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[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=18360.msg218201#msg218201 date=1513270367]
[quote author=FarmBoy link=topic=18360.msg218200#msg218200 date=1513269890]
With a strong performance in the bowl game, will he be set for starting in 2018? There were rumors of burning Mills redshirt while our passing game struggled. Is he really good enough to unset a returning QB with a coupe of big wins?

One year ago, you could have written that exact sentence with different names.

With a strong performance in the bowl game, will he be set for starting in 2017? There were rumors of burning Costello's redshirt while our passing game struggled. Is he really good enough to unseat a returning QB with a couple of big wins?

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When you say "you" could have written it, I assume you don't literally mean, me, because I could not have written that. I did not think Chryst's performance warranted giving him the benefit of the doubt/lead/edge going into spring ball over Burns, Costello and whoever else can throw a ball on the roster.. I do think that Costello has had a fairly strong performance, but with significant room for improvement. I think there's a lot bigger gap for a QB who hasn't taken a meaningful game snap to make up on Costello to get a shot at game one.
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I agree. Costello looked better and against much better defenses then Chryst did a year prior. He didn’t look unbeatable, but the bar has definitely been raised.

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[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=18360.msg218201#msg218201 date=1513270367]
[quote author=FarmBoy link=topic=18360.msg218200#msg218200 date=1513269890]
With a strong performance in the bowl game, will he be set for starting in 2018? There were rumors of burning Mills redshirt while our passing game struggled. Is he really good enough to unset a returning QB with a coupe of big wins?

One year ago, you could have written that exact sentence with different names.

With a strong performance in the bowl game, will he be set for starting in 2017? There were rumors of burning Costello's redshirt while our passing game struggled. Is he really good enough to unseat a returning QB with a couple of big wins?

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When you say "you" could have written it, I assume you don't literally mean, me, because I could not have written that. I did not think Chryst's performance warranted giving him the benefit of the doubt/lead/edge going into spring ball over Burns, Costello and whoever else can throw a ball on the roster.. I do think that Costello has had a fairly strong performance, but with significant room for improvement. I think there's a lot bigger gap for a QB who hasn't taken a meaningful game snap to make up on Costello to get a shot at game one.
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I agree. Costello looked better and against much better defenses then Chryst did a year prior. He didn’t look unbeatable, but the bar has definitely been raised.