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Message: [QUOTE="JoeSU, post: 4768524, member: 309"] Was anyone else wondering about re-inserting the starters near the end of the 4th Qtr? If I recall correctly, Army had just scored a long TD on broken coverage to make the score 29-16 with ~2:00 to go. After we retained the onside kick, the TV appeared to show a sideline shot of CRDW and the 2nd team attempting to take the field but being called back. Wilson seemed animated about it, but it was just a brief shot. I'm trying to understand the rationale for putting the starters back in... It was a 2-score game at that point, and other other than the one lucky play, the Army offense had shown no quick-strike capability. So a 13 pt lead seemed fairly secure. At some point our back-up QB may be called on to lead the offense under more difficult circumstances, and you have to develop some trust in your subs. And can you imagine if Shrader, Allen, or another starter had been injured playing meaningless minutes at the end of a game? [/QUOTE]