Jerome Tiller

[Matt92x]

In Austen Arnaud's chat, He seems pretty certain Jerome is our QB next year.

so my question is:

What is wrong with Austen? Is he such good friends with Tiller that he would blatantly ignore Steele "the second coming of Christ" Jantz as the frontrunner? Or is he really that crazy?


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[State43]

lol, I think Tiller will ultimately win the job as well. But thats not to say Jantz doesn't play quite a bit as well. I think the Tiller hate as of late is pretty unwarrented. give him the wr's that can get open and catch the ball, and you will see a whole new player. Not to mention the man takes care of the ball for the most part. I am obviously pulling for whoever wins out, but imo, Tiller takes the reins. But then again, it's all about the work ethic in the offseason and spring camp. Can't wait to see how it all goes.

 

[DRCHIRO]

I think AA knows as much about Jantz as we do. Tiller is his buddy and has been his backup for three years so he probably is pulling for the guy a bit. I think its safe to say that it is Tillers job to lose.

Although the coaches going out and picking up a Juco late certainly tells us something.

 

[bosco]

I don't care who wins out but whoever it is means that they beat out some competition and it isn't because they were the backup the previous year or they were a hyped up newcomer.

 

[flynnhicks03]

In Austen Arnaud's chat, He seems pretty certain Jerome is our QB next year.

so my question is:

What is wrong with Austen? Is he such good friends with Tiller that he would blatantly ignore Steele "the second coming of Christ" Jantz as the frontrunner? Or is he really that crazy?


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I personally think it's the least controversial answer to a hot-button question. He's probably buddies with Tiller, and nobody will take offense if you predict him to start next year. I don't see it happening, though, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Tiller is the man to beat with his experience in our offense. Jantz may do that, and even if he doesn't, it's nice to have options.

 

[alarson]

Tiller has the game experience, so all else being equal, the job is his until someone else proves theyre more worthy. The chance to do that will come soon enough.

 

[Judoka]

Well, I"m sure that when they line up on the first day of spring practice, Tiller will take the first snap. Beyond that, who knows.

 

[GoShow97]

nom nom nom:realmad:

 

[xboxfever]

Tiller will be the #1 when spring starts. Who's #1 when spring ends is another story.

 

[ItsCyence]

If Tiller is #1 great. If he isn't 1 or 2 (unlikely) the coaches should try him at WR. Look what KU did with that on guy, Meier(wrong spelling right?)

 

[clonedude]

Well, I"m sure that when they line up on the first day of spring practice, Tiller will take the first snap. Beyond that, who knows.

This is correct.

AA is right when he says that Tiller will be the guy. Tiller will be the guy... going into spring. After that, nobody knows. Not even Paul Rhoads... or AA for that matter.

There will have been an entire offseason for all the QB's to work on their games. Who knows will show up this spring and take the job?

The only thing we do know... it should be one heck of a competition.

 

[dabears32]

Did anyone expect him to say anything different?

 

[cloneswereall]

Did anyone expect him to say anything different?

I was expecting him to tell us that Capello is the most underrated QB to ever grace this side of the Mississippi.

 

[ketelmeister]

Tiller already lost the job, thus a JUCO quarterback. AA is being a nice guy..

 

[Tre4ISU]

Tiller already lost the job, thus a JUCO quarterback. AA is being a nice guy..

This is wrong. Tiller hasn't lost anything. You don't win or lose a starting job before the other guy ever even steps into practice. Tiller is still the starter and Jantz has to beat him out. Tiller is leading the race. For the few who want to say Jantz is the starter heading into spring ball, that's wrong and I don't care who you heard it from. Could he be? Certainly but they haven't anointed him the starter based on one year of JUCO success. Maybe the staff thinks Jantz will win the job, but he hasn't been named the starter. There will be a large competition with 4 guys having a great shot at becoming the starter for next year.

 

[clonedude]

Tiller already lost the job, thus a JUCO quarterback. AA is being a nice guy..

 

[clonedude]

Tiller already lost the job, thus a JUCO quarterback. AA is being a nice guy..

Don't be dumb.

I can guarantee you that nobody knows who will be our starting QB next season. Not even Paul Rhoads.

I can also guarantee you that Tiller is #1 as of this moment. No doubt. If our coaching staff annoints a JUCO QB to the #1 spot ahead of a guy that has been with this program for 3 years busting his tail off awaiting his chance... then we need new coaches. That is not fair to Jerome Tiller whatsoever.... and if that were the case, I'd transfer right now if I were James Capello or Jared Barnett.

That's not to say that Jerome Tiller will be our starting QB next year... not at all. But he will be going into spring... and he should be... until (or if) he gets beaten out by anyone else on the roster.

And do NOT discount Capello, Barnett, Richardson, etc either. Everyone will have a shot to prove themselves. As they should.

But you don't put in 3 years of blood and sweat in the program to be told you're getting the boot for some JUCO kid that the coaches haven't even seen practice once yet as a Cyclone. Those 3 years of faith and hard work to this school and coaches HAS to mean something. If not, then why would any kid put in the time and effort to get to the top?

Tiller is the guy... unless someone can knock him off. And I'm sure Tiller will welcome the competition if he's a competitive and confident kid... which I'm sure he is. But Rhoads is NOT going to annoint some JUCO kid ahead of Tiller without at least seeing him practice with his own two eyes on the Cyclone practice field going up against much better competition. It just isn't going to happen.

 

[FootballinTexas]

JT will be the guy until someone shows that they are a better option. Signing the JUCO QB is great coaching because you always want to add good players. That doesn't mean the guys you have already are not capable of getting the job done. If you look at recruiting, the top 20 recruiting schools take 4-5 star guys every year. Does that mean the 4-5 star guys from the previous class are not capable? Jantz is a great addition. I was more impressed when he was listed at 6-4 215lbs. But, now that he is on campus, he is realistically 6-2 1/2 205. Should be a great competition!

 

[cloneswereall]

This is wrong. Tiller hasn't lost anything. You don't win or lose a starting job before the other guy ever even steps into practice. Tiller is still the starter and Jantz has to beat him out. Tiller is leading the race. For the few who want to say Jantz is the starter heading into spring ball, that's wrong and I don't care who you heard it from. Could he be? Certainly but they haven't anointed him the starter based on one year of JUCO success. Maybe the staff thinks Jantz will win the job, but he hasn't been named the starter. There will be a large competition with 4 guys having a great shot at becoming the starter for next year.

And this is different from saying that Tiller is the leader right now how? You honestly think that you recruit a JUCO that doesn't have some sort of edge or reason to get a scholly if the next guy is already on roster?