Not being pro-Furman but if NDSU is run-first and throw efficiently Woffd saw that twice w Furman. Hodges may be a better QB / and WCU Adams is strong too.. hard to know as they all use different systems but here was Furman. You guys know football - these stats are EYE POPPING:
PASS EFFICIENCYGCompAttInt Pct.YardsTD .............Efficiency Rating
1.Furman 8 SoCon games ...92 comp ... 142 attempts ... 2 interceptions ... 64.8 pct ... 1553 yds ... 11 TDs ...............
179.4 RATING- ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE????? THATS ALMOST UNHEARD OF
2.Samford 8 238359866.3282021 ................ 147.1
3.Mercer 8 128212660.4165910 ..................... 136.0
4.Western Carolina 8 144231762.3157313 ....... 132.0
5.Wofford 8 52101151.58302 ...............,..... 125.1
6.ETSU 8 138245556.3165710 ........................ 122.5
and Furman Is NOT NDSU. We are improving but I am not even going there.. LOL. But I don't think the QB level is much different. The OL, yeah. Many of the guys like DeLuca etc etc - IE, the trenches and front 7... yeah, NDSU may be way better. But I watched FU QB Blaze all year and watched 3 NDSU games. I don't see a difference. Notice YT lists FU's QB right there with Hodges. He was arguing that at some points in teh year he felt Blaze was better.. when we could help him w a run game. If you want to see what I mean, watch Furman v Citadel or somebody. Wofford just had Blaze running for his life and playing from behind where they could pin their ears back... so watching the last game FU v Woff isn't that telling. And their was still one drive where he killed em (to put us up 10-7) --> IE, when the game was even he was a serious danger. But once we couldn't run and got behind, well, that makes every QB look bad. (okay, maybe not Wentz :) But, basically No QB can be effective when he has no run game help and the DL can sell out.
Here is another truly FREAKY stat w Blaze at FU v all SoCon comp (only 8 SoCon games) - He was number one in FCS nation late in season.. maybe ended up top 5 or so? Yards per attempt:
PASS YDS/ATT G ... Comp .... Att ....Int Pct.....
YardsAvg. TD
1.Furman 8 games .... 92comp ..... 142attempts ... 2int .....64.8pct .... 1553 yds .......
10.9 yards per attempted pass ......11 TDs
2.Wofford ... 8games ... 52 comp... 101 attempt .... 1int ...51.5 pct ........830 yards .... 8.2 yards per pass attempt ... .....2 TDs
3.Samford 8 gmaes ....238 comp ..359 attempts ...8 int ... 66.3 pct ... 2820 yards ...7.9 pass yards per attempt ......21 TDs
4.Mercer 7.8 yds per pass attempt
5.The Citadel 7.0 yards per pass attempt
6.Western Carolina 6.8 yds per pass attempt
7.ETSU 6.8 yds per pass attempt
8.Chattanooga 5.7 yards per pass attempt
9.VMI 4.5 yards per pass attempt
Yeah, here it is - FU QB finished number 2 in nation in pass efficiency:
This kind of backs up my theory. I think they have seen this QB level / type. The difference is NDSU can probably run better and defend better than Furman