Always good to see Fleck get some negative press.
Fleck sucks.
Jerry Kill’s Take on Fleck from February
Fleck sucks.
Jerry Kill’s Take on Fleck from February
Yesterday, a caller on the WDWS Saturday morning sports show stated that a transfer QB Peterson from Michigan would be visiting the Illinois this week. I believe he was referring to Brandon Peters ,who entered the transfer portal. I have not not heard any confirmation from a reliable source.
Hmm... doesn’t seem like a fit
He’s not Khalil Tate but Brandon Peters is athletic and can move well in and out of the pocket.
This kid is a significantly better prospect than both Tommy Stevens and Matt Fink. Peters is the definition of a gem for a program like ours.
Based on what?
He has very limited mobility, and has rushed for -36 yards in his career. He threw 2 whole passes last year -- 1 of which was intercepted. And in 2017, he was a 52% passer that bombed in his lone starter's outing against real competition (South Carolina in the bowl game, where he tossed 2 picks and 0 TDs).
Lots of hype coming out of HS. Good measurables. Has been mediocre at best on the field. And that's with Michigan talent surrounding him. How do you think he'd look behind our offensive line and with our WRs?
Fink doesn't have much of a track record, but Stevens has a much more impressive body of work -- and is a true dual-threat QB.
Based on what?
He has very limited mobility, and has rushed for -36 yards in his career. He threw 2 whole passes last year -- 1 of which was intercepted. And in 2017, he was a 52% passer that bombed in his lone starter's outing against real competition (South Carolina in the bowl game, where he tossed 2 picks and 0 TDs).
Lots of hype coming out of HS. Good measurables. Has been mediocre at best on the field. And that's with Michigan talent surrounding him. How do you think he'd look behind our offensive line and with our WRs?
Fink doesn't have much of a track record, but Stevens has a much more impressive body of work -- and is a true dual-threat QB.
You need to slow down a tad on the hyperbole train. None of these players have a better collegiate “body of work” than either of the other two as, frankly, not one of them has anything even resembling a “body of work”...period. Tommy Stevens will be 23 years old in December and has 41 career pass attempts, Matt Fink will be 22 and has thrown 18. There’s nothing to glean from that in terms of collegiate performance. What you’re viewing here is projectability and in that context, Brandon Peters is clearly the gem of the 3.
Asking for evidence to support your assertion -- while providing the totality of Peters' body of work -- isn't a "hyperbole train".
You made assertions that don't appear to have any factual grounding. The guy has rushed for -37 yards. How's that going to fit in our offense, exactly? He completed 52% of his passes on a roster that featured a lot of skilled position talent. Stevens at least has demonstrated repeatedly that he can run. He has over 500 rushing yards and 8 rushing TDs -- not bad for a backup.
You're entitled to your opinion that Peters' is "the gem of the 3", but aside from his ranking coming out of HS (which amounts to little right now), very little seems to actually support that claim.
Yesterday, a caller on the WDWS Saturday morning sports show stated that a transfer QB Peterson from Michigan would be visiting the Illinois this week. I believe he was referring to Brandon Peters ,who entered the transfer portal. I have not not heard any confirmation from a reliable source.
Yes, he visited U of I this weekend.
Yes, he visited U of I this weekend.
Isiaih Zuber WR from KState has entered the portal. Grad transfer who will be eligible immediately. Wonder if the staff will take a look
127 career catches and 11 career TD's at a P5 school? It would be gross negligence to not take a look. Bigger question is whether he would be interested in Illinois.