Surf's up! Burgandy! SAN DIEGO QB!

[WRSDBison]

Not to nit pick but that glass is wider at the bottom. Therefore, it is over half full so I assume its safe to say that you are not too worried. We will be fine. Mertens has had 3 years to learn the system. It's not like we're losing Walker and having a true freshman without any experience with our system taking over.

[imported_Bisongold]

There is always a possibility that Mertens will be BETTER than Walker! He may have a better arm and more mobility. Just a thought. Plus he gets the benefit of having 3 years in the system before having to take over!

[borderbison]

There is always a possibility that Mertens will be BETTER than Walker! He may have a better arm and more mobility. Just a thought. Plus he gets the benefit of having 3 years in the system before having to take over!

You can't replace the magic of Walker but I think Merten's potential is unlimited. There's no question he's more mobile and has already proven to have a better arm than Walker. In two years from now people will be wondering how we will ever replace Nick Mertens.
In one post we have guys saying Bohl is irreplaceable as a coach and the next thread some of the same people say he and his staff can't recruit. This kid from San Diego was discovered at a Nebraska camp, I'm guessing he has some ability. He had the strongest arm at that camp from the sounds of it.

[borderbison]

[..........as for now, QB experience and depth really sucks![/QUOTE]

When Stauss led the show, Walker had far less experience than Mertens has going into the 08' season. Walker was a stud, no question but he's gone. Lets rally around these guys and make some noise this season. Hopefully Mertens won't have to play comeback kid as often.

[90BISON]

There is always a possibility that Mertens will be BETTER than Walker! He may have a better arm and more mobility. Just a thought. Plus he gets the benefit of having 3 years in the system before having to take over!

Exactly! I've been hearing this same crap about various positions for 25 years, obviously not on a blog site (when did Algore invent it anyway?). Quick name more than one average or worse QB the Bison have had in say the last 25 years that was originally the starter, not a backup with no experience? I do agree with some of the other guys though about depth at QB. Parsons is really going to have to step it up a notch now also, since he will be #2 instead of #3, very real possiblity he could be the starter at some point during the season for one reason or another.

[bisonpride2k]

The stats may not be eye popping but he is playing in the CIF Southern Section, AKA- USC, UCLA, Oregon, etc... recruiting hot bed. That level of high school play on a daily basis is a far cry i hate to say it from ND 9-man. Speed, speed, speed from all players.

[NDSU1980]

Exactly! I've been hearing this same crap about various positions for 25 years, obviously not on a blog site (when did Algore invent it anyway?). Quick name more than one average or worse QB the Bison have had in say the last 25 years that was originally the starter, not a backup with no experience? I do agree with some of the other guys though about depth at QB. Parsons is really going to have to step it up a notch now also, since he will be #2 instead of #3, very real possiblity he could be the starter at some point during the season for one reason or another.

I was thinking the same thing. I remember when Bentrim was finished in 1986-everyone said the same thing. Look at the playoff runs we had after that. Remember, there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow, and a new Bison recruiting class at the start of the season. Things have a way of working out.

[56BISON73]

Exactly! I've been hearing this same crap about various positions for 25 years, obviously not on a blog site (when did Algore invent it anyway?). Quick name more than one average or worse QB the Bison have had in say the last 25 years that was originally the starter, not a backup with no experience? I do agree with some of the other guys though about depth at QB. Parsons is really going to have to step it up a notch now also, since he will be #2 instead of #3, very real possiblity he could be the starter at some point during the season for one reason or another.

90Bison
Well said. All teams lose good players every year. PL

[ndsubison1]

I can barely lift my right arm cuz I did so many. (weights)

Baxter, you know I dont speak spanish.


Just thought I needed to lighten the mood. A lot of ppl seem pretty grumpy grouchy.

You can't judge the kid based on his stats. He is playing in one of the best football states in the nation. He looks pretty athletic. How about we wait till he plays in a Bison uniform to judge him...

[BisonNeil]

90Bison
Well said. All teams lose good players every year. PL

Absolutely, they do, your right. But most have recruited players to replace them and that is the basic flaw in your logic and everyone else's who think there hasn't been a problem brewing at a football teams most important position.

When Bentrim left there were a number of QBs, same when Simdorn left, same when Beachy left. There was continuity, and we had solid backups. No one is saying that Mertens can't do it. That is NOT the point. The point is that this staff, like me saying it or not, has only recruited one stud QB since they have been here. ONE! ONE!! Get it? We have no depth behind him, no Fr, no RFr who might be able to do it like Walker did, or Bentrim, etc. And we have no QB recruit for two years running because they couldn't identify anyone special enough, that's what Bohl basically said last year on signing day when asked why no QB two years in a row. Really? You buy that? ND, SD, WI, MN, IL, TX don't have any QBs special enough to play for the Bison?

How can any of you see every other position on the football team recruited every single year while the most important position isn't recruited for two years and most of you think that is an okay deal?? I don't get it, I just don't.

Most of you get knots in your stomach wondering if Sauer will come to NDSU and are bummed when he goes to UNI and will post about that, or wringed your hands about Vetter last year. These are all positions we are deep in and yet you sit with your thumb up your bum and don't give a damn when it is mentioned that there is a possibility we go yet a third year with a QB. No, iinstead you pound sand up my arse. Is meth really that popular among some of you?