BillySee58

Yeah, those are NBA first round picks so it's not even worth comparing IMO. But you know that. Our recruiting isn't exactly taking off. This time last year we already had commitments from the two juco guys (Casimiro and Norris) and Tony Nunn and Friar and Wesley pretty soon after. I don't know how many commitments we could or will get before basketball season and/or early signing period. This might be another year where Benford is scrambling trying to sign people late. Players who everyone has already passed on.

That's the way it's looking.

Awesome Brett! Great job!

So here's a breakdown of our roster situation down the road. We will lose 3 seniors this year and they're all guards (Alzee, Vaughns, and Walton). We also have one open spot after the departure of Friar, so we will be able to sign 4 guys this class. Here's who on our current roster will also be on our 2014-2015 roster: Guards: C Jones, J Williams, TJ Taylor (all 3 seniors) Maurice anefiok (junior) Forwards: Voss, Flannigan, Gaines, Coleman (all seniors), Wesley (sophomore) The question is, what do we do with our 4 spots? All 3 of the players we lose off this year's roster are guards, but how many guards will we sign? We have 4 true posts who will be seniors next year and a combo forward in Greg Wesley. We are very deep at guard this year and even next year, but J Williams, C Jones, and likely TJ Taylor will all be seniors that year as well. If we don't bring in any good post players this class then we will be forced to play freshman or juco guys at the post in two years. Because Friar and Nunn aren't here and Hardwick and Overlander have transferred, we are looking at a roster with just two underclassmen. While that usually creates good leadership, it makes the future look a little unsettling, especially when you consider that even most of the underclass men are unproven. Our roster in two years will be made up off, at the most, two guys on the current roster and 11 new guys that we will acquire in the next two classes. Benford has created a logjam grade wise on our roster. Let's see if it works this year and if he can recruit well enough to still win down the road. Playing primarily freshman two years from now wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Playing freshman who aren't ready and/or talented enough to compete on the D1 and CUSA level on the other hand, that's scary to think about.

#itwasactuallytjtaylor

Dave Clawson was an absolute joke in the sec as an offensive coordinator at Tennessee. Bowling Green made that bad qb from Tulsa (Cody green) throw the ball and he just wasn't effective enough. But yes, their defense was good.

Not an advantage. Idaho has prepared for this kind of heat. /sarcasm There's just no preparing for this kind of heat

You're right, and that's why I didn't mention it. Because of our history. Plus, his situation wasn't really an injury, it was a late release from his LOI and transfer. I wouldn't hold my breath, but either way there will be a large overhaul in the 2015 recruiting class.

Well, we have 7 juniors on our roster, so there is going to be a huge overhaul after next season, like you said. Anefiok is a sophomore and Wesley is a freshman. Those are the only current players who are projected to be on the 2015-2016 roster. So yeah, the new coach, which I see in our future as well, will have a lot of work to do in the recruiting trail and on the court.

Yes, but it'll probably be in the 2014 recruiting class. It's a little late to sign a guy that could be eligible to play this season, since school has already started.

Well, Zed Evans just got granted a sixth-year of eligibility so hopefully Freddie can get it too. But more importantly is his recovery. Hope everything goes smoothly and he keeps his spirit and work ethic up.

Some rumblings on twitter, players talking about praying for Freddie Warner. Hope whatever happened isn't too bad, but it doesn't sound good. Praying and hoping for the best for a guy who's been through a lot.

For now we are. A big season would help out here, obviously. He's another situation of a guy who big schools (like ok st) are slow playing and would probably offer near signing day if they didn't get their top targets.

Picked up an offer from New Mexico. For what it's worth.

What recent performance? The scrimmage and mock game? I hope those reports are true, but it's beyond ridiculous if they are as to why BB isn't more in the mix.

Yeah, Dodge's problem was quantity, not quality. He left Mac with 10 high school kids from the 2010 class and 7 from the 2009 class. That's 17 high school kids from two classes. Most high school classes have 20 or more high school kids from every class.

Then those reports just can't be true. Those stats that said BB was 7-8 in the second scrimmage and DT was something like 7-15. If BB is still 4th after performing like that then they're just set on not playing the dude.

You're right. The kid wants this though.

Also, I wonder what gives with Berglund? According to withers and our other potential insider he has not just improved, but has actually lit up our defense in the second scrimmage and mock game. If that info by those two guys was anywhere near true then BB could be the other qb Mccarney might play in the Idaho game. Vito doesn't seem to be getting that vibe from Mccarney or something.

Crazy stuff. Well Connor, show them that you're ready to play. Kid is as strong a player as we've got in the weightroom and has the potential to be a powerful run-blocking right tackle and his pass pro has improved as well.

I hope that's the case. I think our offense could really benefit from having other qbs under center, especially if DT is just going to hand the ball of. As for Williams, I would be surprised if he doesn't redshirt, despite what coach Mac has said. Also, if what our potential insiders have said is true about the second scrimmage and the mock game, Williams isn't ready yet and Berglund would give us the true dual threat at qb as far as putting in a qb to primarily run the ball and run the read option.

Just out of curiosity, why do people think he won't play the whole game? He played almost the whole game in every game last year, except for the last drive in the TSU and LSU games. Or do you guys think Mac will give another qb some drives to run the offense?

I know this is a weak defense with little evidence, but Mac seems like he starts the returning guy no matter what. Maybe he mixes in other people, but as far as who starts the game it is pretty easy to predict

Just to put the Texas Southern performance in perspective: - Texas Southern was 2-9 last year in FCS. We were the only FBS team they played, so 2-8 against FCS opponents. - In 7 of Texas Southern's other 10 games the opposing team threw for a higher percentage than DT did against them (11-24 for 46%) - In 9 of Texas Southern's other 10 games the opposing team threw for more yards than DT did against them. In other words, the game against us was the second least passing yards they allowed in a game all season. Basically, DT had almost the worst performance that an FCS opponent faced all year, playing a schedule of otherwise only FCS teams. This Idaho game is this year's equivalent to the Texas Southern game IMO. It's a weak non-conference team that we are bringing in to win and win handily. This game is supposed to be a confidence builder for our team, especially DT.

If he can't pick apart this secondary then we could be in for a long season. He should be replaced if he has a bad game here. That is, if we want any chance at a bowl game or at least 6 wins this year