It's not crazy to say, compared to both QBs prior to Hoover, at the exact same time, he's stepping into 812 better than both of them. Last year he ranked 2nd nationally in RPO behind... IUFB's QB. TCU's offense is almost near identical to IUFB's. He's got a quick release. He's TCU's best QB they've ever had in their entire history. We're going to see intermediate and deep balls like no other. Yes, even more than both Rourke and Mendoza.
Stats two years prior to IUFB
Rourke: 5464 Passing Yards, 36 TDs
Mendoza: 4712 Passing Yards, 30 TDs
Hoover: 7421 Passing Yards, 56 TDs
Hoover is just 10 passes shy of beating both Rourke and Mendoza combined!
Again, all of these comments are based on preseason
Does this translate to a better QB than the last two years? No. Hoover has a lot of flaws that needs to be cleaned up. But man, hands down he's statistically the best and most experienced RPO QB the staff has ever had to work with during preseason. Exciting times for 812FB.