Max Hall or Cade Cooper? The burning question inside each Cougar fan. One of the few real competitions in Spring practice. Who is ahead, and more importantly, why?
Many attribute Hall being ahead because he has been in the program longer. Hall earned the praise of many 1st team defensive players last fall in leading the scout team. Being in the program helps, learning the ropes from John Beck and playing with the BYU playbook on Thursday nights. But he lacks something Cade Cooper has.
Experience. While its true that Cade Cooper has never played a down of D-1 football, neither has Hall. While Hall was running single plays against a defense in a indoor practice field, Cooper was on the field, in a stadium, under pressure, albeit on a different level. Cooper has proved he is more than able to play with the big boys.
So who will win?
Coach Mendenhall and Coach Anae are really giving Cooper every chance to win the spot from Max Hall. The fact a walk-on is sharing snaps with a player that has been in the system for a year shows they are really interested in putting the best 11 players on the field at all times. Most people agree that noone is emerging as the stand out at this point.
I disagree. I think the Spring game we will see the next great BYU QB starting:
Max Hall.
For one reason and one only. Not his friendship with Doman or scout team exploits. Not being with the team for a year. What is the purpose of offense? Scoring. Hall has shown he is more capable scoring that Cooper. Done. Simple. He who puts the ball in the endzone gets the glory. Hall's 4 touchdowns on Friday vs. Cooper's 0 isn't the whole story, but the seeming culmination of Spring practice. Hall has consistently outscored, not always outperformed, Cooper.
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I agree that Hall will be the guy. His work in situational drills on Friday far outshone Cooper. Granted, Hall got to work with the 1st string offense, while Cooper worked with the 2nd string, but Hall made the absolute most of his opportunity and that's all you can ask of him.
The thing I like most about Max Hall is his unwavering confidence. He's been a winner all his life at every level and he knows how to compete. He backs it up with intense preparation and hard work, which can only lead to success.
By the way, thanks for the tip you left on my blog about raising my kids up to be BYU fans. I appreciate it!
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