(11-01-2016 03:52 PM)tribefbfan Wrote:  Their season seems weirder than ours. The highs and lows seem to have a bigger swing than ours, but I believe they are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. They lose it's possibly over just like it was for us last week.

This game will be tough for our guys I am sure. Some will think there is nothing to play for any more. Some will say I have too much pride and respect for the game to ever think like that.

For the seniors, the finality of playing this sport will really start to sink in.

We can play spoiler, we can play to win or we can give up.

We are beat up physically as much as we are mentally too.

They will have to dig deep inside themselves this week. Pride can be a big motivator. I hope we see our boys play with pride and a will to win. They've done that all season, just coming up short too many times.



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(11-01-2016 07:34 PM)Tribeheart Wrote:  Unless Mitchell is a once in a decade QB.

(11-01-2016 09:17 PM)zablenoise Wrote:  I think the fact that we never once went to McKee/Battle speaks to the hopes the program has in Mitchell. But that is pure speculation.

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(11-01-2016 10:47 PM)TribeInTheBurg Wrote:  For better or worse, Jimmye always plays the QB that he thinks gives us the best chance to win the current game. Decisions aren't made looking to the future.

(11-02-2016 10:28 AM)Tribe32 Wrote:  One thing that you have to remember is that EVERY QB that plays in Division 1 (BCS/FCS) were all everything in high school. We get lost in the stats that these kids put up in high school. College is way different. First of all you are playing against grown men. Second, you are playing against defenses that you never would even consider in high school. The mental part of the game amps up big time. Reading defenses is key. Playing in college game conditions isn't something you practice at practice. You only get it with real reps on Saturdays.

Kinder is going to be a weapon at WR. I don't see him going back to QB.

If Mitchell enrolls in college for the second semester and practices this spring you will have your answer as to who plays QB in the fall.

(11-02-2016 08:36 AM)tribefbfan Wrote:  How has that changed? Cluley just went three years. If McKee wins the spot and keeps it he'll have 2 years, Battle 3, Rotger 4. If Mitchell comes in and blows everyone out, he'll have the opportunity for 4 years.

Besides, just because a guy is a starter, doesn't mean he owns that spot. If a guy comes in and beats the current starter out, he's going to play.

Our starters need a quick start this Saturday. The weather is perfect football weather.

We've proven a few things this year. We start slow, we get behind, we come back, we fall short.

We fix the first two, we don't have to worry about the last two.

Go Tribe!



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(11-02-2016 01:18 PM)zablenoise Wrote:  

(11-02-2016 08:36 AM)tribefbfan Wrote:  How has that changed? Cluley just went three years. If McKee wins the spot and keeps it he'll have 2 years, Battle 3, Rotger 4. If Mitchell comes in and blows everyone out, he'll have the opportunity for 4 years.

Besides, just because a guy is a starter, doesn't mean he owns that spot. If a guy comes in and beats the current starter out, he's going to play.

Our starters need a quick start this Saturday. The weather is perfect football weather.

We've proven a few things this year. We start slow, we get behind, we come back, we fall short.

We fix the first two, we don't have to worry about the last two.

Go Tribe!



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Excepting Cluley obviously. From '09-'13 we had different starters every season. And in many cases multiple starters. There were even some very good teams in those years but my point was that we went from hitting on multi-year starters with great consistency to complete chaos. Something must have changed to prevented us from recruiting/developing/evaluation QBs in that time frame like we had in the past. We've had the same guy for three years now and that's good but if whatever issues comes back from that 5 year window we could revert to where we were

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(11-02-2016 01:10 PM)TribePride52 Wrote:  

(11-02-2016 10:28 AM)Tribe32 Wrote:  One thing that you have to remember is that EVERY QB that plays in Division 1 (BCS/FCS) were all everything in high school. We get lost in the stats that these kids put up in high school. College is way different. First of all you are playing against grown men. Second, you are playing against defenses that you never would even consider in high school. The mental part of the game amps up big time. Reading defenses is key. Playing in college game conditions isn't something you practice at practice. You only get it with real reps on Saturdays.

Kinder is going to be a weapon at WR. I don't see him going back to QB.

If Mitchell enrolls in college for the second semester and practices this spring you will have your answer as to who plays QB in the fall.

in case you haven't heard, Mitchell is planning to enroll in January.

(11-02-2016 03:02 PM)Tribe4SF Wrote:  You're forgetting the incredible string of injuries that plagued the position from 2010 - 2013.

(11-02-2016 06:02 PM)TribeInTheBurg Wrote:  

(11-02-2016 03:02 PM)Tribe4SF Wrote:  You're forgetting the incredible string of injuries that plagued the position from 2010 - 2013.

That's what my first thought was, too. Glad I waited to read the rest of the thread.

My point in my earlier post was that when we were in similar situations (out of playoff contention) in the past, we kept playing the seniors trying to win every game no matter whether it mattered or not. Personally, I think we leave starters in too long in blowouts, too.