SerenityBuff
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T minus 24 hours until Mrs. Serenity and I take off from LAX and head to Boulder! I don't care if Tyler Lytle, Johnny Lytle, or Captain William Lytle play as long as we crush the Beavs.
Are we talking about OL recruiting?Coaches know what they have in the fridge from being at countless amounts or practices with kids, not by what he does against the 128th ranked defense in the country in garbage time.
I can't imagine a scenario where Stenstrom gets on the field this year. We haven't seen much of Noyer and Lytle, so there's no way I see the 4th string QB getting time. It needs to be about Lytle, IMO.This week, we shouldn’t need Viska.
As for QB, I think MM has done about as much as can be expected of him in terms of getting reps for the backups this year. Only two real blowouts, and the backups got reps in both.
I expect we will see Lytle and Noyer (maybe Stenstrum?) in this game, but neither will be running the full offense. It’s not like this is some giant deviation from accepted game management. It’s pretty rare to see backup QBs getting meaningful playing time in close games on any team. Not just CU.
You’re probably right, but with the new resshirt rules, I could see the possibility in the right circumstances. Those circumstances would be when Stenstrom has played particularly well in practice and both Noyer and Lytle have had a drive or two in a game.I can't imagine a scenario where Stenstrom gets on the field this year. We haven't seen much of Noyer and Lytle, so there's no way I see the 4th string QB getting time. It needs to be about Lytle, IMO.
Again, the problem is MM refuses to do either. If you are going to play backups, run the offense. There is no effort to develop backups at any position and then it is a scramble when injuries pop up followed by the inevitable excuse-making for guys being inexperienced. In year six, a head coach should understand the ramifications instead of brushing it off with a lame "I don't want to run up the score" mindset.
You’re probably right, but with the new resshirt rules, I could see the possibility in the right circumstances. Those circumstances would be when Stenstrom has played particularly well in practice and both Noyer and Lytle have had a drive or two in a game.
I guess I take a different approach than a lot of you. In an ideal world, you get your backups time. Football is rarely representative of the ideal world. MM wants to win games. Plain and simple. It’s not like every other team in a similar stage of program development plays a bunch of backups.
I almost wonder if it is a side effect of MM knowing how to build a program from the ground up, but not yet how to really develop an established program.Again, the problem is MM refuses to do either. If you are going to play backups, run the offense. There is no effort to develop backups at any position and then it is a scramble when injuries pop up followed by the inevitable excuse-making for guys being inexperienced. In year six, a head coach should understand the ramifications instead of brushing it off with a lame "I don't want to run up the score" mindset.
Webb probably balled out in practice because he was practicing against the backups of one of the worst defenses in P5 history. So actually pretty similar competition to Oregon State this weekend.Wasn't it Evans or the Kansas transfer a few years back that would ball out in practice but was absolute crap in the game? Game reps for a backup qb are absolutely crucial.
ForFsure. Some marginal development of backup QBs would be nice, but let's be honest. What we really want after the last decade+ is to have some big numbers to smile about.Boise beat CSU 56-28
Bama beat Tenn 58-21
OU beat TCU 52-27
Cal beat OSU 49-7
Mizzou beat Memphis 65-33
All the above except Mizzou/Memphis were examples of last week's conference matchups where one team beat the other by 4+ scores. It'd be nice to see CU on the right side of one of these for a change.
What did you read?Viska isn't playing...
Interesting take by Howell, and contradicts what I read elsewhere.
I agree.I thought you were talking about Viska not playing.That Winfree was not 100% last week, was never thought to be a full go.
Made sense, why else trot out Arias and Stanley, and use the TE's so much?
I'm no doctor but, that tape job from last week doesn't scream 100% to me.