QB Controversy

[PawDawg]

I keep hearing and reading that JMar has "won" the opportunity to start.

According to what our coach said before the game, today was not a competition.

[Soonerdawg]

Smith kept Higgins on the bench. No reason for Higgins to leave the bench until Smith screws up.

This post should end this thread.

[Bluebird]

My vote (for what it's worth): Stick with Smith!!!

[johnnylightnin]

According to what our coach said before the game, today was not a competition.

How silly is that?

[PawDawg]

How silly is that?

Just tying to keep it real. Our fans (including me) are excited about what they saw today with J'Mar. If HCSH makes a decision on what he saw today without giving his named starter the same opportunity to "show his stuff" he was never being genuine about what he said going into this game. He is not one to flip flop on emotions.

[ChipDog]

When Higgins was named starter he was the best according to our coaches.

He lost his job because of a disciplinary action. Had he lost it because of injury it would be different.

HCSH looks bad if he takes the opportunity away from Higgins at this point.

Yep

[Tech77]

J'Mar's head may need a week off to clear after that helmet to,helmet hit.

[ChipDog]

Just tying to keep it real. Our fans (including me) are excited about what they saw today with J'Mar. If HCSH makes a decision on what he saw today without giving his named starter the same opportunity to "show his stuff" he was never being genuine about what he said going into this game. He is not one to flip flop on emotions.

Yep

[johnnylightnin]

Just tying to keep it real. Our fans (including me) are excited about what they saw today with J'Mar. If HCSH makes a decision on what he saw today without giving his named starter the same opportunity to "show his stuff" he was never being genuine about what he said going into this game. He is not one to flip flop on emotions.

He made a decision today when he kept trotting J'Mar out there. He's bull headed if he pulls J'Mar...plain and simple. That's not emotion, that's recognizing that a young talent has made the most of his opportunity and he shouldn't get yanked because of some boneheaded coach speak.

[PawDawg]

He made a decision today when he kept trotting J'Mar out there. He's bull headed if he pulls J'Mar...plain and simple. That's not emotion, that's recognizing that a young talent has made the most of his opportunity and he shouldn't get yanked because of some boneheaded coach speak.

So because the fans think J'Mar is better (compared to what we've seen in limited action from Higgins) HCSH should forget what he watched in the Spring and Fall and go with what he saw today...yeah that's emotion.

Not a single person that I know of said that J'Mar was the best QB before today. He may be. He looked great for a RS Freshman, but HCSH is going to stick to his guns and he should.

[ChipDog]

He made a decision today when he kept trotting J'Mar out there. He's bull headed if he pulls J'Mar...plain and simple. That's not emotion, that's recognizing that a young talent has made the most of his opportunity and he shouldn't get yanked because of some boneheaded coach speak.

But Higgins was identified as our starter. He has to "start" now or staring J'Mar today was something other than discipline-related.

[johnnylightnin]

So because the fans think J'Mar is better (compared to what we've seen in limited action from Higgins) HCSH should forget what he watched in the Spring and Fall and go with what he saw today...yeah that's emotion.

Not a single person that I know of said that J'Mar was the best QB before today. He may be. He looked great for a RS Freshman, but HCSH is going to stick to his guns and he should.

Don't be obtuse. HOLTZ kept J'Mar in the whole game. He didn't do that cause he was checking the message board between series. C'mon man!

[theprofessor]

But Higgins was identified as our starter. He has to "start" now or staring J'Mar today was something other than discipline-related.

Imagine if Bill Belichick had decided to stubbornly stick with Drew Bledsoe instead of turning to Tom Brady. I don't know what you saw today, but I saw a young QB who showed me something we've never seen from Ryan Higgins in his four years here. He showed mobility, he showed poise, and he showed an upside that Higgins doesn't possess. It's not like Ryan Higgins hasn't had opportunities in the past to show what he's capable of doing. He's never shown anything close to what J'Mar showed today.

[Soonerdawg]

But Higgins was identified as our starter. He has to "start" now or staring J'Mar today was something other than discipline-related.

The first and second series on offense were discipline related. After that was something else.

[johnnylightnin]

But Higgins was identified as our starter. He has to "start" now or staring J'Mar today was something other than discipline-related.

There is no explanation needed. Holtz could've put Ryan in at many points in today's game. He doesn't OWE him a start because he named him the starter. Higgins screwed up and Smith took his spot. It happens ALL the time.