New Depth Chart - NDSU
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I don't think its a "freak out" to state that it is somewhat disappointing to see only 1 of the many JC recruits battling for the starting position, given what our defense looked like last year, and the fact that we recruit these guys to play. Taylor looks like the brightest spot based on the coaches comments. Hoped Harris would have a bigger impact after being here for all of spring ball.
Dobbins did start right away by the way.
Correct; but he didn't really start making a huge impact until a few games in.
Harris is going to play; Wally likes to rotate.
Take another look at Meeks' offer list. I'm excited to see what he can do.
This has been discussed; for the first three games of the year against power run offenses, the defense will feature more of a power 4-3 set rather than the normal Big 12 nickel package. Cousin had mentioned that he and Jensen would most likely be on the field together to start the season.
[edit]: I apologize, UNIGuy4Cy: it appears they have indeed flipped positions. Cousin was talking about playing DT, now it appears he is back to nose. My bad.
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I don't believe anyone is truly freaking out but even Trey Scott admits that the JuCo guys were recruited to come in and start immediately. That is why everyone may be a little concerned about what 2014 could bring.
Meeks' offer list is hard to dissect since some of his offers were QB, LB, and maybe even DE.
You ain't a-kiddin. I may now be more worried about the back 4 than the front 4, and I'm plenty worried about the front 4.
Cincy was his only offer at QB, IIRC. Don't know if any of the other teams offered at DE.
It's too bad DM looks like he won't play game 1, I don't know this for fact so.... As he's going to have a monster year, dude is a pure stud, we've not had a wr with his size and skills maybe ever. Maybe it's only a half game deal. Just glad the kid pulled himslef together the right way.
as for the defense..so long as we don't lose anyone in the secondary to injury our starters will be fine. TJ and cotton are going to be really good just might tAke a year.
as for the defense..so long as we don't lose anyone in the secondary to injury our starters will be fine. TJ and cotton are going to be really good just might tAke a year.
Trey Scott has been covering ISU football for exactly 1 year. He's a Texas guy. I'm not sure I care what he says.
I know the reality of ISU football and the mentality of fans. Instead of freaking out, and yes, when there are a bunch of posts all stating the same thing in the first 3 pages, its a freak out--maybe be confident that the guys who have been in the program for a little longer are still holding their own.
It is what it is. I am not surprised that the Jucos are not starting, since some of them came in the fall. Even if they are more talented than the starters, they are probably make too many mistakes in practice at this point in time. We will probably see some of them play on Saturday, but I would be surprised if there are more than one on the field at a time. Really would have been nice if they could have come in at the semester, but that is the way it goes some times.
Agree, they're not mutually exclusive. But I think if the defense is even close to average, that's a very good sign for the future.
It should be noted that none of those 3 that you mentioned have played for us yet. I'm optimistic about their potential, but until we've seen them on the field we really don't know what we have, especially since no one on the depth chart at those positions have played a snap in a real college game yet. It could (not saying it is) just be the situation that someone has to play.
Looks like the whole offense has started at least a game before. They have no excuses.
The defense has five oldtimer starters. They have an excuse in the first game.
Even though NDSU is a ball running school on offense and tough on defense, we do have some of our bigger players starting. Ferch could probably be replaced even by Kane Seeley if we cannot stop the run.
The defense has five oldtimer starters. They have an excuse in the first game.
Even though NDSU is a ball running school on offense and tough on defense, we do have some of our bigger players starting. Ferch could probably be replaced even by Kane Seeley if we cannot stop the run.
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I'm not saying I know more than Trey Scott but Rhoads stated publicly that they recuited 2 Juco Safeties because of the youth they had back there. The youth apparently beat out the insurance policy. I take that as an encouraging sign.
