Husker pre-season scrimmage, pick a winner

[Norm Peterson]

For the sake of this question, assume Jacobson is healthy and can play.

 

First team to 15 wins; play 10 games.

 

Which side would win the most?  Reds or Whites?

[MandRHusker]

Watching the team in Spain this is my best guess....Whites win with superior talent, particularly at pg.

[HB]

Reds.  Experience counts at this level

[Huskerpapa]

No question

[MichHusker]

Man... I went with Red, but I'm only about 51% confident with that pick

[jimmykc]

When I was in college this game was actually played since freshmen had a separate team which played a separate schedule and were not eligible for varsity. The KU frosh team featuring Jojo White actually beat the varsity in a laugher which certainly was not a positive harbinger of good tidings for the upcoming year. And someone give me an "up" for using "harbinger" so early in the morning.

[Norm Peterson]

Well, experience counts to be sure, but more people were picking Jacobson to start over Hammond than vice versa. Between Fuller and McVeigh, who ya got? Between Webster and White, who ya got? Certainly, you take Shields over a 4-star recruit like Ed Morrow, but do you give a significant edge to Parker over a 4-star recruit like Glynn Watson? It would be interesting to see.

[HB]

Well, experience counts to be sure, but more people were picking Jacobson to start over Hammond than vice versa. Between Fuller and McVeigh, who ya got? Between Webster and White, who ya got? Certainly, you take Shields over a 4-star recruit like Ed Morrow, but do you give a significant edge to Parker over a 4-star recruit like Glynn Watson? It would be interesting to see.

 

Every year, our fans have recruits more ready to play than the recruits are ready to play.   Hell, the only question now is whether Patrick O'Brien starts immediately or shortly after arrival, not whether he ends up like Harrison Beck or Peyton Manning.  

[49r]

Where's Anton Gill?

[AuroranHusker]

Where's Anton Gill?

 

Next year, 9er. Next year.

[49r]

 

Where's Anton Gill?

 

Next year, 9er. Next year.

 

 

Didn't Andrew White participate in last year's scrimmage though?  I see no reason why Gill should not be in this year's scrimmage.

[Norm Peterson]

Where's Anton Gill?

He can join the newcomers and the vets can bring Trevor Menke out of retirement, which might make atskooc change his vote to the Reds if he hadn't picked them already.

[Norm Peterson]

Well, experience counts to be sure, but more people were picking Jacobson to start over Hammond than vice versa. Between Fuller and McVeigh, who ya got? Between Webster and White, who ya got? Certainly, you take Shields over a 4-star recruit like Ed Morrow, but do you give a significant edge to Parker over a 4-star recruit like Glynn Watson? It would be interesting to see.

Every year, our fans have recruits more ready to play than the recruits are ready to play. Hell, the only question now is whether Patrick O'Brien starts immediately or shortly after arrival, not whether he ends up like Harrison Beck or Peyton Manning.

Understood. I just think there's a disconnect between the results of the earlier thread about Hammond starting (most thought he wouldn't) and then picking the vets to win. If Jacobson beats out Hammond, then the newcomers would have an edge in at least three positions. Is the experience factor for Parker and Shields that significant?

[Huskerpapa]

 

 

Well, experience counts to be sure, but more people were picking Jacobson to start over Hammond than vice versa. Between Fuller and McVeigh, who ya got? Between Webster and White, who ya got? Certainly, you take Shields over a 4-star recruit like Ed Morrow, but do you give a significant edge to Parker over a 4-star recruit like Glynn Watson? It would be interesting to see.

Every year, our fans have recruits more ready to play than the recruits are ready to play. Hell, the only question now is whether Patrick O'Brien starts immediately or shortly after arrival, not whether he ends up like Harrison Beck or Peyton Manning.

Understood. I just think there's a disconnect between the results of the earlier thread about Hammond starting (most thought he wouldn't) and then picking the vets to win. If Jacobson beats out Hammond, then the newcomers would have an edge in at least three positions. Is the experience factor for Parker and Shields that significant?

 

I am perfectly aligned

[Norm Peterson]

FYI:  As of right now in the Hammond thread, it's running 28-18 that he doesn't start.

 

Above, it's running 13-12 that the vets would beat the eligible newcomers.

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

Where's Anton Gill?

 

Next year, 9er. Next year.

 

 

Didn't Andrew White participate in last year's scrimmage though?  I see no reason why Gill should not be in this year's scrimmage.

 

 

My bad, I thought this was Normy's fictional scenario of who might beat whom.

 

 

Anton would put the newcomers over the top, IMHO.

[atskooc]

Did someone say Trevor Menke?