[color=#FF6103 said:
Monster [/color]]Man, we're really losing a lot of good players next year. Not just players, but leaders. Just off the top of my mind;
Hemmingway
Van Bergen
Mike Martin
Koger
Odoms
Woolfolk
Huyge
Molk
Who steps up next year to fill in the physical AND leadership roles that these guys have taken on? My early front runners would have to be Kovacs, Jake Ryan, Will Campbell, and Omameh. A lot of young talent coming in as well. Should be fun and can't wait to see these seniors in January in their final game! Go BLUE!
I'd rather say "Fuck it" and enjoy the road to hopefully a BCS game, but as I'm watching The Game on DVR again on a Sunday morning, I figure I'll give it a whirl.
Hemingway - Losing Hemingway will be felt, but with Stonum coming back (hopefully), Roundtree, and Gallon back along with Jeremy Jackson, I think the WR corps will be just fine.
Van Bergen, Martin, Heininger - I thought Jibreel Black has improved and had a strong year. He'll be a replacement on the outside. What was really troubling to me was that on OSU's goal to go drives, Big Will was on the sidelines. The middle of that DL is going to be a HUGE question mark going into next year. Can a three man rotation of Washington, Campbell, and Ash do what Martin, RVB, and Heininger did? I don't think so. Can they come close? They sure as hell better! Can Ondre Pipkins step in right away and contribute? Many 320 pound kids coming out of high school have too much "bad weight" and get pushed around because they've relied so much on their weight and not their technique. (See Campbell)
Koger - Brandon Moore is a large man! I don't know if we've seen how well he can catch. Though I thought Koger was underused all year. Denard running this offense for another year that relies so little on TE gives Funchess another year to grow and get a little weight on his 205 pound frame and for a guy like Ricardo Miller to get some reps.
Odoms - Happier for him than anyone else on the team. He started on a team that won 3 games as a freshman, then saw his role shrink each and every year as he battled through injuries. Two big catches to beat OSU as a senior has to feel good. Again, a 3 WR set of Roundtree, Gallon, and Stonum has to look pretty good.
Woolfolk - Shoot, he wasn't really a starter by the end of the year. Injuries really hurt his body and I think Devier Posey dropped a nuke on his confidence and mental state. Countess, Floyd, Kovacs, and TGordon all return next year. Still have Avery and Talbott (and where the hell was he all year, take a redshirt?) as backup DBs and next year is the year Furman and Marvin Robinson better get their asses into the rotation.
Molk - I have no effing clue! Khoury? Mealer?
Huyge - I think Schofield moves outside next year, giving us an OL of Lewan, Barnum, Khoury/Mealer, Omameh, Schofield.
