[Row80Critic]

I'm thankful for the wins that Ben engineered (Florida State, especially), but I always thought Brown should have been getting at least garbage time reps, and I see that lack of development opportunity as a poor coaching decision (always be developing your pipeline).  If Brown has earned the spot in the coaches' eyes, then I'm glad he's there now.  I hope we see Good Brown and not Florida State Brown.

Honestly, I just want a fair, transparent, and accountable QB room regardless of who's starting, and I want all the QBs to buy into that.  I just wasn't sure that was happening until recently, but I think the decisions have been mostly right now.  Every one of those guys should want to graduate with a degree from Stanford and take pride in their time here, and I would love to see them be happy alumni in their future years, regardless of whether they go pro, grad transfer, or begin life outside of being an athlete.

[edit]: BTHO UNC!

Yeah, I can't help but wonder if there was more going on behind the scenes -- attitude, money, coaching pride, something?  Elijiah failed to get the start 2 years in a row under totally different circumstances, but in neither case did he lose out to a player that seemed better on the field.  The mystery will only deepen in my mind if he goes out and lights it up this Saturday.  Of course, if he throws 10 interceptions maybe it will all become clear...  Stanford was a 9.5 point underdog by most accounts before the press conference and is now a 7.5 point underdog, so at least the Vegas betting world thinks it's the right move (or at least a discontinuation of the wrong move).

[Row80Critic]

I'm thankful for the wins that Ben engineered (Florida State, especially), but I always thought Brown should have been getting at least garbage time reps, and I see that lack of development opportunity as a poor coaching decision (always be developing your pipeline).  If Brown has earned the spot in the coaches' eyes, then I'm glad he's there now.  I hope we see Good Brown and not Florida State Brown.

Honestly, I just want a fair, transparent, and accountable QB room regardless of who's starting, and I want all the QBs to buy into that.  I just wasn't sure that was happening until recently, but I think the decisions have been mostly right now.  Every one of those guys should want to graduate with a degree from Stanford and take pride in their time here, and I would love to see them be happy alumni in their future years, regardless of whether they go pro, grad transfer, or begin life outside of being an athlete.

[edit]: BTHO UNC!

Yeah, I can't help but wonder if there was more going on behind the scenes -- attitude, money, coaching pride, something?  Elijiah failed to get the start 2 years in a row under totally different circumstances, but in neither case did he lose out to a player that seemed better on the field.  The mystery will only deepen in my mind if he goes out and lights it up this Saturday.  Of course, if he throws 10 interceptions maybe it will all become clear...  Stanford was a 9.5 point underdog by most accounts before the press conference and is now a 7.5 point underdog, so at least the Vegas betting world thinks it's the right move (or at least a discontinuation of the wrong move).