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Have I missed something? I thought he would contribute.
 

We need a Shady report. Is he red shirting this year? Seems I saw him on special teams earlier in the year. I hope I'm wrong.
 


He's hanging with Dr. Dre but has not been good since "My name is"
 

I think he's been playing on the kickoff coverage teams for sure.
 


I am pretty sure he made a big hit on special teams that (I think) forced a fumble. So if my memory is correct, he is playing just not getting any time.
 

DiehardGopher said:
I am pretty sure he made a big hit on special teams that (I think) forced a fumble. So if my memory is correct, he is playing just not getting any time.
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Yes, he caused the fumble v. Purdue. With Bennett back and Whaley in the mix he is out of the RB mix apparently.
 

From what I understand, Shady's willing, able and eager to join the backfield but hasn't been called upon. He's got a great work ethic, is reported to be doing well in school and is a great young man. I'd like to see him get a shot but it probably won't happen unless there's an injury or two this year.
 

Rick Mons said:
From what I understand, Shady's willing, able and eager to join the backfield but hasn't been called upon. He's got a great work ethic, is reported to be doing well in school and is a great young man. I'd like to see him get a shot but it probably won't happen unless there's an injury or two this year.
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He also has a very sweet name.
As he's not getting playing time, I hope he'll consider lending his name and identity to Whaley, so I can start talking about how great 'Shady Salomon' is looking, and not have to put up with the discussion of Whaley's past indiscretions.
 



RedPoo said:
He also has a very sweet name.
As he's not getting playing time, I hope he'll consider lending his name and identity to Whaley, so I can start talking about how great 'Shady Salomon' is looking, and not have to put up with the discussion of Whaley's past indiscretions.
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That's a creative solution that could work out nicely.
 


He's not playing because he isn't any good, I hope he never sees the field, he isn't a break away RB.
 

you hope he never sees the field?? Really? I hope he pracrices his ass off and shows up next year kicking some serious ass. That's what i hope.
 



I'll give it up to anybody who is playing special teams and making plays. You have to bring it to play special teams at this level. That alone is worthy of respect.
 

It kind of stinks we haven't seen more of him. He had a couple of good games last year, as a true frosh. I expect big things from him.

I actually saw him tonight at CSOM when I was was going to class, so was he. Made me wonder if he was a business major? It was just weird, because I rarely see athletes (from revenue teams) at CSOM.
 

Shady's made some big-time plays on STs and I expect that will continue. If he stays positive and keeps working hard, more good things will happen for him on the field throughout his G career.
 

Remember He's Only a Sophomore...

Shady's only in his second year at a Big 10 school. Granted, the stable of RBs isn't great, but Whaley has shown that he's got skill, and Bennett was the starter last year before he got hurt. Eskridge seemed to be more consistent than Shady last year, and I'm guessing that's part of the reason why he's higher than Shady on the depth chart this year.

All that being said, it's entirely possible that Shady could do one of four things from here on out:

1) Work his tail end off and beat out one of the three guys currently ahead of him on the depth chart.

2) Work his tail end off, and still be 4th on the RB depth chart, but contribute on special teams.

3) Work his tail end off, and be ready to step in if one (or more) of the guys in front of him go down to injury.

4) Give up and assume he'll "never see the field", and possibly transfer.

Given all that I've read and heard, it seems like Shady's the kind of kid who will do #'s 1-3 --- all of which are positives for the Gopher football team.

I'm hopeful that he'll continue to work hard in class, on the field, and in the weight room; who knows when he might get a chance to run the ball? Both Bennett and Whaley could get dinged up at PSU this week, meaning Eskridge and Shady would probably share the carries. If that happens, perhaps he makes the best of it and shows some more consistency than he did as a TRUE FRESHMAN.

With all that being said, I hope that we are able to get Lipscomb qualified and in school for 2010, and that Brew & Co are able to sign another 4-star RB as well. We simply can't have too much talent, depth, and competition at RB.

As I've mentioned before, I think Lamonte Edwards could be the type of RB we've been clamoring for -- I hope he gets a chance in that mix. However, if he turns out to be a stud LB, I won't complain. :D
 

I really hope shady continues to work hard and contribute when he can. He's been good on special teams thus far, I could see him playing Jay Thomas's role in the future. For what it's worth, I always thought he was a very good receiver out of the backfield, good hands, concentration catching the ball. I would think there might be a way to get him on the field on O maybe subbing in for Hoese and going out on a pass. Let's see how it plays out, I think his injuries in camp put him behind the other guys early on and he just hasn't caught up. Seems like a good kid and provides depth for our team, it wouldn't take too many injuries to get him on the field, Bennett on the new knee, Whaley at 175, both these guys might wear down/get banged up down the road.
 

There's also the possibility he could switch to D. maybe a little safety work.
 

I've thought for a while that Shady will be a valuable special teams guy but that's about it. He's a hard worker and a good guy but he just doesn't have a ton of talent. Last year he was a true frosh but pretty physically mature and he really didn't impress much. He runs hard but is fairly small, doesn't have much speed, and isn't elusive at all which is what really got me. Shady seemed to lack any change of direction ability last year. If he sees the field at RB more power to him but that's not a good sign for our offense as we need more talented RBs IMO. That said I fully expect him to be a valuable player for us just like Jay Thomas after the injury
 

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