Wow! I just got bought the Big Ten Network package so I could catch Tommy Armstrong's debut. Wow is all I can say at this point. Krc1995, he reminded me of the player inside your picture. I'm referring to Turner Gill. Gill was my hero! He started for Nebraska when I was in the 8th grade. Tommy Armstrong is another Turner Gill. Things look good in Husker-ville, Lincoln, Nebraska again! I'm excited about it. The only challenge from here on out is just a matter of hoping that our coaching staff will figure out what to do with all of their talent in that position. I still remember (and this one's for you Bucky from Wis.) Russell Wilson just laying waste to Taylor Martinez a few years ago in a regular season matchup with Wisconsin. (I already knew plenty about Russell Wilson's skillset from being with NC State earlier) It was such a rude awakening---an ugly blowout loss. If Cornhusker fans want to continue on this road down a pathway that leads to uncertainty, then we can stick with T-Mart. He's built up great stats -- and wins and losses record overall too. But T-Mart struggles mightily when the stage is bigger. The bigger the stage, the tougher it is for him. Is this what we want for the rest of the year? I recall when Florida State (about a decade ago) had a brilliant talent in a QB named Chris Rix. But all through his career in Tallahassee, Rix gave his fan base so much unrest because -- like T-Mart -- he just seemed to struggle mightily when the stage got bigger. He made turnovers in times when coach Bobby Bowden could least afford them. FSU didn't reach its potential a decade ago because of Rix's inconsistency. People don't want us to discuss this, but we know what we have in T-Mart. All of us do. I remember when Mike Grant stepped aside for Tommie Frazier back in 1992. Grant did it with so much class. And Mike Grant was a good runner too. Grant could explode. I also recall Grant having the deer-in-the-headlights look against Washington in early Sept. of that year in a 29-14 loss in that away game. It really comes down to the coaches with all of this. I just remember my older brother explaining to me about Bobby Bowden's and Florida State's delimma with its 4 year starter in senior Chris Rix those approximate 10 years ago or so. He said to me, "You know---here's the problem.....Florida State's QB Chris Rix is as average as grits."
