With Taylor you get a great quaterback but with Sheffield you get a great leader! Taylor will do find I just hope the team can rally behind him like SHEFF!!!

I’m not sure if I’d qualify some reporter’s twitter as the ‘official word’ like his employer does. I’m nervous because SS was limping around there at the end, but I’m gonna have to hear it from a better source before I hit the liquor store.

I don’t disagree with you TechFirst. Until Potts trots out there to start the game Saturday, there’s always a chance this is bunk. But I am pretty confident that a news site would not post that if they didn’t have it on REALLY good authority that it was true. Sure, it’s been done, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire – almost always.

Then I think i’m going to be sick.

Maybe this can be Pott’s breakout game.

We should be backing our boys regardless of who is in, Potts has loads of talent and can certainly handle the challenge….I mean I’d be more nervous if we were playing Plainview……….it’s only TAMU.

i heard that THE pirate himself, mike leach, is going to suit up (he never played in college so he still has 4 years of eligibility remaining) and scorch atm for over 400 yards passing. Anyone can play in his system, right? And its just the aggies.

I suppose the perennial Texas Aggie beatdown has stirred little interest… Nevertheless I would love to see this game, does anyone know if it’s possible to see the game via internet stream?

we’ll never hear it officially from Leach.

Chris Level (redraidersports) is reporting:

-new captains did not include a qb
-Leach said he would name his starter on Saturday
-there is a lot of rumors re:Sheffield and there is a situation, but the severity is something nobody knows

I had the sense that Potts was ready to play last week. He was wearing a uniform like he could play.

If he gets the start Saturday, he will be ready. Perhaps the time away has helped him get a better perspective on how to handly his role.

Best wishes to Sheffield for quick and complete recovery. I will add both Byrnes and McDaniel to those good wishes as well.

I am hoping we can find someone who can fill the role at LT !!!!

I’m not worried.

Tech will rally behind Potts and we’ll take care of business against A&M. I’m a little worried about Kansas but we’ll be fine. Kansas is going to be a good test for us but there’s no reason we shouldn’t win. Our defense is much better than KU’s and I see no reason we can’t take care of Sharp, Briscoe, Reesing, Meier, etc. We did last year, and we have most of the same personnel back from that team of 08.

Wreck ’Em Tech

Is where this would scare me…..if Potts lights it up for 500 yards and we then don’t go back to Sticks. I truly feel Sticks can lead us to a very special season, and while I think Potts is tough and a game…..he throws off his back foot and is not mobile and holds on to the ball too long. We will wreck ’em either way……just loved where we were going.

i just hope potts isn’t still feeling the effects of the concussion. if he were to get hit by von miller (nation leader in sacks i think?) and ring his bell a little, that could be bad news for him. we’d have to hope that doege is ready to go!

Can we ALL just take a deep breath and relax?

Potts WAS leading the nation in passing when he got hisself concussed.

If a guy can’t practice then he can’t play and that is essentially what happened to The ‘Stache. I always felt he’d be back for the A&M game and I have a sneaking suspicion that this is what the Pirate Captain had planned all along. It wouldnt surprise me one bit to find out that this whole Sticks injury is a ruse to re-install the guy THE CAPTAIN himself annointed the started in spring practice.

Lets keep the backhanded Potts rallying cries to a minimum and get behind the guy the way were after the UT game

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I went and watched the practice videos somebody posted a while back. He was dropping bombs and firing bullets. You could actually hear the ball pop on the receivers gloves. We’re going to be ok. Potts will do just fine. He had to sit and watch for a few quarters but he will be just fine.

We can only play the ones that are healthy. I’ll be rooting for whoever that is. The way I see it, we have two opponents coming up that we should be able to beat easily no matter who’s playing QB. Then we have a bye week before playing OSU and OU. The way this season has gone so far, there’s no telling what the situation may be by then.

will be fine. We may have forgotten how great he played before getting hurt. He may not be perfect, but against A&M he could easily put up 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, if he is not taken out to get Doege some playing time in the 4th quarter or sooner. I seriously feel that if Tech enters this game with a strong desire to destroy aggy, they will, regardless of who is QBing. And Potts is pretty darn good, and we all know it. Keep the faith. I saw him on the sidelines against NU and he was really into the game, showing more emotion than I remember him having. After missing a couple of games, he is going to come back with a vengeance. And I can’t wait……yum, yum…..GO TECH!

…after having to watch from the sidelines for a few weeks.
I would imagine he considers this a great opportunity to “lead” the team…
Wreck ’Em!

Thanks Don. While you’re at it why don’t you give A&M our playbook and the first ten plays scripted out. Or just hold up signs the whole game telling the opposing teams what play we are running next. There is a reason injuries aren’t disclosed. It’s the same reason teams don’t huddle up right on the ball where the defense can hear.

Potts will be fine. After what has happened the last two weeks I think Doege or Karam would be fine.

The thing is, does 10-2 get us a BCS bowl? Sheffield can get us the last 3 wins, can TP win in Stillwater? OR do you just ride out TP, let him make his learning mistakes and possibly win 9 games, BUT be better off with a 2nd year TP starter next year and go for all the marbles?

I think Rice and KSU are pretty comparable. Potts’s total yards and completion % were lower, but he also did not throw a pick-6 versus Rice. Difference in score is a FG and a Doege TD in cleanup. Sticks did not get a cleanup TD versus Rice. Does that mean that Doege is the best of them all?

Both guys are good QBs – each doing different things well. We are going to be fine against whomever we play with either guy pulling the trigger. This team has come a long way since the beginning of the year. The o-line situation has been settled, Carter is playing like a senior and being a leader, the receivers are now running their routes correctly. U of H debacle was a turning point. Sheffield has reaped a lot of benefits from the early growing pains. Now, let’s see what TP can do. We might be surprised.

If Sheffield is walking around in a boot, which is what I heard elsewhere, then it can’t be that bad.

just said Sticks had rods inserted into his foot this morning which puts him out at least 2-3 weeks. Also said Potts went to the Dr. to be cleared this morning and was denied clearance. They say look to see Doege get the nod. I hope to God this is out or proportion……

So at what point to we just put in an extra receiver or third RB and just let Batch make short passes or take off… we are a plug and play offense right?!?

All I’m sayin…

will be held tomorrow at 4 pm. A man in a Yell Leader costume will run through the Trails parking lot, first person to knock him out with a football from their window is Tech’s starting Quarterback saturday.

could never take a snap from under center for shit anyways, and it’s not like Leach would let me throw anything long

He said we should be fine. Boy can flat-out play ball. Did some research real quick. Here is one link we can use.

http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/doege_seth00.html

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=42180&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fplayer%3frecruitId%3d42180

Not real happy about the “strange release” but I like the “streetball mentality”.

Call Potts, Sheffield, and Doege. We specialize in injury cases.

Is it just me, or does he carry himself very similarly to Graham? They seem to similar to me, except Doege is a better athlete and more mobile. Hmmmm…..

after the texas guy trolling our boards earlier, I think this is worth saying. I just had a texas fan say “haha hell yeah” when i told him about potts and sticks being out. and they wonder why we hate them so…..

I remember seeing something on ESPN about a college basketball player that was playing QB for a school. A fairly large school at that. It may have been Duke or something. Anyway, he was athletic and a gamer. He took on the starting role and did a bang up job not having played football for quite some time. This could be promise for Doege. Thoughts? Or maybe a reference so I don’t sound crazy?

I’m thinking we’ll all look a little crazy in the a.m.

But it’s been a Looooooong Time ago.

involve Boeing and Bell Helicopters…. but beginning to see petroleum as a pretty good choice as well. Looking at two petroleum related internships for this summer.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=2695035

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/659708.html

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Seth-Doege-52405

This is when you see the real coaching. Raiders just line up, run through the execution and complete the play. Whether its Potts , Doege or Karam the same basic game is in place. We could see few more touches for the Running Backs in order to break some tendencies but almost nothing different on the intensity of the defensive scheme. In fact l’ll bet Leach says something along these lines for the pre game.“We just worry about what we can do” Raiders juts need to focus, reset, execute and do it over and over. ATM is in desperation mode. Raiders need to stuff them quickly and get the requisite 2 plus scores up then play down hill. Wreck em baby!

Oh, my. I know Leach has a rep for working in QBs…but this Doege kid…for the love of God, please let Potts be cleared.