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Cameron Skattebo on Bspn. Just converted on 3rd and 22
Thanks for the heads up. This kid is very impressive. Reminds me of Danny Woodhead.Cameron Skattebo on Bspn. Just converted on 3rd and 22
I recall Brandon Wegher at Iowa some ten years back. He screwed up his life with poor choices and was in the NFL for a couple years (practice squad for Panthers). He should have gotten a legitimate shot. He was as talented as a running back can come.UConn true freshman Victor Rosa got the start for the Huskies against Ball State this past Saturday, and the nimble tailback showcased some impressive features. he finished the game with 72 yards on 14 carries, playing with patience and vision. he ran for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns on 16 carries a week ago. he is also the primary kick and punt returner.
Rosa, a high school quarterback, was the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior and has transitioned smoothly into the running back rotation at the collegiate level, surprising considering his head coach is caste disciple Jim Mora.
while it’s true that the true freshman got the nod due to injuries to 3 running blacks (he started the year 4th-string on the depth chart), Rosa has speed, agility, and vision, but he lacks strength on his slender frame. if he can improve in that area to help his yards-after-contact numbers improve, he has a chance to be a bell cow back in their program.
when is the last time a true freshman White tailback got the start at a Division One school? Sam McGuffie? maybe Carson Steele last year?
This was Hunter's draft profile before the season. I hope it has been upgraded after the season he's had.can you find the tweet video of his 38-yard touchdown run? it was a thing of power and beauty!
I don't think it has been mentioned here all season but true frosh. Rb Bryce Duke has been getting a number of carries this year for an underwhelming Virginia Tech team. In game 2 of this year he had a nice 27 yard reception for a td that was not in garbage time. He has been returning kickoffs as well but just lost out this week to Cole Beck who is finally injury free and is clearly the fastest player in college football with that 100 meter speed. Unfortunately he is not that good a football player though I am basing that on his high school rb days. I wonder with sub 10.1 100 meter some NFL team takes a gander his way. Probably not though.
I feel Fleck will just march another black RB to the front of the line and give him 35 carries a game. That seems to be his MO.I'll say one positive thing about the white rb situation. Minnesota has 3 real legit white guys that could tote the football next year. Teams like Ole Miss and Iowa State are offering white rbs for the first time in a VERY long time. Is this the McCaffrey effect ? Are coaches no longer afraid of the stigma they would get from the DWF population if they play a white rb ? I rememeber when Tre Smith of Auburn made his final starting debut against Miss State. He got and bout 20 carries and they were all up the gut and he had literally no blocking. I think he ran for about 38 yards or so and the home fans were booing him like it was his fault there was no room to run the ball. I mean nothing. McCaffrey has had bigger holes with San Fran and that ain't saying much. Its going to be schools like Clemson and Michigan that will hopefully give the opportunities for more white athletes to shine elsewhere. I had not spent a lot of time on Cole Cabana but was not impressed by the few videoes I have seen of him. I watched more of him a few weeks ago and this kid can shake and bake let alone the 4.34 speed. I hate to wish more injuries on Blake Corum but if Cabana is going to shine he may have to wait 2 to 3 more years because Corum is a 2nd rounder in my opinion.
It was garbage time but in the first 3 games of the year redshirt walk on Preston Jellen got about 8 carries for I think abiout a 17 yard average. Ill look it up later and repost. The kids not bad. I mentioned another kid who might be second string by the end of summer practice and they still have the 4th string lb who is probably just as impressive as that Ibrahim guy who as you mentioned was getting like 30 carries a game kind of like Illinois rb who is going to cut into Aidan Laugherys eventual carries in a few years. I know we are biased here but there is so much white untapped talent that falls by the wayside for whatever reason. I am not a college coach or are any of us so we don't know what happens every day in practice butI was a pretty successful psychologist back in the day and I live by the rule of Occam's Razor. I wont explain it as it aint that complicated but most counseling is just common sense. Common sense tells me that the caste system is real and most coaches abide by it. Plain and simple. The information has beeen recorded on this site for 18 years. But sheeple are sheeple. Humans are the best and worst thing to ever happen to this planet and its sad to say but mental illness seems to be dramatically on the rise everywhere.I feel Fleck will just march another black RB to the front of the line and give him 35 carries a game. That seems to be his MO.
It was garbage time but in the first 3 games of the year redshirt walk on Preston Jellen got about 8 carries for I think abiout a 17 yard average. Ill look it up later and repost. The kids not bad. I mentioned another kid who might be second string by the end of summer practice and they still have the 4th string lb who is probably just as impressive as that Ibrahim guy who as you mentioned was getting like 30 carries a game kind of like Illinois rb who is going to cut into Aidan Laugherys eventual carries in a few years. I know we are biased here but there is so much white untapped talent that falls by the wayside for whatever reason. I am not a college coach or are any of us so we don't know what happens every day in practice butI was a pretty successful psychologist back in the day and I live by the rule of Occam's Razor. I wont explain it as it aint that complicated but most counseling is just common sense. Common sense tells me that the caste system is real and most coaches abide by it. Plain and simple. The information has beeen recorded on this site for 18 years. But sheeple are sheeple. Humans are the best and worst thing to ever happen to this planet and its sad to say but mental illness seems to be dramatically on the rise everywhere.
Jelen upon further review actually played in 7 games as a rb and 5 against big ten teams. He is listed as a fifth year senior but has 2 more years of eligibility. Minnesota will be starting senior Trey Potts next year but I really expect true soph. Cole Berghorn to run this guy down by mid season. Yes this is only due to watching high school highlights but Berghorn I am not going to hype like Rice's Dean Connors who I still think is an NFL talent but I am not coaching at Rice. I dont k now why he went from 2nd string back to fourth string back to 2nd string to getting an average of 2 carries a game. We are not there. Im not defending the caste system but sometime the answer is not always so simple as just the caste system alone. Just ranting.It was garbage time but in the first 3 games of the year redshirt walk on Preston Jellen got about 8 carries for I think abiout a 17 yard average. Ill look it up later and repost. The kids not bad. I mentioned another kid who might be second string by the end of summer practice and they still have the 4th string lb who is probably just as impressive as that Ibrahim guy who as you mentioned was getting like 30 carries a game kind of like Illinois rb who is going to cut into Aidan Laugherys eventual carries in a few years. I know we are biased here but there is so much white untapped talent that falls by the wayside for whatever reason. I am not a college coach or are any of us so we don't know what happens every day in practice butI was a pretty successful psychologist back in the day and I live by the rule of Occam's Razor. I wont explain it as it aint that complicated but most counseling is just common sense. Common sense tells me that the caste system is real and most coaches abide by it. Plain and simple. The information has beeen recorded on this site for 18 years. But sheeple are sheeple. Humans are the best and worst thing to ever happen to this planet and its sad to say but mental illness seems to be dramatically on the rise everywhere.
So there are at least 4 RBs with 1,000 yards this year; 1. Brad Roberts 2. Carson Steele 3. Will Shipley 4. Samson Evans. Is that on par as usual or slightly better than usual over the past 15 years (for FBS)?
Yes hopefully he hits the 1k mark.Just looking up some stats but Lincoln Pare of Texas State ran for 750 yards this season on a bad team. Maybe he hits the thousand yard mark next year but 990 would still be good to me
I really dislike Steel to UCLA. I fear he **** himself in the foot. He should have stayed in Big Ten country where I think he would have received a more fair shot.Ouelads has some 2023 pre depth charts posted and in good news Cameron Skatebo is first for Arizona State yet Carson Steele is only third on UCLA which I am sure will change by next fall