The season isn't over man don't give up man. But we have some pretty good backups on the Oline they are getting good reps during the season. Get a few Juco OL/DL we will be in good shape
2-1 does not equal a foregone conclusion that we stink. If you ever thought we were a top 15 team this year, you're sadly mistaken, but we can definitely still have a good year.
We also took 3 O-lineman last class we will be fine there. Also lets see how the 4 DL we took last year develop. They will be a lot stronger, faster, and will have a better grasp on the D next year. We will be fine yes we are loosing a lot but we have players getting valuable reps this year. They are being throw to the wolves which will benefit us next year
I believe what happens with teams in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of a new coach is a snowball effect. As players grow up in a system, become more comfortable with the coaches and what's expected they can teach that to the incoming classes. With the attrition we have had in both players and coaches these past few years, there has been no snowball effect.
Even though people are already expecting next year to be worse that this year (and they don't at this point even know what this year is), I expect next year will be better than this year just because of that continuity of players and coaches. And if this staff can reel in this 2014 class and follow that up with a great 2015 class, sky's the limit. CBJ and his staff are expecting championships and the players will be also.
On the O line we still have weisman, sanders, jackson, others I cannot think of off the top of my head. Though young, I do not think they will be terrible. D-line may be a different story, but there is still talent there. I think with all the skill players that we are gaining, we will have about the same team next year as we do this year. 2015 season will be awesome.
Name the best win theses guys on both sides of the ball have been a part of? Nc STATE, Cincy? I am not giving up on this season but we need some new blood on both lines to establish a winning mentality.
Really bad this year, and dreadful next year. I'm truly not sure if/when we will turn it around. The recruiting will become almost impossible when there's no legacy class to step into and the Twitter/brick by brick hype gets played out. How do you convince top tier talent to come to a never ending rebuilding effort...that will be Butch's greatest challenge.
You guys need to back away from the ledge. Already worried about next yr? Talking about the o line? Hell maybe the other guys will run block. Id bet you the younger lineman are nastier.