Likely he will be the scout team QB. He might have book/film work to do.

L.C., pretty sure Monroe very well understood all you took the time to explain.

Yea Buddy!!!!

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I looked back in Ohio football history, and I don't see any good examples of similar situations. That doesn't mean they don't exist at other schools, nor that they necessarily end badly. Windham is a 5th year Senior who has been around the program a long time, and who has both talent and familiarity with the system. If he can use his maturity and experience together with his natural talent, and can take full advantage of the other offensive talent on the team, he may surprise skeptics. Here are two examples with which I'm familiar, where similar situations arose:

1. Gerry Gdowski (former Ohio football coach, now at Vanderbilt): Played on the Freshman team in 1986 where he was 16-49 for 336 yards. In the next two years, 1987-88, he completed a combined 6-10 passes for 72 yards, and was named the starter for 1989. As a Senior starter with virtually no experience, he was 71-136 passing for 1326 yards with 19 TDs and only two interceptions, an incredible pass efficiency rating of 177.3. Nebraska was 10-2 that season.

2. Keithen McCant - As a fifth year Senior, McCant had never been higher than third on the depth chart prior to becoming the starter mid-way through the first game of 1991. In his four prior years, he was a combined 2-4 passing, for 32 yards, with no TDs and 2 interceptions. In his Senior season, he compled 97-168 for 1454 yards with 13 TDs and 8 interceptions, a pass efficiency rating of 146.5. He led Nebraska to a 9-2-1 record in 1991, and a conference championship, and went on to a successful career in the CFL.

These are nothing more than data points. Fifth year Seniors can perform well, if they can use their maturity and ability well. I'm rooting for Windham to perform well this season, and to surprise skeptics, as did Gdowski and McCant. I believe that Greg can do it, and he has my full confidence.

Way to be purposefully the-opposite-of-intelligent, 2. I was in no way implying this situation is by design.

And all the others who just had to take my thought negatively, here it is again..to penetrate your density: Is lead qb with no starts and a total of 53 live throws and all back-up qb's not having played a live down a thing that might dent one's hope, that might give one cause for concern?

It's a question.

And, the reasonable answer--whether you love or hate Solich or me--is that you should be concerned....one play or circumstance away from being led by a qb with no live game experience.

That's a reasonable thought.

Tell me just how that is a slam against anyone.





Be blindly loyal to Solich...accept that he's not as bad as we-used-to-be-worst-in-nation and that no MACC in 11 years is no problem.


But don't let that distortion blind you to a reasonable discussion of whether we should be concerned about the quality of play that we may get from our qb situation given the FACTS.

Monroe you've got to work with the cards that were dealt. Peden isn't the best stadium in the MAC and Solich isn't the best coach in the MAC. When its football season its time to support the team anyway and not let the issues stop you.

I agree entirely.

Because... M.O. at this stage it would be impossible to disagree.


But only one qb who has live game experience and he's only thrown 53 balls...If you were doing a pre-season review of the MAC, would you mention this as a concern?





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I firmly believe that if the offensive line remains healthy, at the end of the year people will consider Windham among the best QB's in Ohio history. He had a long road, but I think he's ready, and I think he has the players around him to have a great season. He certainly has the arm.

That's where I'm at....

Having a career come to an end is a sad situation for JD. Missing your Senior Year is just a terrible draw.

I do think Windham will do fine. None of our options were going to produce an All-MAC QB. Thus, I don't feel like things are much different with Windham at the controls and see a benefit to Maxwell getting snaps.

Unless he gets hurt!

BTW Paul: congrats on the new daughter!