I think some of the people who want Purdy to redshirt are just thinking about keeping him around for as long as possible, every last minute that we can. Y’know, because ISU never has really good quarterbacks.
In response, I’ll offer this:
A. Easton Dean and Aiden Bouman. Yep, I know that neither is highly rated at the moment. In other words, they’re in the exact same spot Brock was at the very same point. Now, I don’t expect ‘Bama to come sniffing around Easton—they already have their QB commit this time—but I’d hardly be surprised if someone did.
I don’t know if Easton has quite the polish that Brock does (and I mean “I don’t know”, not “he doesn’t”) but he’s got the same tools—and is five (or six) inches taller and twenty pounds heavier.
Bouman has that polish.
B. I will quite cheerfully give Brock every minute of experience he can get this year. He may not be the Second Coming every game, he may even have a bad game here or there—but better to get it out of the way now. Experience is experience.
C. Dean and Bouman. Seriously. Watch their film. Whenever Brock Purdy completes his eligibility, we’ve got nothing to worry about.
It’s weird. It’s almost like Matt Campbell has a plan in place, or something.
