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'14 CA QB Cade Apsay (Signed to COLORADO)
- Thread starter Duff Man
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It's the NCAA. Since when do they care about this?
boydbuff
Club Member
FYI, there was a thread a while back, which I can't find, that asked the question if we should recruit 2 QBs for this class. Things of course have changed since then in terms of attrition and new guys and I would definitively say that with Apsay on board I feel no need.
We already have Wood as the undisputed leader for this year (probably in good shape in 2014 too if he plays well this year). Dillon has a ways to go but will probably get there if his shoulder and muscles fully recover. Sefo looks quite promising for future years and without a doubt Apsay does as well (may be the best of the bunch in the end-especially for our offense). Time will tell on that, but adding him plus Gehrke I think makes our long-term QB situation pretty strong.
We have other urgent needs now. Again, welcome Apsay. He seems to be a baller based on his film and reports from most of his camps.
We already have Wood as the undisputed leader for this year (probably in good shape in 2014 too if he plays well this year). Dillon has a ways to go but will probably get there if his shoulder and muscles fully recover. Sefo looks quite promising for future years and without a doubt Apsay does as well (may be the best of the bunch in the end-especially for our offense). Time will tell on that, but adding him plus Gehrke I think makes our long-term QB situation pretty strong.
We have other urgent needs now. Again, welcome Apsay. He seems to be a baller based on his film and reports from most of his camps.
Joe Theismann's Leg
Well-Known Member
Gotta love that one of the strongest arms in the state of California is attached to a kid who needs to add 20 lbs or so to his frame. If he gets on a college nutrition and lifting program, he could develop into a great pistol QB. Gotta be able to run as well as throw hard.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Here's the problem, 4 of the QBs you just named have never taken a single snap at this level. We have numbers, but we don't know yet if we have legit depth. I think we have enough needs all over this roster that we really can't afford to use yet another scholarship on a QB, so we need a couple of these young guys to pan out.
Is Cade a candidate to be an early enrollee? Would that be a good thing, or do we need the spread between QB classes?
boydbuff
Club Member
Don't know if he is. It is always great to QBs in early since they have a steep learning curve. I don't believe early enrolment affects eligibility because they still won't be playing until their class year anyway.
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The Ogre
Well-Known Member
Way back when, we used to do it the conventional way: one QB per class - the best you could find, each year. Around the time Moschetti and Pesavento stepped up, that process kinda died. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it seems like we've either had career QBs or stop-gap QBs since then (sometimes both at once).
I'd prefer to have them put their time in, develop, and step up when they're ready. With that, some continuity can become the norm; of course, the occasional stud will take the job and piss off upper classmen, but oh well. Seems like the new model seems to be set, and it's looking much better than the confusion Buff Nation had become used to over the last decade or so.
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SuperiorBuff
Well-Known Member
I have come to really trust your thoughts on recruiting. Welcome Cade!
Welcome to Boulder and the Black and Gold! Boulder is way cooler than Tucson 
gone native
Club Member
Apsay and Gehrke look like they could be twins.
Yeah, they look IDENTICAL! :rolling_eyes:
Early enrollment (meaning a January Start) does not effect eligibility, as football is a Fall sport. A guy starting in January is on the same eligibility clock as a guy enrolling in August. No effect, just extra time in the program, which is always a good thing.
Doesn't work for basketball or any spring sports, as their season is in swing, so the eligibility clock starts immediately.
The eligibility clock for any sport starts when the student first attends school as a full-time student. Full time is 12 credit hours. That is why "greyshirts" either don't take classes or take less than 12 credit hours to delay their eligibility clock from starting to tick.
Once the clock takes it's first tick, you have 5 years to play 4 (unless there is an exception such as a religious mission, armed services, etc).
J-R-K
Well-Known Member
Nice looking prospect; quick release, good accuracy, good arm strength, enough athleticism to keep the defense honest, and has the stats to back up the skills. One thing that stands out though is that there are barely, if any, plays in which he throws to a secondary receiver or goes through the progressions. The fact that such plays didn't make his highlight reel would probably indicate that it's an area for improvement. Similarly, he has to be able to disguise better, locking onto receivers the way he does in most of these plays will lead to a field day for opposing DB's at the next level.
Bigbuffs
Member
Since when has any college quarterback not named Andrew Luck done that. Also we aren't running a very complicated offense, so it's still going to be one read and go for all our quarterbacks.
Joe Theismann's Leg
Well-Known Member
I'm hoping that's not the case. I mean, I'm all for a simpler offense, but one read and go doesn't exactly seem like a formula for success.
Anyway, this might be all moot. When I look at that highlight video I seem him making reads. I'm not sure what the complaint is. He's either making reads or not locking onto his man until the last second.
one shouldn't take JRK as gospel. That would be a very bad religion.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
Unacceptable. :wink2:
boydbuff
Club Member
That is one hell of a completions to TD Ratio (1 out of every 3 conversions was a TD). Too bad we won't have PRich by the time he is playing