If I had known you were playing games then maybe it would have been different...doubt it though.

My answer remains the same though...the difference with Mich. and Mich. St. is that they are not recruiting two QB's..particularly ones that are mostly passers...just as we are not. It has nothing to do with a kid being afraid of competition....Mich. and Mich. St. are not even giving the option because I suppose they do not have the room.

We are recruiting one pure QB and one athlete QB.

We got the best pure QB we are recruiting.

Hope the last couple hours of your day are better! :-)
 
I don't see how Threet's verbal is going to cause a problem with Nesbitt sitll out there. As hivered stated, they are two different types of qbs. In his case, Nesbitt is also considered a top safety and an athletic qb. The fact that these kids know that the qb position will be wide open after this year is one reason they'd want to commit to Tech.

If you've read the interviews with the kids we are recruiting, you'd see that they all love our staff, CCG in particular, and they talk about how straight forward and honest they are about each recurits chances and role that they will play. This is an entirely new philosophy in recuriting with Geoff and Giff leading the way now. It's not like it was the past four years. As Scott Kennedy has stated it usually takes 5 years before a new staff's recruiting takes effect. We are seeing that this year.

On the subject of hurting feelings, we may loose a qb to transfer. If one of the current qbs was one that you hated to lose, don't you think he would have already challenged for the job? None of the current qbs with the possible exception of Bennett has stepped up to challenge for the job. Bringing in Threet, Booker, Ingram and possibly Nesbitt is ony upgrading the position.
 
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We are recruiting one pure QB and one athlete QB.

We got the best pure QB we are recruiting.

Hope the last couple hours of your day are better! :-)

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Thanks. This was more what I was looking for. I don't follow the details of recruiting as much as most, and certainly not as much as you.
Sorry about the harsh tone.

I hope the hard recruiting of two different styles of QB doesn't reflect indecision of offensive style. That couldn't be good.
 
They were the top two QBs on our board...

They just happen to have very different styles. If they
both signed with us, they would not dictate our style of
offense but I'm sure we would taylor our plays to each
one's strength.

This would also give us a great change up possibility to
throw at the other team's DC. If all of our QBs were of
the same mold & talents, we would be more predictable.

There is so much interest in us from the QB prospects out
there obviously because the perception is after RB leaves
we don't have a qualified replacement. In other words, the
position is wide open for the taking. Just like with UGA,
when the starter(s) is/are chosen, I expect at least a
couple of transfers.
 
There are a million variations of the spread offense. You do not have to be a runner to effectively run most of the spread attacks. Matter of fact, in almost any offense with exception of gimmick offenses, the speed with which QB's can read defenses and make a play is the critical factor. Then the arm has to be there to get the ball.

What Godsey lacked in foot speed and arm strength he made up with amazing abilities to see the field and make a play before the defense could react. How else do you explain a 31 yard option keeper TD from a QB that runs a 5.3 forty!

It is always good to have a mobile QB, and Threet is mobile enough if you get a chance to see his video. It shows him scrambling and setting quickly to make a good strong throw...it shows him on the option keeper a couple times...some nice clips. He will be fine as long as we are not running a pure option offense or the wing T !!! :-)
 
Thanks. You too Gtown.
Good points I thought in both. Makes me feel a bit better about holding on to Threet. If the early enrollment occurs, so much the better.
The point about the transferring is not discussed much on the front end of course, but it happens.
 
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