How has any of the vacuous **** in this thread made the posters saying "I told you guys Perry was the guy" so confident?
I've said it million times.
People have a hard time understanding that they are projecting their wishes and fantasies into reality.
People talk themselves into thinking that Perry will do what has never been done before by a true freshmans, and then they selectively pick out articles, images, what-have-you that reinforce their wishful thinking. Many of you have heard of this before: it's called confirmation bias.
And in this case there is some CIS groupthink in the mix.
The reality is this: as [MENTION=12878]CaneOil[/MENTION] said, the historical data doesn't support the notion that Perry, if the starter, as a passing QB, will do well in big games. Nor does the historical data support the notion that a true freshmans QB can lead a P5 team to over ten wins if he is a passing QB (Alabama is an outlier here for obvious reasons). We're not Alabama, and Perry isn't a running QB.
So let's assume, for argument's sake, Perry wins the starting job. And let's also assume that as a starting QB, he beats FSU away, and leads us to, let's say a 11-1 or 10-2 type regular season. If that happens, it will be a miraculous story, undoubtedly the number one story in college football. It will also be the first time something like this has EVER happened in college football. EVER.
Hey, I mean it could happen, but what are the odds based on available data?