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I was saying the same thing. He reminded me of Joe Montana, although he's got a long way to go to fill those shoes.I saw his interview after the game he sounds very cool calm and confident . This guy is better than advertised . I feel much better about our chances against Stanford next week
Joe Montana? Come on now. He's a nice player and he sounds confident, let's just leave it at that.I was saying the same thing. He reminded me of Joe Montana, although he's got a long way to go to fill those shoes.
I know you’re using “found” colloquially, but there’s no luck here for the most part. ND recruited him and has developed him. A 3 Star guy who was recruited by Nevada and Boise State looks to become a very good QB in our system. Kelly has taken 2* and 3* QBs and made them viable starters and even 1st round draft picks.
it's all about efficiency.I saw his interview after the game he sounds very cool calm and confident . This guy is better than advertised . I feel much better about our chances against Stanford next week
Joe Montana? Come on now. He's a nice player and he sounds confident, let's just leave it at that.
You got it, one week at a time.True -- Book had a solid game against Wake Forest -- this was the kind of game that you start him in and let him build his confidence.
Stanford will be a different animal, as will VT -- but, let's get through Week 5 first.
huh? who was the QB 1st Rd draft pick?
who was the last ND QB to be named an NFL starter AND start for an entire season?
no one should ever expect perfection. it never happens. my only "criticism" of book was i thought he left a lot of easy yards on the field early on when he could have run instead of continually looking for an open receiver.I'm definitely a little more confident than I was, but i'm still pumping the breaks. The Wrs/TEs/RBs that were wide open, plus the holes that were created, and even more importantly the sealing of the edge for outside runs. ND could have scored 70 and had 700 yards if they didn't pump the brakes in the fourth quarter, heck if they didn't make 3 dumb mistakes (alex bars brain fart, finke drop, and young fumble) the first 3 drives of the game who knows how ugly it could have been. I'm more confident, but I need to see this week before I think we've turned a major corner.
ND was far from perfect on offense. Book missed seeing claypool twice wide open for deep balls on 2 drives we didn't score on.
You moved the goalposts. Kiser was a three star prospect who became a 4 Star his final year in HS by most, but was a 200th+ ranked overall prospect, 15th best QB prospect, 10th highest rated prospect in his own state who went #1 overall.
I don’t want to proclaim Book the next Montana but I see a certain confidence relaxed attitude that was missing in Wimbush who always seemed to be struggling at QB more inclined as a running backIan Book got us the win vs (currently) #5 LSU. His stats for 2+ quarters:
Book as 14 of 19 for 164 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He was more Wimbush-like in his first start vs. NCarolilna. 17-31 (with 6 catches by Alize!)