I think there's a certain "Got Jobbed" presumption when the son of the HC's best friend transfers in from The Univeristy of Texas and ends up with the starting job

All things being equal, the HC probably goes with the kid he watched grow up, ya know?
That may be true but I watched Tulsa play Tulane last year and their QB looked really good in that game. I realize it was Tulane but he was very athletic and very good at throwing the football. In fact one thing I noticed is that Tulane got a pretty good pass rush, particularly one defensive end, but the Tulsa quarterback was too quick to sack. Then he kept his eyes upfield and kept burning the defense on broken plays.

Believe me, I think it's great if Bower was actually better and DID get jobbed. I'm just saying that Tulsa's quarterback looked really good to me when I watched him and I think somebody could be a pretty darned good quarterback and still get beat out by him.