The QB Race is OVER!

Mars wrote:


" Heaps is looking to do something unprecedented in BYU football history — become the first Cougar true freshman QB to open a season as the starter. Considering his competitive nature and reports that Heaps loves to spend time in the film room, there's the sense that he did not complete high school early and arrive at BYU early to spend his first year redshirting or being relegated to the role of high-profile backup... his teammates and coaches have been more than willing to talk about the freshman phenom.



"I thought he would have a rude awakening this spring at the (Division I) level," said offensive lineman Matt Reynolds. "But it's been just the opposite. It's been me who has had the awakening that he really is a great quarterback."



"Obviously, we all know he's an amazing football player," Lark said. "You can see that when he comes out on the field. What people don't know is he's a good kid. We respect him. He's down to earth."



http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700027773/BYU-football-Quarterback-battle-still-in-early-stages.html?pg=2

bengel wrote:
The race for QB is over? Someone please identify the fat lady (I hear her referred to regularly, but never identified), and let me know when she sang.

snoscythe wrote:

Brandon Doman said

If it's not about BYU, if it's not about this team and this place, they won't start," he said. "That would be the most important criteria. I don't care how good they are, or who they are, or if they're the best player out there. If it isn't about the team, they're not going to play. They know that. Secondly, if it isn't about the team, they'll transfer. We understand the stakes in that case. I've been there.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700018631/BYU-football-Maintaining-unity-a-priority-for-Cougars.



......Given that context, it's pretty apparent that Doman was speaking about Heaps. If it's not a concern (if your 'best' player is a unifier/team player), why would Doman make this comment?

Ygridiron4ever wrote:
I went back and read the article to see if I could tell who Doman was talking about, or why he would make that comment. And I couldn't make the connectin to any specific player. And when I read it I naturally thought about a more senior player who maybe has been thinking for the last couple of years that he would finally get the position he had been waiting for, only to see it go to a newer, younger guy. That, to me, would be the bigger test of fortitude than a Freshmand being told to wait his turn. That is the guy more likely to leave the team, if you ask me.