Official Cam Miller thread

[MankatoBison]

One thing that Ross Uglem mentioned on his podcast that I may not have previously taken note of, Cam Miller is the highest rated recruit in program history. I guess because he was probably going to sit behind Trey for a few years and then got thrown in as a true freshman out of his depth, it wasn't obvious. This kid should probably be Brock Jensen to Cole Payton's Carson Wentz.

Ross had a great comment " Cam Miller is not "the little engine that could". Cam Miller, was the highest rated recruit in the HISTORY of Bison football when he committed"

Again, just so impressed to see him now vs the spring. If he throws on a different Jersey number, we would all be asking "who the hell is this new kid under center???"

[Bison 4 Life]

Here is the top 10... Cam is now #2 behind Hegerle. 2021 class doesn't have rankings loaded.

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That list just shows you how stars are only part of the picture.

[roadwarrior]

Cam is light years ahead of where he was last spring. Count me in the Miller Time fan club!

[DORMIE]

I'm with you Road. This team the past two weeks is light
years ahead of their production offensively early in the year.
Cam is a dude and bring Tamarek along with him. 19 for 23
last week passing is opening up the run game. We're rolling.
We have so many options and we are finally starting to utilize them.

[bison22]

I love his pocket presence and how he moves around with the pressure. I hate when they make designed qb runs for him. But when a play breaks down he can get yards with his legs.

Also he is lethal with play action under center.

[04 Badger]

Cam seems comfortable under center than in the shotgun. I was impressed with him at Youngstown St.

[BisManBison]

Since taking over during the MSU game, here's how Cam compares statistically to QB's going back to 2010:

Year	QB	Comp %	Comp	Att	Yds	Yds/Comp	Yds/Att
2021	Miller	74.4	61	82	897	14.7	10.9
2021	Patterson	54.5	55	101	813	14.8	8.0
2020	Noland	51.0	51	100	721	14.1	7.2
2020	Miller	50.8	30	59	363	12.1	6.2
2019	Lance	66.9	192	287	2768	14.4	9.6
2018	Stick	62.3	175	281	2752	15.7	9.8
2017	Stick	62.1	164	264	2466	15.0	9.3
2016	Stick	58.7	169	288	2331	13.8	8.1
2015	Stick	61.2	90	147	1144	12.7	7.8
2015	Wentz	62.5	130	208	1651	12.7	7.9
2014	Wentz	63.7	228	358	3111	13.6	8.7
2013	Jensen	66.3	218	329	2793	12.8	8.5
2012	Jensen	61.2	207	338	2331	11.3	6.9
2011	Jensen	67.2	219	326	2524	11.5	7.7
2010	Jensen	45.0	59	131	950	16.1	7.3
2010	Mohler	58.7	101	172	1181	11.7	6.9

These statistics are eye opening. I think someone used the word elite in terms of Cams performance at one point (perhaps in reference to MSU game?). His stats since taking over in that game are on par with Easton in 2017 and Trey and 2019. I'd say the only performance that exceeds his play so far this year was Easton in 2018. If he keeps playing at that same high level, we will win several more championships in the next several years, no question about it. His improvement between the spring and the last 5 games is absurd and is unrivaled when comparing him to a young Brock and young Easton. Say what you want about Cole Payton's abilities, but these numbers and this type of performance are going to be hard to put back on the bench. This says a lot about Cam but also a lot about the coaching to get him to this point in short period of time when he wasn't getting all the reps as the No. 1. The rumors of our demise have been greatly over-exaggerated!! We have the one thing this team needed, a championship caliber quarterback!!!

P.S: Those 2021 statistics for Cam were against play-off teams in 3 of 5 games.

P.S.S: The only time we don't win a national championships going back to 2010 is when our QB's have a completion percentage less than 60%. Mohler and Jensen combined to complete 52.8% in 2010, Stick completed 58.7% in 2016, and Noland and Miller combined to complete 50.9% in the spring of 2020 (Lance completed 50% in his lone 2020 start).

[Mr Meaty]

Since taking over during the MSU game, here's how Cam compares statistically to QB's going back to 2010:

Year	QB	Comp %	Comp	Att	Yds	Yds/Comp	Yds/Att
2021	Miller	74.4	61	82	897	14.7	10.9
2021	Patterson	54.5	55	101	813	14.8	8.0
2020	Noland	51.0	51	100	721	14.1	7.2
2020	Miller	50.8	30	59	363	12.1	6.2
2019	Lance	66.9	192	287	2768	14.4	9.6
2018	Stick	62.3	175	281	2752	15.7	9.8
2017	Stick	62.1	164	264	2466	15.0	9.3
2016	Stick	58.7	169	288	2331	13.8	8.1
2015	Stick	61.2	90	147	1144	12.7	7.8
2015	Wentz	62.5	130	208	1651	12.7	7.9
2014	Wentz	63.7	228	358	3111	13.6	8.7
2013	Jensen	66.3	218	329	2793	12.8	8.5
2012	Jensen	61.2	207	338	2331	11.3	6.9
2011	Jensen	67.2	219	326	2524	11.5	7.7
2010	Jensen	45.0	59	131	950	16.1	7.3
2010	Mohler	58.7	101	172	1181	11.7	6.9

These statistics are eye opening. I think someone used the word elite in terms of Cams performance at one point (perhaps in reference to MSU game?). His stats since taking over in that game are on par with Easton in 2017 and Trey and 2019. I'd say the only performance that exceeds his play so far this year was Easton in 2018. If he keeps playing at that same high level, we will win several more championships in the next several years, no question about it. His improvement between the spring and the last 5 games is absurd and is unrivaled when comparing him to a young Brock and young Easton. Say what you want about Cole Payton's abilities, but these numbers and this type of performance are going to be hard to put back on the bench. This says a lot about Cam but also a lot about the coaching to get him to this point in short period of time when he wasn't getting all the reps as the No. 1. The rumors of our demise have been greatly over-exaggerated!! We have the one thing this team needed, a championship caliber quarterback!!!

P.S: Those 2021 statistics for Cam were against play-off teams in 3 of 5 games.

P.S.S: The only time we don't win a national championships going back to 2010 is when our QB's have a completion percentage less than 60%. Mohler and Jensen combined to complete 52.8% in 2010, Stick completed 58.7% in 2016, and Noland and Miller combined to complete 50.9% in the spring of 2020 (Lance completed 50% in his lone 2020 start).

Nice work on this. Cam's improvement from spring to now is incredible.

[Hammerhead]

Cam is so good he beat out two different FBS transfers to be a starter.

[MankatoBison]

Cam is so good he beat out two different FBS transfers to be a starter.

This is true, and not just FBS transfers, a 3 and a 4 star kid from P5 programs.

One of Ross' favorite metrics is adjusted Yards per attempt, which (I BELIEVE) adds 45 yds for every TD and subtracts 30 Yds for every interception.

Basically rewards QBs for taking care of the football and being lethal when they do throw the ball. From what I remember, using this stat is pretty damn effective in sorting out how legit a QB really is (it showed Stick being the best in the FCS and 2nd or 3rd in the FBS, which ended up being pretty accurate).

This metric would be EXTREMELY favorable for Cam