Rickie Collins

[orangepassion]

I’ve got a lotta faith in my guy Rickie

That' very kind of you, BigNastyJohn. You're not so nasty, after all.

 

[Sudano]

This UCF offense is what I'd like to see our offense morph into with Ricki Collins at QB.
He was 25/32 223 yards, 1 TD and no Ints with 34 points
I think their QB has alot of similar traits as Collins.
Not alot of straight drop backs, not alot of reads, but alot of movement, misdirection, RPO runs and passes keeping passes simple, direct, but everyone running free...

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

I liked Colin’s responses post game. Seems like a kid team will rally behind. If he can make good decisions and hit throws down the field he will be fine. Nice to have a kid of Luke’s ability as the 2 now also.

 

[tptcuse]

I liked Colin’s responses post game. Seems like a kid team will rally behind. If he can make good decisions and hit throws down the field he will be fine. Nice to have a kid of Luke’s ability as the 2 now also.

He is always smiling. Seems like a really joyful kid. If he can learn quickly, he will be a lot of fun to watch.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

In the spirit of full disclosure, I was crushed when Steve went down. Have not been that deflated after a big win in a very long time.

It would certainly seem like our passing game will take a hit but let's see what Rickie can do. Like many, I am concerned. That is mostly due to the unknown plus what we have seen. Still, Rickie had a nice TD drive when he came in.

I was very impressed with how Rickie handled not being QB#1. He was very supportive of Steve, he was classy, he was team-first. He emphasized continuing to improve and being ready in case he was called upon to help the team. That is what a solid teammate does. That is also what a true leader does.

So, I'm all-in on Team Rickie. It is his opportunity, and I hope he comes out blazing. Will he be successful? We all hope so. He may not be and that is yet to be determined. Until such time, he deserves to have the fan base behind him. I'm behind him and I am sure the team is as well.

 

[ezbeezy214]

It’s manifestation time again. As we are about to head into the new week, I will work on projecting images onto the back of my eye lids or just in my thoughts when work gets a little slow. Hope you join me in envisioning levels we haven’t yet seen and take them into Saturday.

 

[Ozone!]

Let’s give the kid a chance; he has only a few reps of college ball under his best.
He sat behind NFL talent at LSU.

 

[Cuseregular]

In the spirit of full disclosure, I was crushed when Steve went down. Have not been that deflated after a big win in a very long time.

It would certainly seem like our passing game will take a hit but let's see what Rickie can do. Like many, I am concerned. That is mostly due to the unknown plus what we have seen. Still, Rickie had a nice TD drive when he came in.

I was very impressed with how Rickie handled not being QB#1. He was very supportive of Steve, he was classy, he was team-first. He emphasized continuing to improve and being ready in case he was called upon to help the team. That is what a solid teammate does. That is also what a true leader does.

So, I'm all-in on Team Rickie. It is his opportunity, and I hope he comes out blazing. Will he be successful? We all hope so. He may not be and that is yet to be determined. Until such time, he deserves to have the fan base behind him. I'm behind him and I am sure the team is as well.

Great post bud

 

[CA Monk]

As sad as I am that Angeli got hurt, I'm very surprised with the negativity about Collins. We have the greatest depth at QB in recent memory and coaches that get that football is a team game. We have multiple highly regarded players in our QB room even with Angeli out. It wasn't long ago that we had no real QB, no depth on the line, and receivers that had trouble getting separation. This will be a busy week for the coaches to scheme for Collins, but we beat Clemson playing "complimentary" football, a term I'm liking. Rickie won't be out there alone and brings significant skills. We actually have a next man up at QB, and a next man up after him. We also have coaches that will put Rickie in a position to succeed. I was nervous yesterday until the end, but mainly about Clemson's abilities, not ours. DART is real. We don't play in a vacuum and talented opposing teams may well beat us, but i have more confidence in our ability to compete with good teams than I've had in a generation. Enjoy the moment...

I think some of us have PCdRWTSD:
Post Carlos del Rio Wilson Traumatic Stress Disorder

 

[Idiocuse22&]

Dick and Shenexon...nice reading there thank you! Agreed.
The stats Kyle put up last yr and the stats Angeli was putting up this year shows not only their talent but how good our coaching is&how well they work together.
Collins did not show an obvious reason to be thrilled but he wasn't asked to nor needed to.
I saw nothing to make me concerned is what is most important. Imagine if we asked too much in that spot with play calling and he made a mistake and we end up losing?
He managed the game, we won and Def stepped up . Solid 1st step, confidence intact.
Coaches will have Collins ready. They will put him in good spots, they will set him up for success. Guys will step up.
Its amazing having confidence in coaching and having solid talent.
Wasn't long ago when QB1 went out injured and our best option was a freshman that wasnt even recruited...Dungey whotf? is Dungey? Then Dungey gets hurt and we gotta play a walk-on from the College of Dupage?, Zack Mahoney. Good thing we had a good qb coach at that time &those qbs were diamonds in the deep rough thanks to Lester. Mahoney did relatively well but he had no business starting for a P5 school.
2 years ago we had to run a damn wildcat offense with a TE playing QB!
So...We are good! We have come a long way quickly.
Remember when some people considered bringing in Angeli questionable? Why name Collins the starter and then bring in more competition? That was a thing.