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Winning formula hasn't changed in 100 years. Run the ball. Stop the run.

GladstoneGladstone Member Posts: 16,419
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This team is well built for that and Peterman isn't FS enough to mess this up.

11 Ws this year or bust, barring catastrophic injury.
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  • ApostleofGriefApostleofGrief Member Posts: 3,904
    game is won in the trenches?
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  • RaccoonHarryRaccoonHarry Member Posts: 2,161
    Did Sankey opt out the draft? Cool...
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  • GladstoneGladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    The strengths of the team should be the OL and the DL.
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  • DardanusDardanus Member Posts: 2,623
    I thought scoring more points than your opponent was the winning formula?
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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 5,267 Standard Supporter
    Haha yes, I actually love our DL depth and versatility to be able to provide push up the middle and heat from the edge on passing downs:

    Rush: Littleton
    DT: A. Hudson
    DT: Mathis?
    Rush: Shirley or Mathis

    Really looking forward to seeing some guys that were out this fall at critical positions:

    QB: Miles
    RB: D. Washington and Callier (is Cooper our speed back now?)
    WR: Kasen
    OL: Hatchie and Charles
    Rush: Littleton (limited in the spring)
    Safety: Beaver (apparently was having a good spring at FS before getting dinged before the Spring Preview)

    Sounds like Jermaine Kelly has been making nice strides and Brian Clay is pushing hard for PT somewhere (CB or FS?)

    Can't wait to see our power running game with D. Washington and Lavon Coleman blasting away behind an OL that returns a massive amount of starts under their belts.
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  • GladstoneGladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    edited April 2014
    From a 2009 article: Offensive-line experience is one of the telltale predictors of success in college football. Last season, eight of the top 10 teams in the final Associated Press poll began the season with at least 65 combined career starts by their offensive linemen, including title-game participants Florida and Oklahoma. Two of 2008's biggest surprises, Utah and Ole Miss, had more than 80 starts of experience, enabling them to improve dramatically on offense. Conversely, Georgia, Missouri and Clemson -- three preseason top-10 teams that disappointed -- were green up front, with fewer than 40 starts each.

    I'm in meetings all day but would love to pull the numbers and see what the combined amount of starts our starting OL have. Anyone know?
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  • TequillaTequilla Member Posts: 19,985
    HFNY,

    You are missing the artist formerly known as Jamora
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  • RoadDawg55RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,123
    I know we have some issues in the secondary, but the defense has some real impact players. Kikaha, Shelton, Shaq, and Peters are all legitimate All Pac 12 players. On both sides of the ball, we have a lot of experience up front.
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  • HFNYHFNY Member Posts: 5,267 Standard Supporter
    How could I forget Jamora Kikaha Ha'ouli?!? DL depth in abundance.

    Returning OL starts do matter a lot but only when they are guys like Dex Charles (and not some stinkers like those that Gilby and Losingham recruited).

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  • chrisvashonchrisvashon Member Posts: 627
    The DL actually has to stop a good running team before I proclaim them a strength. They have some young guys who have potential, but only Kilkaha and Shelton have demonstrated an ability to be difference makers. (Rip to the idea that Shirley was all-conference material).
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  • chrisvashonchrisvashon Member Posts: 627
    Actually, we have a real coach now, so maybe Shirley will flourish.
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  • SarkinghamSarkingham Member Posts: 300
    Here you go Gladstone...career OL starts per the school's website

    Hatchie: 26 games
    Tanigawa: 26
    Charles: 21
    Riva: 21
    Criste: 20
    Future Top-5 Pick Atoe: 7 games
    Wasted Year Non-Redshirt Brostek: 3 games

    Total: 124 starts

    Add to that we now have a quality OL coach known for developing talent (and NFL draft picks) and we should be in pretty good shape this year.
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  • GladstoneGladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    edited April 2014
    Thanks Sarkingham.

    124 is very, very top-tier. We're probably in the top 10 nationally in career OL starts. That projects very well.
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  • oregonblitzkriegoregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    Gladstone said:

    This team is well built for that and Peterman isn't FS enough to mess this up.

    11 Ws this year or bust, barring catastrophic injury.

    Helfrich disagrees. Passing on 1st and goal is always a winning formula.
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  • PurpleJPurpleJ Member Posts: 37,563 Founders Club
    oregonblitzkrieg said:

    Gladstone said:

    This team is well built for that and Peterman isn't FS enough to mess this up.

    11 Ws this year or bust, barring catastrophic injury.

    Helfrich disagrees. Passing on 1st and goal is always a winning formula.
    Sark taught him that.
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  • AtomicDawgAtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,245 Standard Supporter
    Sark didn't call those pass plays on 1st and Goal. Those were check downs and audibles by his black QB that had trust issues because he smoked too much weed. Some of you need to learn the difference.
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