What do you do with Peyton Ramsey?
I've been a huge fan of his since watching his RS-Fr spring game. I thought he had "it." And coming in off the bench this year, he's been a true captain, even if he only recently got the title.
I believe three things to be true in this situation:
1) You shouldn't lose your job due to injury;
2) Penix has a higher ceiling;
3) If you have two QBs, you have none.
I would honestly feel bad for him if he doesn't start next year and he never gets to play meaningful minutes because Penix goes injury free (simultaneously I'd be thrilled for Penix and the team as a whole).
Arguments for staying are:
1) he's going to be a coach some day and DeBoer would be a great guy to learn from;
2) he seems committed to what they're doing in Bloomington;
3) there's a chance, fairly high chance if you believe Penix is fragile, that he gets a lot of snaps next year;
4) his arm strength has greatly improved from last year, who knows how much growth he has to close that gap, although admittedly he's not going to get Penix's rocket launcher
Arguments for leaving:
1) he's not likely to get the nod because of how the coaching staff decisions went this year;
2) he's a great kid that's earned playing time that he may not get here;
3) he's in college and needs to enjoy himself, period. We don't get those years back.
My opinion, I'd love for him to stay but would 100% support him if he wanted to go have one year as a guaranteed starter. He'd be damn dangerous on a primarily running team with some RPO & play action passing where he can go over the top on occasion. I honestly think he'll transfer, and if he does, IU should throw him a parade to send him off. If he stays, they should throw him two.
I've been a huge fan of his since watching his RS-Fr spring game. I thought he had "it." And coming in off the bench this year, he's been a true captain, even if he only recently got the title.
I believe three things to be true in this situation:
1) You shouldn't lose your job due to injury;
2) Penix has a higher ceiling;
3) If you have two QBs, you have none.
I would honestly feel bad for him if he doesn't start next year and he never gets to play meaningful minutes because Penix goes injury free (simultaneously I'd be thrilled for Penix and the team as a whole).
Arguments for staying are:
1) he's going to be a coach some day and DeBoer would be a great guy to learn from;
2) he seems committed to what they're doing in Bloomington;
3) there's a chance, fairly high chance if you believe Penix is fragile, that he gets a lot of snaps next year;
4) his arm strength has greatly improved from last year, who knows how much growth he has to close that gap, although admittedly he's not going to get Penix's rocket launcher
Arguments for leaving:
1) he's not likely to get the nod because of how the coaching staff decisions went this year;
2) he's a great kid that's earned playing time that he may not get here;
3) he's in college and needs to enjoy himself, period. We don't get those years back.
My opinion, I'd love for him to stay but would 100% support him if he wanted to go have one year as a guaranteed starter. He'd be damn dangerous on a primarily running team with some RPO & play action passing where he can go over the top on occasion. I honestly think he'll transfer, and if he does, IU should throw him a parade to send him off. If he stays, they should throw him two.