#44 MLB Addison Gillam
#22 WR Nelson Spruce
And as Snow said, you and your QB should be keeping an eye out for Tupou.
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Pregame Thread - CU vs CSU at Mile High
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#44 MLB Addison Gillam
#22 WR Nelson Spruce
And as Snow said, you and your QB should be keeping an eye out for Tupou.
Man all that talent that Embo brought in on the DL and almost none of it stuck. Left us in a bad, bad position.
DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
Yes, people will need breathers, it will be up to him to make the most of those snaps.
DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
Everyone
As Dan Hawkins might say, "Sometimes we'll get 12 guys out there and just go."
Oh, Canada!
Yes, but sparingly... Greer and Tu'umalo will take 95% of the snaps unless there is an injury... our LB depth is scary thin both inside and outside.. Please no injuries this year.
MacIntyre made a couple questionable decisions in the last class as well.
The would be now RS-Sophomores or Juniors that are no longer with the program are what have killed us. Not the true sophomore/RS Freshman that would have been here.
Got to say, makes me think the last 3 games of the season will tell us more about HCMM than the first three games of the season. So much youth on the edges... how those guys come along this year (or don't ) will tell us a lot.
I found it difficult last year to see progress, mostly I think because we were so below the level of our competition.
We have major issues going forward if the young guys do not show potential. MacIntyre went all-in with those guys basically.
yup, through attrition and recruiting, this is his hand to play with.
I'm talking about improvement during the year, not year over year. We may have improved, but I didn't see a great deal of improvement during the year. Probably more a comment on my ability to see it than it being there.
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ramfan
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Thanks. I'm curious to see how Spruce plays without PRich. I imagine the CSU secondary will make him look like a star.
If they play him like they played him last year, they will. I think Spruce's production (7-10 catches, ~ 100 yards) is a near guarantee. What will be the game breaker is whether the attention paid to spruce allows the rest of the WR's to bust out for big gains.
Same questions to you btw.
ramfan
Well-Known Member
The CSU line and RB situation is such a mess that I can't even comment on it. I'd say the most dangerous player for the CSU offense is WR Rashard Higgins. He had 68/837/6 last year as a true freshman and seems to be gifted athletically, more so than what CSU has had at receiver in recent years. He had some butterfingers early in the season but got better along the way. He is going to need to find a way to get loose if CSU hopes to have a chance at winning. He also has awesome hair.
For defense I'd say junior OLB Cory James, although this one is tough. I have a hard time picking out anyone dangerous on the defense before seeing them play. James has been CSU's best or second best pass rusher the past two seasons and is going to have to be even better this season if CSU is to be competitive. He has shown glimpses of being good but that's it. The rest of the defense is either meh or completely untested. I am very curious to see if the secondary can be any better than horrendous like the past few years.
For defense I'd say junior OLB Cory James, although this one is tough. I have a hard time picking out anyone dangerous on the defense before seeing them play. James has been CSU's best or second best pass rusher the past two seasons and is going to have to be even better this season if CSU is to be competitive. He has shown glimpses of being good but that's it. The rest of the defense is either meh or completely untested. I am very curious to see if the secondary can be any better than horrendous like the past few years.
ramfan
Well-Known Member
I believe they were on opposite sides last year. James had 7.5 sacks as a freshman, including 3 against CU, but only ended last season with 8 sacks. I think he got more attention last year after a decent freshman season, opening up more room for Shaq. I will be interested to see exactly how they use him this year.
I don't have high expectations for Hart so I think it's due to lack of overall talent at the position, but I haven't seen him live. That's just based on his history of injuries and the fact that Alabama was willing to let him walk. I question whether he has anything left, and he's a lot smaller than I would have expected for a former Alabama RB. I think/hope Oden can be serviceable, he played RB in high school apparently, and I thought he looked decent in the spring game. I don't expect it to be a position with tons of talent. CSU will certainly want to and maybe need to run to open up some passing room but this team will only go as far as QB Grayson takes it. He will be the most important player for the offense.
This would be a great game for our offense to run some up tempo stuff. The depth and quality in the secondary and D line has got to be a concern for the rammies.
Cory James I don't think will be completely healthy with that knee scope. They say he's 100%, but he is not.
ramU
Member
Time to shatter that illusion.
We need to not only win but we need to start winning these games big enough the they lose any reasonable hope. If we are going to continue the series we need to put it into a position where CSU just wants to survive more than dream of winning.
What team isn't confident going into week 1?