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"Then," Mac Bledsoe recalls, "he came down and said to me, "I'm going to go tuck it in.' And I asked him, "What happened today? It seemed like something was bugging you when you came home?' He said, "I was told I'm going to be the backup the rest of the season.'
"At that point I was ready to load into the car and go fistfight somebody. I said, "What are you going to do about it?'
"His answer was, "Dad, it was probably one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make. I'm going to do what I said I was going to do. I promised Troy Brown and Ted Johnson and all those guys that I was going to give my best this year. So I'm going to go back and give my best. I'll score 100 on every gameplan test just like I do when I'm the starter, and if what they have for me to do is throw passes as the scout-team quarterback I'm going to do it the best I can.' "
"At that point I was ready to load into the car and go fistfight somebody. I said, "What are you going to do about it?'
"His answer was, "Dad, it was probably one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make. I'm going to do what I said I was going to do. I promised Troy Brown and Ted Johnson and all those guys that I was going to give my best this year. So I'm going to go back and give my best. I'll score 100 on every gameplan test just like I do when I'm the starter, and if what they have for me to do is throw passes as the scout-team quarterback I'm going to do it the best I can.' "
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