This is not a bash Snead thread, I personally think he's an outstanding QB and Nutt/Austin have set him up to be successful. The other thing is that he must be smart.. or his parents... because he realized to get out.. and while being behind the Heisman runner up is an extreme example, they were both young and I am sure that Mack Brown did his best to convince him he would have his "chances".
He should be used as as example. I have no idea where he was ranked in HS (and doesn't matter) but have been told it was fairly high (top 20 HS qbs or something)... We've seen so many top 25 QBs (or even top 50) go to sit the bench at big schools while top 15 qbs are coming in every year pushing them down the depth chart. Isn't going 8-4 at a school like Ole Miss better than sitting all year 3rd string at Florida, Georgia, etc. just because you have a better chance at a BCS game. Even if the reality is a Peach Bowl these guys have the chance to be icons at their schools. Snead went from probably 90% of the students at Texas not knowing his name to probably being the most popular person at Ole Miss. This could happen at MSU as well... I realize most coaches won't release a player within the SEC so that would make it a challenge.
He should be used as as example. I have no idea where he was ranked in HS (and doesn't matter) but have been told it was fairly high (top 20 HS qbs or something)... We've seen so many top 25 QBs (or even top 50) go to sit the bench at big schools while top 15 qbs are coming in every year pushing them down the depth chart. Isn't going 8-4 at a school like Ole Miss better than sitting all year 3rd string at Florida, Georgia, etc. just because you have a better chance at a BCS game. Even if the reality is a Peach Bowl these guys have the chance to be icons at their schools. Snead went from probably 90% of the students at Texas not knowing his name to probably being the most popular person at Ole Miss. This could happen at MSU as well... I realize most coaches won't release a player within the SEC so that would make it a challenge.