Nick Montana

sader24 · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:11 pm

Ed Daniels just reported on Twitter that Nick Montana is joining the Tulane football team. This goes a long way towards fixing the QB situation for the next 2 years. I think we are now looking at a 6-8 win year instead of 3-4.

Ray · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:13 pm

WOW!!

mbawavefan12 · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:17 pm

Wow, CJ is a BEAST!!!! Welcome to NOLA Mr. Montana.

Seriously we could have a top 40 recruiting class, certainly in the top 2-3 of the nBE.

Ray · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:19 pm

mbawavefan12 wrote:Wow, CJ is a BEAST!!!! Welcome to NOLA Mr. Montana.

Seriously we could have a top 40 recruiting class, certainly in the top 2-3 of the nBE.

YES!!

JDTulane · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:19 pm

Told yall so!!!!

Bigschtick · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:47 pm

JDTulane wrote:Told yall so!!!!

THIS is great news!

VanceWGreen · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:49 pm

This is exciting. And his SAT score must have been pretty solid too, coming from U of Washington.

jonathanjoseph · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:54 pm

Per Scout, Montana had offers out of HS from LSU, Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame and Stanford. Big pickup.

AugWave · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:59 pm

*nods head* Coach told me we had a shot. I didn't believe him.. I owe him a po-boy. I'll buy him 17!!!

JDTulane · Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:59 pm

Bigschtick wrote:
JDTulane wrote:Told yall so!!!!

THIS is great news!

Agreed. We NEEDED him at qb badly

mbawavefan12 · Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:02 pm

I will be looking forward to the donation for the new "Joe Montana Suite Level" once the first expansion is done to the OCS.

DrBox · Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:18 pm

We don't need to be hawking papa for money.

mbawavefan12 · Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:19 pm

DrBox wrote:We don't need to be hawking papa for money.

Once his son wins the BE in our first year and is drafted the next year, he will do it out of the goodness of his heart.

Dr. Rosenrosen · Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:24 pm

Can we get Jerry Rice's kid to transfer from UCLA? Does Roger Craig have a son?

KsWave · Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:32 pm

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... er_default

Ray · Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:13 pm

Dr. Rosenrosen wrote:Can we get Jerry Rice's kid to transfer from UCLA? Does Roger Craig have a son?

I Like

OUG · Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:27 pm

This is without a doubt the highest impact player of this year's class, in terms of readiness to make an impact RIGHT NOW in a highly important area of need.

In baseball, the SABRmetricians talk about Wins Above Replacement (WAR) as a key way to measure a player's impact. Of all our recruits, Nick offers the best WAR. If you watched Devin Powell last year in limited action, it should tell you two things: 1) Devin Powell is probably not going to lead a highly productive offense at Tulane in 2013, and 2) You can not rely on a freshman quarterback if you want to win games (Johnny Football not withstanding).

I think Nick takes us from being a 3-9 team next year to potentially being a 7-5 or 8-4 team. The QB position is just so integral in the offense we run. You need a guy with experience, poise, a legitimate arm, and awareness both in the pocket and in terms of downfield vision. He needs to be able to make smart, seasoned, decisions. When teams blitzed Devin Powell, he was a deer in headlights. We just could not make teams pay for giving up the middle of the field. Not Devin's fault, just a young QB. Nick Montana gives us a legitimate, experienced QB and a chance to win any game on next year's lightened C-USA schedule.

This pickup is huge. Bigger than Santa Marina even.

Robert1969 · Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:28 pm

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Holy mackerel! I am feeling hopeful about next years' team.

winwave · Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:28 pm

Another great get and a critical one. WTG CJ and staff.

Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:30 pm

Great work getting this kid!

Ray · Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:43 pm

tpstulane wrote:Great work getting this kid!

Amazing Work

ExileWave · Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:02 pm

mbawavefan12 wrote:
DrBox wrote:We don't need to be hawking papa for money.
Once his son wins the BE in our first year and is drafted the next year, he will do it out of the goodness of his heart.

We are not in the BE until 2014, and he will be a Junior next season. One good season and he could be in the draft before we enter the Big East. Next season is his 4th in college, and he is not getting younger. Probably saw our schedule, likes the offense, and figures he can have a good enough year to raise his draft stock.

Great recruiting by CJ- maybe the $$s HAVE been released by the Admin

.....just kidding.

Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:16 pm

Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:21 pm

This is crazy. Awesomeness!

greenphantom · Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:38 pm

ExileWave wrote:
mbawavefan12 wrote:
DrBox wrote:We don't need to be hawking papa for money.
Once his son wins the BE in our first year and is drafted the next year, he will do it out of the goodness of his heart.
We are not in the BE until 2014, and he will be a Junior next season. One good season and he could be in the draft before we enter the Big East. Next season is his 4th in college, and he is not getting younger. Probably saw our schedule, likes the offense, and figures he can have a good enough year to raise his draft stock.

Great recruiting by CJ- maybe the $$s HAVE been released by the Admin .....just kidding.

This is great news but let's not get carried away. He's only started 1 D-1 game.