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While I acknowledge there were other factors involved and I personally think Buchner might prove to be better if given the chance, the FACT is we were 0-2 and have gone 8-1 (with potential still for 10-1) with Pyne at QB.

To simply hand the spot back to Buchner without making him beat Pyne out, would be a tremendous error {see 2011 Crist over Rees}.

And "anyone" including me, who thinks Buchner might be better should have zero problem with this approach, because if he is better then he will beat him out again and if he doesn't then he just isn't better at that point in time.

You can knock Pyne all you want but the simple truth is this, aside from his height he has shown at times he has every tool needed to be a higher level college QB. On his good days he has displayed a level of play that we simply have not seen from Buchner yet (doesn't mean it's not there, but we haven't seen it). On his bad days (Cal in particular) he's shown a level lower than the worst we've seen from Buchner. So it really just comes down to consistency not ability...Pyne has the ability, he just needs to play more consistently.

I used to think he had poor accuracy, but now I realize his accuracy is there (when he's playing well) it's just a lack of consistency in his play...he's an up n down player, to go forward as the permanent starter he needs to become an up all of the time player, or he will get beat out by someone.