MadBird
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Yes, another "test" for Peterson will be if he CAN recruit, either from HS or the portal. We've got the QB commit from Arizona coming in, how good is he? Is he someone Peterson meshed with?I was a Beathard fan for sure .. not just knowledgeable but also a QB whisperer type. Which can be very helpful when playing for a guy like Spack in charge. I said this a lot at time .. IMO Kolbe's 1st strong year under Dickens was a hangover from Beathard who was Kolbes OC for 2.5 years before leaving suddenly that summer. Dickens was quite the opposite personality and was bad at absorbing Spack's wrath like Beathard would.
I have no idea if Peterson is good at absorbing Spack's wrath when things go wrong. But this year seems less reactive to negatives than last year. Not sure if true but sure seems like it.
Next year will be big test for Peterson without Annexstad. But to this point, I think he is what we've been looking for since Beathard.
Let's keep him .. he will attract offensive talent from HS and portal.
I was reading about Notre Dame, they have two QB's who were HS recruits, and were "portaled" over this year, and the expectation is they will be again next year, so would either of them stick around. That has to be happening all over FBS-land. Hopefully, someone will fall our way.
The guy from Valpo hasn't seen the field, behind Rittenhouse. Has he reached his ceiling?