12-11-2011, 07:58 PM
I love Stepfan. He might have a breakout year and make a run for it. But I don't think the odds are stacked in his favor. Looks like the contributing factors are:
* Be a contributor all season, don't get injured (should be OK here but you never know).
* Don't have a "bad" game, certainly not in the latter part of the season.
* Play for a team in contention for a BCS bowl game (could be a big problem for us next season)
* Put up some Sports Center highlight plays. (Might not be a problem for Taylor but have to do it in multiple games)
* Get loved by "pundits" all over the country (won't be watching our games next season)
* Play in a major conference championship game at the end of the season. (Big problem for us. Oregon still in Pac-12 north next season.)
* Be a contributor all season, don't get injured (should be OK here but you never know).
* Don't have a "bad" game, certainly not in the latter part of the season.
* Play for a team in contention for a BCS bowl game (could be a big problem for us next season)
* Put up some Sports Center highlight plays. (Might not be a problem for Taylor but have to do it in multiple games)
* Get loved by "pundits" all over the country (won't be watching our games next season)
* Play in a major conference championship game at the end of the season. (Big problem for us. Oregon still in Pac-12 north next season.)