Well, you had to figure that someone in this whole soap opera that wasn't (really, it's all be pretty subdued up 'til now) would talk. And if anyone is going to get someone to talk, it's Dennis Dodd, right? I mean, when I think of serpents and forbidden fruit, Dennis Dodd always comes to mind.
I just didn't expect it to be Zach Frazer's father. (HT: Fanhouse)
"From what we know Sharpley is going to be the guy," David Frazer told me from his office in Harrisburg, Pa. "Jones will be put in for a few trick plays. Clausen won't play this year."
Huh.
"The way Charlie described it, he doesn't think he has the passing game this year," David Frazer said. "He wants somebody to throw it five yards (downfield). They're going to run it more.
"I think the problem is they thought they were going to get (five-star receiving recruit) Arrelious Benn. With (Jeff) Samardzija and Rhema McKnight gone, they really don't have go-to receiver types."
Mmm hmm. Mmm hmmm. I see. I see. Okay.
Of course, if we're all going to believe that Charlie is nothing if not a robot genius, then it's seems pretty clear that Charlie planted this little seed as a ploy to throw off Georgia Tech's defensive coaching. Right? Because Mr. Frazer wouldn't just go off and start talking to the press as though he's got some sour grapes. That hasn't been his M.O. thru this entire journey. Why would it change now?
My money is on Mr. Frazer having excellent taste in people, and thus giving total B.S. quotes to egg-heads like Dennis Dodd just to get him to stop asking the same damned question like the trained chimp that he is.
By gwzimm July 9, 2007 - 7:13 am
Is Mr. Frazer a football coach?
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By The Biscuit July 9, 2007 - 10:31 am
Just like anyone, this is pure conjecture. I don’t care how deep in the system you are, no one knows who’s going to start come Fall. Including Charlie. He may have a leaning, but that’s why it’s called a QB race. They will compete for it in Fall practice. At the most they have a presumed order, but anything can change.
Dodd is an a-hole, but at least he says to take it with a grain of salt. And Mr. Frazer is probably just saying what he thinks is the case. I doubt it’s in sour grapes, probably more just his take on things. I put the probability of his being right at 33.33%.
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By Trey July 9, 2007 - 11:06 am
I don’t want to sound like I have anything against the Frazer family…they’ve all been pretty classy in all this so far…but this IS the father of the guy who was quoted as saying, “As best I know, Im the starter.” Before he got removed from the race and transferred to UConn. I just dont think this family really knows what’s going on in the program and Charlie’s head.
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By gwzimm July 9, 2007 - 11:32 am
That makes sense. I was just wondering if Mr. Frazer might have had some sort of inside information. It’s easy to see how misconceptions can become prevailing thought.
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By Sharpley to start? - Notre Dame Football Discussion | Fighting Irish Forum July 9, 2007 - 9:44 pm
[...] This just in: The new starting quarterback at Notre Dame is going to be junior Evan Sharpley. It being July and this being a blog, take that with a grain of saltwater, if you’re laying on a beach somewhere. But I talked to Zach Frazer’s dad on Friday following up on the quarterback’s transfer to Connecticut on Sunday. Frazer’s future was pretty well mapped out when Charlie Weis narrowed the quarterback race to Sharpley, freshman Jimmy Clausen and sophomore Demetrius Jones. The Frazers left on good terms with Charlie Weis but Zach’s father David came away with some revealing observations. “From what we know Sharpley is going to be the guy,” David Frazer told me from his office in Harrisburg, Pa. “Jones will be put in for a few trick plays. Clausen won’t play this year.” Wow. That lends credence to an unsubstantiated blog that surfaced earlier this summer. It stated that Clausen had surgery on his throwing elbow. No one has confirmed the surgery or Clausen’s playing status. But that would make sense. If Clausen is still healing from surgery it would be wise to sit him out. “The way Charlie described it, he doesn’t think he has the passing game this year,” David Frazer said. “He wants somebody to throw it five yards (downfield). They’re going to run it more. “I think the problem is they thought they were going to get (five-star receiving recruit) Arrelious Benn. With (Jeff) Samardzija and Rhema McKnight gone, they really don’t have go-to receiver types.” Benn going to Illinois was painful enough for Weis. But Clausen’s father (Jimmy Sr.) said shortly thereafter that his son had played his entire senior year in high school with a sore arm. Surgery wouldn’t be a surprise but we might not know until August when practice starts, if then. It was a certainty that Notre Dame would be breaking in a new quarterback after the departure of Brady Quinn. Sharpley, from Marshall, Mich., did not play in 2005. He threw two passes last season. Jones did not play in 2006. BGS thinks it’s plausible; HLS says it’s bunk. Plus more from The Fan House. I for one have tons of trouble believing that our game plan for next season hinged on getting A. Benn. Your thoughts? __________________ What’s YOUR modo? [...]
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