I do believe that Jack Coan just got Wally Pipped last night.
Graham Mertz appears to be the real deal. Now, we need to see him against some better teams and defenses, but every indication he gave last night is that this kid is ELITE.
My son follows recruiting a lot closer than I do. I just can't get too wrapped up into how a 17 year old boy is feeling about his future this week, as opposed to last week. But he sent me some HS tape on Mertz a couple years ago because OSU was recruiting him, and I was super impressed.
As evidence of how strong a culture can be, when he signed at Wisky, I told some Badger fans I know that this kid has the potential to take Wisky from King of the West and B1G runner up to a legit CFP contender. They scoffed. "No, we need a guy to hand off, manage the game, complete a 6 yard pass every now and then, and get us in good punting position." I couldn't believe it. I told them that this guy can make accurate throws 30-40 yards downfield and put balls in tight windows to keep drives going. I then argued with them last year that Coan would do what Wisky QBs have always done (Wilson excluded) and they will lose 2-3 games to elite teams, but that Mertz had the potential to take them to higher places.
I got some texts last night from some happy and repentant Badger fans.