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Short of an impending disaster Ruder should be our starter for the entire season. After seeing these videos its obvious one guy is head above heels better than the other. I knew this would happen before Ruder even took a snap. Aune has arm talent and maturity, but Ruder could play for a P5 school today if he wanted to. I truly am shocked he chose us.

I want to apologize for the last few days, I could have used better tone, and my passion for this team can sometimes be interpreted as being an AHOLE! I love what Aune did for us last year, and will praise him for it, but he was never the long term answer, the videos of practice continue to show he clearly isnt better than Ruder. Which is good! We want our star QB transfer to be better than Aune. Thats what we should be hoping for is that the next guy is better than the last guy. Like I said, unless Ruder has a serious melt down game one, he should be the starter the entire season.

Not a good throw from Aune, I know its just one snip it, but it seems our receivers are dropping a lot of passes that are easy catches.

And this is why Adaway needs the carries.

The Best Person to play RB isnt Torrey, you think I should just sit back and be ok with the fact the best guy in Adaway isnt getting the carries? There is a difference between being a fan, and being a homer.

This I wish I knew.

He should be the day one starter short of anything catastrophic.

If this is true, then we are doomed, any word on Adaway playing with the ones, or is it still Torrey?

So let me get this straight! Your advice to Ruder would be to waste another year of Eligibility at UNC, in hopes that he may or may not get the starting gig after Howell leaves. Got it! Great Advice!

Very good Post!

Or Maybe he didnt want to waste eligibility waiting for Sam Howell to leave. Jacolby wasnt going to get PT either. Lets not let that little fact get in the way. No one is getting the gig over Sam Howell.

Honestly the QB competition should be between Drummond and Ruder. You will get no argument from me on this one.

Its the closest thing to relate to in the UNT world. He and Howell battled it out in 2019 for the starting gig and Howell took it and didnt look back, and after two years of mentoring Howell and the other guys, he wanted a shot to play somewhere. I cant exactly blame him. None of the other guys are going to unseat Howell either. Might as well play when you have eligibility.

Anyone who even thinks Aune should start or given the opportunity to start should be put to pasture. Id rather roll with Drummond than go with Aune, thats how strongly I feel about this.

No I am saying he lost the starting job to Sam Howell and was forced to be his mentor. Since when did Quinn ever have a real shot at the starting gig? He was always backing up Mason, or Alec Morris and Mason. And since when has Mason been Sam Howell?

And I thought your original post saying Aune was a better freshman player than Fine was sarcasm.

Its hard to show talent when you havent played a game yet right? And the Scholarships he was offered werent to big schools, he took his chance as a walk on at Texas Tech. So technically no he wasn't a scholarship find. The Texas Tech Qb who had the scholarship was Davis Webb.

He was Sam Howells mentor according to this article, I think he didnt want to be a mentor and wanted to play QB. Its like a Quinn and Mason scenario. Props to Ruder for sticking with the team despite not becoming the starter and instead finding his role as a vocal leader. Ruder served as a mentor with real game experience for Sam Howell in 2019 as he navigated his rookie year in Chapel Hill. This past season, Ruder was able to play a similar role for true freshmen Jacolby Criswell and Jefferson Boaz (My favorite part was the following!) Props to Ruder for sticking with the team despite not becoming the starter and instead finding his role as a vocal leader. Ruder served as a mentor with real game experience for Sam Howell in 2019 as he navigated his rookie year in Chapel Hill. So you mean he lost a starting QB battle to Sam Howell the best QB in the nation, kinda like I have been saying? " You dont say!" https://www.tarheelblog.com/2021/2/3/22262968/unc-football-jace-ruder-transferring-north-texas-sam-howell-mack-brown-north-carolina-tar-heels

Mason Fine was a 2X Gatorade player of the year in Oklahoma at QB, and Passing was never the question, it was size. Tulsa said multiple times they would have offered a scholarship if he were bigger. No one wants a 5'9 QB. Its to no fault of Mason. Ruder needs to prove himself in a live game situation, I could care less about scrimmages. If you are going to argue at least dont be disingenuous. Mason was a known commodity. I knew the first time he took the Field, he had something going for him. Scholarships arent the test of a player. Look at Baker Mayfield. Sometimes its just opportunity meets luck. For all our sakes we better hope Ruder is a great QB, because I promise Aune isnt winning us six games. If he does, then you can give me crap all you want. He give me no confidence.

1) You are now accepting that Aune is better than Fine due to some sort of meaningless stats, Thanks for admitting that. 2) Your previous statement was how Aune had a better year than Fine, and following up with the statement his numbers could only get better in year two, which also infers you believe in your heart of hearts his second season could go better than Fines. 3) Your statements are contradictory if you dont believe Aune is better than Fine, because your statements show the opposite. 4) Self Explanatory 5) The Likes kind of prove the point you said Aune could be better than Fine. 6) You have to be absolutely high out of your mind to think Aune is anything close to Mason Fine. You are comparing an 18 year olds performance right out of HS playing for a start up program compared to a 26 yr old playing in an established program. The situation of the two players are polar opposites.

Alec Morris was a huge disappointment, but we also had Mason Fine in the wings as well. We had QB Depth. I would love to have a QB Situation like that, but we already know Aune isnt Mason Fine, and we dont know what we have in Ruder till we kick the tires a bit.

I really am excited this year! Almost as excited as when Mason was entering his Sophomore season! There is a lot to be excited about. I hope Adaway goes for a thousand this year.

You had to go there? Since when was Will Kuehne as highly sought after as Jace Ruder? Was he going to passing camps with guys like Justin Fields? Kuehne leaving wasn't a shock, it was the inevitable with Drummond coming on board. He would have either been cut or forced to transfer like Cade Pearson.

By saying Aune had a better first year than Fine, and saying his numbers could only get better, which infers they could be better than Fine, is in fact inferring Aune could be better than Fine. I can read, and I had likes in regards to my response to you.

And yet it was a shock to UNC when Ruder announced he was transferring. They had no intention of cutting him or letting him go. Again, goes to show the kind of player and person Ruder is.