So after watching the game, two things are clear. Hubenak is a better quarterback than Mond (experience may change that but right now it's true), and Sumlin has no interest in playing the best QB. He confirmed that in today's pressed by talking about how great Mond looked until the defense adjusted, at which point it was the O-line's fault that Mond couldn't perform. It was pretty insulting considering Hubenak came in and moved the ball, controlled the pace, and completed passes behind the same line.
Throughout his time at A&M Hubenak has been the other guy. He hasn't been stellar, but he is a solid, capable, and consistent quarterback among an array of rotating faces. He also consistently gets shafted every time Sumlin gets a new hotshot, and starts talking about the OB of he future, a future which never seems to include that hotshot QB. I actually wonder, like some others have mentioned, if Sumlin has something personal against Hubenak.
Hubenak has been fiercely loyal, perhaps to his own detriment. I admire his patience in waiting for his shot, but at each point he's been passed over. He's earned the start this weekend. I will be shocked if he gets it.
That's why I wonder if he would not have been better off transferring to another school. I think he could easily have found another program that values the type of hard work and loyalty he offers, and would in return have given him playing time and starting reps to develop. I'm not saying he would have been a heisman winner, probably not NFL caliber, but we'll never know how good he could have been because he's never been given a real opportunity.
I hope he gets that opportunity beginning next week. Sumlin will stick with a quarterback through a lot once he extends that chance. Here's hoping he extends it to Hubenak. It's well deserved and long overdue.
Throughout his time at A&M Hubenak has been the other guy. He hasn't been stellar, but he is a solid, capable, and consistent quarterback among an array of rotating faces. He also consistently gets shafted every time Sumlin gets a new hotshot, and starts talking about the OB of he future, a future which never seems to include that hotshot QB. I actually wonder, like some others have mentioned, if Sumlin has something personal against Hubenak.
Hubenak has been fiercely loyal, perhaps to his own detriment. I admire his patience in waiting for his shot, but at each point he's been passed over. He's earned the start this weekend. I will be shocked if he gets it.
That's why I wonder if he would not have been better off transferring to another school. I think he could easily have found another program that values the type of hard work and loyalty he offers, and would in return have given him playing time and starting reps to develop. I'm not saying he would have been a heisman winner, probably not NFL caliber, but we'll never know how good he could have been because he's never been given a real opportunity.
I hope he gets that opportunity beginning next week. Sumlin will stick with a quarterback through a lot once he extends that chance. Here's hoping he extends it to Hubenak. It's well deserved and long overdue.