BillySee58

We have our first class of 2022 commit

As of now the only starters we have lost from last season are Ogunmakin, Darden, Cam Johnson, Makyle Sanders, and technically Bean. Ogunmakin was only starting because Shorter was out. So offensively we return basically 9 starters if you count Aune, our leading passer, and we still are set to return almost all of those guys again in 2022. That #1 offense in CUSA is going to be together for a while. Just need the defense to be average, and we definitely have pieces on that defense to make that happen.

I think he should definitely not get a pass for this season. That scholarship situation is all his to own up to. Plus, because everyone had their eligibility frozen throughout the 2021 season, sophomores are really upperclassmen in terms of how long they have been on campus, and even redshirt freshmen are entering their 3rd seasons of college football.

They might be on scholarship. They all definitely joined as walkons and there aren’t much verbal announcements of them receiving scholarships. If they are it doesn’t really change much for the roster scholarship situation as a whole.

Update below. I’m assuming our kicker, punter, and long snapper are all NOT on scholarship. Also not counting OSU transfer LB Carson Kropp and ULM transfer DB Logan Wilson towards the scholarship count. Current scholarship players - 76 (estimate includes all 2021 signees) 38 offense, 38 defense By class: Seniors - 6 Juniors - 8 Sophomores - 15 Freshmen - 47 (16 redshirt, 31 true) By position: OL - 14 TE - 6 WR - 8 RB - 5 QB - 5 DL - 16 LB - 9 DB - 12

Yeah, exactly. They bumped Carroll out of the starting lineup, moved Gray from LG to RG, and moved Cole Brown from LT to LG all to insert Farrell in as the starting LT. The coaches clearly thought highly of him and had plans to have him on the field. Not to mention because Farrell played in the bowl game he has now exhausted his sit-out free transfer. If he goes to another D1 school he would have to sit out a season so I don’t think voluntarily transferring is in his best interest at this point.

Chooses USC

Yeah, feels that way. Farrell played in the bowl game, which means that he utilized the one-time sit-out free transfer. So if he goes to another D1 school he will have to sit out a year. Seems like something went awry.

Listed on the 2021 roster at the moment https://meangreensports.com/sports/football/roster/2021

Yeah my point is more that if they really wanted one they would make room for him whether Bean and Thompson were still here or not.

A walkon leaving doesn’t change whether or not they choose to add another scholarship QB.

Some good news! @TheReal_jayDalluded to this likely being the case last week.

Also, this guy is now officially on the roster https://247sports.com/Player/Logan-Wilson-46040840/high-school-192480/

Just saw this as well. Farrell’s twitter account is locked (not sure if it was before). Would hurt to lose a guy who they thought highly enough of to start at Left Tackle the moment he became eligible heading into the bowl game. Also, SR RBs Nic Smith and Evan Johnson are gone, and SR DL Asher Frow is gone. All were fairly expected but we didn’t get transfer portal announcements from those guys so likely just graduating and moving on. Same for Deion Hair-Griffin, which we knew.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-football/unlv-lineman-justice-oluwaseun-enters-transfer-portal-2260235/ Since entering the transfer portal yesterday he has already reported offers from WKU, FIU, Rutgers, and Liberty.

He might. I’m just not expecting movement until after or during their season. Maybe there is someone he really wants and we get them signed up and opted out before their season starts.

Jackson and Hutchings are already here. No games have been played since fall signing day so my guess is we won’t pursue any JUCOs until after their season. Unless we sign a really good high school player who saw his offers dry up, I don’t expect anything on February 3rd. Maybe transfers but at that point it’s too late in the semester for us to enroll anyone for spring practice. Signing days don’t really have any significance to D1 transfers and that’s mainly where we will be looking.

That’s fair. Definitely some solid logic in those explanations. Looking at some of the plays Alabama ran, some of their route schemes were 4-5 second developing plays that are almost unheard of playcalls, made possible by that line. Can’t knock the QB for the throw but also hard to project knowing that much time and separation won’t be there in the NFL.

Is there a school who has fared well in producing NFL QBs in recent years? Cal, Oklahoma, Louisville all have 2 starting QBs, NC State as well if you count recently retired Rivers and Wilson who grad transferred to Wisconsin. It’s such a crap shoot on college QBs becoming successful in the NFL, I don’t see how attributing their chances to their college gives any pre-indication. OU is the only school with multiple starting QBs from the same coaching regime, the rest mentioned came in and played under different coaching staffs than the other QB from that school. For example, not sure how being from Cal had any consistent benefit in preparing both Aaron Rodgers in 2004 and Jared Goff in 2015 for NFL success (arguable for Goff). Texas Tech QBs not being good pros was a talking point for a while but none were as talented as Mahomes. Doesn’t seem like previous Ohio State QBs actually have anything to do with how Fields will fare.

Ah. I understand your post better now

Thinking we keep Murphy twins at end in a 4-2-5. Only need two second level linebackers so we probably need them more at end from a depth standpoint, and rushing the passer is their most valuable trait. Looks like they’re going to have the size to stick there too.

Burrow didn’t battle it out at OSU though. He transferred to LSU and won a national championship there, not at OSU

I don’t think this is entirely true, but it does seem to be what everyone remembers. Bean threw for 1,308 yards his senior year against 944 yards for Rogers (the other QB who signed with USM the next year). Bean threw more passes and had more yards so I don’t think it’s completely accurate to say that he got beat out. Seemed somewhat similar to Bean and Aune this year, where Bean was the guy with the most snaps in both cases.

Yesterday I was looking back at the QBs’ stats from last season and noticed Aune was the primary QB for 4 games, and in those 4 games he threw for 1,299 yards (325 yards/game) and had 12 TDs/2 INTs. Then we have the MTSU game where he was yanked for good reason, but otherwise he produced when he was handed the keys. He just has to cut down on the fumbles and get that completion % up to keep getting us positive yardage. In those 4 games mentioned, Simpson had 360 of his 517 yards on the season. 453 of Simpson’s yards came from Aune passes while only 64 came from Bean passes. Aune and Simpson have good rapport and with that being our new number 1 receiver, that’s something I expect they can both build on. Simpson at the Z position is on the far side of the field where it’s a longer throw, and Aune showed the arm strength to get him the ball. It feels like Littrell is looking more for the prolific passing attack than he was looking to cater the offense to Bean. Just better make sure he gets that consistency from Aune, or a transfer, because we won’t be able to switch to that running threat anymore.