That's irrelevant but you know what would really help your case....if Colombi played a better game than Doege in those games. You do realize the last time they played, Texas Tech won on a last second field goal AND Doege had better stats in every statistical category right? HAHAHAHAHHAHA
So let's go back to 2020 now...Doege also blew Colombi away... passing for nearly twice the yards in that match up too.
Herd Fans rational just blows my mind at times. Doege who was a Big12 starter and who has a proven track record of doing great in the G5 sucks, but a Big 12 backup who's worse than him, worse stats head to head, WAYYYY less experience, worse overall career stats across across the board, and who throws interceptions like Wells... is a good pick up. Now that, my friend, is what deserves an LOL.
1. Doege wouldn't have started at Texas Tech.
2. Second you're wrong about Doege having the higher completion percentage. Columbi has a career completion percentage of 67.1% while Doege has a solid 63.9% completion percentage.
Doege is a much better QB than WVU fans wanted to give him credit for being. He wasn't surrounded by as much talent there as WVU fans want to believe he was. His WRs had trouble getting separation, his offensive line was absolutely terrible (though late in this season it was starting to play better) and Doege had a bad habit of holding the ball way too long, which mixed with his lack of mobility was really a killer in keeping him from rising from serviceable QB to truly good QB. I expect at the CUSA level in WKU's offensive scheme he will put up huge numbers for the Hilltoppers. But, I think ultimately it's his penchant for holding on to the ball and his lack of mobility that didn't make him very appealing to us. Our offensive philosophy needs someone who will 1. get the ball out quick and 2. Be willing and capable of running.
It is for this reason that I think Columbi is more appealing to the Herd than Doege. Columbi is a willing and very capable runner and is not a bad passer from what he's shown in the 10 or so games he's played for the Red Raiders over the past two seasons. He doesn't have Doege's level of experience, but he has much more at a much higher level than any other QB on the roster, he's got some athleticism that Doege doesn't have and athleticism that we haven't had at the QB position since Cato.
I will not be shocked at all to see Doege got to WKU and put up numbers that are much better than what Columbi puts up here at Marshall. In fact, I expect it. But, these two QBs are gonna be asked to do very different things for each team. Doege will be asked to throw it 40 times a game for the Hilltoppers, while Columbi is going to be asked to manage games and use his athleticism to extend plays or pick up first downs when we need it as the offense will flow through Ali.
Two different QBs for two different systems. It's not always about numbers, sometimes it's about fit. I think Columbi fits the Herd better than Doege just as WKU probably fits Doege better. The bottom line is both teams are looking for W's not stats in 2022. Which QB will lead their team to the most W's that's the important question and frankly the only question I care about.
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