He's a great person. He has great skills. He has great stats. But he is snakebit for some reason. We will not overcome whatever Karma has besieged him.
Our program is snakebit, not Adrian.
Against Iowa in 2018, Adrian's the one who brought us back from 15 points down with two fourth quarter scores (one pass and one run) and a 2-pt conversion to tie it. Then the defense couldn't get a stop.
Against OSU in 2018, Adrian got us within a score twice in the fourth quarter. Never got a chance to tie because defense couldn't get a stop.
After being up 17-0 against CU in 2019, He put us back up by 10 in the 3rd, and then put us back up by 7 with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Defense couldn't get a stop, CU scored and forced overtime.
Who got us within field goal range to walk off with the win against NW in 2019?
Bottom line is, Adrian's definitely hurt us. But how many of those specific moments would we remember and harp on if the defense would've gotten one more stop, or a receiver would've made one catch?
There's also dozens of other examples of similar snakebit things happening to this program before Adrian, and to other players while Adrian has been here. The freak Kenny Bell fall-down pick six that started the 2012 B1G CCG. The freak first play from scrimmage fumble at our own 9 yard line by Maurice Purify in the 2006 Big XII CCG. The Terrence Nunn fumble. The LeKevin Smith fumble. Tommy Armstrong's overtime INT against Miami. Joe Ganz' overtime INT against Texas Tech. The Texas A&M roughing the passer penalty. Texas :01. The list goes on and on and on and on.