I have said it before that this kid is special...No, he may not win a NC (or 2) like Tommie...or be named mvp of 3 bowl games....he may not lead us into the NC game like Crouch with a Heisman.... but Tmart is a player and I feel lucky that we have this guy. It's funny, because as I feel fortunate, I am always having to defend him to other Husker fans who despise him.
It would be interesting to compare the yardage to the number of "starts"... I bet it would be close... TF started mid-way through his freshman season, but missed most of his jr. campaign.... Crouch started a lot of games for NU... Tmart started games as a freshman, but missed several during the mid to end do to injury and missed time as a sophomore.
I always go back to the argument that ALL of those other QB's had much better lines....especially Tommie... They also had much better defenses, which in turn, gave the ball back to the offense more and in better situations.....yes, on the other hand, I think that we have better WR now and the offense has changed, allowing for the passing yards (which add up more quickly).
Tmart does make a ton of mistakes, but he makes a ton of plays. So many times, he either has 0 time to set feet or he is scrambling from the time he gets the snap. Not sure Beck helps him a lot at times with the play call.....example is yesterday on the pick at goal line... 2nd and goal, throwing a 2 yard "out"....praying for the rub route..... high risk .... out routes especially with little room to work with are the most dangerous to throw...Now, the other two where on Taylor.
Glad he is a Husker...