Dandy Dozen

[AzzurriDawg4]

They are releasing the Dandy Dozen one player per day at ClarionLedger.com, starting today I believe. Todd Kelly has an interesting statistic on his blog reagarding Dandy Dozen QB's since 1989. This was in response to the comment that we might have 3 this year.

"Of that list, only seven - Campbell (Auburn), Fant (MSU), Jackson (Notre Dame), McNair (Alcorn State), Miller (Ole Miss), Taite (MSU) and Young (USM) saw significant QB action - at the Division I-A level."

Full List of Dandy Dozen QB's

 

[8dog]

b/c a lot of those guys, like Euell, Ray Ray, Drexler Johnson, Milons, were never projected at any point to be SEC QBs like the 3 this year are.

 

[AzzurriDawg4]

the point he was trying to make. That just drives down the number of actual quality QB's we have seen in the last 19-20 years. It really doesnt matter either way...7 D-1 contributors in 20 years - that isnt going to bring a lot of glory back to the Magnolia State.

 

[8dog]

that a low percentage of DD qbs ever actually see much time at QB in college. In other words: "Don't get your hopes up"

 

[AzzurriDawg4]

that it is completely unprecedented to have 3 QB's of this caliber in one MS class - assuming they play as they project.

 

[DawgBalls2]

that the likelyhood that all three of this years QB's will be players = zero.

 

[8dog]

Perriloux's departure would initially seem to help him, but in reality, I think it hurts his chances of ever playing. It a) allows Jarrett Lee to establish himself as the QB. That puts Garrett as a RS freshman while Lee is a junior. Therefore, Garrett doesn't see the field until his junior year at best. b) it gives Miles much more need to sign top flight QBs.

 

[Goat Holder]

Experience doesn't always trump talent. What if Lee doesn't establish himself? Just because he plays for LSU doesn't mean he will automatically become good.

 

[8dog]

1. Lee establishes himself
2. LSU recruits several other QBs better than Garrett.

and yes, experience helps. Hell, just being a veteran helps. See Matt Flynn starting over Ryan Perriloux. Its not often a hot shot younger player overtakes an established starter. See Kodi Burns/Brandon Cox, Mitch Mustain/Terrible Ark QBs, Tim Tebow/Chris Leak, Eli Manning/Romero Miller...it can happen, but the odds aren't with the younger player.

 

[Xenomorph]

....like Russell Shepard from Houston, TX? The #2 ranked QB in the nation for the 2009 class who has already committed to LSU?

 

[thunderclap]

every year. But, hey. Can you blame the guy for taking one trip to Baton Rouge and falling in love with the place? I mean, it's Baton Rouge.

 

[patdog]

Although I think we can all agree that being an NFL All-Star and QBing a team to the Super Bowl trumps Fant's and Young's Div. I-A playing time.