11-04-2012, 06:48 PM
Pcgoode, I was thinking the same thing. Just watched the P10 channel replay (was not as good this time as previously, quite a few glitches, plays out of sequence, etc, but still a very cool feature), and Hogan's running ability was very Luck-like. He wasn't blazing fast, wasn't exactly shifty, but clearly an athletic guy who could put some punishment on a defender.
Like everybody else, I was really excited to see what Hogan could do. He played a good game against a bad defense. On short throws he put the ball in a good spot where the receiver could get some yards. His longer throws were ok- got bailed out with really good catches by both Toilolo and JRP (great game from him btw, it was a money catch and the double reverse was fantastic and should've been a TD [is there any team in the country that has been incorrectly denied more goalline TD calls??]) . Definitely does not throw the prettiest ball. The entire time he looked like a guy who was just barely keeping it all together, but that being said we still put together good drives and I don't recall many poor decisions. Bottom line he has a lot of room to grow, and I can see a better defense frustrating him, but he has a playmaking ability that I didn't see from Nunes.
I can see Oregon State going much differently, their defense is solid. But Hogan has an x-factor to him, and it doesn't seem like he's going to be careless with the ball. Definitely have at least a glimmer of hope against Oregon now.
Like everybody else, I was really excited to see what Hogan could do. He played a good game against a bad defense. On short throws he put the ball in a good spot where the receiver could get some yards. His longer throws were ok- got bailed out with really good catches by both Toilolo and JRP (great game from him btw, it was a money catch and the double reverse was fantastic and should've been a TD [is there any team in the country that has been incorrectly denied more goalline TD calls??]) . Definitely does not throw the prettiest ball. The entire time he looked like a guy who was just barely keeping it all together, but that being said we still put together good drives and I don't recall many poor decisions. Bottom line he has a lot of room to grow, and I can see a better defense frustrating him, but he has a playmaking ability that I didn't see from Nunes.
I can see Oregon State going much differently, their defense is solid. But Hogan has an x-factor to him, and it doesn't seem like he's going to be careless with the ball. Definitely have at least a glimmer of hope against Oregon now.