I would have thought Sanford & Colorado. Their RB in the portal?
They are a pretty good group of fans. Small group but extremely loyal and friendly. I can’t say anything bad about them.
The portal is a very crowded place.
Bryce Williams doesn’t have the vision of Ky (or Bucky or Mo) but he certainly does have the acceleration/speed to take it to the house if given a seam. Watch Bryce’s “house call” against Nebraska. Hope he comes back in 2022 … and still has the extra step after his knee injury. Bryce is the only RB we have who pulls away from pursuers.
Because he is what he is.
And the two TD versus the Budgies.
If he really wanted to go home…. he got all those offers.
Yeah, I didn't mean for that to sound negative. They have an intense loyalty that doesn't come from something simple like winning national championships. They are a small group of die hard fans that kind of feel cult-like in an unharmful way. I actually like A&M fans and they are the same way, it's just a larger fan base.
Bryce looked pretty good at times last year. I always thought vision was one of those things that couldn't be improved much, but Bryce looked more comfortable running last year than he did in previous seasons.
Bryce also is a very good pass receiver, but our OC didn’t call many passes to backs. He also is very good at bouncing outside, where his acceleration becomes evident (pursuers taking wrong angle). He isn’t the best RUTM guy. He is a valuable contributor to the team in the right role, and he is very level headed. Hope he comes back, esp. with Mo and Trey currently unknown as to ultimate health/recovery, and with Ky opting to play for a losing team behind a mediocre offensive line. (Ky might find out how intertwined a RB’s success is with a good OL.)
Funny thing about Bryce: because he is a little quicker/more fleet than Mo, Trey, etc., I think that pursuers sometimes take the wrong pursuit angle with him. They are used to our other power backs, who can be run down from behind. Take the wrong angle on Bryce, as the badgers did twice, and he is gone. Bryce isn’t a star back; maybe not a “bell cow” back. But he is a very valuable contributor and team leader. I assume/hope he will be back for the 2022 revenge tour to Iowa, Illinois, etc.
Irving should watch some Barry Sanders tape. He has a lot of that Barry Sander's shiftiness and can do a ton of damage with a little opportunity.
Their back up rb was a former Michigan commit and was only a freshman as well. Plus they got another transfer in former four star Sevion Morrison from Nebraska who was also a freshman. So might actually have more young competition than he had here.
Could be a nice new wrinkle...
Only? Not Bucky?!
I’ve seen Bucky dance and cut in a way Bryce can’t. But I’ve seen Bucky caught from behind. Don’t remember him breaking a 50 yard TD and outrunning the pursuit. I could be wrong; just going on memory.
My keen eye. It became very apparent for me at the Maryland game that Ky was just different...really liked him in the Gopher system. Hope it's a moot point and Mo is 100% in 2022.
A game where Irving averaged 7 ypc and Thomas averaged 6.6 led you to believe Thomas is far better?
I really like the way people are treating this like we could keep one or the other. In reality it doesn’t matter which of the two is better because one wanted to stay and the other wanted to go.
Yes, thats correct!
