Bulldog beatdown thread, part II

[wesfau2]

On Ben Tate?

Chizik was asked after the game why Tate didn't play in the first quarter. The question surprised him I think and he acted -- to me -- like he had not been aware of it.

I asked him directly as be left. His reply? "Sometimes we do what we do."

He either didn't know Tate didn't play or he kept the reason to himself.

I also asked Ben. He said he just does what he's asked to do and trusts the coaching staff to put the team in the best situation.

I did notice that coming out after halftime they had him on the stationary bike. He was the only one.

How many yards above 100 did he gain?

Touchdowns?

[Kaos]

How many yards above 100 did he gain?

Touchdowns?

Official stat sheet says 157 yards and one score.

FWIW, I didn't ask Chizik first. Other guys in the press room thought it might have been discliplinary and asked.

There were questions in the other gameday thread about Tate not being in.

From what I could tell from asking the only two people who really know is that there really wasn't any particular reason -- at least not one that will ever be told. I didn't get the sense from Ben that it was anything other than the plays for the situations.

[wesfau2]

Official stat sheet says 157 yards and one score.

FWIW, I didn't ask Chizik first. Other guys in the press room thought it might have been discliplinary and asked.

There were questions in the other gameday thread about Tate not being in.

From what I could tell from asking the only two people who really know is that there really wasn't any particular reason -- at least not one that will ever be told. I didn't get the sense from Ben that it was anything other than the plays for the situations.

I wasn't really pointing at you at the contrarian, because I asked as well.

In the end, though, McCalebb got his and Tate got his, and the order in which the coaches choose to use them is not a concern of mine as long as they keep pumping out 100+ yard games...each...in consecutive weeks.