Rickie Collins

[SuFTW]

Throwing a true freshman into this situation could destroy his confidence if it goes bad. I don't know what level of competition Carney played at in TX. This might be too much of an ask of him.

Carney started as a freshman in high school, I don’t think the moment will be too much for him as he has played a lot of football. If he can’t handle then so be it.

 

[sufandu]

He had all the spring summer and fall to be prepared to play, and ended up a disaster when he got in a game. If going from March to The end of September, you aren’t prepared to play. What planet are you living on makes anyone think another week is going to make things right? They better be preparing one of the youngsters to play if things don't go well in the 1st half, otherwise the season might go quickly south.

You realize you repeated exactly what I said, right?

 

[tptcuse]

Collins post game gives me pause...
would felt better hearing him act more like a leader and shouldering more blame for our lack of offense...maybe it's just me.

He seems super nice but rarely has answers to questions.

 

[Cuseregular]

Yesterday was obviously a nightmare, but I’m willing to give Rickie a couple more starts before we definitively close the book on him.

We all thought Angeli was hot garbage also with about 8 min left in the 4th quarter vs UConn.

Not all of us, look back thru my posts, knew he’d he’d emerge to do great things. Why? His film. He showed all the skills,and just as importantly, the intangible nuances people like me who have recruited the sport look for.

Was calling him “McCordesque” and “McCord lite” little did I realize he’d end up being just as good or damn close certainly right up there.

Seeing nothing and I mean nothing of the same from Rickie, god love him the good kid he appears to be. Give him SMU and when the Duke game occurs again, and it will, then being in whomever is the next kid up for Pitt after the bye.

That may not be the answer and then it’s a horse race once more the rest of the year where we’re experiencing the old adage, “if you have two or three qbs playing, you really have none“

 

[baggerbob]

It's definitely an in case of emergency break glass scenario.

But, QB1 going down, QB2 looking rough... I've got to think they're thinking really hard about what they can get out of Carney's 4 games (he has 3 more to go to keep his redshirt).

If they think he can help them win, I think they'd want to get him in quickly. There are 7 games left. It'll be pretty dumb to blow his redshirt on 5 games, where one of them was a game he played one snap in. I think you can make the year worth it if he appears on at least 6.

And the bowl game.

You have to win enough games to get to a bowl, and nothing Rickie has shown will get there. You can't afford another fiasco like Duke, or you will start losing the team . Regardless of DART, it means the coaching staff too, and they have to believe you are putting them in position to win games.

 

[FrancoPizza]

How short is Carney?

 

[orange79]

How short is Carney?

Listed at 6'2" on the roster.

So probably 5'4" IRL.

 

[23Zone]

Tom Collins > Phil Collins >>>>> Ricky Collins

 

[bnoro]

I’m convinced bnoro is Rickie’s dad

Why? Because I thought some posters' criticism of him has been over the top before we actually saw him play?

I never said Collins was winning the Heisman, or that there was some huge injustice that Angeli won the job. I thought both QBs were flawed and didn't think once was necessarily better than the other, and my only point was both guys deserved a fair shake from our fans.

However, after a shaky start to the season in the Tennessee/3 quarters of UConn, Angeli looked solid against Colgate, and completely proved me wrong at Clemson. I was looking forward to the rest of the season with him at the helm before the injury (because I am a Syracuse fan and I care more about success than internet points).

I also believed that if Collins got his chance, he had the tools to be successful. While he showed some flashes Saturday I don't think he's good enough to lead us to where Angeli could have if he didn't get injured. I figured after a full week of practice with the ones, and some plays crafted more to his skill set, we would've seen some success against Duke. That was incorrect.

I don't think a true freshman is the answer this season either, but I'm not the coach. I just want to make a bowl game.