No, that doesn't have to mean you believe he's going to win the Heisman this year, or any silly hyperbole like that. I've run into so many USC fans who react negatively anytime you say something positive about Sellers. Usually, their response includes scoffing at his showing vs Furman.
I know we've been burned in the QB department lately and are mostly conditioned to disappointment. Before Rattler brought some stability, we had a good run of disappointment going. Nobody we'd brought in since Thompson had really panned out at all. We started a walk-on for a while. Then we had McIlwain, who looked like a totally different player here than he did on his high school tape...in a bad way. That led to a few seasons of Bentley, who was always just ok, but never quite lived up to the hype that surrounded him coming out of high school...he seemed about as good at the end as he was at the beginning. Hilinksi didn't pan out (though I think he was a victim of circumstance in some ways and would have fared much better on a better team). We then had the dreadful Collin Hill abomination...one of the darkest times for us at QB. 2021 was a patchwork QB operation which saw us start a grad assistant and 4 different QBs total. Along the way we brought in two local QBs who came in with much local hype, but never found footing as QBs and ended up playing other positions.
All that to say, the QB position has been mostly a letdown for us until Rattler arrived, and he was cursed by lack of support pretty much anywhere else on offense (or defense for that matter). But I'm feeling good about Sellers. He appears to have the physical tools and already has an NFL build at 6'3", 235 lbs. From the limited action we've seen, he's flashed the ability to make throws and also be tough to tackle as a runner. Sure, he could wilt when he goes up against the likes of Bama or LSU etc, but I'm not going to assume it's going to happen.
To some of our fans, to be excited about him means you have to think he's going to win 3 Heisman trophies. But it IS ok to be excited about one of our young players. I promise. It's ok.
I know we've been burned in the QB department lately and are mostly conditioned to disappointment. Before Rattler brought some stability, we had a good run of disappointment going. Nobody we'd brought in since Thompson had really panned out at all. We started a walk-on for a while. Then we had McIlwain, who looked like a totally different player here than he did on his high school tape...in a bad way. That led to a few seasons of Bentley, who was always just ok, but never quite lived up to the hype that surrounded him coming out of high school...he seemed about as good at the end as he was at the beginning. Hilinksi didn't pan out (though I think he was a victim of circumstance in some ways and would have fared much better on a better team). We then had the dreadful Collin Hill abomination...one of the darkest times for us at QB. 2021 was a patchwork QB operation which saw us start a grad assistant and 4 different QBs total. Along the way we brought in two local QBs who came in with much local hype, but never found footing as QBs and ended up playing other positions.
All that to say, the QB position has been mostly a letdown for us until Rattler arrived, and he was cursed by lack of support pretty much anywhere else on offense (or defense for that matter). But I'm feeling good about Sellers. He appears to have the physical tools and already has an NFL build at 6'3", 235 lbs. From the limited action we've seen, he's flashed the ability to make throws and also be tough to tackle as a runner. Sure, he could wilt when he goes up against the likes of Bama or LSU etc, but I'm not going to assume it's going to happen.
To some of our fans, to be excited about him means you have to think he's going to win 3 Heisman trophies. But it IS ok to be excited about one of our young players. I promise. It's ok.
