Saturday Morning Preview - Texas Tech v. Colorado
I ran across this article while visiting the Tech - Yahoo site, which I rarely do, and in fact I usually only do this on game day. But here's an article which describes a scene from last Saturday night where Graham Harrell, flipped off the stands. Was this wrong? Yes, I read some message boards last night where a number of people made it clear that they felt it was wrong. Great, I think we can all agree that giving your home fans the finger is not appropriate. I really don't think this is the question, the question is if Harrell has the temperament to be a quarterback. If we take a step back, which we should, I think that Harrell's just a kid and the minute that he did that he was probably wrong. He probably let his emotion get the best of him and he probably knows that. Let's not make a mountain out of a mole hill, if it happens again then we probably have an issue, but if he doesn't then this is completely forgotten.
On to game previews:
DMN - predicts a Tech victory if the offense can step it up. In particular, there's the note that Colorado has a terrible pass defense. I thought last week we were all licking our chops at Mizzou's young cornerbacks? Let's hope we take more advantage of the defensive backfield that we did last week.
SEN - predicts a Tech victory.
LAJ
The LAJ has dueling quarterback controversy articles up, the first is why Todd should replace Harrell and the second is why Harrell should stay. Please, stop. Replacing the QB in any college can be a slippery slope. There are more reasons to stick with a quarterback than not, but the most important one is consistency and the coach letting kids know that unless they really can't handle the pressure (which I do not think that Harrell falls anywhere close to this category) then the kid stays in at quarterback. You will run off recruits if you flip flop. You stick with the one who brought you. If this year fails as a result of Harrell, then the decision will be final and we'll lose what looks like a really talented quarterback due to a transfer. It stinks, but be patient.
On to game previews:
DMN - predicts a Tech victory if the offense can step it up. In particular, there's the note that Colorado has a terrible pass defense. I thought last week we were all licking our chops at Mizzou's young cornerbacks? Let's hope we take more advantage of the defensive backfield that we did last week.
SEN - predicts a Tech victory.
LAJ
The LAJ has dueling quarterback controversy articles up, the first is why Todd should replace Harrell and the second is why Harrell should stay. Please, stop. Replacing the QB in any college can be a slippery slope. There are more reasons to stick with a quarterback than not, but the most important one is consistency and the coach letting kids know that unless they really can't handle the pressure (which I do not think that Harrell falls anywhere close to this category) then the kid stays in at quarterback. You will run off recruits if you flip flop. You stick with the one who brought you. If this year fails as a result of Harrell, then the decision will be final and we'll lose what looks like a really talented quarterback due to a transfer. It stinks, but be patient.
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