'22 OH QB Drew Allar (Penn State Verbal)

[Luckylucci]

Speaking as someone who would’ve loved to roll the dice on the upside of Drew Allar. I don’t think there is anyway he’s consistently good enough to win 12 consecutive games next season. There is going to be way too much, WTF, for that to happen.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

State College is awesome. Absolutely love it there.

I went to the white out game last year vs auburn. One hell of an experience. Loved it.

 

[PANDFAN]

State College is awesome. Absolutely love it there.

AGREED, awesome college town

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I've googled this five times but just want to be sure.

James Franklin is still the head coach at Penn State right?

If so, whoever their QB is doesn't matter.

 

[GATTACA!]

Looks like fucking trash.

 

[dang227]

Yes he does. Inaccurate as heck.


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[NDPhilly]

PSU hasn’t thrown the ball down the field all year for a reason. They can’t win a NC with this. Maybe next year they’ll compete.

 

[ColinKSU]

PSU hasn’t thrown the ball down the field all year for a reason. They can’t win a NC with this. Maybe next year they’ll compete.

I think Penn State is exactly as good as it will ever be under James Franklin. It’s pretty consistently good, but permanently hitting the glass.

 

[DCK_1981]

I saw on Twitter the guy from Always Irish compared the to ND under BK. Win the games you should, recruit well but not elite, and lose the big games you’re in.

 

[NDPhilly]

If Allar pans out (plays like a 5 star QB), this is a team that can win a NC. He’s just so far from that.

They’re in a similar spot as BK at ND, but BK teams were significantly more disciplined and better coached IMO. Talent wise, ND, PSU, and Michigan were effectively at the same spot the last ~5 years. ND slightly ahead now in 2023 due to a few Freeman classes.

 

[stlnd01]

If Allar pans out (plays like a 5 star QB), this is a team that can win a NC. He’s just so far from that.

They’re in a similar spot as BK at ND, but BK teams were significantly more disciplined and better coached IMO. Talent wise, ND, PSU, and Michigan were effectively at the same spot the last ~5 years. ND slightly ahead now in 2023 due to a few Freeman classes.

Penn State seems like they have a good defense but yeah their offense is rough. We know what that feels like.

 

[MacIrish75]

Penn State seems like they have a good defense but yeah their offense is rough. We know what that feels like.

If they had Sam Hartman instead of Allar this year, they’d be a title contender. If we had their receiving corps this year, we’d be a title contender.

 

[arrowryan]

Rees was so bad at evaluating QB talent that he almost messed up 2022 QB recruiting twice

 

[stlnd01]

wow he sucks

 

[greyhammer90]

To be fair his WRs appear to be ass. Multiple drops and no seperation.

 

[NDPhilly]

Dante Cephus a bust

 

[MacIrish75]

Dante Cephus a bust

I just wonder what he’d be if he had a good QB getting him the ball. I’d take him right now.

 

[Luckylucci]

Rees was so bad at evaluating QB talent that he almost messed up 2021 QB recruiting twice

Is this to imply that if he landed Allar over Angeli that would be worse?

 

[arrowryan]

Is this to imply that if he landed Allar over Angeli that would be worse?

Probably equal.

Allar looks like a missed evaluation so far.

 

[Irish du Nord]

If they had Sam Hartman instead of Allar this year, they’d be a title contender. If we had their receiving corps this year, we’d be a title contender.

If we had a consistent disruptive Vyper like we’ve had the last 5 or so seasons, PSU’s level of wide receiver, and an offensive line that could sustain the inside blitz we’d be undefeated

 

[Luckylucci]

Probably equal.

Allar looks like a missed evaluation so far.

You think if Steve Angeli were starting for PSU, they’d been #6 in the country going into this game?

 

[arrowryan]

You think if Steve Angeli were starting for PSU, they’d been #6 in the country going into this game?

Their best win is against an Iowa team, who hasn't discovered the forward pass yet, so probably.

 

[Luckylucci]

Their best win is against an Iowa team, who hasn't discovered the forward pass yet, so probably.

PSU isn’t that good. There are a lot of overrated teams, quite frankly. But comparing a starting QB on even a generic Top 25 team to one that likely never starts for one seems like an insane reach.

Notre Dame is one of the teams that is underperforming but our backup QB is better than your starter. That is where we are. Nutty shit.

 

[irishandy]

Never drank the Allar Kool-aid and never understood why this board did either.

There's always next year.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Didn't Driskell love the shit out of Allar? Lol
That plus Phil Jurkovec
Lol

 

[NDdomer2]

I'm guessing somewhere there is a post by arrow saying rees is trash for losing out on Allar

 

[FWIrish4]

Penn St failing upwards over the last few years by playing AND losing two real games each year is just so frustrating. They get basically zero flack from anyone outside their own fanbase for not winning big games, yet somehow are in the Top 10 over the past few years. Falling into the Rose Bowl last year with Michigan and OSU into the playoffs as a prime example.

 

[stlnd01]

Penn St failing upwards over the last few years by playing AND losing two real games each year is just so frustrating. They get basically zero flack from anyone outside their own fanbase for not winning big games, yet somehow are in the Top 10 over the past few years. Falling into the Rose Bowl last year with Michigan and OSU into the playoffs as a prime example.

This seems to be the way for the Big Ten right now.

Michigan does same (they just win the two big game they play instead of losing them). The CFP system is *supposed* to encourage playing a big non-conference game to boost your SOS - playing us will help Ohio State stay in the hunt if they lose to Michigan - but if you're content to go 10-2 and make an NY6, there's really no downside to scheduling soft.

Of course it does not help that the Big Ten's middle class (MSU, Wiscy, Iowa, Nebraska) has fallen off the last few years. The conference schedule just isn't very hard.

 

[Fbolt]

Allar is just a Freshman, correct? Not sure what folks expected from him less than 12 months separated from High School.

 

[stlnd01]

Allar is just a Freshman, correct? Not sure what folks expected from him less than 12 months separated from High School.

He's a sophomore. Appeared in 10 games for them last year.