Tressel, Team Stand Behind Pryor
Not that that should be a shock to anyone, but it bears repeating, IMO.
The meltdown of a lot of Buckeye Nation has been nothing short of embarrassing. There have been all sorts of proclamations and strongly-worded criticisms of Terrelle tossed around lately. Disappointment, frustration, and critique are warranted, but the words full of venom and hate, should not be voiced if you are a “true” fan.
Coach Tress knows this will be a process and at his weekly press conference expressed his thoughts on the situation going forward. Here are a couple of Q&A’s that stood out to me amidst all the calls to give backup QB Joe Bauserman some snaps if TP is struggling.
REPORTER: Jim, last year USC, Todd Boeckman had a real bad game turnover-wise and the next week you made the switch at quarterback. What is the difference between that scenario, and I think Terrelle had four turnovers he was responsible for on Saturday, a couple more could have gone the other way, what’s the difference there? And do you have any plans to maybe use Joe Bauserman a little bit just to spruce it up a little bit or give Terrelle a break or what are your plans there at quarterback?
COACH TRESSEL: I’m not sure that they’re comparable at all. They don’t feel to me as being similar situations. Do we have any immediate plans that we’ve sat down and said, okay, now we’re going to put Joe in at this point in time or we’re going to commit ourselves to putting him in the game, haven’t had that discussion. Don’t believe at this moment that that would be the best thing for the team and ultimately you make all your decisions based upon, okay, what does the group need and so at this moment, we’ve got a lot of practice and a lot of work to do, but at this moment, I wouldn’t say we would be.
And this…
REPORTER: How much in your decision to stick with Terrelle through the game last week and then not to quote, unquote, put him on notice to jeopardize his status this week, how much of that is concern or is there concern over what effect that would have on him psychologically or confidence-wise, is there any thought process along those lines?
COACH TRESSEL: I think you always try to keep in mind people’s feelings, but not to the point where it will hurt the team. If you think something is the best thing to do for the team, I think you have to do a good job communicating with the person that might have their feelings hurt and all that, but you’ve got to do what you think is the best thing for the team. To me, that’s what our responsibility is. Our responsibility is to the group. Now, that doesn’t mean we don’t care about the individual. You do all you can do to help every individual. But not at the expense of the team. Lori?
Finally, I’ve made it no secret that I am a Terrelle Pryor stan to the max and this site wouldn’t be here if I weren’t. It’s too bad others look to tear him down when he most needs their support and patience. When he comes out of that tunnel Saturday afternoon, I will be screaming my head off in support like I always do. I hope the 105,000+ others in the stadium will join me. And if I catch anyone near me booing this man, there will be a fight in the ‘A’ deck. Don’t think that just because I’m a girl I can’t harm you. Best believe I can scrap with the best of them!
Also, let it be know that I’m approaching stan status for TP’s BFF DeVier Posey. Love the way he’s sticking up for his QB. Read the full transcript and see video here, courtesy of the official site.
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