[SF_Cardinal_Fan]

Aside #1 - almost nobody was calling for Hogan before he became the starter in 2012 (though on either this board or the bootleg there was one poster who appeared to be either a relative or HS friend who was pushing for him rather vociferously - even during his redshirt season). Most fans were calling for Brett Nottingham, who left Stanford after losing out to Hogan and proceeded to have a not very strong career at Columbia.

Aside #2 - fans are always calling for backup quarterbacks who have yet to appear in a game and disappoint them. Occasionally they eventually appear and do well. More often not and the calls are forgotten.

Aside #3 (from another post in this thread) - almost no teams play backup QBs in any significant way to "get them ready" - though sometimes QBs split time while a QB competition is still active. I don't quite know why this belief persists among fan bases everywhere.

My take is that (until a bench player actually gets significant playing time) no one really knows how that player will perform. So why not give bench players an opportunity to play ?
If a guys plays half a game then everybody (coaches, spectators etc...)will gain some knowledge about that player's strengths and weaknesses.

[SF_Cardinal_Fan]

Aside #1 - almost nobody was calling for Hogan before he became the starter in 2012 (though on either this board or the bootleg there was one poster who appeared to be either a relative or HS friend who was pushing for him rather vociferously - even during his redshirt season). Most fans were calling for Brett Nottingham, who left Stanford after losing out to Hogan and proceeded to have a not very strong career at Columbia.

Aside #2 - fans are always calling for backup quarterbacks who have yet to appear in a game and disappoint them. Occasionally they eventually appear and do well. More often not and the calls are forgotten.

Aside #3 (from another post in this thread) - almost no teams play backup QBs in any significant way to "get them ready" - though sometimes QBs split time while a QB competition is still active. I don't quite know why this belief persists among fan bases everywhere.

My take is that (until a bench player actually gets significant playing time) no one really knows how that player will perform. So why not give bench players an opportunity to play ?
If a guys plays half a game then everybody (coaches, spectators etc...)will gain some knowledge about that player's strengths and weaknesses.