Beathard may Start?

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Now Ferentz is confirming the possibility. I have been a fan of Ferentz partly because I think he is a class person. The past couple of years have been increasingly difficult as his recruiting, Hires, and some decisions have been less than stellar but this last one is a bit hard to figure! Did Beathard just become better than Rudock? Is Ferentz doing this to appease the fans? Is Rudock hurt? Is someone on the staff (not Davis) convincing the head coach?
This is kind of a head shaker
 




Ferentz is using the same old schtick he always uses. No jobs are locked down, blah, blah, blah. Everything is open for competition, blah blah, blah. Nothing will change. He's trying to sell bowl tickets and maintain some level of interest in the program. Just because Ferentz doesn't care about what the fans want, doesn't mean he's oblivious to what we want. He'll dangle that carrot in front of our noses so that we'll continue to be the same old program funding morons we've always been.
 


MrEHawk said:
Gotta move those bowl tickets somehow.
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Yep. I don't buy for a moment that Ferentz suddenly sees the light after duct-taping CF to the bench the last few months. Nobody could be that blind and stubborn for 7-9 games and finally wake up in mid-December. Could they? :rolleyes:
 


CJ must really be practicing well. Absolutely nothing captain clueless does makes any sense at all. Honestly nothing would surprise me from this staff, but have a very hard time believing this is true. If so, probably just throwing CJ a bone so he doesn't leave, kind of like promising him a real shot at the starting job this year. If he starts this game, then why in the hell didn't he play against wiscy and nebby? Makes zero sense.
 


"Basically what I said is what I said, and that's what I meant. And that's why I said it."
 


Kirk was a real delta bravo in his radio interview. Making more of his cryptic comments than usual.
 


I also recall him saying that Iowa would use a 2 QB system.

If I like my doctor, I can keep my doctor. Both are lies.
 


When Ferentz says "we're a 7-5 team, we're looking at everything" why is it that people won't believe him.

I think he's starting to realize that there are solutions that are bigger than just looking at film and correcting details (execution).

As frustrated as I've been, I have seen things this year that I had not seen before from Ferentz..yes, I was surprised a few times during the season.

Going for it on 4th down

Jet Sweep

Young RB's seeing the field

Throwing deep from time to time (not enough but enough to surprise me)

Play calling that suggested self scouting (only to revert to the same stuff again)

Blitzing



thing is they are slow to make changes
- wait until they're behind to start attacking
- tolerate poor OL ine play until injury forces a change
- tolerate so-so QB play until injury forces a change

etc.
 


I feel good about Purdue this week. I know they always play us tough, and you don't just walk into West Lafayette expecting to leave with a victory. But I feel good about our matchups against the Boilermakers. Isn't it ironic that Pitt is where Jake lost his starting job so many years ago?
 




If Ferentz ia smart, he starts CJ and he plays alot in the bowl game. Give CJ every indication that he'll play next year. This way he keeps at the very least a dependable backup if JR gets hurt. We be fubar if we go into next season without CJ if JR gets hurt.
 


NCHawker said:
When Ferentz says "we're a 7-5 team, we're looking at everything" why is it that people won't believe him.

I think he's starting to realize that there are solutions that are bigger than just looking at film and correcting details (execution). ....

thing is they are slow to make changes
- wait until they're behind to start attacking
- tolerate poor OL ine play until injury forces a change
- tolerate so-so QB play until injury forces a change

etc.
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I can't work the multi-quote function or would've also quoted 1H1's post to answer ... because he lied about it earlier this season.

Your other examples of doing "surprising" things sums up your other quoted statements. It doesn't matter that he does some things, it's that he usually does some nonsensical, mistimed, desparation things that are contrary to strategy or personnel, meanwhile, ignoring the fundamental things he publicly states are obvious considerations from series to series, game to game, season to season.

Why is it that he can "surprise" you on the fly but other things -- that are just as simple of decisions as whether to go for it on 4th down or run a jet sweep yet have a much greater impact on the overall success of his team -- always get put on hold until after the season when "they take a look at everything".

I can only answer after watching him take this same approach for most of the last decade, with little actual meaningful change, let alone improvement, that he is either a brick-headed dolt or is simply pacifying the crowd with coach speak.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me season after season, shame on me. I ain't fooled. I really don't think, in your head, you are either, NC.
 


Well, he should start Beathard. He is the better QB, IMHO.

I don't understand this coaching staff. Rudock was 5-5 this year in games he started and finished. Is there really any downside in giving Beathard a chance, starting on January 2? Start the guy and see what he can do in a big game over 4 quarters. Lord, is this that tough? Try a new quarterback!!!!! Other programs do it. The Cleveland Browns just did it. Take a chance, coach!!!!
 


KF isn't stupid. No matter what some of da haters think, KF wants to go 7-5 like he wants a hole in his freaking head. Winning is more fun, winning makes his job easier, winning keeps everyone happy.

If he does start CJ, it is a permanent move, as he has 2 years of data to show that JR is a 7/8 win starting QB, and KF realizes that isn't good enough. I doubt very much that he will start CJ, but if he did I'm 99% sure that means that this is now CJ's team.
 


longtimer said:
Now Ferentz is confirming the possibility. I have been a fan of Ferentz partly because I think he is a class person. The past couple of years have been increasingly difficult as his recruiting, Hires, and some decisions have been less than stellar but this last one is a bit hard to figure! Did Beathard just become better than Rudock? Is Ferentz doing this to appease the fans? Is Rudock hurt? Is someone on the staff (not Davis) convincing the head coach?
This is kind of a head shaker
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When, where and how did he do this?
 


KF starting CJ is BS...because he used JR all year, he would be admitting he was a moron if he starts CJ in the bowl game. It would be like admitting he was stupid or the game has passed him by, or that he can't evaluate the talent that gives him the best chance to win, or that he won't accept players fumbling unless they are smart and take Organic Chemistry, or that he likes a slow safety that takes bad angles, or that he prefers the horizontal passing game because its' safe, or that he likes fullbacks playing tailback because it's a good story.

Hence, expect to see a lot of JR.
 


I put zero confidence points into what fatso catso is vomitting all over us in this interview. If he puts CJ in, he might as well do so and then just walk out. He is definately lying again. This too speaks to the misguided notion that nimrod is some kind of "great guy". He clearly is an overt lier and scammer. He scams the gov out of money for his millionaire children, scams UofI w/ his contract, throws blame everywhere but himself, and then follows this up w/ straight up lying to the fans. This all equates to scum in my book, not class.

tldr...lying fatcats are not full of "class"
 


Sounds to me like whoever practices best during bowl prep will see the field first regardless of what position we may be talking..........the Ferentz modus operandi only this time everyone starts with a clean slate, no reserves in the bank.
 


herkish said:
I put zero confidence points into what fatso catso is vomitting all over us in this interview. If he puts CJ in, he might as well do so and then just walk out. He is definately lying again. This too speaks to the misguided notion that nimrod is some kind of "great guy". He clearly is an overt lier and scammer. He scams the gov out of money for his millionaire children, scams UofI w/ his contract, throws blame everywhere but himself, and then follows this up w/ straight up lying to the fans. This all equates to scum in my book, not class.

tldr...lying fatcats are not full of "class"
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You may need to ask your doctor to up your dosage
 


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