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I had a brief exchange with another Husker alumnus and fan on Twitter last weekend. He wouldn't offer up a basis for his claim that Scott Frost was the "best QB to ever run the option at NU." I personally think it's a toss-up between Crouch and Frazier but I'm not old enough to remember some others. I started watching during Turner Gill's time under center but was too young to really judge his place. My case for Tommie is as follows: 1) true dual-threat QB who seemed to know how to get the most out of any option play; 2) statistically superior career numbers despite missing games due to health issues; 3) true leader of his team every day of the week and not just by setting an example; 4) should have won the Heisman; and 5) signal-caller for what may have been the greatest college football team of all time. My case for Crouch is as follows: 1) true dual-threat QB who retained his "homerun hitter" ability throughout his career; 2) statistically superior career numbers overall, even compared to Frazier's, despite not having the same kind of talent around him; 3) won the Heisman; and 4) carried Nebraska to a national title game it didn't deserve (but at least we can say we were in the discussion this century as a result). The toss-up, for me, has to do with whether Tommie could have had the whole offense run through him in 2001. Part of me thinks that any athletic difference between him and Eric might have been made up for by that team having to deal with being accountable to TFraz. What do y'all think? It's Jerry Tagge, right? p.s. - I tried to be as inclusive as I could think of being within reason. If you think it's Mickey Joseph or Gerry Gdowski, please feel free to make your case. I'm sorry if this is old news but I'm partly checking to see how many people have Frost Fever.