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Where'd the Sam Darnold hype come from?
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:21 am
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:21 am
To be fair, I didn't watch much CFB last year, and probably didn't watch any USC, but I don't remember them setting the world on fire. Now fast forward to 3 weeks ago and Sam Darnold is a Heisman candidate and is at the Top of Kiper Big Board.
Is this an elite QB on a team that was young last year, or is this just USC hype coming back since they're out of the sanction period?
Edit: Not sure why a legit question is getting downvoted, and no, I didn't get to watch the Rose Bowl.
Is this an elite QB on a team that was young last year, or is this just USC hype coming back since they're out of the sanction period?
Edit: Not sure why a legit question is getting downvoted, and no, I didn't get to watch the Rose Bowl.
This post was edited on 9/16/17 at 12:06 pm
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Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:22 am to PenguinNinja
Last year Rose Bowl
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:23 am to PenguinNinja
He didn't start the season for them last year.
Dude is awesome.
Dude is awesome.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:23 am to PenguinNinja
They won like 10 straight games last year when he was inserted into the lineup, then had an awesome performance in the rose bowl. So then he became the next John elway
I'm still bullish on him a little. Not crowing him yet as the next great pro prospect that everyone should be tanking for
I'm still bullish on him a little. Not crowing him yet as the next great pro prospect that everyone should be tanking for
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:24 am to PenguinNinja
Probably when they beat Washington on the road. The media hype amplified when he beat Penn State.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:40 am to PenguinNinja
Did you not see last year's Rose Bowl? It felt like a legit nfl superstar was QB-ing the team. Dude is incredible
This post was edited on 9/16/17 at 10:42 am
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:46 am to Jack Ruby
Yeah, Darnold lit it up, especially in the fourth quarter 
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:47 am to Jack Ruby
Dude gets more press than a returning Heisman Trophy winner because he plays for USC.
It's offensive.
It's offensive.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:49 am to PenguinNinja
His Rose Bowl performance was amazing.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 10:51 am to PenguinNinja
I'm did you not watch the rose bowl?
Showed he had elite arm strength and can make all the throws. He will be an NFL QB.
Showed he had elite arm strength and can make all the throws. He will be an NFL QB.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 11:03 am to PenguinNinja
They started the season 1-3, including a blowout loss to Alabama. Todd Helton was about to be fired.
Darnold starts the next game. USC runs the table the rest of the season largely because of him. Then he puts on a show in the Rose Bowl. USC was a very average team last year, but they had a great quarterback that carried them and saved the head coach's job.
Darnold starts the next game. USC runs the table the rest of the season largely because of him. Then he puts on a show in the Rose Bowl. USC was a very average team last year, but they had a great quarterback that carried them and saved the head coach's job.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:09 pm to Jack Ruby
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Did you not see last year's Rose Bowl? It felt like a legit nfl superstar was QB-ing the team. Dude is incredible
There might be 10 humans on the planet who can make the throw in that gif. Darnold has everything you could possibly want in a QB
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:26 pm to VADawg
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There might be 10 humans on the planet who can make the throw in that gif.
A 30 yard pass?
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:50 pm to wildtigercat93
Perfectly threaded on an arc between 2 defenders while the receiver is cutting across the end zone......room for error there is zilch.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:52 pm to Jack Ruby
It was a nice pass but I think the hyperbole is a little out of hand.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:56 pm to wildtigercat93
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A 30 yard pass?
On a rope, between two defenders, to a receiver he can't see when he releases the throw, in the clutch with the game on the line.
He didn't loft that pass. He put velocity on it and put it in a 6 inch window that was the only place it was catchable.
If that's an easy throw, then NFL teams wouldn't have a problem finding starting QBs. Half the starting QBs in the NFL can't make that pass, maybe even more.
This post was edited on 9/16/17 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:59 pm to PenguinNinja
Just because he plays for USC
Posted on 9/16/17 at 12:59 pm to blackandgolddude
I never said it was an easy throw. Just that the hyperbole of "ONLY 10 HUMANS ON THE PLANET CAN MAKE THAT THROW" is crazy.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 1:01 pm to PenguinNinja
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I didn't watch much CFB last year, and probably didn't watch any USC
Well there you go.
Posted on 9/16/17 at 4:07 pm to blackandgolddude
Jesus Christmas dude. It's called a good break, or throw it up and pray. Luck. Take his knob out ya mouth
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