Bush league
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When was Matt Roark announced as starting QB, the last time UK beat Tennessee??
Such a bush league move by Joker ...
Some of you guys are nuts.
(go back to your board - f you - you suck card fan - blah blah blah blah)
Such a bush league move by Joker ...
Some of you guys are nuts.
(go back to your board - f you - you suck card fan - blah blah blah blah)
Yeah.... cause God knows Petrino don't know a thing about sportsmanship.. That being said, I don't see the big deal.
All we have to do is line up on both sides of the ball and smack em in the mouth! If our play makers are making play's then it won't matter who they start at QB..I can't wait to see what kind of attitude this team brings and I hope it's allot of confidence and swagger! GO BIG BLUE!!
Coaches are the most paranoid people on the planet (LOL).
IMO, not releasing your depth chart is no big deal. I mean, the competitive advantage gained from withholding it is essentially non-existent, but paranoid people probably don't see it that way![[winking]](http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/img/emoticons/classic/wink.r191677.gif "Winking [winking]")
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It's kind of like injuries. Some coaches will tell you every detail of an injury. Others pretend they don't exist. There's probably some pretty interesting psychology in there somewhere.
GBB!!!
IMO, not releasing your depth chart is no big deal. I mean, the competitive advantage gained from withholding it is essentially non-existent, but paranoid people probably don't see it that way
.It's kind of like injuries. Some coaches will tell you every detail of an injury. Others pretend they don't exist. There's probably some pretty interesting psychology in there somewhere.
GBB!!!
Of all things, this is a non-issue.
What is Bush-League however is taking every exiled rapist, 3-time-busted pot smoker, thief and malcontent off the collegiate waiver wire. Can we agree on that?
What is Bush-League however is taking every exiled rapist, 3-time-busted pot smoker, thief and malcontent off the collegiate waiver wire. Can we agree on that?
Coaches are the most paranoid people on the planet (LOL).
IMO, not releasing your depth chart is no big deal. I mean, the competitive advantage gained from withholding it is essentially non-existent, but paranoid people probably don't see it that way
It's kind of like injuries. Some coaches will tell you every detail of an injury. Others pretend they don't exist. There's probably some pretty interesting psychology in there somewhere.
GBB!!!
Interesting. I also think it is bush league to hide or refuse to talk about injuries in an attempt to gain an advantage over an opponent.
I won't call it bush league, but I'll call it a pretty cheesy move. I'll put it in the same category as calling a timeout miraculously before the snap on a kick. Okay neat, it probably never works and you basically wasted everyone's time and energy. I didn't like it when Kentucky did it either.
We have seen those instances where a coach calls a TO just before the snap on a FG attempt and the kid misses, but gets a second shot and hits. That must really sting. That said, I think Minnesota called a TO last night to freeze TCU's kicker and the kid missed.
Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't UK start the first play in game few years back with 3 (or maybe just 2) QBs come out, lined up on offense, ran the play, then the other QBs ran off field and we knew then on second play who the "starter" was??
Maybe the teams playing against these "bush league" coaches should get someone from Patriots staff to go spy on their practices so they will know who the true starting QB will be...
I personally think that this is real situations, like at Bama and OSU, where they haven't announced the starter because they do not have that decision 100% wrapped up, and it may be "morning of" or even Game time decision.
Not sure this situation is really bush league....maybe it is, and I have had a misunderstanding of what is considered being "bush league" for all of these years...
Maybe the teams playing against these "bush league" coaches should get someone from Patriots staff to go spy on their practices so they will know who the true starting QB will be...
I personally think that this is real situations, like at Bama and OSU, where they haven't announced the starter because they do not have that decision 100% wrapped up, and it may be "morning of" or even Game time decision.
Not sure this situation is really bush league....maybe it is, and I have had a misunderstanding of what is considered being "bush league" for all of these years...
Do you read threads before you act like you are pulling out some big gun? Wow.
And, here is the problem with Petrino apologists who seems so upset about my opinion. I never said "bush league coaches."
While I cannot speak to anyone else's definition of "bush league," the phrase originated as a baseball phrase for the minor low leagues. It typically means not of the highest quality or sophistication; second-rate.
I don't see what the issue is. The two best coaches in the business are doing it and UK has done it in the past. It will literally make no difference on the outcome of any of these games. Alabama and OSU are going to win regardless of who is their QB on Saturday while UL and ULL are going to lose regardless of who their QB is.
Why would the increased use of this tactic make it more acceptable? I get I am in the minority here, but who is doing it is not an argument for whether it is of high caliber.
Not trying to "pull out some big gun" or one up you. Just don't see eye to eye with your take on this. No biggie. We can agree to disagree.
Please don't count me as a Petrino apologist; I think he is a dirtbag who has a win-at-all-costs attitude and would not give a crap if you or I thought anything he did was Bush League if it helped him win games.
Bonnafon is slow to make reads and can't anticipate. He is a thrower not a passer. Fumble or not if Bonnafon is your QB you will struggle on offense unless he has dramatically (as in 100x better) improved. Bonnafon played for a much better team last year than Morgan ever did and he still looked like warm dog poo. Wouldn't suprise me if your true freshman QB is starting by mid season.
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Several schools are having legitimate QB battles, and haven't named starters. My guess is that Jackson has been the best of the four, but the coaches are hesitant to throw him out there against such a good opponent...but they are considering it. Otherwise, they would have named somebody by now.
Bobby names his starter. He has known all week, as do those around the program. He has sworn people to secrecy.
I do not think RB is the starter. But, think Jackson plays.
I do not think RB is the starter. But, think Jackson plays.
Oh, and apparently Vandy did the same thing. I'm not sure what that had to do with this "high powered" WKU offense looking overrated as hell.
Why should one team make sure the other team knows how to best prepare for them? Is it also bush league not to open up your practices for your opponents to watch? I see nothing wrong with it at all. I don't care if they say will start one guy and then start another. You are trying to win the game and it is all part of it.
Wrong. It's a good strategy to make the other team waste time preparing for more than 1 quarterback with different playing styles. The opening game is normally the best chance of the season to make the opposing coach guess. You win by outscoring the other team. They don't give points for naming your starters.
No offense meant towards the op but how the hell has this thread lasted this long over such a trivial matter?
Caveman, aren't you getting just a little bit bored? You are normally much more on your game.
I realize that Bobby is employing this strategy and that might require some fans to respond. But, I think it bush league and desparate. Something coaches that plan to lose do.
LOL! You started this thread to say something negative that isn't true. Now you are doing it again. I only responded to the thread you started. Lots of coaches use the 1st game of the season to make the opposing coach guess about the game plan or the quarterback. At 1 time or another, most coaches have done it. Brooks did it. In our current case, it matters little since our offense would be the same with Towles or Barker. But in the cases you mentioned, it matters a lot because those coaches are trying not to telegraph their game plans for an opponent capable of beating them. That's a calculated tactic. If it's bush, then most coaches are bush.
