BleedGopher
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per Chad:
It's quite an accomplishment for Annexstad. It also could end up being the worst thing for his future.
True freshmen shouldn't play at Division I programs. Those 18-year-olds should get a year to adjust to college life and top-level athletics, usually needing to get stronger and more mature to stand up to the rigors of year-round training and games. It's the same reasons that eighth-graders rarely start on varsity in the more powerful high-school programs.
Putting these young men into games, especially at the quarterback position, isn't fair to the player, who certainly isn't going to tell a coach that he doesn't want to play.
Annexstad will do the work, and he clearly is serious about football. But he's sacrificing a year of growth to help a program that hasn't been able to recruit or develop a game-ready quarterback. That's on the coaching staff, even if they have only been in place for a short time.
Annexstad may turn out to be the Gophers' long-term answer at quarterback, but he's going to struggle at some point this season. Hopefully, he doesn't get injured, though few college quarterbacks make it through the season completely healthy.
Three years from now, he's probably going to wish he had this season to be more prepared, physically and mentally. Even at Minnesota State, it's rare that a true freshman plays anymore, especially at quarterback.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/spo...cle_3c265d4a-a791-11e8-993a-cbc2d859ad2b.html
Go Gophers!!
It's quite an accomplishment for Annexstad. It also could end up being the worst thing for his future.
True freshmen shouldn't play at Division I programs. Those 18-year-olds should get a year to adjust to college life and top-level athletics, usually needing to get stronger and more mature to stand up to the rigors of year-round training and games. It's the same reasons that eighth-graders rarely start on varsity in the more powerful high-school programs.
Putting these young men into games, especially at the quarterback position, isn't fair to the player, who certainly isn't going to tell a coach that he doesn't want to play.
Annexstad will do the work, and he clearly is serious about football. But he's sacrificing a year of growth to help a program that hasn't been able to recruit or develop a game-ready quarterback. That's on the coaching staff, even if they have only been in place for a short time.
Annexstad may turn out to be the Gophers' long-term answer at quarterback, but he's going to struggle at some point this season. Hopefully, he doesn't get injured, though few college quarterbacks make it through the season completely healthy.
Three years from now, he's probably going to wish he had this season to be more prepared, physically and mentally. Even at Minnesota State, it's rare that a true freshman plays anymore, especially at quarterback.
http://www.mankatofreepress.com/spo...cle_3c265d4a-a791-11e8-993a-cbc2d859ad2b.html
Go Gophers!!