We’ve had a decent slew of quarterbacks recently.  Spinner, Schaub, Hagans.  Each had their own thing going and could hold their own, though none really wowwed the world.  (Sure we had the Schaub for Heisman campaign, but you can’t expect to win a Heisman if you sit a couple games out due to injury and the rest of your season is merely above-average.)  With Hagans having left, that left me wondering who the next signal caller would be.  Apparently, it’s Christian Olsen.

Talent-wise, I think Christian’s got some skill.  At 6-3, 216, he went 10-12 for 88 yards last year playing backup for Hagans (five games), including 6-8 for 47 yards against then undefeated FSU.  That’s not too shabby.  Nothing stellar, but not shabby.  I do hear that he had at least one very impressive throw against Duke.  But, I mean, it’s Duke.

Anyway, like I said, I’m not concerned about Christian’s skill and I think he’s got the stuff to make a decent QB next year.  But what about after?   We can’t keep up this one-and-done routine with quarterbacks.  Our team needs someone who can be there for at least two years — if for nothing else, for consistency.

What are people’s thoughts on Kevin McCabe, the junior who was the #78 recruit on Rivals100, a 4-star recruit on several lists, and was overall a very very highly regarded recruit?  Does Groh realize he’d be wasting this incredible potential we’ve got here?  Oh wait.  We can have another senior first-time-starting QB in 2007.  We can’t keep this up.   Granted, McCabe saw only a little bit of playing time in 2004 and went 4-9 in 4 3 games for only 23 yards.  Weak, sure.  But with such little playing time, what do we know?

All I’m saying is this:

1. Keep a close eye on Olsen this year.  If he’s not performing to his peak and to our expectations, we need to pull him fast and stick McCabe in.
2. Most people are seeing this year as a rebuilding year.  If the coaching staff is seeing this the same way, why not go with McCabe as QB to set us up for a nice 2007 season?

My last schtick for the day is this:  We’ve got 12 games this season, which means that we can lose 6 and still potentially, though not likely, make a bowl game.  But why are we looking at it from that angle?  Without having done too much research yet, I’m looking a potential 9-0 start?  I’m not bold enough to make that call yet, having not seen us in action and not knowing anything about the prospects of our opponents next year.  But…9-0?

Yesterday the firm took us to Colonial Downs after a day in Richmond learning about the firm, its practice areas, how it’s like to be an associate, etc.  I learned a few things from this little adventure.

1. One associate was describing the two profitable firm business models.  The first is a low pyramid where at the bottom you have a huge base.  Here, he said, “And what you want is a whole infantry of associates, each a fungible commodity.”  The second was where you had a huge pyramid, and each associate, or “widget” as he described us, has a pyramid of clients on his own.  It’s nice to see that after $100,000+ worth of debt,  I am nothing more then a fungible commodity…a  widget.
2. When you go into the day saying, “I’m going to bet on horse #3 to win,” you should follow through.  The first race I bet, I went up and said, “Horse #3 to w…show.”  The odds were 10:1.  As it turns out, he ended up winning it all.  I ended up making $16.50 on my $5 bet, but still.  That could have been $50.
3. I will not bet based on jockeys.  Just because he has a high win percentage and has yet to win a race, it does not mean that he is due.  I repeat, it does not mean that he is due.
4. The bartenders in the suites at Colonial Downs are a lot of fun.  Plus, it’s a open bar and they know how to make their drinks right (i.e. strong).
5. Equally fun as betting on horses, it is fun to stand in front of the window looking into the next suite and begin betting on people.  “$1 says that man is the first to leave the room.  OK, I’ll take that - I’ll put $1 on the woman.”  “$1 says the woman is the first to touch the bottle of wine.  OK, $1 says it’s the man.”  ahh, yes.  Good times.  Ever see Rat Race?  It’s just like that.  But with less zeros on each dollar figure.