The guy stood tall when he was needed.

(11-24-2015 11:16 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  The guy stood tall when he was needed.

+1 agreed

yep

(11-24-2015 11:16 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  The guy stood tall when he was needed.

Yes he did.

Kid played well for the situation. Seen a lot worse in the past.

I'm not really up with the fifth string QB situation but was Fiedler a walkon? Does NIU really have five QBs on scholarship?

The kid wasn't bad, I liked what I saw on that last drive.

That's just not a position where a kid like that can thrive. As a walk-on frosh you just don't get the looks/reps in practice. Considering the odds, we were an onside recovery from having a shot.

Good on him.

Maybe slow down on the burning of the shirt tho...lol

He was a walk on..shame on the coaching staff that was the best they can get...

(11-24-2015 11:46 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  He was a walk on..shame on the coaching staff that was the best they can get...

Huh? The kid came in under duress and did a hell of a job. We have no idea how good he is or is not. All I know is he played pretty well tonight for a guy who had never taken a college snap. He was throwing into the wind on a cold night too. He is not the reason we lost and he almost became the reason we won. He seemed to improve with every play.

(11-24-2015 11:51 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:46 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  He was a walk on..shame on the coaching staff that was the best they can get...

Huh? The kid came in under duress and did a hell of a job. We have no idea how good he is or is not. All I know is he played pretty well tonight for a guy who had never taken a college snap. He was throwing into the wind on a cold night too. He is not the reason we lost and he almost became the reason we won. He seemed to improve with every play.

+1

Not Fielder's problem.. that's a GOLF COURSE ROD recruiting problem!

(11-24-2015 11:51 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  

(11-24-2015 11:46 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  He was a walk on..shame on the coaching staff that was the best they can get...

Huh? The kid came in under duress and did a hell of a job. We have no idea how good he is or is not. All I know is he played pretty well tonight for a guy who had never taken a college snap. He was throwing into the wind on a cold night too. He is not the reason we lost and he almost became the reason we won. He seemed to improve with every play.

#4 qb, really #5 from Spring when you factor in McIntosh.

And that's on the coaching staff? They should have planned on playing their #4 QB?
I mean how many QB do you think they bring in a yr and put on scholarship? Keep on scholarship fr 4 yrs?

Hmm. I am not a Carey guy, namely for game situations, but I am not going to come close to blaming anyone for who the #4 qb is, good or bad. And I don't think hw was "bad."

I don't blame FIelder... I blame the staff for not having better after an Orange Bowl!

Fiedler did just fine in the situation he was thrust into.

Considering he was the 5th or 6th string QB, I think his performance was great. When you get down to your 5th or 6th QB things have gone terribly wrong. This was just a messed up year. And to think if WMU can manage to the keep the boat a float and beat Toledo NIU will still be in the Championship game is amazing! I'm a little more than concerned about throwing a walk on true freshman QB into a Championship game, but it would be so awesome if NIU could pull off winning in that situation.

(11-24-2015 11:53 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Not Fielder's problem.. that's a GOLF COURSE ROD recruiting problem!

^ this guy

walk through this with me:
1. hare
2. maddie
3. Graham
4. Fiedler
5. Santa

the odds of having to go to your fourth, yeah, FOURTH string QB in a season is slim to nil. it happened to us for the first time in, what, 100+ years of football? Yeah it happened, it stinks, but jeez, how many QBs are we supposed to have? 15? 20? Get real.

(11-24-2015 11:53 PM)cartershaw Wrote:  Not Fielder's problem.. that's a GOLF COURSE ROD recruiting problem!

Because any decent coach would have a plan for getting to your 5th or 6th QB.

Fiedler looked good in the pocket... Rolling out. Not so much. Hopefully we will see him for two more games...

Plus in today's world, a "good" 4th string QB would've transferred.

Like what I saw from the fellow South-paw!!
Good on him; airing it out, no fear in the pocket... Would not mind seeing the newbie more!!