Top 3 QB's for 2009 Recruiting Class

[Old Tiger]

According to Rivals 100 list these are the top 3 QB's.


#1 Matt Barkley(Santa Ana, CA) - USC
6'3 226 lbs. 4.7 forty
Rushing - 15 att, 3 yds, 1 td
Passing - 340 pa, 213 pc, 62.0%, 3,560 yds, 35 tds, 9 ints

#2 Russell Shephard(Houston, TX) - LSU
6'2 183 lbs. 4.4 forty
Rushing - 176 att, 1,525 yds, 18 tds
Passing - 108 pa, 49 pc, 45.4%, 794 yds, 8 tds, 4 ints

#3 Garrett Gilbert(Austin, TX) - Texas
6'3 186 lbs.
Rushing - 96 att, 400 yds, 6 tds
Passing - 555 pa, 359 pc, 64.7%, 4,826 yds, 52, tds, 12 ints


How do they decide the difference in them? Interesting stuff.

[g$$]

Originally posted by Go Blue
According to Rivals 100 list these are the top 3 QB's.


#1 Matt Barkley(Santa Ana, CA) - USC
6'3 226 lbs. 4.7 forty
Rushing - 15 att, 3 yds, 1 td
Passing - 340 pa, 213 pc, 62.0%, 3,560 yds, 35 tds, 9 ints

#2 Russell Shephard(Houston, TX) - LSU
6'2 183 lbs. 4.4 forty
Rushing - 176 att, 1,525 yds, 18 tds
Passing - 108 pa, 49 pc, 45.4%, 794 yds, 8 tds, 4 ints

#3 Garrett Gilbert(Austin, TX) - Texas
6'3 186 lbs.
Rushing - 96 att, 400 yds, 6 tds
Passing - 555 pa, 359 pc, 64.7%, 4,826 yds, 52, tds, 12 ints


How do they decide the difference in them? Interesting stuff.

Simply opinion, not an exact science by any stretch. Shephard is more of an athlete than pure qb too.

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by g$$
Simply opinion, not an exact science by any stretch. Shephard is more of an athlete than pure qb too. True about Shep. IMO he won't be a good college QB.

[g$$]

Originally posted by Go Blue
True about Shep. IMO he won't be a good college QB.

Much like John Chiles...athlete more than qb but he can play. I've watched him here in Houston.

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by g$$
Much like John Chiles...athlete more than qb but he can play. I've watched him here in Houston. Yup....Chiles flat out sucks at passing. Rumors are they are switching his position.

[Phil C]

No wonder Les let RP go. :)

[g$$]

Originally posted by Go Blue
Yup....Chiles flat out sucks at passing. Rumors are they are switching his position.

Think so too. Plus Gilbert is heir apparent anyway after McCoy.

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by g$$
Think so too. Plus Gilbert is heir apparent anyway after McCoy. I think so too.

[jlg043]

suppose to be moved to receiver

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

i think there is alot of money to be made where alot of people want to pay it. most college coaches (the good recruiting coaches anyway) have things they look for and things they see their teams needing or a skill that a player has that they want. in these cases, Im sure USC, LSU and Texas all saw things in film that attracted them to recruit that player. things like rivals, and espn, and other recruiting agencies really probably dont play as big a role in the grand scheme of things as we'd all like to believe. here in Texas we all know there is a plethora of talent and it gives us a warm and fuzzy if one of the players on a team we love and support gets recruited or goes to a big-time school. but with such a large amount of talent that we observe if we get to see a kids name go on a website or in the paper we feel good because they are going to potentially have the opportunity to succeed that any of us may not necessarily have had. so in essence, the money train that carries those things is conducted by you and me.