Has Quinn Ewers damaged the Dr. Pepper Curse? Maybe you hadn’t seen over the previous few years since you’d been charmed by Dr. Pepper’s “Fansville” advert campaigns, however the quarterbacks who’ve starred in it every season have seen their efficiency drop off considerably.

Some will say it’s because they’re chosen after unimaginable seasons and it is laborious to duplicate immense ranges of success. To these folks I say: Nonsense! Clearly, it is a curse! Identical to the “Madden” curse and the “Sports activities Illustrated” curse of our ancestors!

DJ Uiagalelei has by no means been the identical since showing within the advert, whereas each Bryce Younger and Caleb Williams noticed their groups undergo, even when their particular person stats have been solely barely worse.

However Ewers? The latest deputy of Fansville? He do not care about no stinkin’ curse. He is nonetheless occurring the street and beating high groups, identical to he did final season earlier than he was a business star. And if you happen to can break curses, you could be ranked No. 1 within the QB Energy Rankings. It is one of many official guidelines! This is a refresher on a pair others: 

• This isn’t a draft board rating, neither is it primarily based on any form of statistical system. Your numbers matter, certain, however total, I am rating quarterbacks primarily based on the “juice” they’ve on the present second in time. It is a mixture of how nicely you are enjoying, what you could have achieved and what you may accomplish within the close to future. If you happen to consider a QB I have never listed must be listed, I solely stored them off the record as a result of I do not such as you. Or, maybe it is this second half.
• I do not rank any QB the week after a loss. You could possibly be the best QB of all time, however if you happen to lose on Saturday, you will not be right here. I do not care if you happen to suppose your offensive line stinks, OK? That is the burden the QB should carry. If you happen to win, it is as a result of your teammates did their jobs. If you happen to lose, it is on you. Embrace it.

Now let’s attempt to harness all this QB energy in desk kind.

Honorable Point out: Drew Allar, Penn State; Hudson Card, Purdue: John Mateer, Washington State; Garrett Nussmeier, LSU; Tyler Shough, Louisville