BleedGopher
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I remember watching his You Tube video from his senior year and not being all that impressed (I think he played some at D-Tackle?). He didn't look all that fast to me, but that shows what I know!
He sounds like the same type of player as that kid that committed to us last spring, got an offer from Virginia Tech the next week, and then committed there. Can't remember his name, but that kid's You Tube was awesome.
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I remember getting yelled at for saying they shouldn't pull any more redshirts this late in the season.
I remember getting yelled at for saying if they asked me I'd tell them no in a non polite way.
I remember getting yelled at for saying they shouldn't pull any more redshirts this late in the season. I remember getting yelled at for saying if they asked me I'd tell them no in a non polite way.
If people yelled at you for this, they're not looking at the big picture. Judge rules: You did NOT deserve to get yelled at.
This may be a more legit beef....you don't tell your coach "F U" if asked to burn your redshirt. Judge rules: You DID deserve to get yelled at.
In fact, one of the few things I want to see the rest of the year is to not burn unnecessary redshirts. Some may HAVE to happen because of depth reasons. Hope it doesn't happen, particularly on the OL.
My point is the Jerry and I are smarter than half of gopherhole on this issue.In IT for the ∫e ͯ;442740 said:What is your point? Kill isn't asking this kid to burn his redshirt.
In IT for the ∫e ͯ;442742 said:I for one agree that they SHOULDN'T pull a redshirt midway through the season unless it is because of depth issues. The second part is exactly why I "yelled" at him, FU is not something you say to your coach.
Telling your coach FU = saying no in any way. Such as hell no. Or no way. Or absolutely not. If the coach asks you to do something and you say no, you are saying FU even if you don't use the words.
Not literally saying FU.
I think he's burned too many redshirts already, but that's just me. Agree that depth is a problem (isn't it always?), but I don't see why Cobb is getting carries in front of Wright because it's not going to make any difference in the grand scheme of things.
In an ideal world, you will have 17 scholarship players in each class (17 * 5 = 85), so given natural attrition, it makes sense to play 6-8 freshman to push them into the next class ahead of those currently redshirting. Given our current situation, I can definitely see the argument that you want to redshirt as many as possible, but Kill is already looking ahead to where the roster situation will be in 4-5 years. He's doing what a coach with a more established, deeper roster would do. It may be painful now, but we will reap the rewards down the line if things go according to plan.
A different way to look at this is he could be keeping the RS on the guys who need more time to develop that upside and are currently at a point where they won't contribute in a meaningful way. Doesn't have to mean any RS he burned had less promise or upside.That makes good sense DP. I also wonder if he's keeping the redshirts on the ones that he feels have the greatest upside and burning those who are not as promising.
A different way to look at this is he could be keeping the RS on the guys who need more time to develop that upside and are currently at a point where they won't contribute in a meaningful way. Doesn't have to mean any RS he burned had less promise or upside.
In an ideal world, you will have 17 scholarship players in each class (17 * 5 = 85), so given natural attrition, it makes sense to play 6-8 freshman to push them into the next class ahead of those currently redshirting. Given our current situation, I can definitely see the argument that you want to redshirt as many as possible, but Kill is already looking ahead to where the roster situation will be in 4-5 years. He's doing what a coach with a more established, deeper roster would do. It may be painful now, but we will reap the rewards down the line if things go according to plan.