Derrick Green should be the starter next week against Notre Dame.

considering the debate is between a senior who has one darn good year and one subpar year as starter (which, if you notice, is still more than one game of work), and a true frosh who got some carries in a CMU game that was already at hand...I don't see the love affair. I see common sense. 

 

Yeah, stupid 1,000-yard runner coming off horrible injury not meeting your expectations. 

Would have been fun to use here.

Grass is always greener....that or each OT/footbaw season becomes increasingly dumber...

I shouldn't post when I'm this hungover...

Agreed.

You going to update that signature ever week or just the end of every season. 

The starters started leaving after Green's TD (about 5 minutes left in 3rd quarter).  Pretty sure I saw Kalis stay out there for an extra series.  Braden and Magnuson played tackle.  Burzynski played center.  Saw Gunderson in at guard and player participation chart says Bars and Bryant played (didn't notice them when searching for nameplates in the huddle).  And some dude named Pliska, who I have never heard of apparently saw the field.

So they were in on the 80+ yard TD drive where Rawls scored and through the fourth quarter. 

http://m.mgoblue.com/s/22278/60?itemPos=6 everybody who played yesterday.

Magnuson got a crushing block on Rawls' TD, FWIW.

Lewan and Schofield sat in the middle of the 3rd quarter, I'm pretty sure. Once Green and Smith started taking snaps it was Braden (LT) and Magnuson (RT) and the O-line ran mostly zone running plays although I saw a power run that got a respectable 4 yards.

Using the OP's logic, because most of the rushing yards came after Magnuson and Braden came in, we should bench Lewan and Schofield!

I agree with this. I'm not saying Green looked bad, but I could have gained 20 yards on his long run, that hole was so big. If you take out that run, he looked like a freshman. I'm all for giving him reps going forward, but he did not look better than Fitz.

on the field until into the 4th as did we.

Some of these conclusions that everyone has come to after one game is hilarious. I don't think Central pulled all their starters like we did, they were losing and probably want to get their first string as much practice as possible. I do t think he played against second string. As to him looking wiped, was this after his big run? Yea most backs after a big run are pretty tired and usually sit the next play out. I'm not saying he's in the best or peak game shape right now BUT COME ON! Reaching to say the least. You said Drake Johnson looked the best in a comment yesterday as well. You could tell that off of his two carries for 9 yards, one being for 2 yds and the other on a outside run with a HUGE hole. Good job, you're scouting abilities are impressive. Rawls always looks awesome in garbage time, it's his thing. He's not in the picture IMO. Hayes. Once again incredible scouting to say he looked great off of the ONE CARRY you saw. Trust the coaching staff people, they will play who should play. We have at least three backs who will probably get a number of carries next week. All this talk is crazy.

Are you a relative of Drake or something?

The starter will get 2/3 of the carries, so, yeah, the "semantics" matter.

Your idea that the coaches will be flip-flopping their decision on who the main back is throughout the game is unlikely.  A back will get stuck in there and given the load, win or lose.  The other backs will spell the starter and play in specific situations.

Someone should teach him to turn green like the Hulk when he runs. It will make it easier to tell when he is running angry.

They should probably release him from his scholarship if possible. Great points you made, 11 carries in his first game and he could only get 58 yards. Weak, total bust. Fits sucks too, 14 carries for only 57 yards. Horrible! Why do we even have these guys? Dump them all!!!! /trying to fit in with crazy talk