With apologies to BBKIA, if I relay this incorrectly . . .
It was the beginning of fall practices for the football team in the late 1990s (may even have been the summer of 1999). The QBs on the roster were Todd Husak and Joe Borchard (also a star on the baseball team). Joining these two for the first time was the #1 QB recruit in the country from a small-ish town (Loomis?) in California: Randy Fasani. [The room would soon be supplemented with Chris Lewis, also an incredibly highly-rated QB].
Word has it that Joe's reaction to seeing the #1 recruit after the first day of QB drills: "I'm not worried."
Ahhh . . . the good old days. Where kids, including QBs, were unafraid - indeed, welcomed - competition to earn time on the playing field. And while I'm sure there was some hard feelings and perhaps even animosity, there also was great respect. Husak interned at our firm that summer, and when Terry and I took him (and other non-football interns - had to be NCAA compliant) to lunch, we'd ask who stood out in practices. This is an exact quote from Husak - who delivered the observation in chuckling admiration: "Joe Borchard is a stud!" [I remember thinking right then: 'we're going to have a good season!'].
It also was nice to have such an embarrassment of riches in the QB room: all those guys could play. Now? A hint that the job isn't guaranteed and they're off to another school. A shame.
It was the beginning of fall practices for the football team in the late 1990s (may even have been the summer of 1999). The QBs on the roster were Todd Husak and Joe Borchard (also a star on the baseball team). Joining these two for the first time was the #1 QB recruit in the country from a small-ish town (Loomis?) in California: Randy Fasani. [The room would soon be supplemented with Chris Lewis, also an incredibly highly-rated QB].
Word has it that Joe's reaction to seeing the #1 recruit after the first day of QB drills: "I'm not worried."
Ahhh . . . the good old days. Where kids, including QBs, were unafraid - indeed, welcomed - competition to earn time on the playing field. And while I'm sure there was some hard feelings and perhaps even animosity, there also was great respect. Husak interned at our firm that summer, and when Terry and I took him (and other non-football interns - had to be NCAA compliant) to lunch, we'd ask who stood out in practices. This is an exact quote from Husak - who delivered the observation in chuckling admiration: "Joe Borchard is a stud!" [I remember thinking right then: 'we're going to have a good season!'].
It also was nice to have such an embarrassment of riches in the QB room: all those guys could play. Now? A hint that the job isn't guaranteed and they're off to another school. A shame.
