Originally Posted by SouthernHawk 
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ISU as co-champs of the Big 12 North was 7-5.
The point isn't that they were a super-great team. They weren't. But for Purdue to beat them 51-0, that was a relatively solid win for the BT, and not a "weak win" that Monty was trying to point out.
And I can agree to an extent. I have cautious optimism. But JC wasn't a terrible QB. The fact is, he had 2,269 yards, 17 touchdowns to 6 interceptions, and a 56% completion (not great, but not horrible). IMO, if the offensive line improves even just half way, he'll have a much better year (and the o-line should improve quite a bit, or an assistant coach is not doing their job).
Bret Meyer Completions: 233 Attempts: 382 Yards: 2151 Completion%: 61.0 Y ards/Att: 5.63 TD: 9 Int: 13 Rating: 109.3
Jake Christensen Completions: 198 Attempts: 370 Yards: 2269 Completion% 53.5 Yards/Att: 6.13 TD: 17 Int: 6 Rating: 116.9
Outside of TDs and INTs, it's strikingly comparable. Of course, that's explainable considering
ISU had one of the nation's toughest schedules last year and Iowa, err, didn't...
Point is, not a single sane poster on this site will claim Meyer is an average quarterback, much less a good one. However, JC has similar stats and somehow is supposed to be the next coming? Especially against the schedule he saw last year? I'm not buying.
