Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
I don't think Tommy Armstrong sets career records at any school other than the University of Nebraska.Do I think that Dailey was destined to be all american? No. But he was severely hindered by the coaching changes - and a lot goes into position changes after transfers.Sometimes players just aren't good enough to be great, CM. It's not always on the coaching staff.Dailey had it pounded into his head by the new staff day after day for about 8 months that he absolutely should stop running like an NU QB and start "protecting himself" against hits.
Dailey displayed plenty of toughness previously.
Like other QB phenoms who didn't work out and transferred to other schools, Joe Dailey did not blossom under his next coaching staff, and was playing wide receiver at North Carolina his senior year.
Armstrong is different imo. I actually think he would have been, at worst, 2nd team all B10 if he hadn't had to deal with the switch. That guy has a ton of ability for a more suitable system.
And he's the same player after the switch as he was before the switch. That's just the book on Tommy Armstrong. And it's not necessarily a bad book -- he will be remembered for plenty of highlight moments and fearless leadership. But the decision making and mechanics would bite him in any system.