Keeton announced as new QB coach

[AFCAT]

Already being discussed on another thread but here is the confirmation.

[imacat]

Welcome Coach Keeton!!!!

[wbtfg]

I like his connection with Udy. I like his Texas recruiting ties. Seems like a good fit.

[ThoughtUKnew14]

Very familiar…This is a solid hire!

[canyoncat]

I like the fact that all he has to do is coach the Qb's.

[Montanabob]

I like his connection with Udy. I like his Texas recruiting ties. Seems like a good fit.

not true. primary recruiter for Texas.

[wbtfg]

I like his connection with Udy. I like his Texas recruiting ties. Seems like a good fit.

not true. primary recruiter for Texas.

Wut?

[BelligerentBobcat]

This seems like a really, really, good hire.

[TomCat88]

I like his connection with Udy. I like his Texas recruiting ties. Seems like a good fit.

not true. primary recruiter for Texas.

Wut?

Think he meant to reply to canyoncat.

I’m hearing lots of good things about Keeton.

[JDoub]

great hire

he was Jordan Love before Love at USU, and was Love's first QB coach there. Dude was unstoppable as a FR/SO in Logan - his playing career cut short by injuries, but he was something to watch

if he can coach QB's at all to the level he played, we're in for some fun

[BobcatBuiltTexan]

I coached against chuckie when he was in hs. HECK of a player. From the northwest side of Houston and has a lot of connective with houston area coaches. Very well respected in the area. Interesting that he begins the primary recruiter for Texas when it's been Bap. Bap has brought some fire from Texas to bozeman. I wouldn't mess with that formula. But both Bap and chuckie are from the Houston area so the connections still probably stay strong. I think it's good hell have the qbs because that frees up Howe to focus on the whole offense. Question I have is typically when someone becomes the oc from a position coach they typically lean on the position they coached. So do we think there will be a hyper focus on highlighting the TEs as opposed to highlighting the best attributes of our best players?

[kennethnoisewater]

I Visage against chuckie when he was in hs. HECK of a player. From the northwest side of Houston and has a lot of connective with houston area coaches. Very well respected in the area. Interesting that he begins the primary recruiter for Texas when it's been Bap. Bap has brought some fire from Texas to bozeman. I wouldn't mess with that formula. But both Bap and chuckie are from the Houston area so the connections still probably stay strong. I think it's good hell have the qbs because that frees up Howe to focus on the whole offense. Question I have is typically when someone becomes the oc from a position coach they typically lean on the position they coached. So do we think there will be a hyper focus on highlighting the TEs as opposed to highlighting the best attributes of our best players?

Guessing you mean Walker here. He's a former WR, so I don't think the same thing applies. His best TE's from last year are gone. Our HC is a former TE and I'm hoping they utilize the TE a lot, but I don't think it will be to the detriment of other positions.

[BobcatBuiltTexan]

I Visage against chuckie when he was in hs. HECK of a player. From the northwest side of Houston and has a lot of connective with houston area coaches. Very well respected in the area. Interesting that he begins the primary recruiter for Texas when it's been Bap. Bap has brought some fire from Texas to bozeman. I wouldn't mess with that formula. But both Bap and chuckie are from the Houston area so the connections still probably stay strong. I think it's good hell have the qbs because that frees up Howe to focus on the whole offense. Question I have is typically when someone becomes the oc from a position coach they typically lean on the position they coached. So do we think there will be a hyper focus on highlighting the TEs as opposed to highlighting the best attributes of our best players?

Guessing you mean Walker here. He's a former WR, so I don't think the same thing applies. His best TE's from last year are gone. Our HC is a former TE and I'm hoping they utilize the TE a lot, but I don't think it will be to the detriment of other positions.

Yes my bad...walker... got em confused my apologies.

[94VegasCat]

Always exciting to get a new position coach. Welcome aboard.

[GoCats18]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

[Montanabob]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

we need to play those existing QBs and find out who can play and who cant before we start complaining about needing a transfer.

[MSU01]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

we need to play those existing QBs and find out who can play and who cant before we start complaining about needing a transfer.

I'll go ahead and trust the coaching staff that sees these guys in practice every day to decide whether or not MSU needs a QB transfer. Chambers was a very unique player, you can't just go out in the portal and find another guy as good as he was.

Then there's also the question of whether the available QB transfers who would consider coming to MSU knowing they won't be the starter are worth one of the few roster spots they still have open to fill for next year.

[TomCat88]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

we need to play those existing QBs and find out who can play and who cant before we start complaining about needing a transfer.

I'll go ahead and trust the coaching staff that sees these guys in practice every day to decide whether or not MSU needs a QB transfer. Chambers was a very unique player, you can't just go out in the portal and find another guy as good as he was.

Then there's also the question of whether the available QB transfers who would consider coming to MSU knowing they won't be the starter are worth one of the few roster spots they still have open to fill for next year.

It was a special circumstance that got Chambers to MSU. You can’t rule it out happening again but it’s unlikely.

It’ll be interesting to see how the offense operates with Mellott as the sole starter at quarterback. The coaches obviously know that he’s injury prone so they’ll have someone ready if he goes down.

We’ll find out how they feel about Reed, who looked good last year in mop up duty, this spring. It’ll be interesting to see what they think about Wilson after his second spring session. If MSU comes out of spring ball without a solid backup, then they will certainly be looking. However, it doesn’t seem likely. I don’t think you can rule out Abshire or Duchein but it seems like the #2 spot is between Reed and Wilson.

I think the passing game will open up a lot next season with Alexander on the field. He and McCullouch will be tough to defend downfield. It’s going to be interesting seeing how the offense changes and develops.

[tetoncat]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

we need to play those existing QBs and find out who can play and who cant before we start complaining about needing a transfer.

I'll go ahead and trust the coaching staff that sees these guys in practice every day to decide whether or not MSU needs a QB transfer. Chambers was a very unique player, you can't just go out in the portal and find another guy as good as he was.

Then there's also the question of whether the available QB transfers who would consider coming to MSU knowing they won't be the starter are worth one of the few roster spots they still have open to fill for next year.

It was a special circumstance that got Chambers to MSU. You can’t rule it out happening again but it’s unlikely.

It’ll be interesting to see how the offense operates with Mellott as the sole starter at quarterback. The coaches obviously know that he’s injury prone so they’ll have someone ready if he goes down.

We’ll find out how they feel about Reed, who looked good last year in mop up duty, this spring. It’ll be interesting to see what they think about Wilson after his second spring session. If MSU comes out of spring ball without a solid backup, then they will certainly be looking. However, it doesn’t seem likely. I don’t think you can rule out Abshire or Duchein but it seems like the #2 spot is between Reed and Wilson.

I think the passing game will open up a lot next season with Alexander on the field. He and McCullouch will be tough to defend downfield. It’s going to be interesting seeing how the offense changes and develops.

Is he injury prone or unlucky?. I would think injury prone would be more non contact or nagging injuries. His ankle, concussion, first knee of 23 and last knee of 23 seem to all be hit related. Maybe they are things others could bounce back from quicker than he did. Seems like he has had so.e bad luck.

[coloradocat]

Would really like to see us bring in a portal QB that has the ability to come in and play the roll that Chambers did. Not saying that the guys behind Tommy aren’t good, but I think maybe they need a little more time to learn.

we need to play those existing QBs and find out who can play and who cant before we start complaining about needing a transfer.

I'll go ahead and trust the coaching staff that sees these guys in practice every day to decide whether or not MSU needs a QB transfer. Chambers was a very unique player, you can't just go out in the portal and find another guy as good as he was.

Then there's also the question of whether the available QB transfers who would consider coming to MSU knowing they won't be the starter are worth one of the few roster spots they still have open to fill for next year.

It was a special circumstance that got Chambers to MSU. You can’t rule it out happening again but it’s unlikely.

It’ll be interesting to see how the offense operates with Mellott as the sole starter at quarterback. The coaches obviously know that he’s injury prone so they’ll have someone ready if he goes down.

We’ll find out how they feel about Reed, who looked good last year in mop up duty, this spring. It’ll be interesting to see what they think about Wilson after his second spring session. If MSU comes out of spring ball without a solid backup, then they will certainly be looking. However, it doesn’t seem likely. I don’t think you can rule out Abshire or Duchein but it seems like the #2 spot is between Reed and Wilson.

I think the passing game will open up a lot next season with Alexander on the field. He and McCullouch will be tough to defend downfield. It’s going to be interesting seeing how the offense changes and develops.

Is he injury prone or unlucky?. I would think injury prone would be more non contact or nagging injuries. His ankle, concussion, first knee of 23 and last knee of 23 seem to all be hit related. Maybe they are things others could bounce back from quicker than he did. Seems like he has had so.e bad luck.

I think it would be bad luck if he was a traditional QB and had that many injuries. He's injury prone due to his style of play. He's not going to stop playing the way he does and he's not going to stop getting injured.