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Now we're in a whole different conversation.
There's a difference between "he didn't project as a running back" (your original assertion) and "he wasn't going anywhere that would play him at LB" (your assertion now).
Trey wanted to be a running back, and was only going to commit to a program that promised him a shot at running back. That's not the same thing as projecting as a running back.
You're right that he was a 4-star recruit. But if the recruiting services were rating him as a LB recruit, that doesn't mean he was a 4-star running back recruit. That's like calling Logan Thomas a 4-star QB recruit.
This just made me think... and I'm professing an ignorance of higher-level football here... but when you grade/critique OL recruits, are you doing it in the mindset of what Stinespring and Loeffler have looked for out of their OL? Or even at the P5 level, with the differences between the offenses that Stiney and Lefty ran vs the offense that Fuente will run, is it still a matter of fundamentals still being fundamentals on the OL?
247 disagrees with you. Listed as an outside linebacker.
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# | QB Jerod Evans Sees Situation at Tech That's "Almost Too Good to be True," Picks the Hokies Let me preface this by saying no one knows for certain what the future holds.
But for just a moment, let's allow ourselves to assume that Evans has the goods. Let's say he's a difference maker. If nothing else, let's assume he's a very good fit for the offense that Justin Fuente will install. Let's also appreciate that without a coaching change, there is exactly zero chance that we get this commitment. Frank and Lefty were not going after this guy.
If Evans works out and makes the transition to Fuente's spread a little more seamless, we might look back at this out-of-left-field commitment as a pivotal moment in the program.
I'm pretty sure Trey Edmunds projected as a LB at this level. McClease got bumped to 4 stars by at least one of the three major recruiting services before signing day.
I really think Shai is in danger of being permanently eclipsed. Travon showed every bit of promise this season that Shai showed in '14, without the concern of back to back season-ending ACL surgeries. Everything I have heard about McClease has been optimistic. I think Marshawn returns to be the bruiser back, Trey gets the scraps, and that leaves very little room for Shai.
Excellent point. If you get an elite recruit at Mike or Backer in Bud's system, and he learns the system well, he's in a perfect position to be in consideration for the Nagurski Award.
That is rough. Let's hope the new offensive coaches can find some linebackers in their old recruiting footprints.
Which is kind of what we want to avoid...IF we can find a rotation that's effective. I think shooting for McMillian to average around 15 carries a game over the course of the season is the sweet spot. Enough opportunity to be dangerous, but he's still got his legs come November. I really think if that had been Travon's workload from the start, he'd have been gassed down the stretch.
The question is, will we have viable second, third and fourth options who can contribute?
I heart your spreadsheets.
It should be pointed out, those 26 carries against Houston were the second most touches Dorceus had in a game. He carried 32 times against Tulsa, and outside of that, never saw the ball more than 16 times in a game.
Actually, the running game did well at the beginning of the year. I think there was a point where JCC and Trey were both averaging over 4.0 ypc, with Travon far outpacing them but on fewer carries. I know for the first few games, the YPC by running backs was over 5.0. It wasn't until we get into the middle of our schedule that JCC and Trey sort of hit the wall, and whoever was in charge of our rotation was slow to adjust to it.
It wasn't so much that the rotation sucked out of the gate as it was that we tried to give it too long to recover after it hit a slump.
And you do have a point. In 2013 and 2014, Brandon Hayes was averaging over 16 touches per game. But even in that period, there were other rushers averaging over 10 touches per game. So while I think McMillian will be the back that Fuente anchors the running game with, but I don't expect him to get much more than 1/3 of the total carries over the course of a full season.
That's gonna be a question for Mason and French to answer. I watched about 2.5 quarters of Memphis football this past season, so I have no idea what Fuente's tendencies in terms of personnel are. I just know whatever he does worked at Memphis.
My issue with the Lefty/Shane tailback rotation was exactly the same as yours. I'm fine with four and five tailbacks getting touches in a game. But when you're spinning the Wheel of Destiny on the sideline between plays to see which back goes in next, you're doing it wrong.
Yes, both in total and percentage. Memphis attempted 429 passes out of 961 total plays, meaning they passed roughly 45% of the time. VT, by comparison, had 356 pass attempts and 858 total plays, passing 41% of the time.
However, both offenses are balanced in run:pass ratio, with a tendency to prefer the run to the pass.
I have a feeling the installation phase of Fuente's offense might be difficult for you.
Check out the distribution of carries at Memphis this season. (PS, that's a clickable link.)
CJF really likes to spread the ball around in the running game. Their leading rusher in carries only had 144 through 12 games. Compare that to Travon McMillian getting 184 carries, after it taking half the season to settle on him as the feature back. I think your hope of settling on two anchor running backs is now out the window in the Fuente era.
Ugh. No linebackers?
Damn well might be. Haven't been following his transition at all.
This will be telling. How many, if any, of Mendenhall's staff will follow him from BYU? Moving from a G5-gone-independent to a P5 program should be a no-braining. If Mendenhall doesn't bring a bunch of his own guys over, it tell you what his relationship to the program had become.
Good lord that's one hell of a hire.
Looking at this practically, I think this is less to do with taking a principled stand about only "rewarding" teams with winning records, and more to do with ADs being sick and tired of being on the hook for guaranteed ticket allotment for the lowest tier bowls. I think it's safe to say VT athletics will lose money by making the Independence Bowl, because we won't be able to sell all our ticket allotment. This has been a growing discontent among ADs for a while now, and this is the first backlash against it.
Finally seeing this gif in slow motion makes me realize how she didn't get completely rekt from this. Looks like she just barely starts to turn at the last second and catches most of the impact on the upper right temple, right around the hardest part of the cranium. If this thing hits her square on in the face, her nose is toast.
Well, I mean, Tyrod Taylor was technically listed as Sean Glennon's backup at one point.
God that's refreshing to hear.
Something something Nnadi.
The #2 WR in the nation is a 4 star?
Not according to this page.