Herdstruck why are you always such a jerk when you post? All of your posts are attacking and condescending. You are one of the people who have absolutely ruined a great board that I have posted on for years. Congratulations.
I stated my opinion that's it. People don't have to agree with me, that's why we have a message board to hear a lot of varying opinions.
My opinion is Birdsong is mediocre to bad. What I have seen on the field gives me zero confidence.
In my opinion If we stay with him at QB we will have a very mediocre year. I think with this team and this schedule if we go 6-6 or 7-5 or even 8-4 it's a huge disappointment.
Doc has said Chase is definitely the future. Why not play Him this year while he has a stud running back and a good offensive line. Why sacrifice next year to keep a quarterback who may lead us to 8 wins tops. I would rather have 2016 roll around and have an experienced Litton running the show for the next 3 years rather than coming off a 7-5 season and not really knowing who will be the QB.
Once again this is just my opinion. Now feel free to tell me how stupid I am and dumb and I'm not a good fan and whatever other insults you can come up with.
Not until weeks 4-6 do you really know what sort of team you have...
Alright...
So a QB who couldn't be more opposite the former star is taking over. Adjusting to a system built for someone more mobile. Goes out and leads a game winning drive to defeat a Big 10 school.
Same QB finds himself in a situation where he is behind...except he is struggling this time.
Instead of babying the guy, you leave him in. Make him win the game. Instead, he doesn't.
Now, you can speculate all you want about that...but you need to let the guy lose in such a fashion.
It is a reminder for him to take the team and himself more seriously. I'd rather take a QB who has been terrible and experienced the true definition of losing, over a QB completely babied into a system.
A point forgotten that I made earlier, its not like Marshall was really down in points like 44-7...we trailed by 7 most of the game. All it took was for one drive to click...
Didn't happen and thats ok...
Because IF Birdsong's character is half of Cato's, Birdsong will do whatever he can to avoid such a loss and performance, ever, again.
its good to hit rock bottom and experience it, so you know to never go there again.
But you are upset because I called you out on your amazing decision to bench Birdsong for a redshirted QB, who could benefit from seeing how his incumbent will respond, instead, tossed out and forced to develop on his own...and, by your logic, benched if he has a terrible game.
So, basically, you won't allow a QB to have a bad game, learn, and recover in a solid tune up game...but rather, burn an entire season off of an even younger QB, in the hopes he can compete in a league with a bullseye on his teams back?
...and you whine about me being condescending?? Well, I won't lie, I was being such towards you, because your logic would bury the program further into the ground than Snyder and kayo combined...not only would your idea confuse several fans of not only wasting a redshirt, but being so trigger happy to fire one QB and begin another, the team itself would lose confidence in you, and not want to play for you.
What 19 yr old would play for a coach who fires someone so quickly, not allowing them any chance to recover?
Im not trying to insult you, just giving your thoughts new perspective...which is insulting enough.
New QB and a new system of sorts...did you really think it was going to be an easy transition? If Birdsong torches the next 2 opponents, what then? Oh, they aren't as good as ohio? The offense was working but I'm such a loser that I need to convince myself I am right for once, even if it means I'll be a pessimistic jerk the rest of the season?
The worst thing is, 2 games into the season, it seems you have already made your mind up about the QB and you won't change it, for reasons listed above...and thats just sad.
