He was the first QB Iowa offered in that class, but he wanted to play in a spread offense and start as a true freshman and got to do both at TCU.
Jees, that can't be. Iowa never puts any effort into recruiting, and doesn't talk to anyone in the portal......
At Iowa they would just tell him to stand in the pocket.
At Iowa, he would be a backup to Petras.
Can you imagine Graham Mertz playing behind the current Iowa line?
Maybe but it gives defenses something to think about. They say you can implement spread principles into a Pro-style offense. But that wouldn't jive with our conservative approach.
The real question is: Would Max be the same QB he is if he went to Iowa? I don't believe Iowa knows how to develop QBs. They coach them to be risk averse. Manage the game instead of improvising. I doubt he would be the as good at Iowa because of the KF and BF.
he would have developed much better under the current QB coach.
Randy P has said in his articles something about Duggan having problems in prior years..and persevered. Anyone know what they were?
Iowa’s best qb on the team is playing as a cover corner. And this proves the staff has no clue how to evaluate qb’s for their system or change a system to the talents of said player. Move Cooper to qb and you have a player that can lead this team very much like Max Duggin is doing at TCU.
He will have a chance but I’d still find ways to use him on offense. It isn’t as if Iowa doesn’t have four or five star db’s to take his place at corner, cash, or safety.
Pretty sure Iowa offered him. ISU did, and there was a connection there, but -- according to the rumor mill -- when Purdy blossomed, Duggan was looking at being a backup for three years.
OH WOW, WE WON! What can we complain about? I know! the QB at TCU. But ne's from Iowa and the last one from Iowa who started gets flak here. Oh well.
I wish they would come up with some wildcat packages for him to run. Especially in the red zone where we have sucked all year.
I believe he was also diagnosed with some heart ailment which went undetected most of his life.
He was not good for 3 years. TCU fans were done with him, Chandler Morris (redshrit fresman) was the starter to begin the year, but got hurt in the opener. Duggan has gotten hot for sure, he also has a 6'4" WR (will be a 1st rd pick), a 6'5" WR and a Oline full of upperclassman.
UM, yeah no. He has improved his stat line every year from this freshman season. Passer ratings went 113, 134, 157, 175. Last year he had 16 TDs to 6 INTs.
Guessing it had something to do with the 5-7, 6-4, & 5-7 records, as well as Gary Patterson getting fired mid-year last year.
