Recent content by Gophergrandpa

My bad. Fixed it.

Top 5 defenses not a surprise, IMHO. I think Perich will have a fine year at Oregon. Won't be any confusion of roles (or prima donna status); he'll be deployed to play to his strengths in a defense that brings huge pressure on the QB. I bet he will have 6 interceptions, at least. I think it...

I can't disagree when you say "unproven at this level." But, it is almost impossible to get interior DL--a precious commodity--who are already proven P4 performers to make lateral or downward transfers. The three DL PJ is bringing in are all "risers," mature players who started off at small...

Maybe the local kid, Daniel Jackson— only on the roster for one season—is ticketed to do FGs and PATs, and that the transfer kicker--who is supposed to have a strong leg and goes 215 lbs--handles KO duty. With 105 scholarship players, teams have the luxury of carrying two or three kickers...

I think you are undervaluing the three interior DL the Gophs brought in.

It feels better than a B- to me. We gained players with, in aggregate, double the snap count of the players we lost. Recent game day experience and battles at the college level are a positive, I think. I prefer these guys for plug-and-play impact (over highly-rated guys out of HS who haven't...

Oregon's scheme, and its across-the-board talent level on D, might give Koi a boost, allowing him to play to his strengths. But the jersey helps a bit on pre-season rankings, me thinks. Still, I wish him well.

Paul Giel

No question that the 2017 roster that PJ inherited had talent. Lots of talent (NFL talent) on defense. And he had a very good RB room on offense. But many think that QB position is by far the most important one on the team. Vikings this year had a very talented defense, a couple of great WRs...

The Ryan Express ...

PJ took over a team in which he had to convince a walk-on, scout team QB (CDH's Conner Rhoda) to stay another year to be the starting QB because the cupboard was bare. That might not be a dumpster fire, but it was close.

Estrada? I'm hoping for Mo Ibrahim but with a second gear for when he breaks into the secondary. The RB room is set up well for Estrada. This year, before the injuries start(!), we have three upperclassmen: D. Taylor and AJ Turner--both I believe in their final years of eligibility--plus Elon...

In a 24 team playoff, the post-season bowls, pretty decent ones, currently being populated in by teams #13 to #24 get squeezed down to teams #25 to #36? If the whole bowl eco-structure gets shoved downward in lockstep, many of the marginal, tail end bowls probably just disappear? I am...

How about this? All other things being equal, the Gophs would have won at least one and possibly two more games if we had what many teams in the B1G have: a kicker who is reliable from 50 and in. PJ’s conservative offensive style leads to a lot of tight, one-score games. Teams who play a lot of...

There’s always the CFL …