Other than taking pleasure in other fans disgust of him coming back, what is it you are looking at as a reason for excitement for him returning?
3 Big Ten West Division Championships in a row..
I think I understand what you are saying. The possibility of him being a 3 time west champ and 2 time b10 champ excites you......
Everything that has been said about Spencer in this thread is correct. He's been a total stand up guy. However, it is my total hope that he does not come back next year and we see what we have. If we have some growing pains, so be it. Can the offense actually be any worse than 131? And no, I'm not putting it all on him. I'm just ready for the next man in.
They may applaud him before the game but if that offense puts up 3 points and we miss out on the easiest trip to Indy Kevin Wilson could have ever created he sure as shit will get booed later.
Jesus dude....
Where do you think they end up as a 7-5 team in a 3 way tie for 2nd in the west?
Anyone booing Spencer Petras on Senior Day deserves to get punched in the face. Flat-out, on the spot, no appeals.
Yeah, I posted in another thread that I give SP kudos for leading this team's turnaround and improving his play, but anything short of a Rose Bowl victory (which would certainly require superb QB play against two very-high-quality opponents) and I'm ready to move on to Iowa's next QB.
What to you mean by at any point?
Wasn’t there a pretty healthy round of boos for Adam Shada on Senior Day back in the day? Hopefully I have that wrong, I haven’t been to a Senior Day since the one that included Bob Sanders.
In a large part due to the Iowa defense.
I think most fans pity SP more than anything. He's not a good QB, but he's serviceable behind a quality OL, which he's never consistently had. I still think he's an upgrade over Jake C, and comparable to JVB.
I was at every game from 2000 to 2012 and never heard a healthy round of boos for any player.
Ok good. That’s not what I remember hearing at the time, but I certainly hope it’s not something that’s happened and I wasn’t there for Shada’s.
Despite Petras. Worst qb of the worst offense in football. You need to take the blinders off my God. Let me guess, you think Brian is a good OC as well, and want him back?
Well you weren’t there when Shada was booed then, and it was way more than a few fans booing. I felt bad for him.
Wow. 3 tds in 4 games lol. Against 3 bad teams, and a very mediocre Minnesota team. That’s amazing! You actually think that’s proving he is good?
Look at the threads on booing from earlier this year. That is how a bunch of our emotionally weak and immature fans would have handled it if things went south. Fortunately, Spencer is A LOT mentally tougher than some of our fan base.
I really hope he goes through Senior Day activities positively, especially if he can make the offense stay on the field long enough to give defense a breather. A few points and don’t put the defense in a bad position. That’s all we really need to go back to Indy.
Along with a lifetime ban from Kinnick/Carver/rowing practices/etc. Get that trash out of here.
You realize I wasn't responding to you, right? I wasn't even responding from the position that he was good?
I gotta be honest with you, I thought your post to me was sarcasm. I thought you were being tongue in cheek to the Homer's by offering a 4 game data set.
During pregame intros earlier on this year, there were loud boos when he was announced as the starting QB on the PA system, but on senior day I have never witnessed anyone boo any player.
I agree, I think he and his coaches have figured how to use his skill set.Now it’s just getting a big ten OL in place.
They argued the players know who they were booing, but as Merriweather's recent statement alludes to they took it personal. They are a team. Don't shit on the team. Go visit Kirk at his house or call Gary and Kirk at their work numbers and or don't show up in Kinnick. That will get their attention.
