Unless they know they're not good enough to really go anywhere else and are happy to get education here and all the cushy perks
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IF your goal is to be starting older players, Frosts last two O line classes were extremely weak as was Rhule’s first O line class. IF Gottula returns at 100%, I think he’ll be tough to beat out at right guard.
Disagree. See either of these guard pickups beating him out.
I seem to always go back to pre-season of this last year and all the hype internally about how good our offensive line could be and really think it had to stem from the fact that our defensive front was terrible and the coaching staff assumed it was as good as previous years.
Chambliss headlines the new group at LB. We are good there, especially in a 4-2-5, and with all the hybrid-type guys already on the roster.
RB...I'm not as worried as most, but if they get one he needs to be a difference maker, not just another guy.
Maybe not anymore this portal season, but with the years of eligibility remaining for several of the incoming OLinemen, I think you're going to see guys like Brix and other highly touted redshirts hitting the portal next winter.
TBD, I guess.
TBD, I guess.
We did just fire our offensive line coach for a reason.
Agree. The Good news is the problem has left the building. Rhule sold his OL soul for a headline quarterback.
The "problems" plural; ie Donnie AND Dylan. We haven't had an OL friendly QB in awhile. We've been one-dimensional Rhule's entire time here. No on to blame but Rhule himself, but it sucks to be an offensive line if the D isn't afraid of the pass (Haarberg) or isn't afraid of the run (Raiola). I can't say I'm looking forward to next season already because I'm enjoying the break from weekly azz-whippings, but I will be interested to see Colandrea operating with this line next year.
And how much can this help an average RB room become more serviceable when there are actual holes to hit. Of course get a homerun kind of guy but improved line play HAS to help mediocre RB play to some degree. It can go both ways... a bad OLine neuters a good but not great RB roomI don't know but it seems like the additions to the OL is building up to see a very good RB transfer in, perhaps.
Rhule’s first O line class sucked. Frost’s last O line class sucked. The last two classes had some legit prospects in it but none of them have played yet except Brix on special teams as far as I know. I think there’s potential there but we’ve signed some guys with a lot starts. Experience matters. This will be year 3 for some of those kids. The juniors to be need to work themselves on to the 2 deep.
They need to climb the depth chart. Best guy plays.
Lots to look forward to next fall. My expectations are reasonably low. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if we win more than 6 with that schedule.
Except imagine the grief this coaching staff takes if they're spending big $$$ on guys to ride the bench?
Portal guys will start over RS freshmen. In fact, the RS freshmen will see it as a vote of no confidence.
Brix is probably gone. Just not this year.
I don’t believe we’re spending big money on a 3* guard. I guess one has to define big money. No doubt you have to offer something for a guy who has started double digit games for LSU. IF he doesn’t pan out, maybe our GM’s head needs to roll. The guy from ISU will start barring injury. My HOPE is that we start to see guys like Brix getting reps in games were either getting blown out in or are comfortably ahead. My expectation is we’ll have more games where we’re getting blown out than games we’re comfortably ahead.
It would be a complete waste if not. To have the OL room finally not be barren to then just having the RB room come up far short... would totally suck.I don't know but it seems like the additions to the OL is building up to see a very good RB transfer in, perhaps.
Yeah I honestly see Gottula as a terrible guard candidate.
Hell, he never even put his hand down in high school.