I posted the basis for this in the Wright thread, but decided to offer it up for discussion in it’s own thread. I’ve been thinking this for a while, and this seems as good a time as any.
It’s been said that Brock Purdy is about to go down as the greatest quarterback in the history of Cyclone football.
Well, I don’t have much quibble about that. Matter of fact, I think that by many perameters, by various metrics, it’s already true. And I’ve seen the best quarterbacks of the modern era, from David Archer through Seneca, Todd, Sage, Bret, Austen, Sam and...Steele.
On the other hand, I think that the way things are going under Matt Campbell, it might be more accurate to say that Brock is the best quarterback in the history of Cyclone football thus far.
Call him a trail blazer.
And this a new era of Cyclone football.
Now, the guys who come afterwards are going to have better corps of receivers. Better stables of running backs. And better offensive lines—definitely better offensive lines! And all of those assets to benefit from for their whole careers—not just their senior seasons, as Brock is likely to enjoy.
Not to mention having even better defenses, to get the ball back more often.
So, the truth of the matter is, those guys will likely have more notoriety as recruits. There’ll be people who break Brock’s records. Shoot, there’ll likely be kids who may be even better quarterbacks than Brock is—imagine Brock Purdy’s brain in Steele Jantz’s body.
(That would be a young John Elway, in case you’re wondering)
But just as Seneca will always be Seneca, Brock will always be Brock. Genuine and authentic.
Enjoy it at your nearest Jack Trice Stadium while you can.
Go Cyclones!
It’s been said that Brock Purdy is about to go down as the greatest quarterback in the history of Cyclone football.
Well, I don’t have much quibble about that. Matter of fact, I think that by many perameters, by various metrics, it’s already true. And I’ve seen the best quarterbacks of the modern era, from David Archer through Seneca, Todd, Sage, Bret, Austen, Sam and...Steele.
On the other hand, I think that the way things are going under Matt Campbell, it might be more accurate to say that Brock is the best quarterback in the history of Cyclone football thus far.
Call him a trail blazer.
And this a new era of Cyclone football.
Now, the guys who come afterwards are going to have better corps of receivers. Better stables of running backs. And better offensive lines—definitely better offensive lines! And all of those assets to benefit from for their whole careers—not just their senior seasons, as Brock is likely to enjoy.
Not to mention having even better defenses, to get the ball back more often.
So, the truth of the matter is, those guys will likely have more notoriety as recruits. There’ll be people who break Brock’s records. Shoot, there’ll likely be kids who may be even better quarterbacks than Brock is—imagine Brock Purdy’s brain in Steele Jantz’s body.
(That would be a young John Elway, in case you’re wondering)
But just as Seneca will always be Seneca, Brock will always be Brock. Genuine and authentic.
Enjoy it at your nearest Jack Trice Stadium while you can.
Go Cyclones!
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