FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DuffMan]

Who's still master of his/her domain?  This could be a record-setting year!

[Redtooth]

I have read the last couple pages and want to respond to a couple items; the issue of players (QBs or other positions) that "deserve to play" or "would have played" if it weren't for a better player (D1 transfer or anyone else for that matter) are playing with fire......as a former coach that was fortunate to coach in two Stagg Bowls and 4 consecutive semifinals or better I learned the hard way that starting/playing time for all positions needs to be/should be determined based on whether or not that player could start in the Stagg Bowl against North Central/Mount Union and perform at a level high enough to help his team win the National Championship.  That level of qualitative player analysis doesn't add weight to a player's year in school or whether or not "he's a good guy and put in his time"......Both Erdmann and Syverson, while transfers, were heavily recruited by SJU prior to their one year attempts at the FBS.  Neither one of those two was a 1 year "hired gun" as somewhat insinuated by the people questioning SJU's QB room.  I would also point out one of the most obvious issues of college football at all levels in 2025......NO ONE wants to be the backup QB on any roster, EVERYONE believes they are good enough to be the starter.  Few are willing to work and develop and those that do are star performers.


On the issue of running game production vs throwing the ball 50x game.........offensive line architecture and their performance determines the balance or lack of it for an offense.  Last season's line with a healthy Caden Wheeler would have significantly altered the passing emphasis with Aaron needing to throw 50x game late in the season.

[hazzben]

You're definitely not wrong about QB patience nowadays. I think one of the hardest things to navigate is it used to be a guy might wait 2 years for his shot. Which meant you had some depth behind your starter. Now it's start early or transfer. Which I get at QB, where there's only one spot and one guy. But that does make it hard to have quality depth at your most important position. 


What's wild are the kids even at the small college level that transfer 2 or 3 times.