While at UConn Boyle displayed a raw ability to throw the ball. What he lacked as a freshman was a coach in his corner and a command of the huddle. TJ knew he wasn't ready to be thrown into the USF game but acquiesced after PP's public announcement raised the excitement level of fans, media etc. He later said he regretted that move. Ultimately, TJ wanted/needed a more seasoned QB with take charge leadership qualities that Boyle hadn't yet mastered and found them in Cochran. At the end of his third year, after plenty of frustration at his own level of play and a lot of soul searching, Tim left for Eastern Kentucky knowing he'd have to sit out the following season before even being eligible to play again. Think about that. I recall most folks shaking their heads at the move, feeling he was trading his valuable UConn degree for a chance to chase unreachable rainbows in Richmond Kentucky. Few if any foresaw him on an NFL roster, let alone as the backup QB on the Green Bay Packers. But with an extraordinary degree of self-belief in the face of all those doubters he did it. I give him all the credit in the world for his success.
