(for us) for Oregon to be unveiling those ‘classic’ uni’s, heh.

I think it’s required from all recruits these days. How many of them actually go there?

Jaypa should call it the “Spread Beaver”.

I would play my football in that offense in a heartbeat.

Especially when you consider that Devlin transferring actually opened up the doors for Newsome to come. While I don’t like players transferring, this is a “good” type of transfer at the program (mainly, the guy in front of him is so good, that there’s no reason staying to compete). USC has this “problem” by the metric assload, and they don’t seem to be suffering too much.

So yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised to see either PJ or Bolden transfer sometime down the road, but if we have success with Clark this year, the New Awesome for the 3 or 4 years he is here, and then either Jones or Bolden, then the next crop of QBs will be like, “oh, PSU has been developing QBs lately, and it looks like a spot just opened up”

Bring it on! That’s a problem I want to have!

But Bolden has said in an interview that he doesn’t mind competing for the starting QB position.

someone is going to be the odd man out. Let’s get Bolden and Jones signed first before we worry about who is going to wear the chef hat

Would Bolden technically be considered leftovers? I think so.

unless each QB has a different set of skills (i.e. Florida had Chris Leak a pocket passer and then Freshman Tim Tebow came in as a change of pace/running QB. If you remember he didn’t really throw all that much.)

Better to be overstaffed than understaffed.

Since it is highly doubtful that Joe would give the starting QB job to a true freshman unless Newsome really sucks for some reason.

So we have (assuming we get both Jones and Boldin):
2009: Clark starter, Newsome backup
2010: Newsome starter, probably Boldin as true freshman backup, with Jones redshirting
2011: Newsome starter, Boldin (probably) or Jones as backup, and the other as “3rd string”
then it depends if Newsome comes back for his senior year
If he does:
2012: Newsome starts, and I could see either Boldin or Jones transferring, depending on how their “battle” goes. Boldin is likely the 2nd string, but who knows, he might transfer so he can have 2 years as a starter)
if they don’t transfer
2013: likely Boldin starts (if he’s still around, this is his senior year), PJ as backup
2014: PJ starts in his senior year.

so it almost seems like the ideal situation is that hopefully PJ develps real well in his redshirt and freshman year, and Boldin either transfers or ideally stays as a backup. This way we can have 2 years for one of them as starter OR for Newsome to transfer and then get 2 years out of Boldin (or 3 years out of PJ)

It is really hard to tell, though, since who knows who will be a star, and who will be a dud, and also who will be content with 3 years as backup, and 1 year of starting.

Especially if we get Bolden. He really wants to be a QB and PSU sees him more like a safety, which I agree with.