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Redshirting Budda Baker(deserves own thread)

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  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member Posts: 15,641
    Any player who can make a positive impact on the team should play regardless of year. Unfortunately, guys like Joe Mathis, Marcus Farria, Trevor Walker, Shane Brostek, KevinSmith, Greg Ducre and several others did not have a positive impact as true freshmen but were played anyways because Sark likes to play with his new toys. Instead all we got was a year of wasted eligibility for each of those guys. So yeah, if Buddha is a Sean Parker play him. If he is a James Sample redshirt him. I'm pretty sure he is the former.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    Budda's the Nate Robinson or Kenny James of this class.

    I miss Rick redshirting entire classes except one.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    edited February 2014
    He_Needs_More_Time said:

    dnc said:

    Budda's the Nate Robinson or Kenny James of this class.

    I miss Rick redshirting entire classes except one.

    I used to always bring that up when Tybots would point out how Rick destroyed the program and I'd point out that in 2006 and 2007 Ty had 20+ 5th year SR's.

    Of course that was dismissed as all Tybots hated facts.
    The program destroyer redshirted Brett Hundley for Mora, too, despite not having a QB.

    One could argue that Rick was too conservative with his true frosh, but he's the exact kind of coach you want to follow, not the kind you hate to follow despite the popular doog narrative.

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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    whatshouldicareabout said:

    The best players should play.

    If Buddha (I like to call him that) is one of the best safeties on the team, let him play.

    Why is this so hard for some to understand?

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  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 6,017
    sarktastic said:

    whatshouldicareabout said:

    The best players should play.

    If Buddha (I like to call him that) is one of the best safeties on the team, let him play.

    Why is this so hard for some to understand?


    Same conversation, lather rinse repeat, Shaq..... You have to ask meek
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,842 Swaye's Wigwam
    dnc said:

    He_Needs_More_Time said:

    dnc said:

    Budda's the Nate Robinson or Kenny James of this class.

    I miss Rick redshirting entire classes except one.

    I used to always bring that up when Tybots would point out how Rick destroyed the program and I'd point out that in 2006 and 2007 Ty had 20+ 5th year SR's.

    Of course that was dismissed as all Tybots hated facts.
    The program destroyer redshirted Brett Hundley for Mora, too, despite not having a QB.

    One could argue that Rick was too conservative with his true frosh, but he's the exact kind of coach you want to follow, not the kind you hate to follow despite the popular doog narrative.

    What about Reggie Williams though. Imagine how scary he would have been flexing at the other teams if he could have spent a RS year working out.

    Thanks a lot Rick.

    Seriously that's a pretty impressive thing about RN that I never really paid attention to. He was unusual in his willingness to sacrifice short term for long term gain when it came to players. We've been dealing with the opposite (burning RS for garbage time minutes, blocking on KO returns, etc) for so long that it's hard to imagine using that approach now.
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  • DawgDaze71
    DawgDaze71 Member Posts: 708
    Redshirting has lost its luster. NFL Rookie Salary cap makes Junior more likely to leave the program.
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