re: The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain (documentary)

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He just wasn't that good. Simple as that. He's hardly the first highly recruited QB to be a bust.

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Meh ... he could've been. He never had a chance, though, due to a lot of other weirdness going on at the time.

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Mustains mom started bitching.

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I do agree that it happens pretty often, and Mustain's circumstances with his mother being too outspoken reminds me of a similar situation in my hometown. There was an extremely highly recruited QB years ago out of my high school - won the state championship his jr. year & got to the semi-finals his senior yr., but got injured. Although he'd signed with Arkansas to play quarterback, Lou Holtz switched him to a defensive back position because the injury had affected his passing ability. Even after extensive rehab, he wasn't as mobile as he had been. The guy's mother got involved, as well, and even had a petition signed by a lot of alumni & Razorback boosters to keep him as quarterback, which was ridiculous. She also called Holtz's residence. Needless to say, she didn't win that argument with Holtz, and did her son more damage than anything. He was red-shirted, then ended up transferring, but didn't play at that university, either. (won't say where) It's really too bad since he was the most highly recruited player in the state during his high school years.

I see a similarity with the guy from my hometown, Mustain, and Alex Collins. All of their mothers were overbearing and got way too involved in their sons' & coaches' decisions. Thankfully, Collins has good support from others, including the coaches, and should do well at Arkansas despite his batshit crazy mother. Too bad for Mustain, who was very talented, that wasn't the case.