The guys on BTN seem to think that Tommy Armstrong should be the clear #2 and they sounded like they would be shocked if they heard otherwise. I think Dinardo even named him the brightest up and comer for Nebraska on the Legends preview show. I'm really torn on whether or not to redshirt him mostly because I want Armstrong and Stanton to get as much time as they can to play here, but that may be counting the chickens before they hatch...
I didn't see the show, but my gut says he is the real #2. I don't think coaches want the faithful calling for TA if we show lack of progress during the season at QB. I would imagine they are trying to keep pressure off him, and themselves by identifying him as #2. And he might be the best we have, just not ready yet to take over the whole offense. It will be interesting to see how things go this year, especially hitting conf games.
We all pretty much know that if we have an inconsistent offense like the past few seasons, then we won't see any improvement next year as well. Doubt we'd see a three year starter get the clipboard as a senior, so if we sputter again, this year would be the ideal time to try something different (TA).
With that said - hope Taylor plays awesome, Kellogg gets some snaps during games and we can RS TA because we are doing good enough.