(2027) QB Jameson Purcell to Indiana

[IUHoosierJoe 2,184]

11 hours ago, DChoosier said:

I’m not sure I would bet on that.

I assume several highly productive, proven QB’s will be interested in playing for Cig. 
 

I would bet on Alberto being a starter next season, either here or somewhere else.

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,903]

I would bet on Alberto being a starter next season, either here or somewhere else.

Idk. Matt Weaver said he expects (it’s early) for Indiana to portal for a QB to add competition.


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[Brass Cannon 25,778]

If Alberto is our QB next year I will be disappointed barring a dramatic improvement.  

[CSP 12,273]

Thankfully, I'll just trust the staff.  

Alberto looks the part. 

[Lebowski 3,950]

On 9/26/2025 at 9:01 PM, Brass Cannon said:

If Alberto is our QB next year I will be disappointed barring a dramatic improvement.  

On what basis? He's played in 4 games during garbage time. His 12 total pass attempts has a completion accuracy rate of 77% and his rushing attempts are far better polished then his older brother. Meaning, he can break one loose and see the field much better than his brother. His high school resume is actually better than his older brother's and most importantly, he's a worker with confidence that trickles down to his team. There's a reason the coaching staff wanted him right out of high school. During high school, his football IQ level was off the charts! 

Regardless of who is taking snaps next season, IUFB is in really good shape having Alberto in the locker room. I'd be surprised if he's not taking snaps next year. It would just mean we somehow got an extremely exceptional QB ahead of him during the off season. 

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,891]

Maybe Tyler Cherry will be heard from next year too 

[Lebowski 3,950]

Just now, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Maybe Tyler Cherry will be heard from next year too 

Yeah man, we're in great shape regardless who's the general on the field next year. 

[sirhoosierlot 3,979]

2 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

On what basis? He's played in 4 games during garbage time. His 12 total pass attempts has a completion accuracy rate of 77% and his rushing attempts are far better polished then his older brother. Meaning, he can break one loose and see the field much better than his brother. His high school resume is actually better than his older brother's and most importantly, he's a worker with confidence that trickles down to his team. There's a reason the coaching staff wanted him right out of high school. During high school, his football IQ level was off the charts! 

Regardless of who is taking snaps next season, IUFB is in really good shape having Alberto in the locker room. I'd be surprised if he's not taking snaps next year. It would just mean we somehow got an extremely exceptional QB ahead of him during the off season. 

Kid has made some high level throws already too 

[Brass Cannon 25,778]

2 hours ago, Lebowski said:

On what basis? He's played in 4 games during garbage time. His 12 total pass attempts has a completion accuracy rate of 77% and his rushing attempts are far better polished then his older brother. Meaning, he can break one loose and see the field much better than his brother. His high school resume is actually better than his older brother's and most importantly, he's a worker with confidence that trickles down to his team. There's a reason the coaching staff wanted him right out of high school. During high school, his football IQ level was off the charts! 

Regardless of who is taking snaps next season, IUFB is in really good shape having Alberto in the locker room. I'd be surprised if he's not taking snaps next year. It would just mean we somehow got an extremely exceptional QB ahead of him during the off season. 

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that quite possibly our two best teams have had upperclass experienced QBs 

[Stuhoo 91,324]

On 9/26/2025 at 10:01 PM, Brass Cannon said:

If Alberto is our QB next year I will be disappointed barring a dramatic improvement.  

 

9 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that quite possibly our two best teams have had upperclass experienced QBs 

There is a big difference between stating that

• we have succeeded two years in a row with experienced, upper-class qbs, and that
• Alberto's performance to date needs to be dramatically improved. 

The experience argument is completely valid (and open for debate) - here's to hoping that Alberto gets little to none additional experience this season!

[Brass Cannon 25,778]

20 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

There is a big difference between stating that

• we have succeeded two years in a row with experienced, upper-class qbs, and that
• Alberto's performance to date needs to be dramatically improved. 

The experience argument is completely valid (and open for debate) - here's to hoping that Alberto gets little to none additional experience this season!

I don’t think there’s a difference at all. I will simply be disappointed if we don’t keep with the winning formula. 
 

I actually hope we have tons of blowout wins and he gets to show his stuff 

[go iu bb 10,087]

45 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

There is a big difference between stating that

• we have succeeded two years in a row with experienced, upper-class qbs, and that
• Alberto's performance to date needs to be dramatically improved. 

The experience argument is completely valid (and open for debate) - here's to hoping that Alberto gets little to none additional experience this season!

Really? I hope Alberto sees time in every remaining game this season because IU is blowing the other team out.

[Hurryin' Hoosiers 2,086]

2 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

I don’t think there’s a difference at all. I will simply be disappointed if we don’t keep with the winning formula. 
 

I actually hope we have tons of blowout wins and he gets to show his stuff 

If we only want an experienced QB running the show, then we should not be excited at all when we recruit a HS QB.  Alberto, Tyler, Cash and Jameson will never be our starter because they will never have the required experience.

If that's our strategy, then might be hard to recruit hs QBs down the road.  I wouldn't go to IU if i was just being groomed to be a backup only.

Cigs will likely recruit the best transfer portal QB he can get but I don't think it's a given they would beat out Alberto. 

[Stuhoo 91,324]

27 minutes ago, Hurryin' Hoosiers said:

If we only want an experienced QB running the show, then we should not be excited at all when we recruit a HS QB.  Alberto, Tyler, Cash and Jameson will never be our starter because they will never have the required experience.

If that's our strategy, then might be hard to recruit hs QBs down the road.  I wouldn't go to IU if i was just being groomed to be a backup only.

Cigs will likely recruit the best transfer portal QB he can get but I don't think it's a given they would beat out Alberto. 

As much as this is completely counter to the message board goal of constant opining...

At this point with this IU staff?

I'm at the point where I will unequivocally believe that they know best. So if they think Alberto taking the reins is or isn't a good idea, that's what ima gonna think too.

[Hurryin' Hoosiers 2,086]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

As much as this is completely counter to the message board goal of constant opining...

At this point with this IU staff?

I'm at the point where I will unequivocally believe that they know best. So if they think Alberto taking the reins is or isn't a good idea, that's what ima gonna think too.

Yea, I'm not worried at all about our QB talent and the staff going with the best option.

[Lebowski 3,950]

3 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that quite possibly our two best teams have had upperclass experienced QBs 

So you'll be disappointed if Alberto Mendoza is our next QB because he's not an upperclassman? I'm not following you. Sorry. 

 I think it's safe to say it wasn't "upper class" that was valued these last two years but more so experience at the FBS level. I'm confident the current QB room is getting up to speed with this level of football. Keep in mind, it was this year's starting QB's backup that got him up to speed with how things are done in Bloomington.

Look, the transfer portal is what it is. We might see brand new QBs transfer in every year. I do think however, that's not the preferred approach with this staff. I could be wrong though.

Regardless, all of these QBs, including Jameson Purcell, have a chance to compete for the staring position next year. That's a guarantee.

[Brass Cannon 25,778]

19 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

So you'll be disappointed if Alberto Mendoza is our next QB because he's not an upperclassman? I'm not following you. Sorry. 

 I think it's safe to say it wasn't "upper class" that was valued these last two years but more so experience at the FBS level. I'm confident the current QB room is getting up to speed with this level of football. Keep in mind, it was this year's starting QB's backup that got him up to speed with how things are done in Bloomington.

Look, the transfer portal is what it is. We might see brand new QBs transfer in every year. I do think however, that's not the preferred approach with this staff. I could be wrong though.

Regardless, all of these QBs, including Jameson Purcell, have a chance to compete for the staring position next year. That's a guarantee.

I literally said experienced?   

[Lebowski 3,950]

On 9/26/2025 at 9:01 PM, Brass Cannon said:

If Alberto is our QB next year I will be disappointed barring a dramatic improvement.  

 

4 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that quite possibly our two best teams have had upperclass experienced QBs 

 

4 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I literally said experienced?   

I'm not sure your tone here so I hope you understand I'm just trying to follow you here based on your very 1st comment about Alberto Mendoza. The 'dramatic' improvement he needs is experience or upperclass experience? For me, there's a difference. Regardless, you still really don't explain what's your basis for 'dramatic' improvement. Because the way you describe it tells me you're seeing something not good and quite frankly I am not seeing something dramatic. That's why I'm asking. Or maybe I'm just not fully understanding you, which is quite possible. 

[Scotty R 3,784]

1 hour ago, Lebowski said:

 

 

I'm not sure your tone here so I hope you understand I'm just trying to follow you here based on your very 1st comment about Alberto Mendoza. The 'dramatic' improvement he needs is experience or upperclass experience? For me, there's a difference. Regardless, you still really don't explain what's your basis for 'dramatic' improvement. Because the way you describe it tells me you're seeing something not good and quite frankly I am not seeing something dramatic. That's why I'm asking. Or maybe I'm just not fully understanding you, which is quite possible. 

I would say Alberto will have enough experience going into next year because it will be here s third year in this system 

[Brass Cannon 25,778]

1 hour ago, Lebowski said:

 

 

I'm not sure your tone here so I hope you understand I'm just trying to follow you here based on your very 1st comment about Alberto Mendoza. The 'dramatic' improvement he needs is experience or upperclass experience? For me, there's a difference. Regardless, you still really don't explain what's your basis for 'dramatic' improvement. Because the way you describe it tells me you're seeing something not good and quite frankly I am not seeing something dramatic. That's why I'm asking. Or maybe I'm just not fully understanding you, which is quite possible. 

If a guy shows a crazy amount of potential in practice.  Then you are of course going to be comfortable handing the reigns over.  But game time and practice time are very different.  
 

I actually would have preferred to leave him in and continue running the offense against Illinois to see what he had.