You can decide for yourself what is relevant, but you probably knew what I was asking as it was simple and stated plainly. I was asking what you meant when you said that the bad look for OSU is "compounded by the fact that [Martell] has to seek his own [hardship] waiver." It was a sincere question, not a challenge.
I posed 3 distinct questions. You did not respond to any of them, just determined I am biased because I questioned the basis for your conclusions. And I am the one who is biased?
Because he has to seek a waiver and can't do a grad transfer, it makes more difficult for him, which implies he was clearly in a big hurry to leave.
I said before it was my opinion. I don't think it is only my opinion though - I assume others share the opinion.
Your other questions are mostly irrelevant. 1. Tate was the clear back up. Day used him as the number 2 behind Haskins. So yeah, I expect before Fields, he was the potential starter. 2. No, but so what? Whether anyone would turn down Fields is irrelevant to the issue. 3. Nobody suggested anything about Ohio State applying for a waiver. There seems to be confusion over my use of the phrase of "his own waiver" in that I am saying his own in relation to Fields needing a waiver, now Tate does as well. Not that someone else would apply for the waiver.
Yes, this thread looks like a bunch of people going out of their way to convince themselves that this was handled perfectly by everyone involved, or at the least, the staff. I don't know if it was or not. But just because people on this board come to a consensus, doesn't mean that my view is invalid.
I said I think it is a bad look, but it doesn't rise to the level of a fiasco. My neighbor's dog poops on the sidewalk sometimes, it's a bad look, but I'm not going to set her house on fire over it.
Maybe the problem is that people are trying to understand and discuss your points.....but you take it as being shouted down. Asking to clarify your vagueness isn't shouting you down.
Tate was used as the backup as Baldwin red shirted. Supposedly during the practices leading up to the bowl Baldwin had performed extremely well and was pushing Tate. Was Tate a potential starter (both before and after Fields)? Yes. Was he the potential starter? Maybe.
which given his history of big talk then walking away means what? He wants to get to a new school without a QB so he can be the man... as far as leaving and waivers/grad transfer .. thats all on him .. he chose not to compete for the job after smack talk and I guess contrary to other rumors didn’t have himself lined up to graduate this spring... so my question to you.. if he was leaving anyways (as it looks) WHY would he stick around and not go to his new school immediately?
