McNamara Done
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guffus
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It does not help that the Iowa coaches are not being completely honest about what is going on with Cade going back to even before the NW game. Which is why Iowa fans are so confused now and don't trust anything.
If Cade is being protected by the coaches for personal or privacy reasons, just say that.
If Cade is being protected by the coaches for personal or privacy reasons, just say that.
guffus
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I thought I heard that Resar got hurt right after he switched positions. Kinda ironic because if he would have stayed at QB, he might be starting right now.
NorthKCHawk
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In Money Ball, the scout tells a young phenom named Billy Bean: We all get told at some point that we can't play baseball anymore.
Cade's football days are behind him. Time to move on to the next chapter of his life with a degree and great lessons learned.
NorthKCHawk
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Nothing I have read suggests that CM is hurt or having more concussion issues. He was cleared to practice. KF said that. The rumor mill as noted in this thread is that in practice he looks crappy. Is that so hard to believe???? It seems he was demoted and he doesn't like that. Is that hard to believe either? We will see if he gets on the plane today I guess.
That's pretty wild.. That's as far as it gets. Some will play the injury card for him and to a certain degree that's true. But he was healthy from Aug through all of Sept and Besides our first game he looked like garbage.
He really only had 1 good game against IL St where he had 250 yrds and 3 tds. besides that he never hit 200 yards in a game again. Half of the 6 Tds he threw all yr were in that first game. Went 5 games without throwing a single TD or 200 yards 4 of them were in a row. Yet KF kept putting him out there over and over.....
It's how KF rolls. I am guessing we can thank Mr Lester for the slight change for the better on how we are handling the QB position. One player, esp the Captain of the offense can make a huge impact on how an OC is perceived and the trajectory of his career. I sure would be speaking my mind and pushing for the best man for the job. I wouldn't let the boss roll me on this, it's my career, my family in the balance. If I have no say, I'm gone as soon as a decent opportunity comes my way.
Zstatman
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I'm also OK with Jackson Stratton getting the start. I think he's got some talent.
Remember, he had a scholarship at Washington, so he had to have some talent. Then a coaching change and the new coach, DeBoer or something like that, comes and overhauls the roster and did take them to last year's title game before going to Bama, but the new coach brings in his own QB and pulls Jackson's schooly the month before the season starts. How crappy would that be?
Then on short notice he ends up at Colorado St where he plays just a bit in his frist year and doesn't play at all during his second. I believe Jay Norvell was the coach there. I have no idea what happened at CSU that he didn't play more. But, whatever, he enters the portal.
He goes home to San Diego and in his post-game interview two weeks ago he said that Tim Lester and someone else who I forget came to San Diego to watch him throw while he was in the portal. Lestter tells him he can come to Iowa as a walk on and see what happens.
Going into the season he was probably the best passer on the roster. But he had a steep uphill battle, and he knew it. But I'd guess he never stopped believing in himself, just like CM.
Now he's got his shot. He gets the start on national TV. He says he's been playing football all his life. Can he take advantage of the situation and produce? We'll find out tomorrow.
Remember, he had a scholarship at Washington, so he had to have some talent. Then a coaching change and the new coach, DeBoer or something like that, comes and overhauls the roster and did take them to last year's title game before going to Bama, but the new coach brings in his own QB and pulls Jackson's schooly the month before the season starts. How crappy would that be?
Then on short notice he ends up at Colorado St where he plays just a bit in his frist year and doesn't play at all during his second. I believe Jay Norvell was the coach there. I have no idea what happened at CSU that he didn't play more. But, whatever, he enters the portal.
He goes home to San Diego and in his post-game interview two weeks ago he said that Tim Lester and someone else who I forget came to San Diego to watch him throw while he was in the portal. Lestter tells him he can come to Iowa as a walk on and see what happens.
Going into the season he was probably the best passer on the roster. But he had a steep uphill battle, and he knew it. But I'd guess he never stopped believing in himself, just like CM.
Now he's got his shot. He gets the start on national TV. He says he's been playing football all his life. Can he take advantage of the situation and produce? We'll find out tomorrow.
Zstatman
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I agree. When Lester came to Iowa in one of his first interviews, he said that he had 3 boys at home, and he wanted to get somewhere where they stay in the same school. He wants it to work at Iowa and he wants the stability that the coaching staff offers.
I would love that too. But I don't see them putting him out there with a cast on his left hand unless they absolutely have to.
Amen you would think they all would right? It felt like Cade much like Hill last yr got way too much rope to hang himself with and shoulda gotten benched sooner. To me that showed how much influence KF has on it all. Nobody can tell me with how Cade had been playing that Lester preferred starting him over Sullivan from the start of the BIG season on pretty much. Sullivan couldn't have been worse at passing the ball and he clearly has the legs advantage.
So yeah would it be surprising if Lester is one and done at Iowa? He showed he can design up a great running game despite a terrible QB that his HC wouldn't let him bench. And a pretty rough QB room overall frankly. I could see him with one eye looking out for greener pastures who knows.
I just wonder how things woulda been had Sullivan gotten all the 1st team reps since August. Maybe we aren't here and those losses to ISU, MSU and UCLA wouldn't have happened. Wishful thinking..
All we need from Sullivan is to manage the game. Make a bunch of 5-8 yd passes. Make a few 12 yarders if they stack the box. I am still bummed that a young QB won us a bowl game and was never heard from again. Regardless of our record we have had two disappointing years now. Time to shape things up.
guffus
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Or I still winder if there is something wrong with Cade's throwing arm. That pass he threw up against NW, that looked like a wounded duck, right before the roughing the passer penalty, was one of the worse throws I have ever seen a starting senior QB ever make.
The NW game this year in 2024 reminds me so much of the NW game in 2021 where Spencer Petras was hurt, but he started anyway. Petras finally got pulled for Padilla in the 2Q when it became clear Petras could not throw at all. Only at least after that 2021 game, the coaches came clean and admitted Petras was hurt.
The NW game this year in 2024 reminds me so much of the NW game in 2021 where Spencer Petras was hurt, but he started anyway. Petras finally got pulled for Padilla in the 2Q when it became clear Petras could not throw at all. Only at least after that 2021 game, the coaches came clean and admitted Petras was hurt.
thedukeofearl
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kicker22
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My two cents... I said from day one that once KF decided to go away from CM then your looking at the future from that point on and no reason for him to even be considered as the number 2 because he simply wasn't good enough.
That said this whole thing makes perfect sense to me. You have a QB that couldn't get it done and was absolutely abused by the fanbase (rightfully so, but still absolutely hammered) who got a concussion watched his understudy come in and lead the team only to see him get hurt and the 5th string get thrown in on the road, CM then get's cleared to practice, has a rough day back, and finds out the hard way that he's now listed behind the 5th QB in the pecking order. The writing was on the wall and he saw exactly what he needed to see and probably came to the conclusion that (a) the season's basically over (b) he's not NFL material (c) his head and body are incredibly fragile or (d) all of the above.
The only think I can't understand is that the fanbase got exactly what they wanted yet here we are questioning his decision and calling him out when we'd essentially turned our backs on him since last year. Who would seriously want to come back and go through more of what he has in a black and gold uniform? To be honest, I'm surprised he came back after cleared from the concussion.
That said this whole thing makes perfect sense to me. You have a QB that couldn't get it done and was absolutely abused by the fanbase (rightfully so, but still absolutely hammered) who got a concussion watched his understudy come in and lead the team only to see him get hurt and the 5th string get thrown in on the road, CM then get's cleared to practice, has a rough day back, and finds out the hard way that he's now listed behind the 5th QB in the pecking order. The writing was on the wall and he saw exactly what he needed to see and probably came to the conclusion that (a) the season's basically over (b) he's not NFL material (c) his head and body are incredibly fragile or (d) all of the above.
The only think I can't understand is that the fanbase got exactly what they wanted yet here we are questioning his decision and calling him out when we'd essentially turned our backs on him since last year. Who would seriously want to come back and go through more of what he has in a black and gold uniform? To be honest, I'm surprised he came back after cleared from the concussion.
Who?
