Interesting Richt/Khalil Tate tweet

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Let me preface this by saying I know that this is super unlikely to happen and I doubt there would be mutual interest from both sides(maybe not even from one) but would you take Khalil Tate as our starting QB? He'd probably have to sit out next year but I'm no expert on eligibility rules, I just know usually you have to sit out one year if you're not a grad transfer. I know we have two quarterbacks who look to be potentially elite but if Rosier wins the job next year and neither Perry or Williams can beat him out, we definitely are not in as great of a position as we think we are in at QB, unless they're just really late bloomers developmentally.

If Tate indeed had to sit out a year, It would give him an opportunity to be groomed and coached up by Richt as well as allow him to learn the offense. He is pretty raw as a passer but he did complete 62% of his passes this year so there's definitely promise there. Anyone who has seen him play knows he's the best running QB in college football today and arguably ever. His rushing stats in 11 games this year: 153 att, 1411 yds, 9.2 avg, 12td just to give you an idea of his prowess if you've never seen him play.

Could you imagine having a world class playmaker at QB to go along with what our skill talent and O-line would look like in 2019??? Even if you think Richt is a moron when it comes to calling plays and puts a cap on our offensive potential, having a playmaker like that surrounded by other top level playmakers would definitely give us a top 10 offense in the country and no one would be able to keep pace with a Khalil Tate led offense and a stout 2019 defense that should have a ton of depth and be moderately better than our defense this year.

I hope Perry or Williams proves this thread ridiculous and completely unecessary but if Khalil Tate came knocking and you were Richt and were serious about winning, why wouldn't you answer? If Richt could put Perry and Williams' feelings of betrayal aside, it would be the wise business decision and give our offense too much firepower for even the likes of Bama to handle imo
 
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Pass, doesn't seem to be much of a passer based on stats. Have not watched his film, but he had 9 TD and 8 INT for the season and averaging around 150 ypg passing before playing Purdue in their last game. He runs like a beast, though, with a 300 yard rushing and multiple 200 yard rushing games.

But still with him having to sit out a year, I'll take my chances with Perry or Williams. If they fail I think it is better to just go for a great DT quarterback in 2019 like Michael Johnson Jr.
 
So where’s the Richt/Khalil tweet?

They're both mentioned in the tweet above, hence the Richt/Khalil part. I didn't want to make the title something like "Khalil Tate interested in the U??" cause that's just misleading and what a clickbait ***** would do..
 
Haven’t seen passing highlights too much, just running. He’s an electrifying runner for sure.

But all I know is they must have unearthed Dave George from the Cretaceous period. That guy is basically a dusty old mummy and has no clue, so I don’t trust his judgement on QB’s in our system too much.
 
Pass! 1591yds passing 14 TDs 9 Ints He's a sophmore and would have to sit out a year, which means he'd probably have just one year of eligibilty for us. I have confidence that Perry or JDub will at worst be decent QBs.
 
Pass! 1591yds passing 14 TDs 9 Ints He's a sophmore and would have to sit out a year, which means he'd probably have just one year of eligibilty for us. I have confidence that Perry or JDub will at worst be decent QBs.

I have confidence in both of them as well so I can acknowledge that this thread is kinda ridiculous to even project about. However, to me Tate is a proven stud on the college level, and if you surround him with elite talent that he definitely didn't have access to at Arizona, I think he could do special things here and put up a Heisman type season for us. While I expect Perry and/or Williams to be the goods, I have more confidence in Tate than either of them today based on what he's already proven he can do with mediocre talent.
 
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I saw him play this season. He's a dynamic runner. Not sure why he hasn't made the switch to HB, assuming of course he wants to play at the next level.
 
He's the odd's on favorite to win the heisman next year. Anybody saying they'd pass simply doesn't follow college football. He's Lamar Jackson part 2.
 
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You all must not watch much PAC 12 after dark. He can actually sling it a little too and is obviously electric running the ball. Just don't see it happening but he's definitely a baller and only going to get better.
 
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