Lalich, are you there? Yeah, he is.
by Jake Bertalotto on Apr 21, 2009 3:32 PM PDT
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Some of you have been asking about Virginia transfer Peter Lalich, who came to the Oregon State program last fall after getting the boot by Cavalier (thanks, ArbyOSU) head coach Al Groh.
I snapped the picture you see on the right at the scrimmage on Friday. Canfield was with the first team, Katz with the 2's, and Justin Engstrom with the 3's. Lalich didn't get a snap in the scrimmage, and was limited to playing some light catch with a backup receiver.
There's simply too many quarterbacks on the roster.
Brennan Sim, the 6-2, 205 junior quarterback from Portland's Sunset High School, already left the team a little over two weeks ago after he found himself buried in the depth chart.
With three or four guys ahead of him, will Lalich look to do the same?
Plus, Lalich has never seemed to fit in at Oregon State, and has never really made a run at moving up the depth chart. He was Virginia's starter two years ago, so you can only imagine that this guy is aching to get into a starting role somewhere.
"We've got too many quarterbacks,'' Riley told the media several weeks ago. "It's too long of a line and not enough turns.'
Riley also said that Sim hopes to land somewhere where he can get more reps, possibly at South Alabama. I haven't seen any news regarding him joining up with another program, but I'll keep my eyes out for news.
We'll get into this in a more in-depth fashion in the following months, I'm sure, but doesn't it seems like this is Canfield's year?
Not just because Moevao is sitting the spring out, but it sort of feels like Canfield is just approaching his prime.
But either way, Canfield and Moevao are a dynmaic duo that not many programs can brag about. Either guy could get the job done, this next year especially.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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Groh coaches the Cavaliers, not the Hokies.
Lalich was at Virginia, meaning he played enough at UVa last year to get introduced to USC:
…The fact he lost 52-7 kinda makes me a little sick but I won’t write him off yet.
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
- from Quick's Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door, 4/16/09
by ArbyOSU on Apr 21, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the correction, I must have been flying on auto-pilot.
If ya’ll were flying on my plane, you’d be… I dunno.
I corrected the mistake, so it’s all good now.
--JB--
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by Jake Bertalotto on Apr 21, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Moevao's our guy
But I agree that Canfield can make enough of a move during the spring, so that if Moevao falters in August, Canfield can take charge. I just don’t want another two quarterback system.
by ConnorOSU on Apr 21, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The impression I have got from Riley is that he will never go to a two QB system. Just not his thing.
-RVM
by rvm on Apr 21, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't bet the house on it
but I’m pretty okay with my statement.
One thing about OSU’s style is that to me you have QBs that need to find a throwing rhythm and also serve as the main leader out there. Riley seems to like that pretty traditional set, you know one QB with one back and for the most part pretty straightforward likes to win it north and south. Whereas a two QB system, like UO has attempted at times, seems to be more about opening up the spread offense even more than usual and of course having a QB who can run. As such not as important to get into a throwing rhythm and also the running QB needs some rest at times. But even a team like UO does better when they settle into one QB back there who can be that leader on the field.
Anyone else have thoughts?
-RVM
by rvm on Apr 22, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you will be hard pressed to find any UO supporters who enjoyed the 2 QB system. Most fans I know blame losses directly on Bellotti using 2 QB systems in the past. Unfortunately, we’ve had to do it more out necessity in the last few years.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Apr 24, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
I’m not really sure it is a system that has passed the test anywhere. And with Riley being moderate to conservative in his schemes I just don’t see it happening at OSU. I mean he went back to Lyle as soon as possible last year and if at anytime there would have been the temptation to try it out it with Lyle and Sean it would have been then and I don’t think it was on the radar at all.
-RVM
by rvm on Apr 24, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they'll be redshirting Lalich this year
Thus putting him in line for the starting role next year. That was part of the reason he transferred to Oregon State, because the schedule’s aligned so he wouldn’t lose a year of transfer eligibility.
I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
by The VD Special on Apr 22, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's a good idea
I didn’t even think of that.
by ConnorOSU on Apr 22, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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