Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXVI

[butchna]

Aaron Murray was pretty good right off the bat.

Can't really name any others though

Murray redshirted his first year. Eric Zeier was at the forefront of the whole EE thing and did well.

 

[omghulkhands]

Murray redshirted his first year.

I remember that now that you mention it.

Jeez

Who was the best freshman QB of the last 20 years then? It's hard to remember anyone being good.

 

[snowvols]

Aaron Murray was pretty good right off the bat.

Can't really name any others though

Edit: nvm. He was a redshirt

He did have good numbers, but he redshirted and they only finished 6-6 in the regular season.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I am not sure. I still like him. He is very complimentary of Josh Dobbs. He does seem to have more of an edge now.

He's very critical of ZA and the receivers. I have to wonder if he passed that on to Rodgers while he was coaching him

 

[butchna]

I remember that now that you mention it.

Jeez

Who was the best freshman QB of the last 20 years then? It's hard to remember anyone being good.

At Georgia? Matthew Stafford represented pretty well.

 

[005]

I remember that now that you mention it.

Jeez

Who was the best freshman QB of the last 20 years then? It's hard to remember anyone being good.

Casey Clausen.

 

[Aesius]

Here's an interesting quote from a VQ War Room update from roughly the same time in fall camp last year:

Without question this is a physically very “beat up” team, as someone intimately familiar with the program told us midweek.

Clearly Butch has changed some things around to keep guys healthier, because there has been no talk whatsoever by the VQ guys or the 247 guys about the team looking beat up. A few dinged up players here and there, sure, but very few guys missing multiple practices or extended camp time.

Also, here's a list of the players who were indicated as being some level of "injured" in the final three War Rooms before the BGSU game:

-Gaulden
-Perry
-Croom
-Josh Smith
-Jack Jones
-Wiesman
-McNeil
-Marcus Jackson
-Kelly Jr (recovering from tonsil surgery)
-Martin
-Sanders

Obviously not all of those guys were lost for the season, but their injuries were serious enough that they missed practice time. Also, Danny O'Brien was suspended for a few games early last year.

 

[Orange And Garnet]

Knock on wood but camp has been much healthier this year

 

[drvenner]

He's very critical of ZA and the receivers. I have to wonder if he passed that on to Rodgers while he was coaching him

I don't listen every morning. I have heard him say what a lot of us are saying - that it is time for Josh Malone to put up or shut up. I have heard him being very complimentary of Preston Williams and Josh Smith. I have also heard him praise Brandon Johnson.

He did defend Tee Higgins recently, saying it was very important to Tee to make his announcement a big surprise.

 

[Aesius]

Knock on wood but camp has been much healthier this year

I think the injury issue was much worse than the coaches let on last year. A lot of guys who played all season were banged up pretty badly in fall camp and never got time to heal during the season.

 

[snowvols]

Bar not all that high for SEC true freshman passing record

I found this on the best FR qbs in the SEC stats wise. None were really lighting it up.

 

[Catbone]

Here's an interesting quote from a VQ War Room update from roughly the same time in fall camp last year:



Clearly Butch has changed some things around to keep guys healthier, because there has been no talk whatsoever by the VQ guys or the 247 guys about the team looking beat up. A few dinged up players here and there, sure, but very few guys missing multiple practices or extended camp time.

Also, here's a list of the players who were indicated as being some level of "injured" in the final three War Rooms before the BGSU game:

-Gaulden
-Perry
-Croom
-Josh Smith
-Jack Jones
-Wiesman
-McNeil
-Marcus Jackson
-Kelly Jr (recovering from tonsil surgery)
-Martin
-Sanders

Obviously not all of those guys were lost for the season, but their injuries were serious enough that they missed practice time. Also, Danny O'Brien was suspended for a few games early last year.

I don't care who you are, that many injuries was ridiculous

 

[Aesius]

I don't care who you are, that many injuries was ridiculous

Yep. Forgot about North's fall camp injury and then Maggitt was lost for the season in game two. Pretty sure Barnett played at about half-speed for the entire year after getting hurt vs BGSU as well.

 

[85SugarVol]

Kongbo and Barnett as the DTs in the smurf package? Vereen and Phillips off the edge? Or perhaps Phillips inside and Barnett on the edge?

DE - K Phillips
DT - D Barnett
DT - J Kongbo
DE - D Taylor

Try and block that lol...

 

[NannerPuddin]

I remember that now that you mention it.

Jeez

Who was the best freshman QB of the last 20 years then? It's hard to remember anyone being good.

As crazy as it sounds Tyler Bray has had arguably the most success as a true freshman QB in the SEC in the last 20 years. :unsure:

 

[Go Fight Win]

Been told practice intensity is similar to last years


IMO the difference is obvious... S&C

 

[BigOrange15]

Been told practice intensity is similar to last years


IMO the difference is obvious... S&C

What changes were made? The difference in this camp vs last is startling.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Bar not all that high for SEC true freshman passing record

I found this on the best FR qbs in the SEC stats wise. None were really lighting it up.

Eric Ainge did well

 

[Catbone]

Been told practice intensity is similar to last years


IMO the difference is obvious... S&C

More stretching and yoga perhaps

 

[BruinVol]

What changes were made? The difference in this camp vs last is startling.

Coach was fired

 

[Aesius]

More stretching and yoga perhaps

Pretty sure Vandy did that under Mason in his first fall camp

 

[005]

Coach was fired

Ah okay.

 

[tonybologna]

Pretty sure Vandy did that under Mason in his first fall camp

They sure did & some parents weren't happy about it either.

 

[005]

They sure did & some parents weren't happy about it either.

Parents were mad about their kids stretching?

 

[BigOrange15]

Coach was fired

Right but...what actual changes to the program were made. Different exercises, routines, regiments...it's too much of a difference this year to just write off as a coincidence. At least imo.