[CTcard]

Stanford graduates (fifth years) on others' depth charts:
Kevin Reihner - second string LG Penn State
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/...t_8_31.pdf
Patrick Skov - starter BBack Georgia Tech
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot..._chart.pdf
Wayne Lyons - tied for second string SS Michigan
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich...827aaa.pdf  see p.13
Charlie Hopkins - apparently in close battle to start at TE, UVa
  [Coach won't release depth chart.]
Kelsey Young - second string RB Boise State
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bosu...hChart.pdf

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Northwestern's big roster competition heading into this season was their QB competition. They chose the fairly highly recruited RS Frosh Clayton Thorson. He seems to be a big strong guy who can run and has a strong arm. ESPN Big Ten blog recently ranked Northwestern #14 (and last) in the Big Ten in their QB rankings - though that was before Thorson was named starter.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id...r-rankings

That got me thinking a bit about Northwestern QBs. Their QB for most of the past two years, and intermittently before that, was Trevor Siemian. This guy had some pretty atrocious statistics: last year passed for 200 yds/game, completing 58%, 5.6 yds/attempt, 7 TDs, 11 INTs, and a rating of 105.9. That rating doesn't get him close to top 100 in the country but was #11 in the 14 team Big Ten. [The guy from Maryland was ninth in the Big Ten at 114.2].
However, it doesn't appear he was actually a terrible QB. He got drafted in the 7th round by Denver and appears to be on the borderline between actually making the roster or trying to be slipped through waivers to make their practice squad. This despite still recovering from an injury (knee) during their penultimate game last year.

I'm not sure what to make of this, other than to be reminded that all stats, but QB stats in particular, are really team numbers as much as individual.

Also on Big Ten QBs - I just heard another round of accolades for Christian Hackenberg as being the best, or almost best, QB in the country - in this case in terms of NFL draft potential. As another guy with pretty terrible stats last year (also not in the top 100 QB ratings) I guess yet again I should remember the team thing in QB stats.

[CTcard]

Stanford graduates (fifth years) on others' depth charts:
Kevin Reihner - second string LG Penn State
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/...t_8_31.pdf
Patrick Skov - starter BBack Georgia Tech
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot..._chart.pdf
Wayne Lyons - tied for second string SS Michigan
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich...827aaa.pdf  see p.13
Charlie Hopkins - apparently in close battle to start at TE, UVa
  [Coach won't release depth chart.]
Kelsey Young - second string RB Boise State
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bosu...hChart.pdf

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Northwestern's big roster competition heading into this season was their QB competition. They chose the fairly highly recruited RS Frosh Clayton Thorson. He seems to be a big strong guy who can run and has a strong arm. ESPN Big Ten blog recently ranked Northwestern #14 (and last) in the Big Ten in their QB rankings - though that was before Thorson was named starter.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id...r-rankings

That got me thinking a bit about Northwestern QBs. Their QB for most of the past two years, and intermittently before that, was Trevor Siemian. This guy had some pretty atrocious statistics: last year passed for 200 yds/game, completing 58%, 5.6 yds/attempt, 7 TDs, 11 INTs, and a rating of 105.9. That rating doesn't get him close to top 100 in the country but was #11 in the 14 team Big Ten. [The guy from Maryland was ninth in the Big Ten at 114.2].
However, it doesn't appear he was actually a terrible QB. He got drafted in the 7th round by Denver and appears to be on the borderline between actually making the roster or trying to be slipped through waivers to make their practice squad. This despite still recovering from an injury (knee) during their penultimate game last year.

I'm not sure what to make of this, other than to be reminded that all stats, but QB stats in particular, are really team numbers as much as individual.

Also on Big Ten QBs - I just heard another round of accolades for Christian Hackenberg as being the best, or almost best, QB in the country - in this case in terms of NFL draft potential. As another guy with pretty terrible stats last year (also not in the top 100 QB ratings) I guess yet again I should remember the team thing in QB stats.

[Hulk01]

I saw Northwestern's number three QB play at least six times in high school.  Stanford's coaches stopped by early in his career, to peak at a big OT, and saw nothing in Aiiviti to warrant their interest.  It's clear he would not have passed any of several screens to be considered for a Stanford scholarship. 

But his parents so badly wanted their son to get into a good school that they hired tutors for almost all of his junior and senior classes. As I heard it, they even hired a tutor for a class like Art--that is, a class for which you cannot imagine there are tutors.

It's among the things that convince me that Northwestern trails us badly, and won't catch up soon. Among other things, Michigan will get the good students, Wisconsin will get the Wisconsin kids, and Ohio State and Notre Dame will divvy up the rest. 

[Hulk01]

I saw Northwestern's number three QB play at least six times in high school.  Stanford's coaches stopped by early in his career, to peak at a big OT, and saw nothing in Aiiviti to warrant their interest.  It's clear he would not have passed any of several screens to be considered for a Stanford scholarship. 

But his parents so badly wanted their son to get into a good school that they hired tutors for almost all of his junior and senior classes. As I heard it, they even hired a tutor for a class like Art--that is, a class for which you cannot imagine there are tutors.

It's among the things that convince me that Northwestern trails us badly, and won't catch up soon. Among other things, Michigan will get the good students, Wisconsin will get the Wisconsin kids, and Ohio State and Notre Dame will divvy up the rest. 

[washingtonismoney]

I saw Northwestern's number three QB play at least six times in high school.  Stanford's coaches stopped by early in his career, to peak at a big OT, and saw nothing in Aiiviti to warrant their interest. 

Denali or McKinley?

[washingtonismoney]

I saw Northwestern's number three QB play at least six times in high school.  Stanford's coaches stopped by early in his career, to peak at a big OT, and saw nothing in Aiiviti to warrant their interest. 

Denali or McKinley?