09-25-2018, 10:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-25-2018, 11:01 AM by OutsiderFan.)
NDIrish, let me break down what you saw with Book against Wake Forsest. I posted something similar in a thread you may have missed.
First, Wake Forest stinks. They are a Sonny Dykes Cal team that plays no defense and has even lesser athletes than Cal. This means their defense stays on the field a lot and wears out, particularly in the sweltering conditions they played in.
Second, Stanford fans have seen what happens when the new QB plays against bad defenses. This was Keller Chryst in 2016. He rolled up Arizona and Oregon State among other bad defenses. But he was benched in 2017 and ultimately transferred because he wasn't good against good teams.
Stanford is #6 in the country in Points Per Play Allowed. Notre Dame is #14. I don't imagine ND's D is much better than Oregon's, but I know Stanford's is much, much better than Wake's.
Book is going to throw some picks as he hasn't faced a defense this good, and if he was good enough to have started the season, he would have.
Again, another Stanford example. In 2011, Josh Nunes was the starting QB, even beat USC when they were ranked high early in year. When he struggled, everyone expected Nottingham. But the guy who actually played instead was Kevin Hogan. What I'm saying here is Book is much more likely to be a Keller Chryst than a Kevin Hogan. He'll beat up a lousy Wake team, but odds are he will struggle quite a bit against a very good Stanford squad.
Stanford has its own issues of course, so I'm not claiming ND has no chance to win with Book. I just agree Wimbush gives them a better chance to win.
First, Wake Forest stinks. They are a Sonny Dykes Cal team that plays no defense and has even lesser athletes than Cal. This means their defense stays on the field a lot and wears out, particularly in the sweltering conditions they played in.
Second, Stanford fans have seen what happens when the new QB plays against bad defenses. This was Keller Chryst in 2016. He rolled up Arizona and Oregon State among other bad defenses. But he was benched in 2017 and ultimately transferred because he wasn't good against good teams.
Stanford is #6 in the country in Points Per Play Allowed. Notre Dame is #14. I don't imagine ND's D is much better than Oregon's, but I know Stanford's is much, much better than Wake's.
Book is going to throw some picks as he hasn't faced a defense this good, and if he was good enough to have started the season, he would have.
Again, another Stanford example. In 2011, Josh Nunes was the starting QB, even beat USC when they were ranked high early in year. When he struggled, everyone expected Nottingham. But the guy who actually played instead was Kevin Hogan. What I'm saying here is Book is much more likely to be a Keller Chryst than a Kevin Hogan. He'll beat up a lousy Wake team, but odds are he will struggle quite a bit against a very good Stanford squad.
Stanford has its own issues of course, so I'm not claiming ND has no chance to win with Book. I just agree Wimbush gives them a better chance to win.