Ben Riva

HuskyJW

What are your thoughts on Riva's return and can he be the cornerstone of the OL?

BAMAdawg10

What are yours?

HuskyJW

I thought Riva was our best OL last year and I really liked Criste and the end also. Concerns about Hatchie, Atoe and the center position though.

RoadDawg55

He's not great, but he is arguably our best lineman. He lacks strength, but for the most part, is solid. We played much better last year once he came back from injury, although our schedule was much easier once he came back.

The OL is going to be no better than average (at best) this year. It is nowhere near a championship caliber OL.

IrishDawg22

Unfortunately I think offensive line recruiting has been the number #1 failure of the Sark era. We do not have 1 guy who would be considered an NFL prospect. And we always hear about these under the radar recruits, but not one of them have been developed into an all Pac 12 player.

Hope I am wrong, but I have very little confidence in this group protecting the QB.

jecornel

I think Riva could be pretty solid...obviously needs to be healthy, arm injury is a bit concerning. Maybe a third team all PAC 12 kind of guy.

PurpleJ

IrishDawg22 said:

Unfortunately I think offensive line recruiting has been the number #1 failure of the Sark era. We do not have 1 guy who would be considered an NFL prospect. And we always hear about these under the radar recruits, but not one of them have been developed into an all Pac 12 player.

Hope I am wrong, but I have very little confidence in this group protecting the QB.

I'm hearing that Atoe is a Top 5 pick!!!!!1

IrishDawg22

Can we trade Cozz and a coach to be named later for Greatwood???

TierbsHsotBoobs

If he can pass block, that would be great.

[Deleted User]

He sucks like every other OL that Sark has brought in.

No need to further discuss.

[Deleted User]

Witnessed Riva hot boxing his truck big time back in June. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

TierbsHsotBoobs

CollegeDoog said:

Witnessed Riva hot boxing his truck big time back in June. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Video or your whole story is probably true anyway because it fits perfectly with the rest of Sark's undisciplined program.

[Deleted User]

CollegeDoog said:

Witnessed Riva hot boxing his truck big time back in June. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

See this type of premium content is why I pay $120 a year for this site.

[Deleted User]

FWIW I drove by his house in Broadmoor again the next morning and Keith Price was chatting it up with him in the driveway. Didn't see anything incriminating, unfortunately.

Swaye

Riva is our best lineman. I think he might sniff All Conference before he is done. The issue is we need 4 more just like him or better to have an above average line across the board.

In closing, fuck Woodward.

[Deleted User]

CollegeDoog said:

FWIW I drove by his house in Broadmoor again the next morning and Keith Price was chatting it up with him in the driveway. Didn't see anything incriminating, unfortunately.

He's from Compton and always smiling and giggling of course he smokes weed.

PurpleJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdEKrl7xuo

RoadDawg55

In fairness to Riva, there is nothing wrong with smoking some buds. A lot of athletes prefer smoking weed to drinking because it doesn't give you a hangover. It is possible to be an elite athlete and be a pothead (ex. most NBA players). Do we need Damone to give the and/or speech? Oregon was playing at a championship level on the field and chiefing like champions off it. I hope more of our players start smoking weed. It can't hurt anything.

bananasnblondes

Best case scenario for the current OL:
Hatchie:Nowhere to go but up. A year of experience could turn him into a mediocre left tackle
Charles: Could actually end up being pretty decent when all is said and done. Played OK for a freshman last year.
Criste: Hopefully he will be a serviceable center until Crane takes over. He would not see the field on any other contending Pac-12 team
Atoe: Was OK at times last year. Hopefully Kohler or Tanigawa come back at full strength because Atoe is essentially the third string RG
Riva: Probably the best potential. He looked very good at times last year but also looked just as shitty as the rest at times.

The sad thing is that other than Eldrenkamp, the rest of the guys all seem just as useless. I would rather have one year of Chip Kelly's OL recruits than the entire stable that Sark and Cozzetto have brought in

RoadDawg55

bananasnblondes said:

Best case scenario for the current OL:
Hatchie:Nowhere to go but up. A year of experience could turn him into a mediocre left tackle
Charles: Could actually end up being pretty decent when all is said and done. Played OK for a freshman last year.
Criste: Hopefully he will be a serviceable center until Crane takes over. He would not see the field on any other contending Pac-12 team
Atoe: Was OK at times last year. Hopefully Kohler or Tanigawa come back at full strength because Atoe is essentially the third string RG
Riva: Probably the best potential. He looked very good at times last year but also looked just as shitty as the rest at times.

The sad thing is that other than Eldrenkamp, the rest of the guys all seem just as useless. I would rather have one year of Chip Kelly's OL recruits than the entire stable that Sark and Cozzetto have brought in

My prediction for Hatchie: He is, and always will be, a moron. His problems last year weren't always a guy dominating him. A lot of it was him blocking the wrong guy, not knowing the snap count, and not getting out of his stance quick enough (often because he didn't know the count/cadence). That is often not a coaching issue. Some guys just don't have football smarts, and Hatchie looks like one of them. The problem is, he is the only guy we have with enough talent to be a LT.

RaceBannon

Seems to be a lot of football talk on this board all over. Sounds like some folks have an agenda in saying there isn't. Whiny bitches gotta bitch. Goes with the territory I guesd