I tend to agree, but in reality, and he may realize this, if you can play the position, they will take you. The team around you and the stats they help you produce don't mean much to the NFL these days.
Think of guys at both extremes. You have Graham Harrell who didn't get drafted after throwing for over 15,000 yds and 134 TDS. Then you have guys like Joe Flacco that played at Delaware or Tony Romo who played at Eastern Illinois.
Ultimately, in my opinion, his NFL status wouldn't be helped or hurt at either school. Hopefully he doesn't feel that way though. Hopefully he thinks he needs to go for the best stats he can get, which, after seeing that Chris Todd set Auburn passing records, would lead him to us.
You forgot Rothlisberger.
How many of the starting QBs in the NFL played at "big time" schools?
Vince Young? He's sort of a major bust. JaDumbass Russell (to whom I've heard this Newton kid compared, ugh...)? Significant bust. Jason Campbell? Jury still out. All quarterbacked successful, national title-esque teams.
Palmer, Cassell and Sanchez from USC? Meh on all.
Brees and Orton are both from Purdue. What the fuck is a Purdue?
Eli Manning? Labored at a crappy Ole Miss program. Done well in the NFL. McNabb played at Syracuse in 1973. Not exactly a powerhouse.
It's really kind of a crapshoot. You don't even have to be on a successful team to be a successful NFL QB. But there's never, ever been one from Mississippi State. That's a factor (and I love the Bulldogs second best).