I just watched the Cal game from 1999. This was the height of the Crouch/Newcombe controversy. After watching that game. Not sure why there was a controversy. Crouch was CLEARLY the better player in that game. Newcombe should have just stayed at WR IMO. Even the announcers (Griese and Keith Jackson) commented at one point that they did not see how there was a controversy. Crouch was clearly the better QB IMHO. At the time I do not recall thinking that. My thought is that many of us still were remembering all he did to help the 97 championship team. (as a WR)