We'll see where they go. They are both phenomenal talents with different systems. Watson has a better supporting cast of WRs, so his job is a little easier. And Darnold has ballers who make plays--strong hands, aggressive to the ball, and smart when the ball is in the air. The difference in the NFL is you have to be very fast out of the pocket if they run a spread, and from what I see it is more likely that Watson will be drafted for that system and Darnold could be drafted for a pocket team due to his arm strength and accuracy. But if these were the two Heisman candidates this year and the vote was taken two weeks ago, Watson wins it. And I think he'd win it if the vote were taken tomorrow.
Man, that's a shame. I used to do workshops for the RU football and basketball teams on test-taking skills. The first thing I would tell them is, "Guys, you are all giants. You stand out. Show up for class. If you don't, you are disrespecting the prof, and everybody knows it. If you actually raised your hand once and tried to answer a question, you'd be a legend. Most profs want to pass you. Meet them halfway!" Some actually listened.
His game was obviously impressive, but one game doesn't make a guy the best QB in the country. There's a reason Watson was up for the Heisman and Darnold wasn't, and the Heisman committee knows football better than most of us do. That isn't a knock on him any more than it would be a knock on Barkley--he will be a legit Heisman candidate next year and so might Darnold, depending on how their seasons go. But this year Darnold's body of work didn't rise to that level.
What you don't understand is that jet skis is a credit-bearing course at PSU.
It was late in the game after the injury. The game announcer did say academics. Maybe a mistake on his part but since I coach in college it made me think about if semester grades were out already.
Actually, they did say it was for academic issues. If they're wrong on that, they're wrong. But they said it in the second quarter.
This would have been the very debate the Heisman voters would have had. It's not like Watson would get 20% of the votes to Darnold's 80%. Watson is a seriously good ball player and so is Darnold. Depending on which team I'm drafting a QB for would make the difference in which one I'd take.
Midway through it one of the announcers said it was for academic reasons. I don't give a shit why he missed the game and hadn't heard anything about it until they mentioned it. If they presented it poorly, or if one of the commentators got it wrong, I don't care. Two guys missed the game and it may have cost you on the defensive side. Whether waverunners or academics, the guys fvcked up and they missed playing in a great game.
Looks like you think that's a great comeback and dig at the RU fans that tick you off
