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Very.

This may be I'm A Man's way of sending a message to Walsh.

"We've named our starting quarterback and Wes will start in the first game barring (unforeseen) circumstances. It's his responsibility, with the help of the mature players on offense, to lead our team from this point forward."

My, what a novel idea!!!

While I generally agree with your statement if Harsin had named Ash the starting QB then there was a good chance that McCoy, Wood and Gilbert would have all transferred. I believe that is why Harsin had Ash playing with a package of plays because he wanted to get used to playing if Gilbert didn't perform.

I think that Gundy has Lent, Walsh and a Junior at QB so he might have a transfer problem.

This. Gotta think this will light a fire under Walsh and Chelf. It'll be interesting to see if either of those guys comes back after a big summer to try to get the job from the true frosh.

Heck, I didn't even know Lunt was in the running for the starters job. Everything I've seen basically said it was a battle between Chelf and Walsh.

So, surely we can beat OSU with a true fish QB this year. I think our chances just got better assuming he keeps the job.

Agreed.

While I think Mack Brown is a great coach, I respect Gundy a lot more when it comes to how they treat their quarterback battles.

I always find it funny that coaches assume that not naming a starter = more competition and thus more improvement. It's such a fallacy. It's very possible that somebody could work harder once they know they're the starter. It's also very possible that a back-up could work harder knowing that he's behind the competition.

I think Mack has a ton of respect.....maybe to a fault, for the McCoy family and doesn't want to come off as sending any negative messages Case's way by naming Ash the outright starter. I'm probably wrong here, but I've wondered about this for a while and Mack is definitely strong with his PR skills. Just my 2 cents and based on zero fact.

There just seems to be a huge disconnect in what you just posted IMO. UNless I'm just misunderstanding what you are saying.

You say the public appearance and the reality aren't one in the same. In public (Spring Game) we saw both QBs get reps with the first team and Mack even mentioned that Case did some nice things (even though he threw some really awful, I mean, terrible passes). In public, Mack spits out the previously mentioned "gotta have two QBs to be successful" line of garbage. But yet, just about every report we've read here states that Ash is getting the lion's share of the first team reps and that he's going to likely end up the starter come September. The two don't add up.

I just can't fathom why on God's green Earth Case even has a shot with his physical deficiencies considering the fact that he was looking to transfer during bowl practices. It makes absolutely no sense. He's lucky he has a scholarship.

Either Brad McCoy has some serious dirt on Mack and will pitch a fit of epic proportions if Ash is named the starter, or maybe Mack has fallen head over heels for Case after the win against A&M. But still, if that were the case, why did Ash start and play the entire bowl game? Maybe he and Harsin just don't have a clue and we really have no QB. If so, we may be in trouble.

I don't know. I just don't get it. It's pretty plain to see that Ash is and will be better than Case, but yet here we are, about to go into the summer 7-on-7 season with no clearly defined leader for our team to rally around.

Was Mack not watching Florida circa 1998 with Doug Johnson and Jesse Palmer? I mean, COME ON!

Ok. I gotta take a break. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE TAKING CRAZY PILLS!!!!1!!

Yes, both QBs got reps with the first team, but only one of them went out there first. I think the spring game cemented Ash as the starter. Mack comes out after the game saying that there's an open competition, Case did nice things, etc., either because he's trying to keep Case engaged, he's handing out verbal participation ribbons, or the previously mentioned illicit pictures currently held by Brad McCoy.

We had the same situation last year as well. McCoy got reps with the first team in the spring game, but Gilbert was the guy all summer with the first team. It continued into the fall until the 2-8 and 2 pick performance against BYU. We all wanted to believe that the competition was open because none of us were sure that Gilbert was the guy (putting it kindly). It wasn't, though, just like every other QB "competition" since 2006. I get that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense and can be annoying to have Mack out there giving these statements, but it is what it is.

Now, if we go into next fall and we're shuffling QBs the first few games or Case is the guy, then I'll have a lot of concerns with significant question marks floating over my head.