JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

aggiedrjdub said:

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JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

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You have no problem with Klein, but are ok operating under the assumption he knew his QB was injured and still decided to not run the ball in the 2nd half against Texas?

You either have to admit you have no idea what you're talking about, which makes your entire post nothing more than a useless opinion to be easily discounted, or you have to admit that Reed probably wasn't the biggest issue and it was in fact the guy interviewing and preparing for his dream job at the pinnacle of our season, a time when our offensive creativity went completely stale.

Once or twice a year, Reed will carry the team, but the rest of the time, we don't know which QB we're getting. Great teams want a QB who will manage the offense and not turn the ball over.....especially in the red zone.

Heineken-Ashi said:

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aggiedrjdub said:

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JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

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You have no problem with Klein, but are ok operating under the assumption he knew his QB was injured and still decided to not run the ball in the 2nd half against Texas?

You either have to admit you have no idea what you're talking about, which makes your entire post nothing more than a useless opinion to be easily discounted, or you have to admit that Reed probably wasn't the biggest issue and it was in fact the guy interviewing and preparing for his dream job at the pinnacle of our season, a time when our offensive creativity went completely stale.

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we had no other options that would give us a chance to win at QB. also - stfu - i'll do and say whatever i please.

you cannot look at Reed and think his last 2 (3 games minus one half) were anything but underwhelming. he coudn't hit the broad side of a barn in stride. i'm sure klein should be to blame for 7 interceptions and 0 touchdowns in the last 2 games of the season.

EDIT: AND I have NO DOUBT that Klein had ZERO input over whether Marcel played or not...injured or healthy. That was an Elko call.

Here is an "Early Look" for our QB room going into the 2026 season:

1. Marcel Reed 6'1'' 175 - Junior (RS) - Here in 2026.
- Starting QB for 2026

2. Brady Hart 6'4" 195 - Freshman (RS) - Here in 2026
- Will become QB #2 in 2026 - Starting QB in 2027 / 2028

3. Helman Casuga 6'1" 220
- True Freshman - Will RS as a QB in 2026 - Will enroll in classes in January 2026.
- Will become QB #3 - Possible starting QB in 2028 / 2029

4. Eli Marcos 6'1" 205 - Freshman (RS) - Probable Scout Team QB - Here in 2026
5. Paxton Land 6'4" 225 - Sophomore (RS) - Probable Scout Team QB - Here in 2026

6. Miles O'Neill 6'5" 220 - Sophomore (RS) - Transfer portal - Gone in 2026
--- We will bring in a senior-level "Non-Starting" QB to be a player-coach to Brady & Helman.

We carried 6 QB's on the roster in 2025 and probably will do the same in 2026.

Now your'e cookin with oil!!!!!!

rootube said:

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Haha. We are not pursuing a starting QB in the portal. We have MANY holes to fill in our lineup. Starting QB is not one. Maybe we bring in an experienced guy like Zeno as an insurance policy but what we really need is OL, DL, CB, TE, WR.

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….and you didn't provide our greatest need: LB'ers……
Not going to win very many games IF WE CAN'T STOP THE RUN

aggiedrjdub said:

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JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

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No issues with Klein? Really??!!
Some of the most boneheaded calls in the red zone…..and still no problem??
Come on……

Unless reed doesn't address inconsistencies around accuracy and decision making, it's going to be a rough season and we 'll be calling for elkos head.

Sadly, trend here is qb's get worse the longer they're in the system.

aggiedrjdub said:

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JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

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• We weren't mediocre this year with Marcel no matter how much some of you guys try to will it into existence.
• Marcel can improve, again no matter how much some on this site try to will it into existence that he's topped out.
• The defense can improve. Actually, I'd be surprised if they didn't, but replacing Regis, Onyedim, Howell, and Lee is needed.

So even with marcel, we can be better than we were this year, and that was already better than mediocre.

I'd also disagree that people don't fear him. Despite his issues, people know he's streaky and dangerous if you let him get loose.

Come Out Roll said:

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aggiedrjdub said:

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JohnClark929 said:

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Reed's QBR was ranked #7 in the SEC the past 2 seasons. Mediocre but if you replace him, are you positive the next one will be better? For every Pavia, Chambliss, Stockton, and Green, you have a Shapen, Arnold, Lagway, and Sellers. People would assume Nussmeier and Klubnik were sure things going into this season, they weren't.

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I suppose if you want to remain mediocre you stick with mediocre and don't risk it for the biscuit?

I'd say Reed is good and can have some great moments. Is he a QB to be feared - no. Could he have a breakout season and become great at something the rest of the SEC cannot predict and scheme for in the next 6-8 months? Doubtful.

Personally, I didn't have issues with Klein. Execution was the problem and many of Reed's reads were poor. They happened to come at the most inopportune times, as well.

One caveat I keep coming back to is that he was clearly injured in the tu game. How much did that affect the rest of the tu game and the Miami game? Who knows. He was never an accurate passer, but those last two games were insanely inaccurate.

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No issues with Klein? Really??!!
Some of the most boneheaded calls in the red zone…..and still no problem??
Come on……

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The reality is, even though we disagree with the play calling, the number of times we bumbled or turned the ball over cannot be blamed on him. I think Klein is well respected and it seems maybe those in the decision-making chain respect him and what he can do.

Come Out Roll said:

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rootube said:

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Haha. We are not pursuing a starting QB in the portal. We have MANY holes to fill in our lineup. Starting QB is not one. Maybe we bring in an experienced guy like Zeno as an insurance policy but what we really need is OL, DL, CB, TE, WR.

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….and you didn't provide our greatest need: LB'ers……
Not going to win very many games IF WE CAN'T STOP THE RUN

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sadly, we did stop the run the majority of the year...with the exception of the last 2 games. I'd say with the exception of the tu game in the second half. Cannot blame the defense on the Miami loss; they held Miami to 10 points...and we scored 3. One field goal. I think you should expect to win 99% of all games where you hold the opposing team to 10 points.

We gave up a bunch of big run plays all year. We should go get Weisner out of the portal.