Do you like Max?

[TripletDaddy]

Great point! Even Cassel made mistakes.

But now that you mention it, has Mitch Mustain so much as thrown an incomplete pass, let alone an INT while at SC?

Mitch usually gets good PT against the lower tier teams, like Oregon.

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[Babs]

Maybe Max should publicly apologize for dragging down the program to these horrible 10-win plateaus.

good gravy, no doubt. I hope he's got Romney's speechwriters working overtime on his postgame comments for Sept 5th.

[JohnnyLingo]

However, that statement does not preclude the possibility that he can beat Oklahoma and/or TCU and/or Florida State and/or Utah by having a really good performance.

But you view the possibility of him having a great performance in all four of those games to be very, very close to zero.

I suppose the latter part of the 2006 season spoiled me. Beck was healthy and dialed in to a very high degree. He shredded every defense he went up against.

[falafel]

The question that is begging to be asked is why this really bothers anyone?

The old me would have pointed out that you just used the phrase incorrectly.

[TripletDaddy]

good gravy, no doubt. I hope he's got Romney's speechwriters working overtime on his postgame comments for Sept 5th.

I don't think you can pre-plan those sorts of speeches. How do you apologize for ending the Sooners season on opening day? Max will just have to go with what comes to him right then.

[Indy Coug]

But you view the possibility of him having a great performance in all four of those games to be very, very close to zero.

I suppose the latter part of the 2006 season spoiled me. Beck was healthy and dialed in to a very high degree. He shredded every defense he went up against.

Your very own 2006 Beck example answers the the first statement you just made. You filtered out the two losses. Beck didn't have a great performance in each of the top 4 games of 2006. Why are you having so much trouble absorbing this concept?

[JohnnyLingo]

Your very own 2006 Beck example answers the the first statement you just made. You filtered out the two losses. Beck didn't have a great performance in each of the top 4 games of 2006. Why are you having so much trouble absorbing this concept?

What are these "top 4 games of 2006" you speak of?

And I did include the qualifier "healthy" in my statement. If Max gets hurt, obviously I can't expect him to play at an elite level for 12 games.

[Indy Coug]

What are these "top 4 games of 2006" you speak of?

The list would certainly include two road games vs BCS teams (Arizona and Boston College).

[jay santos]

The question that is begging to be asked is why this really bothers anyone?

Doesn't bother me, I'm just here to serve. I meant it as an interesting tidbit.

[JohnnyLingo]

The list would certainly include two road games vs BCS teams (Arizona and Boston College).

Indeed, two games where he was practically crippled. I don't blame an injured QB for underperforming on the field.

[All-American]

Off topic and annoying grammar point, but this is a good teaching moment. "Begs the question" is used incorrectly almost 99% of the time you hear it used.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question

I was unaware. Thank you.

[All-American]

Lol.
Im a Barkley gal. I believe he hasnt thrown an incomplete pass or int either.

BTW, has enough time passed that I can call John David Booty a bust?

I would like to point out how funny it is that the words "booty" and "bust" should be so proximate in a sentence with no overt sexual overtones.

[il Padrino Ute]

sheesh! how quickly everyone forgets all his Ws. Even Tebow lost to Ole Miss.

But Ole Miss is an SEC team.

[KillerDog]

I like Max's play as a Soph and Junior. If he plays that way as a Senior, I'll be disappointed. I think he is developing nicely but needs to step up his decision making. He is limited athletically but he is better than the majority of college QBs at BYU in the last 30 years and is better than 90% of the college QBs.

[YOhio]

I am offering to start a Max Hall supporters club. Maybe we could even create a cool graphic with the members' names and you could attach it to your signature here. Who is in?