http://www.sbnation.com/users/grimc Posts made by grimc on SB Nation http://www.addictedtoquack.com/2008/8/31/605224/why-did-roper-get-pulled grimc Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:40:48 -0000 <p>The TV announcers stated that it was because he got his bell rung. I kinda doubted it--I suspected he didn't show much so Belotti pulled him--but I accepted it at face value, even though Roper seemed to be fine when he was talking to his parents on the sidelines.</p> <p>But in <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/huskiesfb/archives/147522.asp">this</a> live blog by a Seattle PI reporter, she wrote during the third quarter that it was because of a hand injury.</p> <p>Maybe just a mistake, but I get the feeling that while Costa may have been the #1, the battle for #2 wasn't really settled when he went down, and Roper was on a short leash. I just hope this doesn't lead to the coaches switching out QBs like Saturday night.</p>