December 27, 2007
Whither Ryan Mallet?
Who?
The outstanding freshman quarterback for Michigan.
Whither? Well, he's thought to be more of a classic drop back pocket qb (although he operated out of a shotgun in high school) and new Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez runs the spread. So the thought is that Mallet might be mismatched with Rodriguez and his system. Mallet, for his part, will make a decision following the Citrus (Cap One, whatever) Bowl. Interestingly, Lloyd Carr had this to say about talking with Mallet:
"It's a career decision for him," Carr said. "I will support whatever he does. Other than that, sometimes a guy gets caught in a coaching change and that really changes things significantly. What I advised Ryan to do when Coach Rodriguez was named was to sit down and talk with him and don't listen to all the things that are out there. You have a conversation with him and you'll know exactly what your feelings are."
Well worth tracking in the days after the January 1st. I know from several die-hard Arkansas fans down my way that the hope is that Petrino's arrival in Fayetteville will entice Mallet to leave and come to Arkansas in 2009.
