Recent content by Eielson

Sure, but using the Bayesian method, anybody with common sense would have predicted his level of play would dip after rushing back before trending back up to his previous levels. And then it did exactly that, so we can be pretty confident. We can't ever 100% prove anything. Hell, we might be...

It's been explained and data has been provided to support it. But you avoid data like the plague and prefer to lean on the eye test you developed in peewee that said we'd win 6 or 7 games, don't have an elite defense, and our offense hasn't improved.

So you think Mateer should have just taken an extra month off until it healed more completely while our playoff hopes evaporated with Hawkins under center? That's the true loser mentality right there.

His QBR.

Because...eye test?

In general, that's probably an advantage. The deep ball is our biggest liability on both sides of the ball. Nussmeier has struggled but has the arm to beat us, though it sounds like he won't be able to go. Haven't seen Van Buren, but if he struggled against Arkansas and WKU, I don't think we...

Which QBs? Goff had a similar but different surgery. Even though he was cleared to return, Rams opted to start John Wolford in a playoff game instead. Goff only came in off the bench after Wolford had a season ending neck injury. At this point, I agree the thumb excuse has expired, but he...

QBR accounts for quality of competition, though I agree and completely throw out games like Illinois State as well. Too much difference for a stat to fully appreciate. His QBR against Michigan was 82.3, which isn't Heisman, but over the course of the season that would be top 10. That's...

All 3 have lower QBRs. Sellers will likely be in the NFL instead of the portal. Lagway's QBR is significantly lower. Almost identical to Arnold's. He's a talented kid and I think he'll be an NFL QB someday, hut thus far he's been awful. Raiola also has a lower QBR, but Rhule sucks with QBs...

That's good to hear. Tatum is a guy I want to see more of.

A Hawaii kid going to Oregon to get more money with a better roster against lesser competition after the OC he came with left is one of the more believable stories.

His ankle may have been perfect, but he still wasn't getting practice reps. Statistically he was awful, regardless of what an eye test says about his ankle. I don't blame Mateer's current struggles on his thumb, but you'd have to be obtuse to say it's pure coincidence his worst game of the...

Pribula had his worst passer rating of the entire season and his QBR was 20 points below his average. It's almost like you're trying to be wrong with every post.

That's not what has been publicly said from either side.

You keep Mateer and bring in a young guy to groom and step in if we don't see improvement. Likely Bentley but could keep an eye out for talented freshman wanting a reset and willing to fight for a spot/start on the bench.