[OutsiderFan]

The reality is Chryst played 6 of the worst teams in college football in 2016 when he racked up his creds to be the 2017 starting QB.  And, he faced Rice in Game 1 of 2017.  It was fool's gold to think he had proven anything as a starter.  The only teams with a pulse Stanford has played with Chryst as a starter were, UNC, USC, and SDSU.  Stanford barely beat UNC, but so with Ryan Burns and a defense that had Solomon Thomas.

This isn't revisionist history for me.  It was clear from watching their high school videos and Spring that Costello was the better athlete and QB with more upside.  At minimum Costello and Chryst should have split time with the first unit in the Rice game, and probably USC and SDSU.  Maybe if Costello showed some more play making ability, the OL wouldn't have been blamed so much and it wouldn't be the musical chairs exercise it is now.

[OutsiderFan]

The reality is Chryst played 6 of the worst teams in college football in 2016 when he racked up his creds to be the 2017 starting QB.  And, he faced Rice in Game 1 of 2017.  It was fool's gold to think he had proven anything as a starter.  The only teams with a pulse Stanford has played with Chryst as a starter were, UNC, USC, and SDSU.  Stanford barely beat UNC, but so with Ryan Burns and a defense that had Solomon Thomas.

This isn't revisionist history for me.  It was clear from watching their high school videos and Spring that Costello was the better athlete and QB with more upside.  At minimum Costello and Chryst should have split time with the first unit in the Rice game, and probably USC and SDSU.  Maybe if Costello showed some more play making ability, the OL wouldn't have been blamed so much and it wouldn't be the musical chairs exercise it is now.