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He doesn’t seem to meet the requirements, but the NCAA seems to be handing out eligibility like candy these days, so here’s to hoping.

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The guy was reasonably successful in his first year running Beck’s offense. Maybe we get some other hot-shot QB in the portal. Maybe we don’t. I would feel pretty good either way if we have Dampier on the roster. This is the closest we could possibly get at this point to continuity on the offensive side of the ball (in a good way, anyway). Hopefully we can get someone else to come in too, and compete for the starting spot and/or back him up.

I’m less concerned about his height and other measurables, given that he has shown an ability to actually play division 1 FBS football.

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My biggest hope is that Beck will be able to do whatever is required to move the ball and score points with the personnel available to him. Hopefully he can also help QBs develop. We will see.

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I’m wondering what the Lohner situation really is, and if he will make an impact if he joins the team. I would hope that after a season of football, he will bring a physical inside presence.

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Yeah, it will also be interesting to see if the team shows up to get a win, or is already checked out. Also, will they bother with a #2 quarterback, or just let Bernard take over if Bottari needs to come out of the game (or just start punting on first down)? I think I’m going to Alta, so hopefully someone will post a summary.

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Wilson must be great in practice, but in games, he is clearly the worst QB on the roster, and it’s not close. Ludwig and Bajakian must have been seeing something during the week in practice that made them think Wilson would be OK (or someone promised him playing time). Either way, Whit probably should have stepped in to sort this out a lot sooner. This team probably goes bowling with Rose / Bottari playing more. Rose is one thing, but having the starting quarterback outclassed by the walk-on emergency quarterback is not a good look.

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There was an incident with Wilson in the days leading up to the game. I’m a little surprised he dressed. The leadership council basically voted him off the island. I’m not sure where that leaves things going forward, but I’m not sure the coaching staff felt like they could have put Wilson in the game. That might have led to some poor decision making regarding keeping Rose in the game. Whit did say publicly they would move forward with Wilson and Bottari this week, so I guess we will see what happens. Maybe Bernard also got some time at QB in high school?

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“insert himself into the offensive equation:”

Kyle will apply for a COVID year of eligibility, and make himself the starting fullback. His calves would repel tackles.

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Lud’s offense required the quarterback to use pre-snap motions and reads to figure out what the defense was doing, and run the play (or change the play) accordingly. He then had to be on the same page with the OL. WR, RB, etc. about reads during the play to get the ball to the right place. Cam did that pretty well, and the results were good (even great at times). Other guys on the roster struggled with that system. When you “simplify” Lud’s system to make it easier for a freshman QB to run, it really sucks. It really is just a few really boring plays, that are easy for the defense to read. That’s why we sucked when we did that (Wilson’s indecisiveness and inability to hit an open 5 yard pass didn’t help). That’s also why Bottari was more effective than Wilson. He could at least run the offense.

We said all year that we would be in good shape with even a half decent offense. Well, we just imported something that meets or exceeds that description from New Mexico. I’m cautiously optimistic that our offense will be at least mediocre next year, and that will be good enough. At least Dampier will run around and do entertaining stuff.

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Someone on the training staff. I’m hoping the bad feelings have been exaggerated, but at this point, who knows?

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