[Husker] Press Conference (LONG)

[Jay Schlechte]

> Now all that being said, I have no idea if Carnes was any better or worse.
> I wish we got to see some meaningful snaps for him tho, if for no other
> reason because you never know if a running QB will get hurt.  I also know
> that TM was not our only problem (who would have ever imagined a Bo Pelini
> defense that couldn't stop anyone).   But Dirk's article was on the spot.
> Bo had hung his hat on TM being the QB.  He 'ran off' Green, moved Turner
> to
> WR, bet on a QB with top MLB draft baseball skills and a super agent on his
> right hand and we're left with TWO scholarship QBs on the roster.  That is
> a
> SCARY depth situation.  It's not like a QB has never gotten hurt before.
> It's not like HIS QB had never gotten hurt before.
>

This part bugs me because here you're making the assumption / placing the
blame on Bo for Green transferring and that he was counting on Bubba
(hoping-yes, counting on-I HIGHLY doubt that).  Plus, I know of other
situations where Nebraska had two QB's on scholarship and had to revert to a
walk-on to play.  So while it's scary it's certainly not unheard of in
Nebraska's case.  Turner has spent some time at QB and could be pressed into
service if needed there.  How much dead weight do you want on the roster at
QB?  They AREN'T like running backs who play on special teams, etc.  Why do
you think Green transferred, likely because he knew he wasn't going to get
much playing time.

TM was an easy target for Dirk.  When you compare TM's stats to some of the
other Nebraska QB's AND the fact that he doesn't have the O-line that
Frazier, Frost or even Crouch had, that makes it even more remarkable what
TM's has accomplished as a very inexperienced QB compared to them.  And who
were the 3rd stringers behind all those guys???

Bo didn't take the high road and I'm not going to defend him.  But Dirk's
column wasn't defensible in my book either.

GBR,

Jay