Sage Rosenfels: The Pride of Maquoketa

by Tim on Jul 21, 2008 9:53 PM CDT in News

Courtesy of a man named Boomer (who disclosed to me that he is a proud native son of Maquoketa and thus a very biased observer), check out this cool article on none other than Sage Rosenfels. Some things I did not know about the Texans' backup QB:

1. He grew up on an organic farm, which I imagine is slightly different than where, say, Matt Leinart grew up.

2. He wanted to be a pitcher for the Cubs, which is easily the most repugnant thing about the man (to me, anyway).

3. He got a scholarship offer from Iowa State on nothing more than an impressive performance in a 7-on-7 tournament at the ISU campus.

4. He's quite the environmentalist, but it does not appear to be in the don't-shower-for-a-month-and-eat-only-sprouts way.

5. To a man, everyone says Sage Rosenfels is grounded and for all purposes "gets it."

Not that we weren't anyway, but that's a dude we can all root for. Except during baseball season.

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cool stuff like this makes me sad that we’ll probably be losing him after this season.

by marroncito on Jul 21, 2008 10:34 PM CDT reply actions

Or

give him an extension due to…...nevermind. You’re right, he’s gone.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Jul 21, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions

the only way i can see him staying is a tradegy for the Texans this season. if Schaub goes down again and Rosenfels takes us to a winning season. I could maybe seeing him wanting to sign with us to compete for the starting job.

by marroncito on Jul 21, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Yup

Sage wants to start, and that opportunity will likely not present itself unless The Schaub goes down. Knock on wood that that doesn’t happen.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jul 22, 2008 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions

so...

our backup qb is a hippy?

Wake me when it's football season.
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by abumNamedPaul on Jul 21, 2008 11:28 PM CDT reply actions

I reckon so...

That’s pretty much what I took from it.

Glad to see that he’s stayed humble though.

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by SOLIS on Jul 22, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Boomer's Sage history

If former Maquoketa Grads voted, Boomer (aka “The Dude”) would rival Sage for the title of “the pride of Maquoketa,” but not necessarily for his athletic achievements.

Another interesting fact involves Sage’s former NFL coaches: Spurrier, Wannstedt, Saban
Where are they now after not playing Sage? Is this a warning to present and future coaches?

by Here Today on Jul 22, 2008 11:50 AM CDT reply actions