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I think he has to get the medical RS to even be eligible.
That is what he personally said somewhere although I can't quote it. Am positive this is the case and it might take a while to know if it happens based on previous petitions to the NCAA.
 
Did he try his best? He was healthy and cleared for the last 2 games of the season but allowed a 5th stringer go out there and lead the team.
So if he was refusing to play, why did the coaches even let him suit up? Hell, I don’t know if he cashed in the season or not. The bottom line is he wasn’t very good anyway. Why all the hate? If he was available and got put in, would he have done any better than his previous attempts? I wasn’t disappointed when he got benched. I just don’t understand all the hate towards him.
 
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So if he was refusing to play, why did the coaches even let him suit up? Hell, I don’t know if he cashed in the season or not. The bottom line is he wasn’t very good anyway. Why all the hate? If he was available and got put in, would he have done any better than his previous attempts? I wasn’t disappointed when he got benched. I just don’t understand all the hate towards him.
They didn’t let him suit up. Are you intentionally dense? Cade’s quitting the team, storming out of practice made Kirk, Brian, and Cade look awful. They all tried to save face by letting him stay on the team and not dress.
 
My point being there weren’t expectations on Hill and Petras. Hill will probably go down as the worst Iowa quarterback in the modern era but he was never supposed to be the guy. McNamara was.
But he wasn't the guy. He was terrible. That's not on him. That's on the staff. And to say that there weren't expectations of Petras isn't correct. He was the starting QB for 3 years.
 
They didn’t let him suit up. Are you intentionally dense? Cade’s quitting the team, storming out of practice made Kirk, Brian, and Cade look awful. They all tried to save face by letting him stay on the team and not dress.
Ok. It really doesn’t matter that my point is even if he didn’t quit, would he have played any better than what he showed? So, he quit (I honestly didn’t know that if true) but reality is, he wasn’t any good anyway so I don’t care if he took his ball and went home. I don’t hate him for not being any good and I don’t hate him for not playing the final few games…
 
Ok. It really doesn’t matter that my point is even if he didn’t quit, would he have played any better than what he showed? So, he quit (I honestly didn’t know that if true) but reality is, he wasn’t any good anyway so I don’t care if he took his ball and went home. I don’t hate him for not being any good and I don’t hate him for not playing the final few games…
I'm with you. Kirk and Brian looked bad before Cade quit. I was more than happy never to see Cade take another snap at Iowa so him ducking out of the last 2 games means nothing to me. Hooray.
 
So if he was refusing to play, why did the coaches even let him suit up? Hell, I don’t know if he cashed in the season or not. The bottom line is he wasn’t very good anyway. Why all the hate? If he was available and got put in, would he have done any better than his previous attempts? I wasn’t disappointed when he got benched. I just don’t understand all the hate towards him.
He was not in uniform the last three games, and didn't travel to the road games.....
 
But he wasn't the guy. He was terrible. That's not on him. That's on the staff. And to say that there weren't expectations of Petras isn't correct. He was the starting QB for 3 years.
Agreed. Petras came in with some pretty high expectations. Wasn't he the guy who broke all kinds of high school records in California held by Jared Goff and also came in and was a starting Big 10 QB as a sophomore? Most fans would rightfully have extremely high expectations for a kid like that. He just failed to live up to them.

Based on the relatively good season he had this year, it's pretty clear that he was not coached nearly to his potential.
The same can likely be said about McNamara, though the ceiling on an immobile, inaccurate, and weak armed QB is pretty low.
 
Agreed. Petras came in with some pretty high expectations. Wasn't he the guy who broke all kinds of high school records in California held by Jared Goff and also came in and was a starting Big 10 QB as a sophomore? Most fans would rightfully have extremely high expectations for a kid like that. He just failed to live up to them.

Based on the relatively good season he had this year, it's pretty clear that he was not coached nearly to his potential.
The same can likely be said about McNamara, though the ceiling on an immobile, inaccurate, and weak armed QB is pretty low.
Petras always had good physical skills and made throws that Cade could only dream of. He obviously had poor coaching being stuck with Brian. His biggest problem was between his ears and some of that might have been the result of getting the shit knocked out of him for 3 years behind one of the worst olines in Iowa history and his lack of mobility didn't help that. With that said, Petras looked like Tebow compared to Cade.
 
I never thought I would live long enough to see our OLines become so woefully inept - for years.
Supposedly we were OLineU.
Was losing Doyle THE key factor?
Not a Doyle fan, but OLine play has fallen off a cliff into The Abyss since he was gone.
Our QBs have of late been low D3 caliber (maybe), but only Thor would have had a chance behind our lines.
Makes me weep.
 
And how many of you were ecstatic when Cade signed with Iowa?
This, I couldn’t believe how many on here had a major boner over this guy. The dude struggled and got benched at Michigan where he had championship talent all around him. This was even before her got hurt.
It really showed how clueless our coaches were about recruiting him and how clueless this board was about him.
 
This, I couldn’t believe how many on here had a major boner over this guy. The dude struggled and got benched at Michigan where he had championship talent all around him. This was even before her got hurt.
It really showed how clueless our coaches were about recruiting him and how clueless this board was about him.
I think it also showed how bad our quarterback talent was at the time. Ever since Stanley left
 
This, I couldn’t believe how many on here had a major boner over this guy. The dude struggled and got benched at Michigan where he had championship talent all around him. This was even before her got hurt.
It really showed how clueless our coaches were about recruiting him and how clueless this board was about him.
There were so many other options available for them right? Please list who else we could have gotten, realistically. .. I’ll be waiting.
 
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There were so many other options available for them right? Please list who else we could have gotten, realistically. .. I’ll be waiting.
So we were supposed to have a boner because we brought in another crappy qb? Let’s hope you aren’t doing any hiring at your job. Sorry boss,I know he only comes in once a week but he was the best I could find
 
I never thought I would live long enough to see our OLines become so woefully inept - for years.
Supposedly we were OLineU.
Was losing Doyle THE key factor?
Not a Doyle fan, but OLine play has fallen off a cliff into The Abyss since he was gone.
Our QBs have of late been low D3 caliber (maybe), but only Thor would have had a chance behind our lines.
Makes me weep.
Some was Doyle but his protegee took over. There were also a couple of misses (especially in Iowa/Illinois) in recruiting after Morgan retired. Guess who was in charge of the OL and OL recruiting.
 
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Not sure how KF could put all his eggs in a basket with a hurt qb and when it went south after the 23 season, not move onto a new qb in the portal. Also his fault for not getting an OC hired immediately so he could get a qb in the portal. All of this is on KF for being so offensively illiterate in how he handles everything with the Iowa offense. I just hope Lester has the ability and reigns loose enough to get it done. So tired of this crap and watching other teams make throwing forward passes to wide receivers a positive part of their offense….Iowa offense…we look like a monkey f’n a football out there.
 
Cade wasn’t going to start. So he quit and pouted. And Kirk probably thought this whole situation just makes Brian, Cade, and myself look awful, so how can we salvage this? Can you imagine Kirk letting any other play not walk for Senior day because he just didn’t feel like it? Cade got handled with kid gloves just like Brian.
 
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Cade wasn’t going to start. So he quit and pouted. And Kirk probably thought this whole situation just makes Brian, Cade, and myself look awful, so how can we salvage this? Can you imagine Kirk letting any other play not walk for Senior day because he just didn’t feel like it? Cade got handled with kid gloves just like Brian.
Walking or not is an eligible players decision.
 
And how many of you were ecstatic when Cade signed with Iowa?

I’m positive I kept saying Cade got beat out by the youngster JJ McCarthy. Some other poster (I’d rather not say his name, as he could show up and he’s a terrible menace on this board) insisted that Cade was just hurt…….until I pointed out that if I remember correctly Cade didn’t actually have surgery until AFTER the season was over. Guy got beat out, plain and simple.
 
Cade wasn’t going to start. So he quit and pouted. And Kirk probably thought this whole situation just makes Brian, Cade, and myself look awful, so how can we salvage this? Can you imagine Kirk letting any other play not walk for Senior day because he just didn’t feel like it? Cade got handled with kid gloves just like Brian.
Cade got benched. Sullivan got hurt. Instead of coming back he after being cleared by medical staff Cade knew what to say for “concussion symptom” and why confusion week of Maryland. Cade knew if he played no way he has any shot for one more year. So you’re right he basically quit but way coaches handled it was smart. Hands tied behind their back with a no win situation.
 
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So if he was refusing to play, why did the coaches even let him suit up? Hell, I don’t know if he cashed in the season or not. The bottom line is he wasn’t very good anyway. Why all the hate? If he was available and got put in, would he have done any better than his previous attempts? I wasn’t disappointed when he got benched. I just don’t understand all the hate towards him.
He doesn't deserve the hate. Agree with that.

I'm still kind of shocked at how inaccurate he was with his throws. Play that stands out was him totally under throwing a wide open Wetjen v OSU in the first qtr....sure TD if he puts it on the money. Not even close.

I expected him to be pretty accurate when he signed on with the Hawks. He wasn't. :(
 
So if he was refusing to play, why did the coaches even let him suit up? Hell, I don’t know if he cashed in the season or not. The bottom line is he wasn’t very good anyway. Why all the hate? If he was available and got put in, would he have done any better than his previous attempts? I wasn’t disappointed when he got benched. I just don’t understand all the hate towards him.
Agree.
Cade wanting to play and taking NIL money offered is to be expected.
All the fan disappointment and frustration is directed at the wrong person.
 
Cade wasn’t going to start. So he quit and pouted. And Kirk probably thought this whole situation just makes Brian, Cade, and myself look awful, so how can we salvage this? Can you imagine Kirk letting any other play not walk for Senior day because he just didn’t feel like it? Cade got handled with kid gloves just like Brian.
Cades knees were so bad he couldn't walk out for senior day
 
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