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Starting QB

Who will be the starting QB on August 31?

  • Logan Fife

    Votes: 44 30.8%

  • Keali'i AhYat

    Votes: 50 35.0%

  • Kaden Huot

    Votes: 7 4.9%

  • They will split reps

    Votes: 42 29.4%
  • Total voters
    143
I voted AY to start the 1st game based solely on his time in the offense rel Fife.

There is no question BH will split time between them. Best QB will emerge - the way it should be.

I like the idea of a HS kid signing, developing, and then playing...so I hope AY blows the friggin doors off the league this season.

If it's Fife - I'll buy that shirt as well.
 
uofmman1122 said:
Sure, and he grew a lot in the role last season, which is what I said our current guys need to do, as well.

But Clif also made the run game what it was. It was not good when he wasn't in there, and it's the main reason our offense got much better over the end of last year. None of the 3 we have now are anywhere close to as good of a runner as Clif was. That's my primary concern.
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But all three throw the ball much better than Cliff; Fife's strong arm can throw the deep out, which the others can't. With our receivers, that can be a killer for defenses.
 
kemajic said:
But all three throw the ball much better than Cliff; Fife's strong arm can throw the deep out, which the others can't. With our receivers, that can be a killer for defenses.
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Correct, but Vidlak was also a much better passer than Clif with the same receivers. Hopefully these guys don’t have Sam’s issues, but I’m not convinced we can make up the advantage Clif brought on the ground through the air with different guys. It has to be done via the RBs and improvements in the OL. Maybe that happens and I hope it does.
 
uofmman1122 said:
Correct, but Vidlak was also a much better passer than Clif with the same receivers. Hopefully these guys don’t have Sam’s issues, but I’m not convinced we can make up the advantage Clif brought on the ground through the air with different guys. It has to be done via the RBs and improvements in the OL. Maybe that happens and I hope it does.
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I think that's exactly the plan. New OL coach. Two good OL transfers. Lots of depth. Rocker added to a deep RB squad. I think we'll be fine.
 
oldngrizzly said:
Nothing like using months of discussion or other threads to make it sound like your own eh mom ?
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What goes into QB development? You stated Hauck knows nothing about QB development but obviously you know way more than he does. So can you enlighten all of us who never played football how to develop successful QBs on the college level? And stop picking on Mom you coward.
 
I can't make a decision yet. We should run this poll the week before the game. I need more info from Hoops and others who have been going to practices and letting us know what they see. Like Hauck said the first week is easy, but let's see how tough these guys are after day 13, then we will know if we got a good team or not. But if I had to choose right now, it will be the exact same as last year. In the press conference Hauck will say Fife OR Huot, Ah Yat OR Huot meaning not one guy is the starter. I think last year in the first game Vidlak played pretty much the whole first half and started the first series in the 2nd half and then McDowell came in. 2nd game was kinda the same and then 3rd, McDowell played the whole game and Vidlak came in the end, 4th game Vidlak played the whole game and 5th and on was McDowell.
 
mthoopsfan said:
Mellott against Griz last season. 4-13. 67 yards. 1 TD and 1 pick. Those are some fancy numbers. 2 picks last season in 91 passes. 6 the prior year. Mellott had 2 picks in 117 passes last season.
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Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what your point is with the post, unless you're calling out that he had one bad game versus the griz in three years? Also don't think he's ever thrown 6 picks in one year. Stat line shows he's thrown six picks in his entire career. But back to your QB dilemma, IMO Fife probably isn't your guy. Those career stats are absolutely terrible. I think Ah Yat might give you the best chance to win. Last year McDowell ended up being the ONLY QB on the roster that gets you to Frisco. Damn, he had a knack for getting exactly what yards you needed, exactly when you needed them... and the team obviously rallied around him. He made several key plays in your playoff run that were amazing. You'll need a QB that has that same knack for making key plays at critical times again, if you want to make it back to Frisco.
 
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poorgriz said:
Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what your point is with the post, unless you're calling out that he had one bad game versus the griz in three years? Also don't think he's ever thrown 6 picks in one year. Stat line shows he's thrown six picks in his entire career. But back to your QB dilemma, IMO Fife probably isn't your guy. Those career stats are absolutely terrible. I think Ah Yat might give you the best chance to win. Last year McDowell ended up being the ONLY QB on the roster that gets you to Frisco. Damn, he had a knack for getting exactly what yards you needed, exactly when you needed them... and the team obviously rallied around him. He made several key plays in our playoff run that were amazing. You'll need a QB that has that same knack for making key plays at critical times again, if you want to make it back to Frisco.
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While I agree with your assessment of Clif, and I've been critical of the QBs on our roster, you'll notice the one thing I haven't done is taken past stats by any of our QBs as any indication of what they'll be like.

McDowell had lukewarm numbers at his previous stops, Sean Chambers had bad numbers at Wyoming before transferring to you guys and he did okay, Gevani McCoy at Idaho played like shit in his true freshman season, etc.

It will be hard for us to make up the edge that Clif brought to the team last year, but there is no evidence that any of the guys on our roster can't make that up.
 
poorgriz said:
Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what your point is with the post, unless you're calling out that he had one bad game versus the griz in three years? Also don't think he's ever thrown 6 picks in one year. Stat line shows he's thrown six picks in his entire career. But back to your QB dilemma, IMO Fife probably isn't your guy. Those career stats are absolutely terrible. I think Ah Yat might give you the best chance to win. Last year McDowell ended up being the ONLY QB on the roster that gets you to Frisco. Damn, he had a knack for getting exactly what yards you needed, exactly when you needed them... and the team obviously rallied around him. He made several key plays in our playoff run that were amazing. You'll need a QB that has that same knack for making key plays at critical times again, if you want to make it back to Frisco.
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So, if I'm reading this correctly, a team needs a good QB to make it to the NC game. This is groundbreaking. Have you shared this idea with the staff over there at Bozeman State?
 
poorgriz said:
Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what your point is with the post, unless you're calling out that he had one bad game versus the griz in three years? Also don't think he's ever thrown 6 picks in one year. Stat line shows he's thrown six picks in his entire career. But back to your QB dilemma, IMO Fife probably isn't your guy. Those career stats are absolutely terrible. I think Ah Yat might give you the best chance to win. Last year McDowell ended up being the ONLY QB on the roster that gets you to Frisco. Damn, he had a knack for getting exactly what yards you needed, exactly when you needed them... and the team obviously rallied around him. He made several key plays in our playoff run that were amazing. You'll need a QB that has that same knack for making key plays at critical times again, if you want to make it back to Frisco.
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My point is that Mellott can’t throw the ball when it counts. And the Griz crushed him and Cats last season.

The Griz coaches and players are high on the QB’s including Fife. Fresno St was sorry to lose Fife. Pease said some very positive things about the QB’s recently. I will take the coaches’ assessment over yours. You prove season after season that you can’t even evaluate your r team. Mr. Delusional.

This is what OC Pease said recently. Does it look like he's worried about QB?

"We're getting the quarterbacks to where they're running the show and they're good at what they need to do. Not just good, but the best in the league and the best in the nation," said Pease.

"They're all very talented kids and I think that's something they have the ability to do."
 
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Oldskoolgriz said:
I can't make a decision yet. We should run this poll the week before the game. I need more info from Hoops and others who have been going to practices and letting us know what they see. Like Hauck said the first week is easy, but let's see how tough these guys are after day 13, then we will know if we got a good team or not. But if I had to choose right now, it will be the exact same as last year. In the press conference Hauck will say Fife OR Huot, Ah Yat OR Huot meaning not one guy is the starter. I think last year in the first game Vidlak played pretty much the whole first half and started the first series in the 2nd half and then McDowell came in. 2nd game was kinda the same and then 3rd, McDowell played the whole game and Vidlak came in the end, 4th game Vidlak played the whole game and 5th and on was McDowell.
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You can change your vote at any time. I posted it now thinking that people's opinions might change throughout fall camp and it would be interesting to see how everything progresses. If nothing else, it's entertaining to get a read on where things stand now compared to right before the first game. Also, I'm not trying to call you out or anything, but it's kind of cowardly to refuse to give an opinion until the very last second when it's obvious who the starter will be. 😬😉
 
Da Boyz Mom said:
Over 50 people voted and only a small fraction of those care to explain why they voted the way they did?
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Okay, fine. I chose the "split reps" option because I'm indecisive. I think. Or maybe not. But probably. Possibly.

Also, I think the early season schedule affords us an opportunity to split reps at several positions - though I wouldn't expect any extended auditions if costly mistakes occur. Spring practices and scrimmage obviously have their value when determining a player's ability and potential, but gametime reveals what they're really made of. And while there are no pushovers in the first four weeks, Missouri State and Morehead State should at least provide opportunities for guys on the 2- and 3-deep to show what they've got.
 
So Pease said your QB room is the best in the nation? Wow. I guess we'll know if that's true or not soon enough.
 
poorgriz said:
So Pease said your QB room is the best in the nation? Wow. I guess we'll know if that's true or not soon enough.
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I'm pretty sure he meant that as a goal that they are working towards, they want to be the best in the nation, not that they already are.
 
uofmman1122 said:
Correct, but Vidlak was also a much better passer than Clif with the same receivers. Hopefully these guys don’t have Sam’s issues, but I’m not convinced we can make up the advantage Clif brought on the ground through the air with different guys. It has to be done via the RBs and improvements in the OL. Maybe that happens and I hope it does.
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uofmman1122 said:
While I agree with your assessment of Clif, and I've been critical of the QBs on our roster, you'll notice the one thing I haven't done is taken past stats by any of our QBs as any indication of what they'll be like.

McDowell had lukewarm numbers at his previous stops, Sean Chambers had bad numbers at Wyoming before transferring to you guys and he did okay, Gevani McCoy at Idaho played like shit in his true freshman season, etc.

It will be hard for us to make up the edge that Clif brought to the team last year, but there is no evidence that any of the guys on our roster can't make that up.
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I just cannot agree that the three QB’s we have aren’t as good on the ground as McDowell. Pure conjecture given the time they have had in the offense and for two of them, their youth. Their arms are likely better and their O lines will be as well. The running backs are incredible and we’re pretty good last year! Another year under the RB’s belts cannot hurt. The QB’s may not have to scramble as much as McDowell did. The offense is going to hum. It would early and often. The handwringing by some on the board is unwarranted.
 
poorgriz said:
So Pease said your QB room is the best in the nation? Wow. I guess we'll know if that's true or not soon enough.
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The wild thing is, I have no clue who the Bubbies have at QB outside of Tommie Touchdowns. Absolutely no clue. You could tell me QB2 was named Burt Reynolds, and I'd have to believe you. I guess it just doesn't interest me. No idea who your QB coach is, or what he's saying about your QBs. He or she could say they are the best or the worst in the world, and I'd be none the wiser.
 
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