(11-30-2016 04:18 PM)Eagle22 Wrote:  Boy this thread has really run of the tracks.

I'll try to tie it together. Summers clearly didn't have time to come on board and dial up a high 2-star or 3-star dual threat QB, but certainly did one thing right in evaluating that QB was a huge recruiting need for this class. Fritz had missed badly in year one by betting the farm on McConnell and signing just one intentionally.

That, of all things, is one of the rare things that Summers has adequately evaluated.

The decisions since then, far more curious. He essentially demoted Ellison before the season ever started to favor Upshaw and every thing else has spiraled out of control since. Injuries to Upshaw only hastened this misery.

One simply can't fault Shuman for getting a scholarship, for at least he's provided some value in return. Take a hard look at how Summers has distributed scholarships and you can see a bigger problem, if you have a discerning eye.

Shuman is a microcosm of the shift facing Southern and you are either not realizing that shift or just don't care.