My guess is with Fernando, all options are on the table, especially against the more tuff teams
Mendoza: Upgrade? Downgrade? or Wash?
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Just saw a NFL mock draft that reported Rourke would be a 6th round pick and ran a 4.63 40 - the second fastest of the top 6 rounds of QB’s.
Off an ACL.
He was absolutely fast enough for RPO college ball. In part because he read stuff so quick.
He would beat Sudfeld, and Gibran Hamdan.
This thread makes me ask again:
Did Cig decide to run RPO and go get Rourke, or did he get Rourke and then decide to run RPO?
Did Cig decide to run RPO and go get Rourke, or did he get Rourke and then decide to run RPO?
Good question- all I know is what a stud CR was for IU this year - what an amazing season he had - a true warrior.
CR was a warrior for IU this past season and I bet Mendoza will be an upgrade with the coaching he will get at IU.
2nd one... He ran RPO at JMU prior to coming here... It's part of his Offense...
His name is Kurtis, not Curtis. 🤦♂️
If he is truly an upgrade (due to KR's limited mobility due to injury) then we're in for some serious fireworks on the Offensive side of the ball...
I'm a wait and see what he does on the field kind of guy though... The Big Ten schedule is a whole different animal than what he's been seeing (for the most part)...
He's saying all the right things in his interviews, let's see if he is going to "walk the walk" when it counts both in preparation and eventually, on Game Day...
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I believe that will be in the playbook. He has an asset why not use it at important times.
The Pac12 and ACC are not the MAC. As I've thoroughly explained above, he accomplished WAY MORE in his 1st 2 seasons at Cal than Rourke did at Ohio, and did it against much better competition. He's an obvious upgrade.
Miami and Georgia both thought enough of him to come after him. That’s good enough for me until we get on the field.
I think Miami is paying Beck about 2x what we are paying Mendoza. Not an easy recruitment for us to win, they have a lot of NIL. Great job from the staff.
Rourke set a standard that will be difficult for Mendoza, or any future IU QB, to achieve. Let’s hope he has as good a feel for pocket pressure, knowing when to slide up, right/left in the pocket. Hopeful he can put up similar numbers in wins and passing, while occasionally getting out of trouble with his legs, the kind that Rourke couldn’t due to injury. Tall order.
Mendoza had a 69% passing completion. Mendoza also passed for 3004 yards behind a weak oline that allowed him to be sacked on the regular.
To have the poise AND escapability to operate behind that line, tells me he will thrive and flourish behind a good oline. I can't wait till fall because he could absolutely lead Indiana right back to the CFP.
To have the poise AND escapability to operate behind that line, tells me he will thrive and flourish behind a good oline. I can't wait till fall because he could absolutely lead Indiana right back to the CFP.
He also played in the ACC which is a pretty terrible conference. Still thrilled to get him yet it's not the big ten.
