A week or so ago a poster asked what can be expected from the Spring and the B/G game.
Probably nothing---A0 the game is played with a skeleton crew---the seniors who are moving
on can not play and the 21 of the freshmen who will replace them will not arrive until summer.
The game (or skrimmage) will be played with about 60 lads on scholarship. Every year a walk-on
has a good game and then disappears when the chips are down.
B) A whole bunch of new coaches, and probably schemes, will eventually make their appearance
but not in a meaningless game as the B/G is.
What could happen is players you don't expect much from suddenly are gettin meaningful snaps.
2014 was a so-so season until the Music Bowl where we beat up on LSU-----and I for one am
basing my hopes for 2016 on what we saw. Assuming Coach KELLY saw the same things we did
and hired new Coaches who saw our O-Line control the line and open joles for a new running game that
made the passing game work after weeks of problems with it. Just a few weeks before GOLSON had
been destroyed by Arizona ST.---7 sacks--was that the same O-Line?
Maybe the spring practice will decide the QB position--but there are some other spots where a few
"young and reckless" lads could beat out an encumbant. Coach KELLY talked glowingly about
O-Tackle BARS ----will he back up STANLEY or fight McCLINCHEY for RT ?
NELSON appears to be pencilled in at LG with MARTIN back at center and ELMER at RG
will one of the other Lads ---MUSTIPHER. McGOVERN, MONTRLUS, BIVIN or BYRNE
sneak into the line-up ? Will EE HOGE looktoo good to red-shirt?
And will TE be a big part of the offense? If so we sure have a lot of question marks--
we have one player with any experience--SCMYTHE with one catch for 7 yards.
Yeah, I kmpw LUATUA playecd, but only as a blocker----HEUERMANN didn't play
after a hernia operation --WEISHAR red shirted and JONES is on his way from Las Vegas.
Ilooks like SMYTHE starts -- LUATUA, who is an excellent receiver, is used by SANFORD
as an H-Back and the other 3 as big, strong wide-recweivers -a la EIFERT.
And that is only two positions that are up in the air.
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Probably nothing---A0 the game is played with a skeleton crew---the seniors who are moving
on can not play and the 21 of the freshmen who will replace them will not arrive until summer.
The game (or skrimmage) will be played with about 60 lads on scholarship. Every year a walk-on
has a good game and then disappears when the chips are down.
B) A whole bunch of new coaches, and probably schemes, will eventually make their appearance
but not in a meaningless game as the B/G is.
What could happen is players you don't expect much from suddenly are gettin meaningful snaps.
2014 was a so-so season until the Music Bowl where we beat up on LSU-----and I for one am
basing my hopes for 2016 on what we saw. Assuming Coach KELLY saw the same things we did
and hired new Coaches who saw our O-Line control the line and open joles for a new running game that
made the passing game work after weeks of problems with it. Just a few weeks before GOLSON had
been destroyed by Arizona ST.---7 sacks--was that the same O-Line?
Maybe the spring practice will decide the QB position--but there are some other spots where a few
"young and reckless" lads could beat out an encumbant. Coach KELLY talked glowingly about
O-Tackle BARS ----will he back up STANLEY or fight McCLINCHEY for RT ?
NELSON appears to be pencilled in at LG with MARTIN back at center and ELMER at RG
will one of the other Lads ---MUSTIPHER. McGOVERN, MONTRLUS, BIVIN or BYRNE
sneak into the line-up ? Will EE HOGE looktoo good to red-shirt?
And will TE be a big part of the offense? If so we sure have a lot of question marks--
we have one player with any experience--SCMYTHE with one catch for 7 yards.
Yeah, I kmpw LUATUA playecd, but only as a blocker----HEUERMANN didn't play
after a hernia operation --WEISHAR red shirted and JONES is on his way from Las Vegas.
Ilooks like SMYTHE starts -- LUATUA, who is an excellent receiver, is used by SANFORD
as an H-Back and the other 3 as big, strong wide-recweivers -a la EIFERT.
And that is only two positions that are up in the air.
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