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They're 10-1 and will be tough. They did lose to Kentucky early, but yes, they beat Rutgers.
Given their success, I'd personally wonder if their coach might get hired away. Personally, I think Syracuse and Virginia are also dangerous, but we should be able to beat them.
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HolyLion said...
I hate to be Debbie Downer, but that's a pretty optimistic prediction. You're saying we replace a 5th year senior with three years of starting experience with a true freshman, two great linebackers with a bunch of slightly better than average ones, and return our slow safeties, and as long as we don't lose anybody in the offseason (which I still think is a huge assumption) we'll be better than this year.
Personally, I'm preparing for the worst. I get that some people always expect things to magically work themselves out. At least one of us has no chance of being disappointed.
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PSUHomer said...
I think we can be better next year! - Sanction and all.
I know this year is not over yet, but since we have all(for the most part)seemd to have turned our attention to recruting, and the if's, and's or but's about next season, why not take a look and see why, IMO, we will be a better team next season.
Most importantly to me is the guys we return on the offensive line - Urschal(stud), Smith(stud), Diff(getting to be a stud), Mangerio, Howel, Shrive, Gress. Yes, the loss of Stank will hurt a bit, but I think we have some competent guys who can step in.
At the skill positions, we are going to have to account for the loss of MM(never though I'd be saying this). Hack coming in gives us all hope. If BOB and Fisher made MM what he was this year, just imagine what they can do with a kid like Hack! Hopefully we keep all the young WR's and TE's, and if we do, we have a stable of talent returning in Robinson, BMF, Williams, Kenny, Carter, Gilliam, Lehman, and James. Add in youngsters like Lewis, Brenneman, Golden and Warner, and we have pleanty of skill to compete with any team in our conference.
Belton, ZZ and Lynch should provide us with an excellent combination of power and speed at RB.
Defense is what worries me a bit. The D-Line will suffer a major hit with the departure of Hill. I'm not sure we have that type of impact player on our current roster to fill his void. Jones, Alosi, Johnson, Baublitz, Dowery and Gaia are going to be counted on to provide a solid rotation. We do however have some young talent at D-end, who I think will really thrive next season. Barnes, Schwan, Zettle, Olaniyan and Bars will be exciting to watch. Add to that list in-coming freshmen Garrett Sickels, and we have a bright future.
Even though we lose two great linebackers, I think we will be fine with Hull, Carson, Wartman and Kline. The depth does scare me a bit though, but hopefully Bell, and another top LB recruit will help with this.
The secondary will see Amos, Davis, Willis, and SOA all return. Add in young players like Lucas, Kiley, Robinson, Smith and Gaines, and we could be pretty solid if we can stay healthy
The schedule we have sets up nicely for a 9-win season!.
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HolyLion said...
I hate to be Debbie Downer, but that's a pretty optimistic prediction. You're saying we replace a 5th year senior with three years of starting experience with a true freshman, two great linebackers with a bunch of slightly better than average ones, and return our slow safeties, and as long as we don't lose anybody in the offseason (which I still think is a huge assumption) we'll be better than this year.
Personally, I'm preparing for the worst. I get that some people always expect things to magically work themselves out. At least one of us has no chance of being disappointed.
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getmyjive11 said...
When you break it all down, here is what I see...
QB - Downgrade due to uncertainty and depth. I really hope we get Waters. RB - Upgrade if Belton stays, even if he leaves (due to depth). It would be nice to get another RB in this class. WR - Upgrade. We return everyone. Robinson is the jewel, but I really liked how Mosbey-Felder has progressed and we have a lot of good, young talent. TE - Upgrade. AB joining (although I hope he redshirts), and more experience. I think James will move to the Y in place of Gilliam. Don't forget about Wilkerson. FB - Virtually Eliminated. We will see a TE or walk-on being used when we (rarely) bring in a TE. OL - Even to slight upgrade. Losing Stank will hurt. He has been very good for us this year. Mac's rotation of OL this year will pay dividends next.
DE - Upgrade. Young guys getting bigger and stronger. We lose Massaro and Stanley, but we have young guys behind them that can flat out play. DT - Downgrade. Hopefully Jones can stay healthy, because we will really need him next year. He should do fine with Baublitz, but who is behind them??? Zettel on 3rd downs? Then who? We need the freshmen who are RS'ing to step up. LB - Downgrade. Mauti and Hodges were the best OLB tandem in the Big Ten and possibly the nation. It's going to be hard to replace two guys who will combine for well over 200 tackles. Carson is solid. Hull is as well (and could be really good). After that, we have a bunch of unknowns and depth issues. One note, I found it interesting that BOB specifically mentioned Wooten as being a real player for us down the road. That kid was a really good prospect coming out of HS and if he does contribute, you have got to give the staff a ton of credit for finding this kid. DB - Even. We will actually have more numbers at DB next year (thank God!), but we need to find some help from the RS Frosh/Soph class. K - Upgrade. Fick is looking better and we will have someone pushing him. P - Upgrade. See above. Chris G. will hopefully help us solve some of our issues.
So yeah... if we can get solid QB play, we should be okay. We will see...
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psubills62 said...
I agree. Kent State is no pushover was my main point. We should beat them, but they won't be as easy as Eastern Michigan.
I thought Rutgers would lose to Cincy too. Not a bad win for them, but yeah, I'd be surprised if they won both of these last two games.
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psubills62 said...
Kent State's depth chart is on Rivals (link attached). Assuming 3V means they are junior eligibility, then they do have a lot of juniors and seniors on the team.
1 QB, 2 WR (one starter), 3 OL, 2 DL, 2 LB, 1 P, 2 backup DB's.
This post was edited by Lion_in_CBus on 11/21/2012 at 11:06 AM
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PSUHomer said...
I think we can be better next year! - Sanction and all.
I know this year is not over yet, but since we have all(for the most part)seemd to have turned our attention to recruting, and the if's, and's or but's about next season, why not take a look and see why, IMO, we will be a better team next season.
Most importantly to me is the guys we return on the offensive line - Urschal(stud), Smith(stud), Diff(getting to be a stud), Mangerio, Howel, Shrive, Gress. Yes, the loss of Stank will hurt a bit, but I think we have some competent guys who can step in.
At the skill positions, we are going to have to account for the loss of MM(never though I'd be saying this). Hack coming in gives us all hope. If BOB and Fisher made MM what he was this year, just imagine what they can do with a kid like Hack! Hopefully we keep all the young WR's and TE's, and if we do, we have a stable of talent returning in Robinson, BMF, Williams, Kenny, Carter, Gilliam, Lehman, and James. Add in youngsters like Lewis, Brenneman, Golden and Warner, and we have pleanty of skill to compete with any team in our conference.
Belton, ZZ and Lynch should provide us with an excellent combination of power and speed at RB.
Defense is what worries me a bit. The D-Line will suffer a major hit with the departure of Hill. I'm not sure we have that type of impact player on our current roster to fill his void. Jones, Alosi, Johnson, Baublitz, Dowery and Gaia are going to be counted on to provide a solid rotation. We do however have some young talent at D-end, who I think will really thrive next season. Barnes, Schwan, Zettle, Olaniyan and Bars will be exciting to watch. Add to that list in-coming freshmen Garrett Sickels, and we have a bright future.
Even though we lose two great linebackers, I think we will be fine with Hull, Carson, Wartman and Kline. The depth does scare me a bit though, but hopefully Bell, and another top LB recruit will help with this.
The secondary will see Amos, Davis, Willis, and SOA all return. Add in young players like Lucas, Kiley, Robinson, Smith and Gaines, and we could be pretty solid if we can stay healthy
The schedule we have sets up nicely for a 9-win season!.
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getmyjive11 said...
Hack needs to clear up some decision making issues before he reaches the Mox level. He has all the tools, great leadership, but he presses a bit at times and makes some ill-advised throws. He needs to take a lesson from the Mox and not try to do too much.
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HolyLion said...
I hate to be Debbie Downer, but that's a pretty optimistic prediction. You're saying we replace a 5th year senior with three years of starting experience with a true freshman, two great linebackers with a bunch of slightly better than average ones, and return our slow safeties, and as long as we don't lose anybody in the offseason (which I still think is a huge assumption) we'll be better than this year.
Personally, I'm preparing for the worst. I get that some people always expect things to magically work themselves out. At least one of us has no chance of being disappointed.
“We need to keep this (expletive) together,” Mauti and Zordich to Hill
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psubills62 said...
Well, technically we can still get to 8 wins this year. I think 8 wins is possible next year (4-0 OOC, then Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Indiana), though I would not call it likely.
To me 8 wins would be absolutely amazing this year.. Vegas had us at 5.5, I said 6. So kudos to the coach of the year
Call me a Homer.............but