USC QB Mark Sanchez dislocates his kneecap

Post #1 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:46 am

Per ESPN, LA Times and whatever other media outlets you get your news from. Recovery is expected to take 4-6 weeks and he may be in danger of missing the Ohio State game.

Also, UCLA QB Ben Olson broke his surgically repaired foot and will miss eight weeks, meaning Tennessee will be handed an early win. F**k you, Phil Fulmer.

Any thoughts?

Post #2 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:54 am

Doesn't matter, every QB USC has ever recruited is better than anyone else in the nation, so this doesn't hurt the upcoming perfect season.

Post #3 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:41 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:Doesn't matter, every QB USC has ever recruited is better than anyone else in the nation, so this doesn't hurt the upcoming perfect season.

I was going to berate this comment, but then I realized who it was saying it, and appreciated the sarcasm. Thank you, Sal.

El Turco · Post #4 » by **El Turco** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:32 pm

blessing in disguise for USC. Mustain is better.

Post #5 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:48 pm

You're funny, Turco. Sanchez is USC's QB and it's not even close. Aaron Corp is also better than Mustain, and I don't think that's even close anymore.

El Turco · Post #6 » by **El Turco** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:37 am

oh yea, Sanchez and his great decision making :roll:

. dont get me wrong i am not bit surprised to see a rapist as a starting QB of USC but color me unimpressed with one solid start(against good ol' ND) out of three behind a NFL level o-line. Mustain has a better arm and at least a proven winner (8-0 as a starter at arkansas).

Aaron Corp? you gotta be sh*tting me. we are talking about one of the biggest QB recruits of all time.

Post #7 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:50 am

Typical Ohio State fan: always (recruiting) star-struck. Corp has a year of Sarkisian's system under his belt (more than Mustain) and has been very impressive in spring camp. Mustain gets all the headlines but Corp may win the backup job yet. He's also considered more mobile than Mustain and could be very dangerous.

As far as Sanchez goes, keep in mind that his WR crop is not very special by USC standards, Fred Davis was a bit of an underachiever and his RBs aren't amazing at catching the football. He wasn't great his first year but he has room to improve and I think he will. I don't trust a single stat coming out of Arkansas over the last two years, especially since Houston Nutt couldn't stick with one QB. Proven winner? The way Mustain handled his recruiting and his transfer makes me think he's just a big loser.

A.J. · Post #8 » by **A.J.** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:03 pm

PhilipNelsonFan wrote:You're funny, Turco. Sanchez is USC's QB and it's not even close. Aaron Corp is also better than Mustain, and I don't think that's even close anymore.

I dont know why people down Mustain like that. The guy has soem talent. I think Mustain is better than Corp.

El Turco · Post #9 » by **El Turco** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:34 am

PhilipNelsonFan wrote: I don't trust a single stat coming out of Arkansas over the last two years, especially since Houston Nutt couldn't stick with one QB. Proven winner? The way Mustain handled his recruiting and his transfer makes me think he's just a big loser.

oh, come on philip, you are a smart dude. dont you think there was some relation between egress of Mustain and the fact that sh*t was about to hit the fan in terms of recruitment scandal? i mean within a year, illegal booster contacts with Mustain and DMC surfaced, in a bizarre fashion Arkansas biggest recruit recent years benched even though he was unbeaten as a starter, both head coach and OC left to take less prestigious jobs AND athletic director and chancellor resigned. there was obviously something else cooking behind the closed doors and i hardly blame him for transferring if he wasnt forced to do so.

i dont buy that Sanchez had bad WRs to throw, behind that O-line he should ve been able to put up numbers even he had junior high wide receivers. as for Corp, if he was that good, he would ve been fighting for no.1 spot in the spring, instead of being a long shot for the backup position.

Post #10 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:00 am

From what I've heard about Mustain's recruiting and transfer, he wouldn't go anywhere unless the world was handed to him on a silver platter, and his parents were also going bats**t in "handling" him. On top of that, sometimes in college football it doesn't work out that the most talented player wins the job. This is not the NFL. Maturity matters. And Mustain doesn't possess an ounce of it. (Not that USC quarterbacks necessarily need even half an ounce; see Leinart, Matt; Marinovich, Todd.) I won't deny that there was plenty of NCAA-violating going on in the background; I fully believe you there. I just don't believe you've posted the whole story.

re: WRs, Vidal Hazelton, Patrick Turner & Co. are coming down with a serious case of Mike Williams Syndrome: if it's not a catch with the highest degree of difficulty imaginable, they won't catch it. It's starting to become a problem with USC. Now, their O-line this year, despite having to replace several NFL players, may actually be ahead of last year's bunch (primarily because Kris O'Dowd gets to play full-time; he may be a top-5 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft) and the overall offensive numbers may be better than last year. I didn't think Sanchez's decision-making was bad at all last year.

re: Corp, he's not gonna get headlines because he's boring: Pete Carroll recruited and signed him, and he hasn't committed a felony. (Full disclosure: I laughed at the rapist line, but I'm not going to touch that here.) The idea for me was that it was a three-way battle for No. 1 QB at USC; Sanchez was the favorite going in and he had done nothing to disprove it thus far, so it became a competition for the No. 2. And Corp has a definite shot. I personally feel like he'd be better for USC right now than Mustain.

Post #11 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:55 am

Joe McKnight is an awesome receiver, maybe the QB's just suck :lol:

Where's LAKESHOW, I want to know who he thinks is the best.

LAKESHOW · Post #12 » by **LAKESHOW** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:27 am

joe mcknight is a STAR in the making. although weve got some runningbacks that make the list very long, for example, i like this new kid marc tyler, the son of an old runningback for the rams and 9ers. and another strong runningback, in staphon johnson who will probably run the dual back system together with mcknight. a sorta thunder and lightning combo. so the quality in runningback is strong and goes deep. but watch out for this kid mcknight, from what ive seen at practices, this kid has all the tools to make a heisman push this year, and win it next year. yeah, he is that good.

the receivers this year are going to be better, due to having some experience under their belt. so i like their play.

in regards to who is the better QB is actually hard to say. the bottom line is this, there really was no competition. sure mustain was brought in, and coaches will say competition. but in the case of QB, there was one guy who has been in this offensive system. knows this offensive system. has a little experience in this offensive system. i knew before they even put on helmets who was going to start. mark sanchez. in the USC system of QB, we dont like new, freshman, or freshly brought in QBs. weve got the #1 QB in high school coming in, and he knows the drill, hold the clipboard and wait on the sideline.

so in mustains case, knowing thats how we treated leinart, booty and so on, i couldve told him where he was going to end up. unless of course, injury hits. although in sanchez' case, it doesnt seem too serious and will return shortly. nevertheless, as to who is better can never really be answered, the job was primed and ready for mark. now things are open all over the field. but when it comes to QB on USCs program, there is a strict process.

result? little to no drop off time inbetween bad years and good years. usually, a team like texas for example, has to wait for theyre QB to grow up and through losing seasons and experience, before they eventually become better and start goin to BCS games. with our system, we hope to always be at or near the top every year, without having to wait and see how our young and inexperienced QB will perform. its a QB system that has worked thus far, and well soon findout how far along mark sanchez will take this USC team. starting with virginia.

Post #13 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:53 am

More than a few people who follow high school football more heavily than I, including a long time referee that I talk football with a lot, says Joe McKnight is the most talented player he's ever been on the field with, and this includes both Peyton and Eli Manning, and Marshall Faulk.

Who knows how he progresses later, but that's high praise, and this is a man that really knows his football, and is a HUGE Manning fan.