Dogswin? Did they go with the Freshman because "that's what typical Tech coaches do," or because the Junior got hurt in Game 3?
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Dogswin? Did they go with the Freshman because "that's what typical Tech coaches do," or because the Junior got hurt in Game 3?
Higgins, but let Young try O-line.
Cliff, we've covered this a thousand times. Colby Cameron didn't do anything to distinguish himself until practically midway through his red shirt Junior year. In fact, he had some embarrassing performances as a redshirt sophomore (TX A&M game in College Station comes to mind). It wasn't until the 17-yr old freshman beat Colby out in fall practice that Colby FINALLY got religion and turned his game on during the 4th or 5th game of his redshirt Junior year.Quote:
Originally Posted by DogsWin
Yes, we are all glad that Colby's game finally clicked. But the fact that he couldn't beat out a 17-year old freshman in fall camp in 2011 was on Colby, not anyone else.
T1, we have a senior QB with more collegiate experience than our entire QB roster combined. Not playing him at all today was just stupid. We can keep playing Higgins 100% of the time for experience, but it is ridiculous to expect a young QB not to make mistakes. Sharing that load with an experienced QB is a muuuuch smarter approach (unless of course the coach has a brand new contract and a convenient youth excuse). Again, I think Higgins will be a very good QB in time, but he isn't ready to shoulder 100% of the PT.
I think it's the perfect time to break him in. We all knew this was a rebuilding year. We lost 8 starters on offense and 7 on defense. This is a year of growth. PERFECT time to teach a young QB the ropes, imo. Sure it sucks to be mediocre-to-bad for a year, but I bet it will pay off in the long run.Quote:
Originally Posted by DogsWin
I say Higgins. We left 20 points on the field today.
If it's between Higgins and Young, then Higgins. We moved the ball today (with Higgins) instead of being a 3-and-out machine (under Young). However, I know zero about this Harris kid, and based on what I've read from others on here I wouldn't be opposed to seeing him get some snaps.
Higgins plays well and we want to look elsewhere? Why start a senior who won't be here next year?Quote:
Originally Posted by gabzooks
Read much? How did you read "get (Harris) some snaps" and think "start a senior (Harris)"?Quote:
Originally Posted by dch028
Higgins...but without losing the ball inside the 5 yard line. Translated, this means to take care of the football.
Higgins is the man! Except for the fumble, he had a good game for his first game as a starter and being only a freshman. I feel much better about our season after seeing him play. Good arm with a quick release.
We do need an outside guy who can get open, but he has some good inside receivers now. He did a fair job of getting the ball to them. None of his passes wowed me, but he did fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by T1
I am surprised that I haven't seen more regarding the TD pass to HL. It was a bad throw to a wide open receiver. HL bailed him out big time.
We get it, you don't like Higgins. Give it a rest maddawg.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddawg
Never said that. I'm just not all excited about him. Now you give it a rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by dch028
Higgins gives me more to be excited about than Young.