[kuz]

I heard his team sucked and he had no o-line. So ignore his stats. Stanford wanted Burns bad. They offered him over Max Browne who every top program is after. Burns has a strong and accurate arm but he's also very athletic which is why Stanford is so high on him. I expect him to end up with 5 stars.

I read an article somewhere saying that his team had to replace 10 starters on offense his junior year. Even so, they're some pretty underwhelming stats. But considering he got offered by Stanford even before he had started a varsity game, his upside must be quite high.

I doubt we take 2 QBs not including walk-ons. Next year we'd having Nottingham, Lloyd, Crower, Hogan, and Burns. But I guess this could change if anyone transfers after spring ball is over.

I think they'll either take two QBs in 2013 and one in 2014, or one in 2013 and two in 2014. If Nottingham wins the starting job, then a 2013 QB would see the field their RS Sophomore year, while a 2014 QB would be a RS Freshman.

[kuz]

I heard his team sucked and he had no o-line. So ignore his stats. Stanford wanted Burns bad. They offered him over Max Browne who every top program is after. Burns has a strong and accurate arm but he's also very athletic which is why Stanford is so high on him. I expect him to end up with 5 stars.

I read an article somewhere saying that his team had to replace 10 starters on offense his junior year. Even so, they're some pretty underwhelming stats. But considering he got offered by Stanford even before he had started a varsity game, his upside must be quite high.

I doubt we take 2 QBs not including walk-ons. Next year we'd having Nottingham, Lloyd, Crower, Hogan, and Burns. But I guess this could change if anyone transfers after spring ball is over.

I think they'll either take two QBs in 2013 and one in 2014, or one in 2013 and two in 2014. If Nottingham wins the starting job, then a 2013 QB would see the field their RS Sophomore year, while a 2014 QB would be a RS Freshman.

[JohnR34231]

Wasn't that also the year we turned down Jake "The Snake" Plummer, who supposedly really wanted to come to Stanford.

[JohnR34231]

Wasn't that also the year we turned down Jake "The Snake" Plummer, who supposedly really wanted to come to Stanford.

[Nan3cy]

DC, the only guy I remember playing football at Stanford by the name of Jeff Buckey was a guard.

The QB was Fred Buckley. IIRC, he was a very sought-after QB from Florida, who wound up starting very few games (maybe just one). His college career really derailed any hopes he might have had for the NFL, but he always insisted that he had no regrets about having come to Stanford, that all in all it had been a great experience. That's always struck me as the two sides of the kind of guys we've normally gotten at Stanford. The good news is that they're well-rounded guys who have other things in their lives besides football. The bad news -- from a football standpoint -- is that they're well-rounded guys who...etc.

[Nan3cy]

DC, the only guy I remember playing football at Stanford by the name of Jeff Buckey was a guard.

The QB was Fred Buckley. IIRC, he was a very sought-after QB from Florida, who wound up starting very few games (maybe just one). His college career really derailed any hopes he might have had for the NFL, but he always insisted that he had no regrets about having come to Stanford, that all in all it had been a great experience. That's always struck me as the two sides of the kind of guys we've normally gotten at Stanford. The good news is that they're well-rounded guys who have other things in their lives besides football. The bad news -- from a football standpoint -- is that they're well-rounded guys who...etc.

[doublespiral]

Texas just signed a guy who plays offensive tackle at my little one's high school.  I've gone to all the games the last two years and honestly, other than the fact that the guy is big, I simply never have seen him just blow people away.

Now, that says more about my complete lack of knowledge of what to look for in an O-lineman.... 

Check the record of the Longhorns over the past two years and, in particular, their offensive woes. Maybe you're a better evaluator of talent than you think....

[doublespiral]

Texas just signed a guy who plays offensive tackle at my little one's high school.  I've gone to all the games the last two years and honestly, other than the fact that the guy is big, I simply never have seen him just blow people away.

Now, that says more about my complete lack of knowledge of what to look for in an O-lineman.... 

Check the record of the Longhorns over the past two years and, in particular, their offensive woes. Maybe you're a better evaluator of talent than you think....

[fullmetal]

[quote author=oman link=topic=5646.msg41368#msg41368 date=1330970558]
Texas just signed a guy who plays offensive tackle at my little one's high school.  I've gone to all the games the last two years and honestly, other than the fact that the guy is big, I simply never have seen him just blow people away.

Now, that says more about my complete lack of knowledge of what to look for in an O-lineman.... 

Check the record of the Longhorns over the past two years and, in particular, their offensive woes. Maybe you're a better evaluator of talent than you think....
[/quote]

To be fair, there was a lot of talent that was wasted.  The S&C program at Texas was not very good or serious at its objectives, and the OL suffered tremendously from that.  Also, their OL coaching wasn't all that great either.

[fullmetal]

[quote author=oman link=topic=5646.msg41368#msg41368 date=1330970558]
Texas just signed a guy who plays offensive tackle at my little one's high school.  I've gone to all the games the last two years and honestly, other than the fact that the guy is big, I simply never have seen him just blow people away.

Now, that says more about my complete lack of knowledge of what to look for in an O-lineman.... 

Check the record of the Longhorns over the past two years and, in particular, their offensive woes. Maybe you're a better evaluator of talent than you think....
[/quote]

To be fair, there was a lot of talent that was wasted.  The S&C program at Texas was not very good or serious at its objectives, and the OL suffered tremendously from that.  Also, their OL coaching wasn't all that great either.