The Heaps Reclamation Project

[Commando]

As much as a buzzkill as this is, I'm relieved that we don't have that palpable contention behind the scenes now. I'm curious as to Apo's move now- he seems to be finding his mojo on this team even with the QB who throws worse than commando from CUF...

[cougjunkie]

If Crist is leaving, Heaps should check out Notre Dame. They need someone ASAP.

Of the schools on his list Cal makes the most sense:

wazzou- Connor Halliday (RS FReshman)
Washington: Price (Soph) Montana (RS freshman)
USC: Scroggins (Soph), Wittek (Freshman)
Cal: Maynard (Junior). Cal does have 3 other 4 star recruits on the roster and a 4 star coming in this year.

No matter where he goes he will have competition. Oddly enough staying at BYU would be his best chance to start after a redshirt year.

[Portland Ute]

I do think his list of schools is curious. He's going to have a lot of competition at UW, WSU and USC. If I'm him I'm looking for the path of least resistance to starting, and I don't think he finds it at any of those schools. For me Cal is the no-brainer.

UW has about 10 QBs on their roster and are bringing in two more highly regarded QBs in this class.

If Heaps has any sense he won't go to UW. Unless he really just wants to go home to Seattle and isn't worried about football. WSU has a lot of good young talent, but maybe he sees Leach as a possibility.

As a Utah fan, I'm curious if Chow reaches out to him at all. It would seem his chance to start in the PAC12, if it's the PAC12 he wants, might be best served at Utah.

Note: I'm not all that interested in him playing at Utah.

[Tone Loc]

if i was jake i'd probably be trying to end up at eastern washington. he would really shine there in an offense that throws 45 times a game. and ewu would give him the a much better shot at a longer football career than playing pac-12 defenses week in and week out.

Umm, Pac 12 football isnt really known for its defenses. In fact, they just arent very good as a whole.

[old_gregg]

Pac-12 defenses are not good.

neither is jake, and the defenses he struggled mightily with this year were not exactly world beating.

[Viking]

Of the schools on his list Cal makes the most sense:

wazzou- Connor Halliday (RS FReshman)
Washington: Price (Soph) Montana (RS freshman)
USC: Scroggins (Soph), Wittek (Freshman)
Cal: Maynard (Junior). Cal does have 3 other 4 star recruits on the roster and a 4 star coming in this year.

No matter where he goes he will have competition. Oddly enough staying at BYU would be his best chance to start after a redshirt year.

I'm certain he's going to WSU under Leach.

[Hsaru]

Maybe the kid is as polished as he could get. This was one of the knocks on him coming out of HS...that he had been tutored and groomed and polished and coached from a very young age and that, perhaps, he was already a finished product.

If that's the case, then this is a story of a kid that recruited some very nice talent to BYU and then couldn't cut it himself. No reason to hate on the kid for maxing out before college.

Question: Do any of those guys decide to leave? Wasn't he particularly close to Apo and Van Noy? BYU's really worked with Van Noy, so I wouldn't see him leaving. What about Apo? He seems like he's in a position eligibility-wise to transfer and still have a nice career.

I'd be more willing to buy this if it didn't look like what Heaps needs is more improvement on the mental aspect of the game, his physical tools look more than adequate to get the job done.

[Portland Ute]

I'd be more willing to buy this if it didn't look like what Heaps needs is more improvement on the mental aspect of the game, his physical tools look more than adequate to get the job done.

Some people have "it" mentally, others do not. I'm not saying the guy is a functional idiot, but maybe he just doesn't have the mental capacity to get the mental part of the game? Maybe he's too emotionally fragile to ever learn to be mentally tough?

[Hsaru]

Some people have "it" mentally, others do not. I'm not saying the guy is a functional idiot, but maybe he just doesn't have the mental capacity to get the mental part of the game? Maybe he's too emotionally fragile to ever learn to be mentally tough?

John Beck is a similar case study, he found "it".

[Color Me Badd Fan]

UW has about 10 QBs on their roster and are bringing in two more highly regarded QBs in this class.

If Heaps has any sense he won't go to UW. Unless he really just wants to go home to Seattle and isn't worried about football. WSU has a lot of good young talent, but maybe he sees Leach as a possibility.

As a Utah fan, I'm curious if Chow reaches out to him at all. It would seem his chance to start in the PAC12, if it's the PAC12 he wants, might be best served at Utah.

Note: I'm not all that interested in him playing at Utah.

PU, I am interested in him playing at Utah. Very interested. Come on Norm reach out to Jake!

[Tone Loc]

I'm certain he's going to WSU under Leach.

Its official, he wont be going to WSU. Take them off the list.

[cougjunkie]

I'm certain he's going to WSU under Leach.

That would be a great idea. WSU has Connor Halliday who is a redshirt freshman and played very well down the stretch. Halliday will start next year as a Sophomore as Heaps RS.

I doubt a guy that is a two year starter is benched in favor of Heaps.

[Hsaru]

Its official, he wont be going to WSU. Take them off the list.

Too true.

[USCoug]

As much as a buzzkill as this is, I'm relieved that we don't have that palpable contention behind the scenes now. I'm curious as to Apo's move now- he seems to be finding his mojo on this team even with the QB who throws worse than commando from CUF...

I'm curious to see what Apo does as well. Pretty much the main reason for him coming to BYU was of Heaps, and now that he is gone I think he is going to re-evaluate his situation.

However, I think Apo is fitting into the program pretty well with Riley taking the snaps. Although we may never know, I speculate that this may be what's going on behind the scenes: Jake's friends are abandoning him and he feels like he needs a fresh start somewhere else.

[SeattleUte]

There is plenty of blame to go around.

Riley still has a crappy arm and will be hated by half the fanbase next season, even more if Jake somehow succeeds elsewhere.

Jake is quitter, allegedly lazy, immature, and a bit of a moran. He has a lot of potential upside on the field. Karma says he will wind up at Kal where he continue the longstanding 50+ year tradition of failure to go to the Rose Bowl.

Bronco mismanaged the QB situation and now finds himself in a load of problems.....fragile starting QB with zero backup plan. That should sound familiar to Ute fans.

USC is not going to w.a.s.t.e. a precious scholarship on Jake Heaps, so he can forget that option.

What I strongly recommend is start scouring DIIAA colleges that you've never heard of and are discontinuing their football program. That should bear some fruit.