Both QBs will play

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A starter will be named the week before the WKU game. We won't substitute back and forth during the season, and Kiffin has said as much.
 
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#5
Let's hope not. It never works.

You have heard Kiffin say this offense is about finding a "Rhythm". You can't do that with two QB's. I think he is pushing Crompton. I think he knows who his starter will be.

Chris Low kills me. Never anything positive from the guy about UT. Nothing.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
A starter will be named the week before the WKU game. We won't substitute back and forth during the season, and Kiffin has said as much.
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That doesn't mean he won't give NS a series or two in the first two games (other than mop-up duty).

IMO...NS will play in the first half of the 1st two games.
 
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VOL61 said:
Let's hope not. It never works.

You have heard Kiffin say this offense is about finding a "Rhythm". You can't do that with two QB's. I think he is pushing Crompton. I think he knows who his starter will be.

Chris Low kills me. Never anything positive from the guy about UT. Nothing.
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I don't think Kiffin is pushing anybody specific, but only one QB will play if things go as planned. I think Crompton wins the job though.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
A starter will be named the week before the WKU game. We won't substitute back and forth during the season, and Kiffin has said as much.
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you right, cause lane kiffin said this many of time. he kept saying that once he name the starter qb, that who he play all year round, unless one get hurt.:naughty:
 
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ShowMeVol said:
That doesn't mean he won't give NS a series or two in the first two games (other than mop-up duty).

IMO...NS will play in the first half of the 1st two games.
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He would probably give him the entire 4th quarter if we are up. There isn't going to be switching of the QB unless the game is well in hand (up 28+). So we may see him earlier than that.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
A starter will be named the week before the WKU game. We won't substitute back and forth during the season, and Kiffin has said as much.
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I think CLK was referring to Spurier style shuffling QB's in and out during a single game, saying this would not allow the QB to get into a game rythm.

I don't think he meant that if the orignial starter played horrible he wasn't willing to pull them in favor of the back up?

Thus, what CLK meant was that he would not go into a game planning on playing two QBs. But he never said he was against pulling the starter in favor of the back up if the starter sucked.
 
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VOL61 said:
Let's hope not. It never works.

You have heard Kiffin say this offense is about finding a "Rhythm". You can't do that with two QB's. I think he is pushing Crompton. I think he knows who his starter will be.

Chris Low kills me. Never anything positive from the guy about UT. Nothing.
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I agree. That seems to be the reason Crompton continues to play with the #1 offense. I just don't see him benching Crompton when he seems like the best option.

I think Kiffin is sending out two messages here. One is to keep a competition going to make everyone better up until fall camp is over and no one becomes complacent. Two is that if you don't perform, you will be replaced.
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
I think CLK was referring to Spurier style shuffling QB's in and out during a single game, saying this would not allow the QB to get into a game rythm.

I don't think he meant that if the orignial starter played horrible he wasn't willing to pull them in favor of the back up?

Thus, what CLK meant was that he would not go into a game planning on playing two QBs. But he never said he was against pulling the starter in favor of the back up if the starter sucked.
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Kiffin said that he would stick with the starting QB for the season. There's a reason that these guys were so bad last year and it wasn't necessarily the offensive scheme either. These guys were terrified that if they didn't do well they would be yanked one for the other. It's not happening this year because unless they understand how to overcome adversity, they will never amount to anything as a QB.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Kiffin said that he would stick with the starting QB for the season. There's a reason that these guys were so bad last year and it wasn't necessarily the offensive scheme either. These guys were terrified that if they didn't do well they would be yanked one for the other. It's not happening this year because unless they understand how to overcome adversity, they will never amount to anything as a QB.
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Kiffin never said he would stick with a QB for the season. He said that he would like to have one guy take hold of the job and run with it without having to look over his shoulder if he messes up.

I am sure Kiffin is more than willing to replace a QB who can't get the job done hopefully sooner than it took Fulmer last year to make that decision.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Kiffin said that he would stick with the starting QB for the season. There's a reason that these guys were so bad last year and it wasn't necessarily the offensive scheme either. These guys were terrified that if they didn't do well they would be yanked one for the other. It's not happening this year because unless they understand how to overcome adversity, they will never amount to anything as a QB.
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Seriously? That's not my take on what CLK will do...or what any coach would do.
 
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Was there ever a reason for this guy to write this article? He uses alot of the words "may", "looks like", "could", etc. Things must be really slow at his job for him to state the obvious and pass it off as "work". Good job Low you really have the scoop on this one.
 
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I think Jon starts and is the starter throughout, but Nick gets some time here and there depending on the game and score.
 
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TitanVol82 said:
Kiffin never said he would stick with a QB for the season. He said that he would like to have one guy take hold of the job and run with it without having to look over his shoulder if he messes up.

I am sure Kiffin is more than willing to replace a QB who can't get the job done hopefully sooner than it took Fulmer last year to make that decision.
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Crompton will start this entire season to give him the best shot at figuring out how to deal with adversity. There's no way that Crompton gets yanked after 2-3 games and Stephens comes in and then if Stephens sucks gets yanked in favor of Crompton again. Some people seem to have bad short term memory, because that's exactly what happened last year give or take a few games to do it.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Kiffin said that he would stick with the starting QB for the season. There's a reason that these guys were so bad last year and it wasn't necessarily the offensive scheme either. These guys were terrified that if they didn't do well they would be yanked one for the other. It's not happening this year because unless they understand how to overcome adversity, they will never amount to anything as a QB.
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Kiffin never said he was sticking with one QB for the season. Here is what he said.

"Great offenses have a rhythm about them. There's a rhythm to the game, just like there's a rhythm to play-calling. If you switch quarterbacks, the cadence is different. The huddle is different. You never create a real rhythm, and you don't get to feel that quarterback."

"I would never alternate quarterbacks."

Chattanooga Times Free Press | Protecting the QBs

I still think he was just saying he was against spurier style shuffling of QB's in and out on different series during a single game. People read too much into this quote.

If the starter plays bad, CLK will pull him in favor of the back up.
 
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JZVOL said:
Or Crompton plays so bad he has too.
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The thing is, what constitutes playing bad?? Everyone defines that differently, and honestly I think the CLK doesn't care anything about changing it up. He wants to win and lose with one QB. That's why the "QB Competition" is so open right now, because then when he names a starter the week before WKU then he won't second guess it. He's not going to play musical QBs, and if he does, 5-7 here we come again.
 
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Neyland Law Vol said:
Kiffin never said he was sticking with one QB for the season. Here is what he said.

"Great offenses have a rhythm about them. There's a rhythm to the game, just like there's a rhythm to play-calling. If you switch quarterbacks, the cadence is different. The huddle is different. You never create a real rhythm, and you don't get to feel that quarterback."

"I would never alternate quarterbacks."

Chattanooga Times Free Press | Protecting the QBs

I still think he was just saying he was against spurier style shuffling of QB's in and out on different series during a single game. People read too much into this quote.

If the starter plays bad, CLK will pull him in favor of the back up.
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Kiffin will win and lose with one QB. If Stephens doesn't win the job this year, we will have a chance to win it next year.
 
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