Brady Quinn? 2005 AP 3rd team All American captain.
consensus - first team...
any way you slice it, Book compares favorably, and better in many cases...
first 3 years;
Quinn: 56% completion, 58 TD, 32 INT, 7.34 YPA, 8336 Yds, 20-16 record, 0-2 in Bowl games
Book: 63.5% completion, 57 TD, 17 INT, 7.8 YPA, 6118 Yds, 21-3 record, 2-1 in bowl games
or if you want to compare Quinn's last 24 starts with Book's first 24 starts;
Book: (760 attempts) 63.4% completion, 55 TD, 16 INT, 5959 YDs, 7.84 YPA , 910 rushing, 8 TD, 7.23% TD 2.1% INT, 21-3 record
Quinn: (890 attempts) 63.2% completion, 67 TD, 13 INT, 7118 YDs, 7.99 YPA, 112 rushing YDs, 6 TD, 7.52% TD 1.4% INT, 18-6 record
Or straight up career;
Book: (788 attempts) 63.5% completion, 57 TD, 17 INT, 7.8 YPA, 6118 Yds, 7.23% TD, 2.15% INT, 1032 rushing YDs, 8 TDs, 21-3 record, 2-1 bowl games, 148.2 passer rating
Quinn: (1602 attempts) 58% completion, 95 TD, 39 INT, 7.3 YPA, 11762 YDS, 5.93% TD, 2.43% INT, 183 rushing yards, 6 TDs, 30-19 record, 0-3 bowl games, 134.4 passer rating
I'm not knocking BQ - an all-time ND great - but, he could have used a decent defense... I just don't think (some) people are giving Book the credit that he deserves, mostly because to give him credit would be to give Kelly credit, and that doesn't fit the agenda...