Who said Barker was the next Joe Montana?
But there was posters saying Towles was better than Montana and the next great QB at UK comparable to Couch.
If Barker is our QB against UL...
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Who said Barker was the next Joe Montana?
But there was posters saying Towles was better than Montana and the next great QB at UK comparable to Couch.
unfortunately it's possible neither are very good
I'd start Towles
I'd start Towles
I've definitely seen more people bitching about fans overselling Barkers performance/abilities than I've actually seen fans overselling Barkers performance/abilities.
I don't see how anyone could make a judgement on Barker one way or another based on tonight's game. He played against the weakest competition we've had all year and it was also the worst weather conditions we've had.
Drew has to get another start, with another week he should get more comfortable but the OC has got to put him in situations where the poor pass protection doesn't do us in. With all the running we did ul shouldn't have much of a clue in what the passing game will be with Drew.
Barker kept a few drives alive w/3rd and 4th down completions...Towles has struggled to do so. Barker has pocket presence and awareness - sits when has time and escaped when needed to. Passed for a similar stat line in the completion % category as Towles usually does, however this game was by far the worst conditions of the year.
Barker starts vs UL - and you don't turn back. He is QB
Barker starts vs UL - and you don't turn back. He is QB
All Patrick Towles needed to do to become popular was to become the backup.
The whole team played inspired tonight. In 36-degree weather with snow/sleet and 20mph gusts they never quit. My money is on Barker.
I'm sorry, you right it was the scum bag Yep who needs banning.
This is harsh, but it's the truth. Towels had one of the worst seasons for a UK QB ever, and he was seemingly getting worse down the stretch. It's not fair to put Barker in this situation, but it's not his fault. Going back to Towles now would send so many wrong messages. Barker is our QB now, as he should be. Win or lose.
several times you have called people out for hiding behind fictitious names. Is your real name gsayers?
This post is so ... wow. I'm going to assume it's just trolling.
What are you basing that on. I was at the game, and under the conditions I thought he did a good job, especially being his first time as the leader.
OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!
As I've already posted, did we win? That is the one singular stat that is relevant!!!!!!!
Guys, this pettiness is stupid. First of all unless we are all totally idiots with the way we ran the ball tonight why would we throw any high risk passes which we didn't. When you get 129 yds on 16 catches you can tell they were short quick throws that the coaches wanted Drew to throw. Throwing the high risk long ball against a weak team like Charlotte would have been the worst coaching decision to date.
Mtn cat, it was real needed win but as fans have mentioned before, this team was beaten by Middle Tenn State 73-14, so we still need a real good coaching plan to beat ul next week.
Actually we scored 59 in the first game last season. That being said, barker Needs to get the nod next week, and I think, the coaches meant this change to be permanent. At least for this year.
Mr Hot Dice, I have always liked your take on the FB Program and your overall assessment our X's&O's as well as the coaching prowess! However, I have to take exception to your statement Re. the qb position - going forward!!!!!
At this point in our season&the development of qb play, I would feel just as confident with our top manager if Barker is not allowed to finish the season!!!
Yes, I understand that is an absolutely absurd comment, however, I believe Patrick has been granted MORE than enough opportunities to demonstrate his ability!!!! I sincerely wanted Pat to be successful, just as I very much want to see Mark Stoops be successful!!!! As for Pat, I think his ship has sailed. From what I have witnessed - THIS SEASON - Coach Stoops is coming-up short of expectations!!!
This is a woefully uninformed post. And I like PT but you're smoking crack if you think Barker at any point looked worse than Towles at his worst did. Barker looked better than Towles has in weeks in the first half tonight. We didn't pass at all in the second half but Barker played better than Towles probably would have.
Ok, I think you're trying to take his trophy. You do realize PT is within a few games of being #4 all time in passing yards and is #8 in passing TD's. He has his struggles but making the comments you just stated is ridiculous, incorrect and foolish.
Tough to get much from this game due to level of competition and awful wind.
Barker still isn't ready, but looks to be the best option. Much faster decision maker. Goes through progressions much better. Pocket presence much better. A few times he stepped up to buy time, rather than trying to roll out and get sacked.
Barker needs to start against UL and play the whole game unless it's just a disaster. Then hopefully both QBs will grow leaps and bounds during the off-season.
Barker still isn't ready, but looks to be the best option. Much faster decision maker. Goes through progressions much better. Pocket presence much better. A few times he stepped up to buy time, rather than trying to roll out and get sacked.
Barker needs to start against UL and play the whole game unless it's just a disaster. Then hopefully both QBs will grow leaps and bounds during the off-season.
Louisville will beat us rather easily. Our OLine is god awful. They will run and pass all over our sorry D. They have a better coach. Barkers play will be irrelevant because of our chicken play calling
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The clear strategic choice is Barker. A year more eligibility, same class as most of the skill guys. Gives fans some hope. If he stayed with Towles and Barker transferred we would be extremely thin after next year.
In fairness, the reason we hung 58 was not because of Barker or the passing game. Instead, it was because Charlotte has about the worst run defense you'll ever seen in your lifetime. Pretty much any QB capable of handing the ball to a running back could've won this game for UK.
That said, we absolutely should stick with Barker next week. We've made the change, let's see where takes us and not be going backwards.
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Low information fans think that if you run the ball a lot that is a reflection on poor qb play.
This game will be won and loss on the ground. Kentucky has to rush the ball but most importantly get some heat on the qb. I hope we win but after watching this team all season if they don't come out focused and fired up they will lose.
This game will be won and loss on the ground. Kentucky has to rush the ball but most importantly get some heat on the qb. I hope we win but after watching this team all season if they don't come out focused and fired up they will lose.
1. Drew was 5-8 with 1TD and 1 Int vs. Vandy. He didn't look atrocious at all. (Towles was 10-26 with 0 TD and 1 Int vs. the same Vandy team).
2. Drew didn't show much vs. Charlotte I'll agree...but UK was ripping off huge rushes that really never was a chance to throw is a bunch. Drew had one very bad pass that should have been an Int...but other than that, really never threw in harms way. I'll concede many of his completions were the 5 yard out patterns and passes to RB...but he did hit Juice/Badet on some solid intermediate routes for first downs.
Again, I didn't see anything that I would declare Drew as the answer to UK's problems...but he's not crapped the bed as Towles has done most of the last handful of games either. And to be fair, when you're playing as bad as UK has, other guys lose their jobs do...Cody Quinn, Ryan Flannigan, Marcus McWilson, have lost snaps to other players. And if we had any OL depth...I'm also positive there would be different faces there as well. It isn't that big of a deal that Drew is taking snaps in place of Pat right now.