Rickysonehitter

Is Tagoa'i a maybe because he hasn't reaffirmed the visit following the committment to sc, or did he say he's a maybe? Looking for indicators as to how this early Riley run plays out. How much catchup late in the cycle v. continue building through the summer etc.

I've read (here, I think) that they plan to play more press, but for real this time. It's a strength of that room now with all the length we've added where it absolutely was not when Gavin Holmes was the 3rd guy. I'm pinning a lot of hopes on that nugget, actually. Should bridge some of the DT gap and let the edges get home with more regularity. Especially with Mukuba playing cleanup

Excuse my faulty memory, but wouldn't Joseph have seen Anding in person when Melvin Hills and LCA played Ruston in September? I feel like I read that he attended that game, but I don't remember where.

You've seen VB's ankles too, huh. Very......snappable.

We know DL is going to drop off - how precipitously is interesting, but the impact of the dropoff will be most realized in our LB and DB play. I'm most curious to see if Brooks can be more consistent, whether Gbenda can stay clean, and how the new look safety room can make up for deficiencies in the first two. Any stellar Sweat/Murphy backfilling is gravy at this point.

He doesn't practice until the fall, and he'll need to be more versatile than just slot. Maybe he overtakes Golden or Moore at some point in the season, but he'll need to learn the playbook first.

This is where I'm at, too. Last season's starting WRs were two literal first round picks and Whittington, a reliable possession guy and ++blocker. Sure, we're deeper this year, but unless there's an injury, that doesn't matter much as it relates to Sark's preferred WR rotation. Bond is the only transfer that profiles to a first round type in a contract year, so it's a pretty big leap to say we're any better on paper than the results of the season. Not only do you have to make the assumption that someone is going to fill the glue guy role, but you'd also have to project someone to ascend like AD. The problems here feel obvious but a) Whittington was a WR rarity and no others have exhibited those leadership/willingness/teammate intangibles, so who do we really think is going to fill this role? B) AD breaking out was predictable and built on 2 years of SEC/CFP experience - Golden is a good get, but he doesn't come in with the same experience or accomplishments and in turn, is less likely to backfill Mitchell 1:1. Otherwise, Bolden isn't Worthy (and isn't here yet), Cook should be great but is inexperienced, the other second year guys are < Cook, and then you're left with Freshman. Worthy and Mitchell gained yards that Ewers will need to manufacture with his play this year to fill the gap (which I think he can do). At RB, we're in a more promising spot than we were a year ago, but the actual outcome was that our 3rd year RB2 became a superstar out of nowhere. We had very little idea about what we had in Brooks, but that's not a reason to think it'll happen again, especially in consecutive seasons. I'm setting my own expectations as follows: Baxter - 1k yds, Sark always has a thousand yard rusher and anything more from Baxter is gravy Blue - 750 yds, and I bet half of them come from chunk plays. For me, he's best utilized situationally - not as a rotational RB2 Wisner/Gibson/Clark - 750 yds, In practical application, I think two of three become RB2 by committee. It's all up to Ewers' next step, imo. If he can shoulder the burden of running the offense more effectively, we won't need the same level of skill talent to match achievement. But if he can't, it's a dropoff.

A thorough analysis of Savion Red's weight: Juan Davis is 10 lbs lighter and 6 inches taller than Savion Red. Savion Red is 35 lbs closer to Jason Kelce's combine weight (280) than Xavier Worthy's (165). 12 Savion Reds weigh as much as the whole starting 11 on Offense in '23 (2880 v. 2852) Conclusion: Yikes.

Like a short David Gbenda

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Murphy looks awesome.

I was with you for a second, but it's too individual to label at all. We had the same concerns about Jase McClellan and his 866 carries at Aledo. He's getting drafted this year and Aledo's opponents hit a lot harder on average than Chapel Hill's. Unless those hits result in injury, "wear and tear" at the high school level is very dependent on the physical makeup of the player and his commitment to body maintenance at that age. Whittington isn't a perfect example, but he showed up with a lot of HS touches and spent the first half of his career as a bust. Was that from overuse at Cuero? I would be curious to hear that argument because in my view, no. If he had better guidance on body maintenance for football, it's likely he would have shown up more flexible and with less risk of injury (and reinjury). For me, evaluating prospects with a high volume of touches in hs starts with understanding how much they love football and how that informs how they take care of themselves, followed closely by watching them stretch.

Looks like Ben Duncum is former SMU DE Bobby Duncum's little brother. Is it fair to assume that former pro wrestler and Longhorn, Bobby Duncum Jr. is their father? Also, looks like Ben can throw some disc

I agree that there's traits in both that allow you to mess around with their alignment, but neither of the above are surprising. Burke was the best edge against the run because he plays the short side. Sorrell isn't a good chaser. Sorrell's pressure rate is a direct result of effort and hand violence, both eclipsing Burke, imo. If he can get more consistent with planning his pash rush and reflexively counter to make up for lack of initial twitch and length to bend, there's a lot of upside left in the college game.

Any indication how they're handling recruiting territories at this point? Baker and Choice appear to have redundant connections in GA - I would guess Baker helps there and Choice does double duty, but I have no idea.

Most complete and best are different things. OSU lacks UGAs depth, but their starting 22 will be an embarrassment of riches. Beck doesn't have the benefit of the best backfield in the country which, between that, Chip Kelly and the schedule, should make Howard look like Nick Foles. The oline is a black hole, I agree.

Is Devin Duvernay not recent?

COFFEE and Football, CJ. Note the order.

We'll see how Lane deals with 10 win expectations

Whose times/throws are you monitoring for jumps this season?

It'll be Jim Tressel and there's nothing any of us can do about it.

Still boggles the mind why Charlie Baker, of all people, would take that job.