What other B1G teams lose

[hungry]

Right. He is big and fast, but I don't know that he can run a route or catch a football. I am not saying that he can't, just that I haven't seen him do it. You'd have to be pretty damn good to be a first round TE.

He's got great hands, I mean really great. In Spring ball he caught everything thrown near him and was the best player on the field at times. He makes the spectacular catches sometimes, but he drops the easy ones. He needs to learn his position better and be better in his blocking technique.

I mean if you have a young QB taking over there are 3 things you really want, a good O line, good RBs, and a good TE to dump it to. I think Maxwell will have all 3 and that gives him the best chance to excel. I know Dantonio is really high on Maxwell and thinks he could have successfully lead the team had Cousins gone down this year, but I haven't see it yet so we'll see. I do know he has a better arm than Cousins and throws a tighter spiral, but that's just a small part of playing QB.

This program has the looks of a good team built to last. Losing Narduzzi could be tough, but that's what happens to good programs, people want your assistants. Michigan is back quickly too and I look for the Legends division to be decided on Michigan soil again in 2012.

If Dion is really that good, then why didn't he play much this year?

 

[hungry]

For Ohio:
RB 1 Herron, Dan
OL 75 Adams, Mike
QB 14 Bauserman, Joe
C 50 Brewster, Michael
RB 35 DeLande, BoB
WR 87 Roark, Chris
WR 8 Posey, DeVierD
TE 48 Smith, Spencer
OL 76 Shugarts, J.B.

DL 68 Blankenship, Evan
DB 8 Allen, Dionte
LB 48 Bain, Dan
DB 20 Oliver, Nate
LB 26 Moeller, Tyler
DB 37 Maxwell, Chris
LB 41 Jackson, Tony
DL 95 Matheney, Don
DE 98 Thomas, SolomonS
LB 42 Sweat, Andrew
DL 43 Williams, Nathan

For Nebraska:

WR 84 Kinnie, Brandon
IB 28 Jones, Austin
OL 78 Jones, Marcel
WR 11 Gilleylen, Curenski
OL 50 Hardrick, Jermarcus
OL 58 Caputo, Mike
OL 75 Lingenfelter, Luke
FB 48 Legate, Tyler
FB 35 Martin, Jay

LB 36 May, Mathew
S 8 Cassidy, Austin
CB 14 Blue, Anthony
DT 94 Crick, Jared
LB 4 David, Lavonte
CB 15 Dennard, Alfonzo
S 32 Ebke, Jim
CB 32 Mendoza, Marcus
DT 90 Moore, Terrence
DE 37 Thomsen, KevinK
DB 23 Thorell, Lance

Do you know which of these players are actual contributors?

 

[silverbullet97]

For Ohio:
RB 1 Herron, Dan
OL 75 Adams, Mike
QB 14 Bauserman, Joe
C 50 Brewster, Michael
RB 35 DeLande, BoB
WR 87 Roark, Chris
WR 8 Posey, DeVierD
TE 48 Smith, Spencer
OL 76 Shugarts, J.B.

DL 68 Blankenship, Evan
DB 8 Allen, Dionte
LB 48 Bain, Dan
DB 20 Oliver, Nate
LB 26 Moeller, Tyler
DB 37 Maxwell, Chris
LB 41 Jackson, Tony
DL 95 Matheney, Don
DE 98 Thomas, SolomonS
LB 42 Sweat, Andrew
DL 43 Williams, Nathan

For Nebraska:

WR 84 Kinnie, Brandon
IB 28 Jones, Austin
OL 78 Jones, Marcel
WR 11 Gilleylen, Curenski
OL 50 Hardrick, Jermarcus
OL 58 Caputo, Mike
OL 75 Lingenfelter, Luke
FB 48 Legate, Tyler
FB 35 Martin, Jay

LB 36 May, Mathew
S 8 Cassidy, Austin
CB 14 Blue, Anthony
DT 94 Crick, Jared
LB 4 David, Lavonte
CB 15 Dennard, Alfonzo
S 32 Ebke, Jim
CB 32 Mendoza, Marcus
DT 90 Moore, Terrence
DE 37 Thomsen, KevinK
DB 23 Thorell, Lance

Do you know which of these players are actual contributors?

I already put something in about Ohio State's losses but...

Defense
Strike Nathan Williams off the list. He has applied for and should get a red shirt. The only contributors we are losing on D Ty Moeller and Andrew Sweat. After missing the majority of two seasons with a head injury and then a torn pectoral Moeller was never the factor we thought he would be. I am not sure Sweat was ever fully healthy his senior season and missed the last two games completely. Sweat is a big loss.

Offense
We are getting decimated here. Adams, Brewster, Shugarts, Herron, and Posey are all major contributors. Our OL is in big trouble making the loss of Kyle Kalis all the more painful.

Ohio State is a bit of a special case since we don't even know the specifics of the offense and defense for next year. It will be tough to say how much or how little our losses will affect us.