Quarterback 2015??

[Kyle]

Re: Quarterback 2015??

I remember Farley talking about being very excited at our future QB prospects the season after Eric Sanders graduated. Something to the tune of being in great shape at that position for many years to come.

Now as I look back I can't think of a QB since Eric that has wowed me. In fact, I've go into pretty much every UNI game the past 7-8 years praying we aren't trailing in the 4th quarter, because we all know our QB and offense had/had almost no shot to mount a comeback. Kinda depressing.

[jegbomb52]

Re: Quarterback 2015??

I remember Farley talking about being very excited at our future QB prospects the season after Eric Sanders graduated. Something to the tune of being in great shape at that position for many years to come.

Now as I look back I can't think of a QB since Eric that has wowed me. In fact, I've go into pretty much every UNI game the past 7-8 years praying we aren't trailing in the 4th quarter, because we all know our QB and offense had/had almost no shot to mount a comeback. Kinda depressing.

as odd of a duck as Pat G might have been, he was a very good qb and for all practical purposes if we had someone to put the ball through the uprights while he was qb he would have won a national title and followed it up in his next game with a win at Iowa, thus making him the best Panther athlete ever



QB Controversies aren't always black and white folks... or are they?

[claw]

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as odd of a duck as Pat G might have been, he was a very good qb and for all practical purposes if we had someone to put the ball through the uprights while he was qb he would have won a national title and followed it up in his next game with a win at Iowa, thus making him the best Panther athlete ever



QB Controversies aren't always black and white folks... or are they?

At UNI they are.

For reference, here are Pat Grace's career stats

Passing:
314-504 (62.9%)
4,527 yards
14.4 YPC
8.9 YPA
36 TD
15 INT
155.37 Rating (for reference that's a 102.8 using the NFL calculation)

242 carries
1,005 yards
4.2 YPC
22 TD

If we take sacks out of the rushing total

227 carries
1,126 yards
4.96 YPC
22 TD



But yeah, Grace was terrible all because all anyone wants to remember about him is the dropped throwback pass against Richmond - which isn't what lost that game - and the two blocked field goals against Iowa - not his doing.

[Purrrrrfect]

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the blocked field goals wasnt even the really the kickers fault. that was a miracle freak of nature n itself and will never be done again in my lifetime.

[Panther-at-Arms]

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the blocked field goals wasnt even the really the kickers fault. that was a miracle freak of nature n itself and will never be done again in my lifetime.

Those kicks were so low that I, a 5'4" female, could have blocked them.

[BCPanther]

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Those kicks were so low that I, a 5'4" female, could have blocked them.

Yep.

If Clayborn wouldn't have gotten his hand up on the first one it would have hit him in the face.

Those kicks were 100% on Hallgren as were the misses against Richmond.

[06panther10]

Quarterback 2015??

I distinctly remember Hallgren's senior year feeling like every single kick, regardless of distance, had a 50/50 chance of going through.

[Trapped in California]

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To be fair, I believe that at one point, Hallgreen was kicking with a fractured vertebrae in his back. Certainly would not have helped anything.

[DomeIsHome]

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To be fair, I believe that at one point, Hallgreen was kicking with a fractured vertebrae in his back. Certainly would not have helped anything.

Then put in the backup.

[otter]

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Then put in the backup.

That the same thing I kept saying about the QB and Punter during game last Saturday

[claw]

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Those kicks were 100% on Hallgren as were the misses against Richmond.

Exactly - yet Grace takes the fall for them. I get it's easy to do because he wasn't the most likable guy (and still isn't, clearly). The reality is Grace was a national title caliber QB. Had NDSU not gone full cheap shot on his knee in 09, which immensely hampered his running ability. That season likely finishes much better as well. Remember, Grace lead UNI down the field and scored with 1 minute left in the final week against Illinois State to give UNI the lead (and a playoff berth), but the defense gave up a TD drive in the final minute to knock UNI out of the playoffs

[Panther'73]

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Remember, Grace lead UNI down the field and scored with 1 minute left in the final week against Illinois State to give UNI the lead (and a playoff berth), but the defense gave up a TD drive in the final minute to knock UNI out of the playoffs

I was at that game - I think Zach Davis took us down the field and scored - Grace got injured because I remember his intoxicated mom trying to run on the field to him...

[vbfan19]

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I was at that game - I think Zach Davis took us down the field and scored - Grace got injured because I remember his intoxicated mom trying to run on the field to him...

can't remember the specifics of the injury, but Grace's last play in that game was an interception early in the 2nd quarter (UNI down 0-10 at that point), and Davis took the rest of the snaps under center in that game.

[Trapped in California]

Listening to coaches show online for first time. So far, 22 mins of ads and replays, 5 mins of coach.

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

[run&blade]

Re: Quarterback 2015??

Listening to coaches show online for first time. So far, 22 mins of ads and replays, 5 mins of coach.

From my NSA monitored nexus 5

I am not surprised. You would hardly know UNI football season started listening to the "blow torch". More like a firefly