I imagine if/when Park gets right again he will be back as our starter. I also imagine it can't hurt his play much to know how capable Kempt looked on Saturday.
I do like how Kempt gave our big receivers a chance to make a play on the ball. Park overthrows them way too often.
But Park is a lot more talented. If Park had the same game plan against Texas that they had for Kempt today, that would have been a win IMO. Look at how often Kempt dumped it off to Montgomery in space, or Ryen, or Murdock, etc instead of just throwing deep all day. Park had none of that available to him against Texas' pressure.... mainly just deep routes that took too long to develop.
After Saturday I say Kempt. But the last decade of ISU QB history tells me otherwise. Every single QB we've ever had has come out of his first game a hero and every single one of them turned out to be a dud eventually. Park seems different to me. At the same time he let down his team and Kyle did everything to deserve another start. Specially when you see the team hoisting him up in the locker room.
Don't bring Park back, he totally mismanaged the offense against Texas, but may have had *something* affecting his on field performance. The season is too short to throw even one game away, can you imagine being 4-1?
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Why would you choose Kempt over a 100% healthy Park? Because he "seems different"?
I meant that Park seems different in a good way. That he doesnt seem to fall into the always-repeating ISU QB narrative (great in first game and regressed after that). Park is the most consistent QB we've had in a long time.
The amount of pressure Park faced wasn't even comparable. Park has been VERY good at hanging in the pocket in his career up until the Texas game after he got sacked twice on the first drive.Unbelievably to me was how Kempt stayed in the pocket. Seemed Park was scrambling even when he didn’t need to last week and that caused many problems.
It's a really tough call. Park is more skilled, but Kyle seemed unflappable out there and doesn't make mistakes. I'm glad I'm not the one making the decision.
Unbelievably to me was how Kempt stayed in the pocket. Seemed Park was scrambling even when he didn’t need to last week and that caused many problems.
Why would you choose Kempt over a 100% healthy Park? Because he "seems different"?
Just because you can have as many walk-ons as you want, you can only work with a limited number of walk-on players. If the coaches did not see true talent and potential, they would not have had him as a walk-on, and instead would have gone with a true freshman that may have developed for the first year.