Hudspeth: UL quarterback battle now 'a three-man race'

[Just1More]

My spin:

There is no "qb battle." They are trying to get every ounce of effort out of Davis to keep him "game ready" if and when needed due to injuries, blowouts, prep for next year, etc. and they are keeping Jennings humble and making him eat the playbook every night thinking "what if" I don't get my head wrapped around this playbook in time for the start of the season?? They keep mentioning Nixon because he is in play here. He will be in the wildcat on special packages.

Chillax guys...Coach speak this time is more for competition than anything. Media will spin it and make it look similar to last year......NOT THE CASE

Agree.

[cajunhawk]

Broadway

How did Broadway put us on the map?

[CajunT]

How did Broadway put us on the map?

He won 3 bowl games as a starter.

[cajunhawk]

Yeah exactly so HUD would be shoe horning a RB as a QB. If jalen Nixon was given a free year as a redshirt freshman... He would be just as capable and dynamic as Diom Ray if not more. Haack,Nixon,weaver...then Davis,weaver,Nixon...then Jennings,Davis,weaver,Nixon...now Jennings,Davis,Nixon....there is a reason his name is never even mentioned. We have had 5 QB's in 2 years and 2 left and he can't even get a name drop? And it's not like haack...the kid is exactly what hud looks for in his QB's.

Is the problem with Ray, or Hud? Is Hud reluctant to start a Freshman because the risk is too great? It's clear Hud thinks he has to win now (not for the fanbase, his career prospects), and he clearly doesn't want to take the risk. Similar to Haack in 2015. He didn't want to risk changing the offense to highlight Haack strengths, instead he kept the offense the same and tossed Haack in, and knew it would be Nixon time before too long.

[cajunhawk]

He won 3 bowl games as a starter.

So because of Broadway we are on the lips of every realignment talk? Did I miss something here where one QB, who was injured for the last two seasons and couldn't perform at 100% put us on the fast track to the P5? Is everyone drinking tainted water?

[CameronCajun]

Hud isn't losing his job anytime soon. If Marlin gets an extension, Hud should be able to coast at 4 wins a year until 2020 before he needs to start sweating. A QB transfer isn't going to help, because he isn't an offensive lineman which is where we are going to get brutally, and ritualistically murdered by teams we shouldn't be getting murdered by. The energy is already gone. We all know Hud is more bark than bite. The last time I felt a season like this...was 2010. But Bustle didn't have 4 9-4 years under his belt. You use the down times to plan ahead, you don't try and patch up the holes and scratch out 6-6.

From what I've seen of Dion Ray is the next possible coming of Brian Mitchell. An all around athlete with a nose for the big play. Hud is thinking like you, 6-6. He isn't thinking long term. He doesn't see the upside, during the down side.

I'm sure you know more than me, but everything coming out of practice is how good the O-Line is looking. Just coach speak??

[scotto_25]

Decades of losing seasons and mediocre football. Hud, along with Gautier and co. got us to a 9-4 season with a Bowl win. In comes Broadway (under him as a starter, we have 3 more consecutive 9 win season with Bowl wins) and he leaves as the #2 passer in history with 7500+ yards passing and roughly 2000 yrds rushing......we were on the map (outskirts of cracking top 25....no?)

[cajunhawk]

I'm sure you know more than me, but everything coming out of practice is how good the O-Line is looking. Just coach speak??

They "looked" good last year. And the year before. And the year before. The rubber will meet the road in a big way when we stack up game one against a team that ate our ___ and asked for seconds just one year ago. How much are you willing to wager that the offensive line problems are a thing of the past? How confident are you?

[scotto_25]

Is the problem with Ray, or Hud? Is Hud reluctant to start a Freshman because the risk is too great? It's clear Hud thinks he has to win now (not for the fanbase, his career prospects), and he clearly doesn't want to take the risk. Similar to Haack in 2015. He didn't want to risk changing the offense to highlight Haack strengths, instead he kept the offense the same and tossed Haack in, and knew it would be Nixon time before too long.

I don't care if Hud is working for HIS FUTURE ONLY. This means he wants to win NOW. Regardless of how it gets done that means his pushing all his chips to the middle and going for it, right? Cross next years bridge when you get there. We are still recruiting yearly, why does it matter if you plug in a few transfers here and there to make your team stronger. We want Hud to get a promotion out of Lafayette, right? That means we're on a steady uptick as a program and we can hopefully backfill with another up and coming, hungry coach who sees potential in a football recruiting hot bed.

[cajunhawk]

Decades of losing seasons and mediocre football. Hud, along with Gautier and co. got us to a 9-4 season with a Bowl win. In comes Broadway (under him as a starter, we have 3 more consecutive 9 win season with Bowl wins) and he leaves as the #2 passer in history with 7500+ yards passing and roughly 2000 yrds rushing......we were on the map (outskirts of cracking top 25....no?)

To us...that might be true. To the outside college football world...it might have well been a hot fart on a cold day...quick poof of smoke and it's gone.

[CrazyCajun]

Is the problem with Ray, or Hud? Is Hud reluctant to start a Freshman because the risk is too great? It's clear Hud thinks he has to win now (not for the fanbase, his career prospects), and he clearly doesn't want to take the risk. Similar to Haack in 2015. He didn't want to risk changing the offense to highlight Haack strengths, instead he kept the offense the same and tossed Haack in, and knew it would be Nixon time before too long.

Not even a name drop from anyone...not HUD, Jay Johnson, Munoz, Luke Johnson, Buckley, walker, Prather,RB, BJ,Schultz,love...not even a mention.

[scotto_25]

They "looked" good last year. And the year before. And the year before. The rubber will meet the road in a big way when we stack up game one against a team that ate our ___ and asked for seconds just one year ago. How much are you willing to wager that the offensive line problems are a thing of the past? How confident are you?

QB play can attribute to lack of offensive line success. If our QB can't use progressions effectively and always eyes one target (....Nixon), then you blitz the house and we look foolish. If your QB doesn't effectively utilize his legs (.....Haack) in an offense designed for it, you again get sacked because the o-line isn't designed to hold blockers that long...... It's a lot bigger picture than just hogs blocking. Our scheme was off, our QB's were not the right fit, etc....

I think with effective roll outs and screens, Jennings will flourish. If the O-Line can't hold for a few seconds than you design plays to get outside the tackles.