I'm shocked the shine hasn't worn off Sluka after this year.
Like I said Kiffin thought enough of him Ol Miss brought him in on a visit. So trusting he and Mullen's judgement here.
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I'm shocked the shine hasn't worn off Sluka after this year.
Like I said Kiffin thought enough of him Ol Miss brought him in on a visit. So trusting he and Mullen's judgement here.
Pitt and Syracuse also hosted him for visits.
Both Hajj and Sluka had better stats before they arrived here than this kid. Probably because he played higher competition. Additionally - any way you evaluate it he throws WAYYYYYY to many INT's.
The defense started pinning back their ears and going after our QB as the season progressed and his passing didn't!
They were in the FCS.
He was in ACC.
I think that plays a part in that.
Pitt, Syracuse and Mississippi all had him in for a visit so there's something there.
But the TD to INT ratio not great I agree.
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He had two bad games to finish the season. Was otherwise good in the passing game.
One of the games you are using for your example he didn't have Ricky White! Or Casey Cain!
(Am I doing the exclamation points right?)
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Not sure what you are looking at from the link I provided. Where are the 4 stars you speak of on this kid. They only show 3 stars.
I know about the other rankings and yes, I knew they were worse. But, people were talking about On3 so I was staying on context.
ON3 did have him as 4* a couple of days ago. Magic comes to UNLV and drops to 3*, what is new?
As kids enter and leave the rankings change all the time. Next weekend after many bowl games and new entries it will change again.
I'll have to take your word on it as I only found out about this kid today when it was posted on this forum.
Pretty sure I'm going to trust the guy who produced 5 NFL QBs and a Heisman trophy winner to know what a potential transfer QB can do over anyone on Rebel Net...
Smart. I've said that myself many times on this forum.
His schedule at Virginia was brutal.
Just his last 6 games went:
11/23, #13 SMU (L)
11/16, @ #8 Notre Dame (L)
11/9, @ #18 Pitt (W)
10/26, UNC (6-6 team) (L)
10/19, @ #10 Clemson (L)
10/12, Louisville (8-4 team) (L)
Yes, he lost all of those games, except 1. Yes he threw a lot of interceptions (13 TD to 11 Int). But he was also behind an O line that was shorter and lighter than UNLV's. He ate 39 sacks, which is 2 less than the 41 UNLV had this season. Except UNLV played 2 more games. I'll give him a chance. Behind a better O line, he'll make the plays we need. That being said, Mullen is far from done. We need 2 more.
Just his last 6 games went:
11/23, #13 SMU (L)
11/16, @ #8 Notre Dame (L)
11/9, @ #18 Pitt (W)
10/26, UNC (6-6 team) (L)
10/19, @ #10 Clemson (L)
10/12, Louisville (8-4 team) (L)
Yes, he lost all of those games, except 1. Yes he threw a lot of interceptions (13 TD to 11 Int). But he was also behind an O line that was shorter and lighter than UNLV's. He ate 39 sacks, which is 2 less than the 41 UNLV had this season. Except UNLV played 2 more games. I'll give him a chance. Behind a better O line, he'll make the plays we need. That being said, Mullen is far from done. We need 2 more.
Now we need a couple of Ricky White clones
In the link you provided, under where all the sorting options are, theres “on3 industry”, “on3 ranking” and “industry comparison” if you click “on3 ranking” it will show you the on3 rankings without taking other companies rankings into the equation. At this moment he’s a 90 overall 4 star according to on3 scouts.
Which would explain your lack of knowledge in football. You choose to ignore the real experts!
I looked at his rating when they listed him as being a possible recruit for UNLV.
I see what you are saying. They took their On3 ranking and added it to the 247 ranking and divided by two and they modified their original ranking to give him the 3 stars. That seems to make for a fair ranking. I like that they do that.
Anthony Colandrea - Virginia Cavaliers - Quarterback
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Sluka and Hajj were coming up in competition. He will be coming down in competition. If Mullen thinks he’s going to be a good fit for his system I trust him.
Sounds like it is run by a kicker. They have to consider distance, angle, wind speed, etc.
Saw him play a couple of times this year. Underwhelming. Lots of turnovers. Got benched for last game, the fans were happy. Not exactly a splash QB recruit. Hopefully we can pull someone better.
The fact that you watched every UVa game has been lost in this thread. Were you forced to do this or did you get paid?
Fifty-fifty chance that he is our starter next year. Friel is probably better and I imagine we recruit one more QB before this is all done.
I want to see some receivers out of Florida come on out to Sin City. Those Florida guys seem to be on a different level than most.
Friel is a SR and done I believe... and no, even if he had eligibility left, he's not starting over guys Dan brings in.
This is the guy Dan wanted. He's a high P4 talent with an arm. Was sought after by other P4 programs.
As it stands we have a RS-freshman as our QB so Mullen needs to bring in at least two QBs to give us some options. In that light this kid is a decent pickup. If he’s the only QB pickup then I’m worried. A bit undersized and the TOs are rather troubling. Runs ok, much better arm than Hajj, seems like a kid who could work in the Mullen’s offense but I’d definitely want another QB to compete for the starting role.
If Mullen is considered a “home run” hire why are some of you already down on his pick for QB?
The thing that many of you critics fail to realize is he have thrown int’s at higher rate than most would like, that was against ACC level comp, we aren’t playing ACC level comp in the MWC. If Mullen picked him and you think Mullen is a good coach how about getting through fall camp before giving the QB a vote of no confidence!
The thing that many of you critics fail to realize is he have thrown int’s at higher rate than most would like, that was against ACC level comp, we aren’t playing ACC level comp in the MWC. If Mullen picked him and you think Mullen is a good coach how about getting through fall camp before giving the QB a vote of no confidence!
Mullen knows a thing or two about QBs. He knows what attributes he is looking for with HIS system.
If this is our back up or our starter, cool. I trust that he knows what he wants.
Everyone knows that QB is a priority. I don't think he will miss on this position.
If this is our back up or our starter, cool. I trust that he knows what he wants.
Everyone knows that QB is a priority. I don't think he will miss on this position.
Haj for the most part did not run well on designed run plays. His best runs came when everything broke down and he had to scramble. This kid runs QB designed runs very well. He sells something else very well and then takes off.
If he's being brought in as a backup watch out for the QB1, lol.. that's all I can think when I see comments about being a backup...
I wondered why you mentioned that he was benched but failed to mention how the backup played. Then I saw the box score and their backup threw under 200 yards, zero touchdowns and 2 picks.
Sounds like the situation in VA was not a QB issue. This is a good pickup.
