Manning Passing Academy

Well, I'll talk to Archie and I might talk to Cooper and I don't think that they're going to put any stock into what I say.

And I've developed a good relationship with them over the years going to Manning Passing Academy and helping Archie create that list of quarterbacks to target every year.

Right.

So you also know then very intimately that they know, too.

And it's like talking to people in the program and how they're doing this stuff.

Like we were deep in it and going to Manning Passing Academy and seeing all these guys.

And I'm sure I forgot some names, right? Maiava, Nico Iamaliava, right? And by the way, to your point, Maiava, I've talked to two different scouts who are like, might go late first, got like a top 40, top 50 type grade.

Where my grade is, it typically ranges somewhere early sec.

Beyond that, you're exactly right.

Arch Manning looks like a quarterback who's still learning football a whole bunch every single week because he never competed in any 247 sports camps or rivals camps or anything other than the Manning Passing Academy.

When you talk to people who are exponentially greater ball knowers than any of us, they'll tell you Arch Manning's learning curve is still very steep because of what all he has not experienced along the way.

I don't think that Notre Dame has large schematic and personnel issues.

that's the fascinating thing.

And obviously, you know, I know he stood out at the Manning Passing Academy early on this year, and people were talking a lot about him.

But just the way that he's adapted to SEC football, I think, has been eye-opening.

Yeah, he's from that area.

Let's just enjoy some guys who maybe aren't going to play on the next level but are awesome at this level.

I'm telling you, being at that Manning Passing Academy, I'm watching Kamario Taylor at 6'5", 235, and Arch Manning at 6'4", 232, I think he was at the time, and the kid from Maryland, and watching like – Chambliss and Bear Bachmeier and all these like big name guys, different sizes, but all north of 6'1", you know, 6'1", at least.

Some of them 6'4", 6'5", just look the part.

And then you got this middle schooler, right? Yeah.

And imagine all the phone numbers he has in his phone.

All the quarterbacks from the Manning Academy over the years.

He could text Johnny Manziel.

Ryan Tannehill, Greggy McElroy.

Yeah, who doesn't want to talk about Bear Bachmeier here? After what he did, he took the world by storm last week in that win against Notre Dame.

So what can slow down Bear Bachmeier? My scouts tell me at the Manning Passing Academy, he was not a fan of the humidity.

Well, now he's going to Orlando, Florida, the bounce house.

Can anything slow down this BYU offense? They were fantastic.