That part there makes me sort of question RR's ability to identify his best talent. I felt like he was forever chasing his next Pat White at Michigan and Arizona.
Colson and Williams in front of Slaton and Bednarick in front of White. The very players who defined him as a coach was accidental really in their starts.
That is my answer. In the years that defined him as a coach, they were 2nd and 3rd stringers to RR.
His subsequent QB's were attempted molds of PW. He found success and needed that exact blueprint. Not just a dual threat, but a second PW.
The difference at Michigan wasn't at QB. He wanted smaller...faster...quicker Ol to make conversion to his system. Wasn't ever going to get the time.
He did the same thing at WVU. OL changup. Yet he still chased the elusive PW replacement. Yet you couldn't replace that mindset PW had. I think RR knew. Hence why he bolted. He couldn't win at the same rate he could with PW. Among other reasons as well.
It always amazes me that the Mountaineers have found high levels of success with dual threat qb but repeatedly recruit in the pocket guys. Never seem to have an OL to make that work consistently.
Got that right. At least not in the years of me being a fan. The underachieving '99 squad was the closest I have seeing but like you said, inconsistent.
It has nothing to do with math.... This is the equivalent of saying: well if we didn't drop the nuclear bomb of Japan, WWII would have lasted another five years. The fact of the matter is, we had the bomb, be dropped it...end of conversation. Same with PW. We had PW and everything else is pure speculation.
Excellent point. Sometimes a scheme can be a hindrance for talent.
And if he didn't have Pat White it's the normal ride of 8-5, 9-4, 7-6, 8-5.
It's the CFE MATHEMATICAL equations. They're gospel.
