But if you insist …

In the week leading up to Zac Robinson starting at Troy, nobody knew if Reid or Robinson would start. Further, if it was Robinson, because Reid had been hurt the previous week, nobody would know why.

Then Robinson gets the start, the Cowboys get drilled and the coaches, Gundy and offensive coordinator Larry Fedora, say they liked their chances to win more with Robinson. Really? You just lost 41-23 at Troy.

Free advice

Playing coy never got a coach anywhere with the media.

Say you knew it would be Robinson on Wednesday before Troy. Let the cat out of the bag.

You don’t want to. You don’t want the questions. You don’t want a little media storm in the middle of the week. But had you, with a list of positive reasons to go with Robinson, the quarterback issue would have been finished by the weekend and there would be little reason to revisit it Saturday morning. But that’s not what happened.

On the other hand, if Gundy wanted to make himself the story, he succeeded.

Saturday morning there might have been some folks swayed by Carlson’s portrayal of Reid. They might have thought, you know, that doesn’t sound like the kind of guy who can lead a football team.

Now they know something else. They know they have a coach who gets worked up over the wrong stuff. Embarrassing road loss? Nothing. Offensive column? Screaming like a lunatic.

That doesn’t sound like the kind of guy who can lead a football team.

Clay Horning

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cfhorning@normantranscript.com