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Originally Posted by Sassy Snatch
Yeah, and when you combine the above with a complete failure to recruit or develop an even average QB, the failure to keep the momentum in recruiting up, and having most of the talent he DID manage to bring in jump ship, it's pretty obvious why folks are starting to get sick of his shit.
But hey, apparently he plays SEC TYCOON: Booster edition relatively well and it's pretty darn tough to find success at a program like Mizzou so **** it, let's just keep him.
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I think you're severely underestimating how hard it is to both develop, keep, and evaluate a QB. The only coaches who have shown they can develop good QBs consistently are Saban, Riley, Day, and Swinney.
Swinney had probably his worst starter in a decade the past 2 years and Saban has his weakest or most unsettled QB situation since either 2014 or 2015.
Kirby Smart chose Jake Fromm over Justin Fields and an incredibly athletically limited Stetson Bennett over whoever else he had.
I think Mark Stoops is a great coach. He hasn't a QB that's he recruited out of high school start Week 1 for him since 2016. Nor has he had a QB from HS that's he recruited from HS finish the season as a starter for him since 2015. He's relied on JUCO and Power 5 transfers at QB. It's hard as **** to get good QB play.
Regarding players jumping ship, wouldn't you do the same if you could get more playing time or money elsewhere, especially in the NIL/transfer portal era? That problem isn't unique to Mizzou.