re: What do the LSU coaches think of Nussmeier’s potential?

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You mean the QBs for 3 of the top 4 scoring offenses in the SEC?

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Excuse me, I thought we were talking about winning the SEC. None of those 3 will win the SEC, or anything else of note.

They are all three good quarterbacks. That's not the point, which is that you do not have to have a dual threat QB to win the SEC. In fact, that would be the exception.

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None of those 3 will win the SEC, or anything else of note.

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Not so fast my friend …

Nuss is gonna start and some of y'all really gonna be upset. I'm here for it.

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Sure, but a QB that can run and pass is extremely rare. More likely is a QB that has some escapability, like Burrow, which I think Nuss may have.

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First…these days it’s not nearly as rare as it used to be. Caleb and JD could easily be the 1st 2 off the board in the draft.

Second…you may be under the impression I don’t like Nuss. I think Nuss is good enough to help us win the SEC. But we need a very good to great defense at least..whereas I think we only needed a barely average defense for JD to lead us to an SEC title.

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First…these days it’s not nearly as rare as it used to be. Caleb and JD could easily be the 1st 2 off the board in the draft.

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So your argument that it's not as rare as it used to be is to name possibly the last two Heisman winners?

There were only 8 quarterbacks in the Power 5 (69 teams, nice) that had over 500 yards rushing in 2023. About half of those played on horrible teams and were just running for their lives and would not really be considered true dual threat QBs. I don't think I would want any of them at LSU.

It's pretty rare.

I'm surprised the number of people that say LSU for sure will take a QB.

Repeatedly, CBK has said Nuss is a good QB. Last year he told everybody that would listen that he had two great QB's that any team would want.

As for the offense, I'm confident Denbrook will design a good offense around what he has.

As for Nuss, being the guy changes everything about how a QB prepares, studies, and practices. Luckily he had a front row seat to watching JD#5 put in the work to be elite. Hopefully he will use that to his advantage.

Also, LSU has a high rated recruit in Collins and a 5 star coming in. It seems like Kelly wants to develop the room rather than get transfers.

I'm not saying CBK will not get a transfer QB, but if he does then all indicators would be Nuss has not developed and will be moving on.

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Do you go out and get competition and depth

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You go get the best player. If he's better than Nuss, so be it.

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You go get the best player

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And if the "best player" says I'm not coming without a guarantee? How do you know ahead of time they are the best player?

He’s not going to have the running threat of JD. Very few QB’s do. He does have the ability to be as mobile as JB though and with his arm talent can be a star in this system.

Unless you're running a gimmick or specialized scheme, most coaches can with with either a pocket or a dual-threat QB. LSU ran a passing offense, where the QB happened to be able to run. Very few designed runs, no options etc. A pocket guy with normal mobility would do well, he just wouldn't have RB numbers.

I feel confident that it's Nuss next year (and I'm one of the guys that was confident it was Daniels the past 2).
One of the reasons is that Kelly set up some leadership positions in the offseason to help guide the other players on the team; Daniels was one, so was Nabers. I think Wingo was one.
I remember distinctly that Nussmeier was also one. I think it says something that your young backup QB is given a leadership position- he was being groomed to take over the team upcoming.
This came out about the same time Walker Howard transferred, so it wouldn't surprise me if it became clear Nuss was the heir apparent, and that was why Howard left.