Was Sit surprised?
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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sp...-D-Eriq-King-up-in-air-on-future-14461767.php
And this how #fakenews gets spread.
Houston starting QB King announced he was taking a redshirt after their 4th game and released a statement he was STAYING.
Everyone immediately flipped out and just assumed he was transferring and starting calling him a quitter.
Houston started out 1-3. Makes sense for King to sit and then try to make a run next year.
Until Sitkowski says he is leaving - this is a great development.
Everyone wanted Sit to redshirt anyway.
Said “he needs to sit and learn from the bench.”
Not sure why everyone is complaining now.
Ideally Carter comes back, Langnan only plays in 4 games, Snyder gets action in 4 games.
All 3 of Sit/Snyder/Langnan get a redshirt year.
Have high hopes for Cole Snyder. He flashed a little during the Spring game. But he needs to be ready. Wonder if we will see Pacheco in the Wild Knight.
Which kind of speaks to the real issue doesn't it?!? That being no protection for the QBs....... awful production from the OL. Until this gets fixed we continue to suck.
no offense to Sit but I hope we transition to an O that is so far from his skill set he has to transfer.
That kid is not staying at Houston, no chance. Don't care how many press releases he puts out.
Why wouldn't he stay at Houston?
Will he come to Rutgers as revenge. After all, they flipped our QB recruit Sofian Massoud, who is tearing it up in Texas his senior year.
Yup...........concussions are no joke. Wouldn't be surprised if we do not see him again on the field.
last year he threw for 3000 yards, rushed for 700, and had 50 TD's. He's going to be the top transfer QB out there. I could see him being Oklahoma's next transfer QB
It's not complicated or mysterious. The kid's had enough. Enough failure. Enough shutouts. Enough getting the crap kicked out of him. Enough instability and changing OC's. . He has withdrawn voluntarily, in the hope/expectation that he can get this season red-shirted so that he can transfer out of this feces flood with 3 seasons intact. Is quitting on the team a disappointment? Of course, a big one. Demoralizing for an already demoralized team.But that's the reality of it.
Langan does know many of the plays Nunzio might want to run ... his tape looks pretty good. Who knows, maybe an element of a running QB is a good thing. Like Jones running for a TD late vs Tampa. Eli would’ve had an incomplete pass. All I know is I hate when a QB pulls down the ball and runs fora first down. Nice to see a few BY RU for a change.
You realize Art hasn't been here for 8 years right? What constant Instability and change?
Was not implying anyone was leaving. Think coaches should be ones telling who plays or doesn’t. Kid telling coach hey I don’t want to play sends a bad message. I was taught in sports you play your hardest and try your best EVERY GAME regardless of outcome. Think it’s wrong for kids to bail mid season
I hope that the rest of the team plays hard and stays focused. Because when your starting QB quits mid season on his teammates there will be an impact in the locker room. Campy has walked into a tough situation as a HC.
Hope our players stay strong and rise above this. Cause if they go thru the motions starting tomorrow it’s going to be even more ugly than what we’ve witnessed so far.
Why does it always get worse and never better for RU fans?
I understand your frustration but we live in a new time now. Players will review their options every year now, the same as the coaches. If a player enrolls in Jan of his senior year and redshirts his first year he could potentially be a junior academically and have freshman eligibility when he sees the field. More and more players will attempt to graduate then transfer so they won’t have to sit a year.
So basically he quit.
So take away his keys to the locker room and send him a bill for tuition.
Because we needed to make a coaching change. Whenever that happens your lose recruits and have transfers. It will be worse going forward because of the transfer portal. Need to think long tern and hope we get the hire right. Both "top" names have benefits. If it's Schiano it should happen quickly and he can start recruiting and building his brand. If it's Moorhead he will probably sway some of his recruits from Miss state plus some transfers from both Miss St and PSU
The results would be s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y worse on the field. LOLOL
Walk-ons are probably hoping the 85 scholarship players opt out.
Certainly the parents of the Walkons would benefit from that.
This is looking like a total roster rebuild to me. Our facilities have improved to be competitive but the next HC is getting all Ash players. If we see significant improvement in Year 3 going forward then we are on the right track.
This is looking like a total roster rebuild to me. Our facilities have improved to be competitive but the next HC is getting all Ash players. If we see significant improvement in Year 3 going forward then we are on the right track.
It's gonna take a big turnover to succeed. I agree, three years.
If Art is RS’ing, doesn’t he still have a game or two before he loses it?
And then I like what someone else mentioned. Let the othe QBs get into 4 or less games and keep their RS’s...
This season is toast anyway.
As to Art- I’m with cuffbuff- kind of a BS move on his part. Lots of players have done for the good of the team. My son also had to move all over the OL game to game, in games etc in 07 and half of 08 before he was just set into his role at RT. All of those moves didn’t benefit him but did benefit the team. And knowing Carters injury and how short handed we are- BS move on Arts part
And then I like what someone else mentioned. Let the othe QBs get into 4 or less games and keep their RS’s...
This season is toast anyway.
As to Art- I’m with cuffbuff- kind of a BS move on his part. Lots of players have done for the good of the team. My son also had to move all over the OL game to game, in games etc in 07 and half of 08 before he was just set into his role at RT. All of those moves didn’t benefit him but did benefit the team. And knowing Carters injury and how short handed we are- BS move on Arts part
THIS would be the only thing that makes sense...so just say that then (not you, them)
Hey Sit..go talk to Tom Savage about his decisions and how he felt afterwards...just saying.
It's scary to think that the worst of RU football, in terms of on-field performance, is probably still to come over the next 1-2 (maybe 3) years.
Really need to make a good hire here but still...lots of short term pain ahead.
Really need to make a good hire here but still...lots of short term pain ahead.
It is amazing to me that so many people on this board are privy to private conversations between a coach and a player. Did Nunzio say anything to Art which made him feel that he might not be Number 1 quarterback at the end of the season? Art’s decision was not made in a vacuum.
I’m guessing that Art was considering the redshirt even if Ash and McNulty were retained.
I like the kid for what he’s done for RU FB but hope the next HC doesn’t have Art in his future plans.
Art will be better off somewhere other than RU imo.
Yea, I wonder why too. Could it be the constant droning and outright nastiness on this board about the entire coaching staff and the certain players. All you have to do is look into a mirror my friend.
There is possibility both were given a strong message they were no longer first choice. It is funny
the interim head coach is now starting his high school player. that is not blind luck.
If Sit feels Nunz wants a dual threat QB next year and he doesn't have the coach's full support, Artur might feel it might be best to use the transfer rules available to him now and not lose a year of eligibility playing for a interim HC that he doesn't fit the system that interim HC wants to play till a new HC is hired.
Using what the rules gives him also let Sit offer to play if really needed.
Maybe he didn't quit on the team, but talked to the staff and found a way to support his teammates while keeping his options for the future open.
He might not feel Dana's offense is helping his pro chances .
Remember this is Holgorsen's first year at Houston and D'Eriq might not be as happy with him as he was with Herman and Applewhite.
King basically is saying this season is lost, so why play and ruin my NFL 1st round chances.
That , if I'm right speculating that, doesn't bode well for the idea King plans to come back.
But lessens the pressure on Dana by saying he plans to play as a Cougar next year.
If D'Eriq graduates before next season, being a grad transfer makes him moving on the most likely choice , unless Holgorsen turns Houston around from how its playing now (2-3).
Yes , another What If that would be an important consideration if so. And a factor that would make me reverse my disdane position on Sit.
But a player saying I don't want to play in his 4th game before the other guy announced as starter ? Nunzio was really going to announce a new starter on Friday?
Boy Rutgers athletics never disappoints for drama.