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CU Buffs' transfer quarterback Connor Wood shines in spring game - The Denver Post
When you lose 86 percent of your offensive production from a 3-9 team, you take new production where you can get it.
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Chuckie Finster said...
Ash came in with no experience, no fanfare, and no expectations and earned reps with the first team. Nobody expected him to do anything at all last season and he forced the coaches to play him.
Connor had all the same opportunities, plus a year headstart on Ash, and didn't take advantage of them. I wish him the best at Colorado and really think he can do good things there, but let's not act like he didn't have a shot to shine here.
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khorn28 said...
Connor probably made a rash decision to transfer so early in his career, but in his opinion,the writing was on the wall, he was never going to get any PT ahead of Case.
Ash didn't have many reps until they realized how much of mess the whole GG as the starter notion was. At that point Connor had already decided to transfer.
This post was edited by Chuckie Finster on 4/18/2012 at 11:59 PM
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Chuckie Finster said...
Connor transferred four days before the first game of last season. The glowing reports of Ash working with the first team had been going on for much longer than that.
I agree with you that Ash's reps most likely increased when they realized what a clusterf*** GG was going to be, but if Wood had shown anything up to that point then I'm sure the coaches would have rather increased his reps than those of a true freshman.
I really think GG's failure hurt Connor the most. I think he had the potential to be very good, but he needed some extra time coming from a private school. As a redshirt Junior in 2013 I think he would have been a prime candidate to follow a three year starter in GG. But he just wasn't ready to step in last year, and once he was passed by Ash I don't think he ever would have had the opportunity to win it back.
It sucks, but I think it was one of those cases where it worked out for all parties involved.
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Chuckie Finster said...
Connor transferred four days before the first game of last season. The glowing reports of Ash working with the first team had been going on for much longer than that.
I agree with you that Ash's reps most likely increased when they realized what a clusterf*** GG was going to be, but if Wood had shown anything up to that point then I'm sure the coaches would have rather increased his reps than those of a true freshman.
I really think GG's failure hurt Connor the most. I think he had the potential to be very good, but he needed some extra time coming from a private school. As a redshirt Junior in 2013 I think he would have been a prime candidate to follow a three year starter in GG. But he just wasn't ready to step in last year, and once he was passed by Ash I don't think he ever would have had the opportunity to win it back.
It sucks, but I think it was one of those cases where it worked out for all parties involved.
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Connor Wood shines in spring game