Nick Patti will redshirt next year, at least I think he should.

I agree with you. It’s up to coaches to find out if Nick Patti really is good enough/prepared to throw out there next year not mention the log jam at QB we’d have if he did (three backups older than him). Keep in mind though, Nick Patti is enrolled for the spring semester, that means he’ll be in spring practices and be studying with players and coaches all semester. Kellen didn’t have that.

Understanding the playbook is one thing, and I think he’ll be more than capable of doing that this spring. The major issue is reading a defense and going through reads. In high school he had Division 1 talent on both sides of the ball, and his wide receivers were amazing for a high school team, meaning he could pick out who he was going to pre-snap and not have to read the defense. I think he is certainly a good quarterback, but I’m not saying he is most certainly better than the other 3 until I see him under the same center.

Players on Patti’s team, Dr. Phillips the last two years:

DB Hasean Clinton-Dix (Alabama)*
RB Demetrius Hart (Alabama)*
DB Roderick Ryles (Pittsburg)*
WR Chris Gallon (Bowling Green)*
WR Trey Griffey (Undecided)*

So take the highlight videos with a grain of salt…

You just wrote my exact thoughts. Although I understand why there is a lot of excitement regarding Patti, I hope everyone will be patient. It is a virtue, after all. Don’t put too much pressure on him so early. Let him learn the system.

if Nick Patti didn’t reshirt, just as Kellen did. We’ll be breaking in a new starting QB this year, and the jury is out, but I can’t help remember what happened the last time we went through this situation.

We had won the Fiesta in January 2007, and Z was gone. Who stepped up? Backup Taylor Tharp. Personally speaking, I held my breath, and I admit to feeling underwhelmed about our chances. Boy, was I wrong! Tharp proved to be a very good QB, and led the Broncos to a regular season 10-2 record (then we lost the Hawaii Bowl on a field goal as time expired, as you’ll recall).

Taylor was with us only one season as a starter, but he certainly won me over. I have a feeling that, during this rebuilding year, our coaching staff will again identify and develop those young men who will see us through to another successful season. I know it’s going to be fun, even if we lose a few (but I certainly don’t plan on that!).

Somehow I missed it, but I discovered this about Tayor’s current status (as of November);

Former Boise State quarterback Taylor Tharp is a quarterback and offensive coordinator for Italy’s Parma Panthers football team.

If he dominates the QB competition, I believe he’ll be starting this fall…however, he’s a young kid, has a lot to learn (as you said), and will be facing stiff competition in the form of Southwick, Hedrick, and Laughrea. My guess: he has good camps and maybe even outperforms the others in some areas…but probably not enough to win the job, therefore redshirting.

As for who gets the starting job? I really have no idea…I think any of the three other candidates are very possible, even with Laughrea’s lack of playing time.

However…next year represents a unique situation. Our offense will change quite a bit with the departure of Kellen Moore and Brent Pease. It will still have some common elements, but I think that all QBs may be on equal footing when Spring ball starts. Southwick, Hedrick, and Laughrea will have a leg up in that they’ll be acclimated to the D-1 level, but I don’t think next year will be the same playbook per sé…so I think whomever is performing at the highest level come Fall will be the guy—regardless of class.

to redshirt, this would be the one, imo. Expectations and pressure are lowered with any number of reasons, new coaches and new d-line included. Not that anyone should take the year OFF, but just a return to sanity. (we did have sanity, once, didn’t we?)

Thanks!

why wouldn’t you redshirt him with all the talent we have? Were we like LSU or (insert most SEC teams here) and desperately needed a QB, it would be baptism under fire. But we got players. I would imagine the powers that be communicated the possibility to him as well. He rolls out, if he is the best at that time, into the first Big East conference year and off we go.

that was based not on injury but because they were the most talented at the position?

I have a short memory buy I can’t think of one.

1. A year to spend in S&C program and bulk up some, especially if he’s gonna run as much as he did in HS.

2. A year to acclimate to college life; learning to balance a heavy academic load, a crash course in financial management, a heavy physical load of CFB 101, a heavy mental load of CFB 101 at the game’s most cerebral position, and a heavy social load of “yay, I have no parents now 101”.

3. I listened to an interview of Coach Pete last year concerning the Senior laden class and he spoke about how that’s not what you want in CFB b/c it leaves too many blank spaces all at once. Coach will look to gain some seperation between his QB’s and the Redshirt is the primary means of doing that.

I’m going with Laughrea as the your 2012 Boise State starting Quarterback.

Even if doesnt win the starting spot, let him be the backup and see the field in garbage time or whenever he can. Sure he wastes a year, but then he would be ‘the guy’ ready to go the year after when we head to the Big East.

……….Grant………………………..Jimmy……………Nick………………..Joe