QB

[5-0]

Sure was a good call not starting Wallis at QB, after all look how much success the current starter is having.

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[The PonyGrad]

I can not believe you are bringing this up. Last year Wallis was 50 points below Bartell in efficiency, 15% lower in completion %, and 1/2 the yards per game.

We have some things to fix on offense but selection of the QB (at least with respect to Wallis) is not one of them.

[5-0]

You really think Wallis is that bad, or was he the fall guy for a horrible team? From what I have seen Wallis was not, or is not your problem.

[Stallion]

No he was easily the worst, least prepared starting QB in the last 40 years of SMU FB.

[Hoop Fan]

great, we got another friend/relative speaking objectively on the board. Wallis is a great kid, and a real "gamer" in my opinion. But Bartel did things in 5 games last year that Wallis never did in 7 or 8. There was no question who won the job on the field.

[OldPony]

40 years is a long time. I remember Donnie Olfinger playing with a wired jaw and a knocked down shoulder because the other 2 QB's were hurt. While Wallis was not effective, the comparison with Bartel is not a fair one. Bartel took over when we started playing the weakest teams of our schedule. Wallis was definitely a better runner. That said, I like Bartel better and QB isn't the problem with this team. I thought Bartel was in a funk against Baylor but that happens occasionally. Again, problems are bigger than QB.

[5-0]

Hey Stallion I guess you'll be saying that about Bartel next year after he fails to win a game. I mean using everyone's logic on this board the QB is the only one who sucks on this team.

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[Hoofprint]

Look, Coach Bennett has been very up-front about the fact that Tate wasn't ready to play at the beginning of the year last year. He also has said that if Bartel had been the opening-day starter last season, he wouldn't have been ready. They each have 7 or 8 starts in their college CAREERS. It's way too early to dogpile either one, or to annoint one as the savior of the program.

[MizterTea]

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