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We suck right now, but our freshmen are GOOD

Posted on 11/1/14 at 12:34 pm
Posted by Roger Klarvin
DFW
Member since Nov 2012
46671 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 12:34 pm
Speedy, Garrett, Alaka, Walker, Johnson, Watts, etc. are all making plays and make me optimistic about our future.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134141 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 12:36 pm to
Can't be upset with those gentlemen.
Posted by Jobu93
Cypress TX
Member since Sep 2011
21068 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 12:43 pm to
I was telling. Buddy it's kind of exciting to see these young guys get after it.
Posted by finestfirst79
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Member since Nov 2012
11646 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 1:00 pm to
Yep! I'd like to see Boom coaching them, though. That would be awesome for 2 very different reasons.
Posted by BennyAndTheInkJets
Middle of a layover
Member since Nov 2010
5811 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 1:24 pm to
I know (hope) you guys won't take this offensively, but if Garrett was on another team we would be an absolute lock for DFOTY, even considering I think he's the favorite. Would be in the conversation for preseason SEC DPotY next year.

Dude is an absolute stud.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134141 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 1:25 pm to
Of course none offense taken

Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully he continues to develop and we put a competent unit around him instead of squadering his obvious talent.
Posted by greenbastard
Parts Unkown
Member since Feb 2014
2740 posts
Posted on 11/1/14 at 7:04 pm to
quote:

Speedy, Garrett, Alaka, Walker, Johnson, Watts, etc. are all making plays and make me optimistic about our future.


I agree



BUT....at some point we have to stop using the "we're young" excuse! Tackling fundamentals are missing from this team. I really hope Sumlin starts putting out feelers for new potential coordinators earlier than other coaches.
Posted by AggieLandman
Member since Sep 2014
281 posts
Posted on 11/2/14 at 10:52 am to
I agree with the part about fundamentals ans new coaches.

But I also have to wonder what the hell is going on with our upper classmen?

Sumlin said that the players who actaully wanted to play would see the field against ULM, and we eneded up with 22 true and redshirt freshman seeing playing time.

So what the hell is up with our upper classmen? Why aren't they showing any fight for their positions?
Posted by leoj
Member since Nov 2010
3107 posts
Posted on 11/2/14 at 11:14 am to
I don't know, but what I do know is we have to stop the attrition and it needs to start with this class. We need everyone back next year from freshman and sophomore classes so we can start getting some experience and leadership back on this team.
Posted by Ag8556
Member since May 2012
195 posts
Posted on 11/2/14 at 11:22 am to
Sumlin has tried twice now to fill his OC job with coaches that had never been coordinators at the college level. I think McKinney had experience calling plays in High School. I am not aware of Spavital having any experience calling plays as a coordinator.

Maybe Spavital grows with the experience he gets this year, maybe not. All I know is that we should not be using our coordinator positions as on-the-job training slots. Bring people in that have skins on the wall and some real experience.
Posted by greenbastard
Parts Unkown
Member since Feb 2014
2740 posts
Posted on 11/2/14 at 5:29 pm to
Isn't there that football coaches convention after the season? That's a start. East Carolina's OC had an extraordinarily crazy red zone conversion rate.
Posted by TeLeFaWx
Dallas, TX
Member since Aug 2011
29311 posts
Posted on 11/2/14 at 5:41 pm to
I agree. I wonder what this defense would be like if we didnt shite the bed the previous recruiting classes. 2012 and 2013 weren't great, and the best pieces are off the team.

It shows that recruiting is the lifeblood of the program.
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