Could it be that under Joe Rudolph's recruiting and guidance, that he recruited and developed a couple of real gems?
I trust Coach Rudolph to put the best men for the job out there. If that means playing a highly underrated true freshman and a true sophomore because they outplayed the veterans, then so be it.
The veterans have nothing to be ashamed about, especially since Spindler was turning into a pretty solid starter until he got hurt.
To put it this way, would you be complaining about Aaron Taylor seizing a starting guard spot in 1991 as a true sophomore, when there were plenty of Joe Moore-coached veterans available to play guard?
The best players should play, simple as that.
Maybe they earned it?
Replies to: "Maybe they earned it?"
- Would love to know what Pendleton & Knapp did during camp to gain the trust of the coaching staff... - NEPA Irish - 7:46am 8/27/24
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- We’ve seen Baker, Coogan and Spindler. That Knapp and Pendleton are significant upgrades is good. [NT] - tky21 - 5:43pm 8/27/24
- They beat out pretty good OL men. Seems like a good thing to me - Competition and good depth. [NT]
- murph92675 - 3:38pm 8/27/24
- Easy choice was to go with experience, Freeman must have seen something. [NT] - jamie - 7:22pm 8/29/24
- Competition is a very, very good thing. [NT] - Frankx - 3:57pm 8/27/24
- Aren't you the dummy who couldn't grasp the instructions for the Season Prediction Thread? - Chrisb - 10:19am 8/27/24
- That right there is friggin hilarious. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 2:09pm 8/27/24
- Wow, another idiot to ignore [NT] - Frankx - 9:55am 8/27/24
- This has no place here. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:24am 8/27/24
- Maybe they earned it? - ndunabomber - 9:05am 8/27/24
- Refreshing if so. For many years under Kelly we thought that wasn’t the case [NT] - ndphysics - 10:46am 8/27/24
- The only one that should be embarrassed is you. [NT]
- Clem - 8:31am 8/27/24
- We have a WINNER! [NT] - faircatchcorby - 2:10pm 8/27/24
- Bingo [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:06am 8/27/24
- I hope that you delete this post quickly. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:15am 8/27/24
- If you believe that MF doesn't play favorites... - iairishcheeks - 7:54am 8/27/24
- It seems to be true meritocracy: no seniority, the best guys got the jobs. [NT] - Irishize - 8:07am 8/27/24