Joe Ganz passing stats, hard to believe

[HskerFever73]

Attempt Complete Yards % yd/catch TD INTs Rating

Joe Ganz 285 420 3568 67.9 8.50 25 11

153.6

 

It's kinda crazy to look back at these numbers. Our offense has change a lot(and I prefer more rushing). Keep in mind, we did not have a 1000yd rusher that year either. Personally I'd rather have a QB throw for 1000yd and have two guys run for 1000+yds for the year.

[bshirt]

Having guys like Swift & Peterson with their glue hands helps a lot too.

[HuskerShark]

true that, but I was always a fan of Joe when he was playing. He had a habit of throwing INTs at times, but he won us a lot more games than he lost us, I will say that.

[NUance]

Having guys like Swift & Peterson with their glue hands helps a lot too.

Yeah, those guys could really haul 'em in. Great hands. Plus we had Nunn and Purify, a couple other great ones.

[JJ Husker]

Those were good numbers for Joe in 2008 but it sure didn't translate to very much for the Huskers.

9-4 overall, 5-3 in conference.

Were never ranked the whole year.

Losses to Mizzou, TT, OU, & Va Tech

Squeeker wins against powerhouses Baylor, KU, CU, & Clemson.

 

I'll take a power running game over that anyday and twice on Saturdays.

[bshirt]

Those were good numbers for Joe in 2008 but it sure didn't translate to very much for the Huskers.

9-4 overall, 5-3 in conference.

Were never ranked the whole year.

Losses to Mizzou, TT, OU, & Va Tech

Squeeker wins against powerhouses Baylor, KU, CU, & Clemson.

 

I'll take a power running game over that anyday and twice on Saturdays.

 

 

Me too.

 

Joe was great but a LOT of those numbers were garbage time. Oklahoma & Missouri stomped Ganz and our offense into a mudhole (until garbage time).

[Hercules]

Joe Ganz had a great year in 2008, and still finished 6th in the conference in passing efficiency. Combination of lots of very good QBs in the conference that year, and lots of really bad defense.

[Guy Chamberlin]

Sure would have liked seeing Ganz for one more year, with Roy Helu behind him and a Pelini defense that didn't require the offense to dig the team out of a 62 point hole.

 

Look at the games we barely lost in 2009, and tell me having Joe Ganz instead of Zac Lee doesn't put the Huskers at 12 - 1, in the thick of the BCS and singing the praises of Shawn Watson.

[Landlord]

Sure would have liked seeing Ganz for one more year, with Roy Helu behind him and a Pelini defense that didn't require the offense to dig the team out of a 62 point hole.

 

Look at the games we barely lost in 2009, and tell me having Joe Ganz instead of Zac Lee doesn't put the Huskers at 12 - 1, in the thick of the BCS and singing the praises of Shawn Watson.

 

 

Zac Lee wasn't really the problem if you ask me. It was our scrap job of an offensive line and receivers. Zac sucked it up at times, but he was hurt and was still able to get the ball around at a mediocre level; having Joe would have helped, but we had some HUGE problems that weren't named Zac Lee that Joe Ganz couldn't have fixed.

[walksalone]

Sure would have liked seeing Ganz for one more year, with Roy Helu behind him and a Pelini defense that didn't require the offense to dig the team out of a 62 point hole.

 

Look at the games we barely lost in 2009, and tell me having Joe Ganz instead of Zac Lee doesn't put the Huskers at 12 - 1, in the thick of the BCS and singing the praises of Shawn Watson.

 

 

Zac Lee wasn't really the problem if you ask me. It was our scrap job of an offensive line and receivers. Zac sucked it up at times, but he was hurt and was still able to get the ball around at a mediocre level; having Joe would have helped, but we had some HUGE problems that weren't named Zac Lee that Joe Ganz couldn't have fixed.

 

Ganz would have been fighting an uphill battle, due to issues beyond his control, but I concur with Guy that we'd have ended up with a better record and Watson may have lasted another year.

[BGREDSTUCKN IA]

I think it is great that he is in Taylors ear after every drive, I keep reminding myself that Taylor is only a Sophmore. I hate him and love at times EVERY game! This weekend is going to be a good one!

 

 

[The Maudfather]

Sure would have liked seeing Ganz for one more year, with Roy Helu behind him and a Pelini defense that didn't require the offense to dig the team out of a 62 point hole.

 

Look at the games we barely lost in 2009, and tell me having Joe Ganz instead of Zac Lee doesn't put the Huskers at 12 - 1, in the thick of the BCS and singing the praises of Shawn Watson.

 

 

Zac Lee wasn't really the problem if you ask me. It was our scrap job of an offensive line and receivers. Zac sucked it up at times, but he was hurt and was still able to get the ball around at a mediocre level; having Joe would have helped, but we had some HUGE problems that weren't named Zac Lee that Joe Ganz couldn't have fixed.

I completely disagree with this. I think if we have Ganz on our team in 09, we're going to the national championship game. Zac Lee is a nice guy, but he was a horrid QB.

[NUance]

FEAR THE GANZ!

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I just thought that needed to be said at least once in this thread.

[bshirt]

FEAR THE GANZ!

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I just thought that needed to be said at least once in this thread.

 

 

Haha! I remember that!

 

Someone on one of the NU forums came up with that his freshman year. Awesome!

 

GBR!!

[Landlord]

Sure would have liked seeing Ganz for one more year, with Roy Helu behind him and a Pelini defense that didn't require the offense to dig the team out of a 62 point hole.

 

Look at the games we barely lost in 2009, and tell me having Joe Ganz instead of Zac Lee doesn't put the Huskers at 12 - 1, in the thick of the BCS and singing the praises of Shawn Watson.

 

 

Zac Lee wasn't really the problem if you ask me. It was our scrap job of an offensive line and receivers. Zac sucked it up at times, but he was hurt and was still able to get the ball around at a mediocre level; having Joe would have helped, but we had some HUGE problems that weren't named Zac Lee that Joe Ganz couldn't have fixed.

I completely disagree with this. I think if we have Ganz on our team in 09, we're going to the national championship game. Zac Lee is a nice guy, but he was a horrid QB.

 

 

He was pretty darn impressive when healthy; who knows how good of a quarterback he actually would have been. If we have Ganz in '09, who does he throw to, since none of our receivers could ever seem to get open? How many costly sacks does he have, since he had a tendency to take bad sacks, and our offensive line was the worst it's been in years.