Will Ferguson get snaps against S Alabama?

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crunchimusmaximus said:
First off...i am not saying i wish for Fergy to start, but woud love to see him or Dobbs in the 4th quarter for mopup duty. Peterman did not show that he is even backup material..no sense in keeping him 2nd string....no one could have done any worse than he did against UF....Worely however, showed a lot of progression and if he continues to improve he could be very servceabe by the UGA game...however, i would like o see one of the freshman play and become at least the backup unless they look all world of course.
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10-23 150yds 2 int is ALOT of progression? He looked better than peterman but he didn't look good. I Hope ferguson is good enough to take over,if not then we will be lucky to win five games.
 
#82
#82
I don't see Butch taking the red shirt off Riley we need to let him learn and bring him in slowly so he can be a force for us the next 4yrs. GO VOLS!
 
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BanditVol said:
SMH....I don't get it. We are averaging 200 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry. That's better than we have done since 2000!

I have to admit that this was done against WKU, Austin Peay, and even Oregon, and that we struggled a bit against Florida.

But it's misleading IMO....our tailbacks only attempted 17 runs against Florida, and they averaged about 3.3 yards per carry on those...which is about "average" for a running back. Not "awful"...average. I submit that if Peterson had not turned the ball over FOUR STRAIGHT TIMES, we might have established more of a rythm in the first half. In the second half, we got to a point where we pretty much had to throw after the first series or two...but note that on that first series with the FG, we ran the ball well.

I really don't understand the complaints about our run game. It could be BETTER, no doubt, but 200 yards per game is pretty dam good, even against subpar competition. NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

I think that you and others are still having flashbacks to 2011 when we actually only averaged NINETY YARDS PER GAME. It's not 2011 anymore!! We have an above average to good run game!! It's not "awful"!

Some math for you....200 >>>> 90. (if you failed third grade math, I guess you won't get that).

How some fans and posters can seperate themselves from FACTS just amazes me.


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3.3 ypc is NOT average for a college running back nor an OL that was regarded as one of the nations best. It is WELL below average. The OL has failed to get the push you would expect versus the AP and WKU despite the big numbers.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Exactly what has he been doing for the last month?
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pretending to be the other teams QB that we are playing that week.

Once the season starts, you only have time to rep top two QBs with game planning for that weeks game. The staff can only be with players about 17 hours total during the week. With getting ready for the game, game planning, practicing, etc, there is no time for developing players that you do not plan to use in games that week.

So at best, he and Dobbs are scout team QBs until NOW
 
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FBtime said:
3.3 ypc is NOT average for a college running back nor an OL that was regarded as one of the nations best. It is WELL below average. The OL has failed to get the push you would expect versus the AP and WKU despite the big numbers.
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you're right, it's slightly below average, but the rule of thumb is that 3.5 is considered average...it's just a general guideline. My point is that against a really good D like UF, doing a bit below average is not as bad as it might seem.

But if you were to respond that we could/should have done better against Florida, I would agree. But if Peterson doesn't commit four straight turnovers then maybe we could have gotten into more of a rhythm and it might have helped.

Going forward, I think we have success running the ball against all but bammer and USCe, but I I think we have our chances against either of those. I guess we will find out.
 
#86
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One of these guys needs to play some now that Peterman is out. If I'm doing this (which I'm not) I go with Riley. I feel like Dobbs is a true dual threat that is needed to run Butch's offense. Three years from now IF we are contending for championships, I want the guy who is built to run this offense. Contending for championships once all the bricks are in place is more important to me than wasting a redshirt now in an experiment. I dont have anything to go by other than a few bits and pieces of high school tape, but Riley seems to be more of a baller where Dobbs is a system QB. A baller can help us now, more so than a system QB in an incomplete system.
 
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LWSVOL said:
pretending to be the other teams QB that we are playing that week.

Once the season starts, you only have time to rep top two QBs with game planning for that weeks game. The staff can only be with players about 17 hours total during the week. With getting ready for the game, game planning, practicing, etc, there is no time for developing players that you do not plan to use in games that week.

So at best, he and Dobbs are scout team QBs until NOW
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If Ferguson gets in the game this week and does well do you think he could get some time against UGA?
 
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VOL6479 said:
If Ferguson gets in the game this week and does well do you think he could get some time against UGA?
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I can't answer that. Would depend on how many plays they feel like he can execute successfully. If he can only manage 15% of the offense, do they want him in versus an SEC team?? I guess would depend on what the plays are.. it just is not as black and white as he "played well" versus S Alabama.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
I have mixed feeling over a RS on Dobbs seeing has the academic ability to graduate in 3 years or even less.
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if he graduates in 3 years, means he could play last two years taking minimum amount of school, 9 hours. Would mean he could spend a ton of time on football.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
I have mixed feeling over a RS on Dobbs seeing has the academic ability to graduate in 3 years or even less.
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Most engineering students take more than 8 semesters to earn their degree. Couple that with the fact that he's double majoring and an athlete, and he should be around a while.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
Ferguson will see the field.

He will go in and play against S. Alabama's mop-up duty.

Then everyone will talk about how awesome he played against the 3rd stringers from a low-tier team that had 2 wins last year.

Then everyone will want him to start.
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I wanted him to start against Florida.
 
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#95
This is going to ruin some people here's day, but I felt like it should be posted. This is a shot of Dobbs and Ferguson from the Oregon game. Notice which one is in pads, taped up, and ready to go and which one isn't. Looks like that scout team working simulating Mariota might have been more than we thought it was...

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#96
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I don't think they will use either one of them. I think the S Alabama game will be used as a live practice game where Worley and the receivers can get in rhythm and work on the offensive plays. I think Worley will probably play the whole game just to get some work and confidence in himself. I expect to see something like 200 yard rushing and 300 yard passing.
 
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NashVOL93 said:
This is going to ruin some people here's day, but I felt like it should be posted. This is a shot of Dobbs and Ferguson from the Oregon game. Notice which one is in pads, taped up, and ready to go and which one isn't. Looks like that scout team working simulating Mariota might have been more than we thought it was...

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um....they are both in pads. and what does the fact that Dobbs has tape on his left wrist mean?
 
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jokerama said:
these 2 kids are barely 3 months removed from high school..vol fans have to keep things in perspective..
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this is true,i do hope Ferguson gets a lot of snaps,he is the back up now,i hate that Petermen was injured and Dobbs had better be ready too
 
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UTWJ said:
um....they are both in pads. and what does the fact that Dobbs has tape on his left wrist mean?
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I think he is trying to say that Feguson isn't wearing pads in that picture. Even I have to admit that it is hard to tell, kinda like an optical illusion.
 
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