Appleby is Transferring

[KentuckyBoiler]

Well, I wish Austin all the best. He was a competitor. I just wish it could have turned out better for him here. I don't think most of the items he seemed to be a scape goat for were his fault.

I saw he is transferring to Florida. We are stocking the SEC with QB's. I don't know Florida's QB roster depth. Does he have a chance of starting or playing much or is he going to be like Hance, when he went to USC?

 

[nat100]

Their qb situation is pretty bad. 1 returning scholarship player and some talented incoming freshmen. There's a chance to play at the least

 

[Summy1]

How sad is it that our QB's are transferring to good SEC schools. That must mean they have talent and that Purdue could do nothing with them. Hazell and Shoop should be ashamed of themselves. Shows both have no coaching talent what so ever.

 

[rgarlitz]

Wish him the very best. He's a tough competitor and seems to be a team guy. Wish he had more to show for his time at Purdue.

 

[Born Boiler]

We're now the Cradle of SEC Quarterbacks. They'll get to stand and watch a lot of good games ... kind of like they did while in the pocket here.

 

[ImRonBurgandy?]

Read AA's twitter. Well said Austin. We're proud to call you a Boilermaker. Certainly wouldn't mind seeing him come back here in a coaching role.

 

[Summy1]

I just emailed Burke and Daniels and told him this is proof of how bad our coaching staff is.

 

[gelesen]

It pretty much does say it all.

 

[NCBoiler06]

I just emailed Burke and Daniels and told him this is proof of how bad our coaching staff is.

These guys couldn't give two $!&*s about what you or I think.

 

[boilerpt]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue. Does the fact that Octeus successfully filled a need for Painter last year mean that he was a great talent that was misused elsewhere, or that by year 5 he was able to fit a role in a better program? Anyway, back to the endless bashing of the staff.

 

[Summy1]

These guys couldn't give two $!&*s about what you or I think.

I know they probably don't care but I like to bug them and let them know we aren't happy

 

[lbodel]

Well, I wish Austin all the best. He was a competitor. I just wish it could have turned out better for him here. I don't think most of the items he seemed to be a scape goat for were his fault.

I saw he is transferring to Florida. We are stocking the SEC with QB's. I don't know Florida's QB roster depth. Does he have a chance of starting or playing much or is he going to be like Hance, when he went to USC?

Hance was a QB on the same roster as 4 quarterbacks that were drafted in the NFL: Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Matt Cassel and John David Booty. Obviously not all were great in the NFL, but looking back, that's quite the QB competition.

To be frank, Florida's QBs probably don't all combine to be 1 of those guys in terms of college QB talent.

 

[gelesen]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue. Does the fact that Octeus successfully filled a need for Painter last year mean that he was a great talent that was misused elsewhere, or that by year 5 he was able to fit a role in a better program? Anyway, back to the endless bashing of the staff.

For Octeus it meant all his eligibility was used up at CSU. AA had one year left at PU. So it is a different situation. >

 

[boilerpt]

For Octeus it meant all his eligibility was used up at CSU. AA had one year left at PU. So it is a different situation. >

He actually had the same eligibility available at CSU. He didn't gain eligibility by transferring. He was looking for a better opportunity.

 

[DG10]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue. Does the fact that Octeus successfully filled a need for Painter last year mean that he was a great talent that was misused elsewhere, or that by year 5 he was able to fit a role in a better program? Anyway, back to the endless bashing of the staff.

In a sense at least, you are right...as it does not say anything about the coaching that he received, but rather, the opposite...the lack of it actually. What does say something is the fact that he was the scapegoat for many things that were not his fault...and that he was deemed to be the 3rd option seemingly heading into next season here, yet was deemed worthy enough to compete for the starting QB position at a program far superior to Purdue.

Hard to imagine or explain how two Elite 11 guys that fell to 3rd on the depth chart after having been the starting QB end up competing for starting positions in a far better conference and far superior schools...even more hard to imagine or explain it without considering the coaching situation at Purdue.

 

[RegionWarrior101]

In a sense at least, you are right...as it does not say anything about the coaching that he received, but rather, the opposite...the lack of it actually. What does say something is the fact that he was the scapegoat for many things that were not his fault...and that he was deemed to be the 3rd option seemingly heading into next season here, yet was deemed worthy enough to compete for the starting QB position at a program far superior to Purdue.

Hard to imagine or explain how two Elite 11 guys that fell to 3rd on the depth chart after having been the starting QB end up competing for starting positions in a far better conference and far superior schools...even more hard to imagine or explain it without considering the coaching situation at Purdue.

"Cradle" to the "Graveyard" in record time.

 

[nat100]

He actually had the same eligibility available at CSU. He didn't gain eligibility by transferring. He was looking for a better opportunity.

This is correct. Eligibility is the same regardless of where you go.

Florida is a more favorable situation. Better line, better surrounding talent, wont be asked to do much outside of hand off and make a screen pass.

At Purdue, he needed to win games by himself and it wasnt happening.

 

[FirstDownB]

I must have missed the part where the CSU coach benched Octeus due to poor performance. The problem has not been lack of talent at the QB position, but poor coaching.

 

[Casey and his Brother]

I would say when you make scapegoats out of multiple QBs and coordinators, it kind of proves that your head coach had no vision for success coming in, has no clue what's going on and is grasping at straws to create the illusion that he's doing something about it.

 

[PalmCoastFl]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue. Does the fact that Octeus successfully filled a need for Painter last year mean that he was a great talent that was misused elsewhere, or that by year 5 he was able to fit a role in a better program? Anyway, back to the endless bashing of the staff.

I don't know what team you have been watching over the past couple of years! "AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue!" Etling and AA were both really good QB'S coming out of high school! Lousy development, god awful offensive line, and less than stellar receiving crew, turned into the perfect storm of failure! WOW! Couldn't be the fault of the coaching staff..............

 

[TC4THREE]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue.

No but our results and offense over the past few years does. I'm actually hoping to see Appleby and Etling square off in the SEC title game next season.

 

[TC4THREE]

As far as Appleby goes, Purdue can't ask for more than what this guy gave. Wish nothing but the best for him going forward both on the field and off. I'll be cheering for him.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Just my opinion, but AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue. Does the fact that Octeus successfully filled a need for Painter last year mean that he was a great talent that was misused elsewhere, or that by year 5 he was able to fit a role in a better program? Anyway, back to the endless bashing of the staff.

You're probably right. There is no reason to ever say anything wrong about a staff that has never won more than 3 games in a season, has never ended the season with the same QB that started the season and has seen two of those QBs transfer to respectable winning SEC teams. It would be OK if Purdue was a strong winning program that recruited multiple highly recruited QBs and the opted to transfer for better playing time elsewhere but that's not what is going on here.

 

[FirstDownB]

I remember back in the good old days when a player would transfer and I'd be like "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!" or "That guy just isn't a team player." Now I am sympathetic and almost happy for them to escape this prison. Same thing with decommitting recruits. Competitive guys who really want to win and improve their game do not want to play for this coach.

 

[lbodel]

I don't know what team you have been watching over the past couple of years! "AA transferring to Florida says nothing about the coaching he received at Purdue!" Etling and AA were both really good QB'S coming out of high school! Lousy development, god awful offensive line, and less than stellar receiving crew, turned into the perfect storm of failure! WOW! Couldn't be the fault of the coaching staff..............

You can look at it in multiple ways.

First off, Etling was a better pure QB than Appleby, so I think his situation is easier to look at. Etling was redshirting and had his redshirt pulled late in a horrible season and basically was thrown to the wolves. Sometimes people just don't pan out, but he obviously was not put in the greatest of situations.

Secondly, the overall team. Obviously quarterbacks can look better or worse based on the players around them - the offensive line, the receivers, running backs, etc. You see it all the time in the NFL when a QB is put in a good situation vs. a bad situation.

Now obviously the second situation does not excuse the coaches. We're not giving our QBs much help, which puts them in a tough position, but that's just as much the coaching staff's fault.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

As far as Appleby goes, Purdue can't ask for more than what this guy gave. Wish nothing but the best for him going forward both on the field and off. I'll be cheering for him.

Me too. Great competitor. Just didn't work out. Wish him the best.

 

[pboiler18]

Florida's QB depth chart will most likely look like this next year:

Del Rio (Jack Del Rio's son) - Transfer from Oregon St. I think
Appleby
Harris
Franks
Trask

 

[AZboiler]

God Speed Austin Appleby…. You deserve to have a mulligan.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

You can look at it in multiple ways.

First off, Etling was a better pure QB than Appleby, so I think his situation is easier to look at. Etling was redshirting and had his redshirt pulled late in a horrible season and basically was thrown to the wolves. Sometimes people just don't pan out, but he obviously was not put in the greatest of situations.

Secondly, the overall team. Obviously quarterbacks can look better or worse based on the players around them - the offensive line, the receivers, running backs, etc. You see it all the time in the NFL when a QB is put in a good situation vs. a bad situation.

Now obviously the second situation does not excuse the coaches. We're not giving our QBs much help, which puts them in a tough position, but that's just as much the coaching staff's fault.

Really good point. And I think a QB in particular is recruited, developed, and ultimately retained by his position coach and the OC. We all know how that worked out for them. The eternal optimist in me hopes that two new coaches can really help this offense turn the corner. If we can get decent O line play and a scheme that plays to our strengths, I think we should see improvement with Blough and Sindelar that benefits the whole team. But it is 100% on the staff to put in a system that works and for the team to buy into it.

 

[FearTheTrain]

What are the odds that Blough transfers after this next season?

 

[FirstDownB]

Trivia Question:
Who was the last Purdue QB recruit to finish his (college) career as starting QB at Purdue?

 

[pboiler18]

Trivia Question:
Who was the last Purdue QB recruit to finish his (college) career as starting QB at Purdue?

Robert Marve if you are talking about who stayed.

Caleb TerBush if you are talking about who was originally recruited and attended and stayed the whole time at Purdue.

 

[FirstDownB]

Robert Marve if you are talking about who stayed.

Caleb TerBush if you are talking about who was originally recruited and attended and stayed the whole time at Purdue.

Sorry. Should have specified recruited out of HS. And you have to go all the way back to Joey Elliott (2009) as TerBush did not finish 2012 as starter, Marve did.

 

[SIBoiler2]

What are the odds that Blough transfers after this next season?

I fear losing Sindelar more at this point. He's the best I've seen in many years coming out of HS and if his year is frittered away by more ineptitude from the coaching staff I could see him being smart enough to shop elsewhere. He has the skillset to translate to the NFL if given proper guidance. He'd be a fool to waste it if we're not serious about letting him develop.

 

[ghostoffatjack]

I fear losing Sindelar more at this point. He's the best I've seen in many years coming out of HS and if his year is frittered away by more ineptitude from the coaching staff I could see him being smart enough to shop elsewhere. He has the skillset to translate to the NFL if given proper guidance. He'd be a fool to waste it if we're not serious about letting him develop.

That's one thing that we don't know right now! We will see bits and pieces of the new O in the spring but until we hit fall camp and ultimately games who knows! Now if we see a bunch more offensive transfers at the end of the school year then something is up!

 

[Summy1]

Don't kid yourself it is all about bad coaching. At least now Etling and Appleby will be able to play in a bowl game.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Don't kid yourself it is all about bad coaching. At least now Etling and Appleby will be able to play in a bowl game.

first of all, I want to wish AA the best in the future. He had talent but wasn't surrounded by the best talent neither. He had wr's that had trouble separating and was hampered by bad coaching or the very least the lack of coaching. No further proof is needed than to look at the 2 pictures on today's G&B website where you can see in his throwing motion he drops his left shoulder down, instead of keeping it level, which usually leads to high throws and inaccuracy.

 

[BBG]

Well at least now he will be properly coached and probably be successful.

 

[IndySouthsider]

I must have missed the part where the CSU coach benched Octeus due to poor performance. The problem has not been lack of talent at the QB position, but poor coaching.

Trying to remember when Austin was ever more than Hype. He didn't win in HS. Sorry but f you cannot lead your HS team to victory you don't belong in a D1 school.

 

[lbodel]

Trying to remember when Austin was ever more than Hype. He didn't win in HS. Sorry but f you cannot lead your HS team to victory you don't belong in a D1 school.

Appleby was an ok QB recruit. He had some accolades, but also didn't really have offers to go with those. He's not exactly lacking in size or anything that would "scare off" programs.