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I wish I had the confidence in Taj and Roggow that y’all seem to. Definitely see him as a gadget QB as said previously.
I saw little improvement with Taj. Roggow just seemed adequate. Nothing great, nothing bad. Just couldn’t make much from it at this point, other than he throws a good ball.
Finley will need to stay healthy. I haven’t seen much at all on the walk-on this spring.
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53 minutes ago, LZIp said:
Wasel in portal per 247. Bummer.
Say it ain’t so.
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The crowd was better than anticipated!
Agree on Finley being the stand out, but the amount of turn overs given his history is still concerning.
Not a lot of faith in Taj, but he has tools.
Wasel is somewhat unorthodox, but showed some flashes and mobility. I can’t remember a turn over, but he also had less opportunities.
Roggow throws a pretty ball. I believe he had one turn over, but again less opportunity.
Overall, I’m pleased with the depth at QB.
Simmons looked good.
Defense was the highlight of the day in my opinion and brought great energy.
Agree definitely improvement needed with the OL, but not terrible.
Norton should be fun to watch.
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Ready for Finley to pass Taj already.
Great report. Thank you!
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Happen to get to go to the scrimmage today?
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This is GREAT. Thank you!
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So tough to tell anything by practices anyway. Ready for the spring game.
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We possibly got worse last season. Irons was the biggest reason we had a shot against Indiana and that kept the defense going.
We have to step it up offensively and on special teams.
Not expecting to be able to tell too much from this upcoming spring game, but hopeful. Moorhead taking the offensive reigns brings hope, but then again you gotta hope he’s not spread to thin to oversee the program.
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9 hours ago, MangoZip said:
Look, the kid has had one week of spring practice. Not saying if there was a game today that he would go in ahead of Wassel. I just heard that he was looking very good at this point - which isn’t very far along in the big picture.
Fair point and that’s good news. Based off HS film…Wasel surpasses him by a long shot in my opinion.
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22 minutes ago, MangoZip said:
Better. It’s early, so take it for what it is.
There’s no way.
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Tired of the experienced failed QB’s. Let’s find our own guy or a G5 or P5 QB that hasn’t yet had an opportunity to show what they can do.
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On 12/30/2023 at 10:53 AM, catdaddyp said:
The roster isn’t complete and some of the players below may not even be here come 2024 kickoff, but if the season started today here’s my best guess of what we’d look like. I also think we’ll see anywhere from 3-5 new OL added to the roster by the time the 2024 season arrives and the OL depth will look significantly different than what’s below. I’ve added the year as well as transfer portal (TP), JUCO, HS, or Arth beside where the players have come from.
OFFENSE
QB:
Finley - R. Junior (TP)
Bullock - R. Junior (TP)
RB:
Simmons - Senior (TP)
M. Williams - R. Freshman (TP)
WR:
Norton - Sophomore (HS)
Wilson - R. Sophomore (TP)
WR:
Adams - Senior (TP)
Golden - Junior (HS)
WR:
Rush - Junior (JUCO)
Moore - Junior (JUCO)
TE:
Newell - R. Sophmore (TP)
Whisner - R. Sophomore (TP)
LT:
Blanchard - R. Senior (TP)
James - R. Freshman (HS)
LG:
Seymore - R. Junior (TP)
Kilbane - R. Junior (Arth)
C.
T. Williams - R. Sophmore (HS)
George - R. Sophomore (TP)
RG:
K. Davis - R. Sophomore (HS)
Lyons - R. Junior (Arth)
RT:
Kindred - Junior (TP)
Burrell - Junior (JUCO)
DEFENSE
DE:
Nunnally - Senior (JUCO)
L. Jackson - Senior (JUCO)
DE:
Adler - Senior (Arth)
Cheatom - R. Freshman (HS)
DT:
Lavea - R. Junior (TP)
Murphy - R. Sophomore (HS)
DT:
Kapongo - R. Senior (TP)
Moore - Sophomore (HS)
LB:
Fish - Senior (JUCO)
Benenge - R. Freshman (TP)
LB:
McCoy - Junior (HS)
Cooper - R. Senior (TP)
NB:
Lewis - R. Junior (Arth)
T. Thomas - R. Sophomore (TP)
CB:
Golden-Nelson - R. Junior (TP)
Jarmon - R. Sophomore (JUCO)
CB:
Hunter - R. Junior (TP)
Anderson - Junior (JUCO)
S:
Lewis - Senior (TP)
Owens - R. Freshman (HS)
S:
D. Johnson - R. Junior (Arth)
Jester - R. Freshman (HS)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K:
Wiley - Sophomore (HS)
Perez - Junior (HS)
P:
D. Jackson - R. Senior (JUCO)
Castle - Sophomore (HS)
*Updated 1/20/2023
I believe we’ll get a surprise at the QB position one way or another.
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On 1/5/2024 at 11:58 AM, LZIp said:
He's an upgrade for sure. Hopefully he can cut down on the INTs against lower level play.
https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/ben-finley/22642
Film doesn’t reflect the upside that Wasel has; however, appears sufficient and should be an upgrade. Cautiously optimistic as well.
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I believe Johnny is a walk-on QB and is his son.
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I will be surprised if we don’t land Finley.
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19 minutes ago, MangoZip said:
Both will need to show some serious progress spring
Agree. Just saying if you judged the majority of even these P5 freshman being paid massive amounts of NIl off their first start, they’d be at same level…not very good. It takes time. It also takes time for a Re-build. The one thing I think we should all expect from QB play to overall play is progress. That’s definitely not too much to ask.
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3 hours ago, 72 Roo said:
Just goes to show that in all of sports QB is the most important position. OSU had poor QB play and the inevitable result ensued. We have the same problem to a worse degree. Please Joe bring in better talent than Taj and Wassel.
Taj got two full games last season.
Wasel got nothing.
How do we know their true talent level? Taj came from P5. Wasel had lots of P5 interest and was ranked as the #9 dual threat in the nation by Rivaks until he committed here.
While it’s no doubt important to get a good, experienced QB out of the portal, I think the statement above is unfair to two kids who have chosen to be here and haven’t had adequate time to show their abilities.
We have to decide if we’re gonna give one of these guys or both time to develop and mature or do we want to continue to find experienced band aids who couldn’t make it at the higher level to probably leave after a year or graduate.-
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14 hours ago, LZIp said:
Gathings committed to Ball St. odd move
Very odd.
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20 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
FIFY.
If Labas can make accurate throws with decent arm strength, I'm in. We have nobody right now as far as I'm concerned, unless Wasel develops well.
Agree. Wasel was clearly touted as a true P5 guy, but still young. Played at a very high level in HS. Odd we’ve seen nothing from him him to this point. It’ll be interesting to see how he’s developed. Be nice to get an upper class-men proven QB/leader over for a year to get us going in the right direction and mentor Wasel as he develops to lessen the risk of losing both.
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3 minutes ago, Zipsfan10 said:
Something went wrong somewhere.
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On 11/27/2023 at 1:33 PM, 72 Roo said:
In a QB the winning foundation has to be there. In Bullock I don't see it. With him decision making and accuracy are lost. He has had a spring season (I think), off-season, pre-season and a full season to show progress. It hasn't been there. If Joe is counting on him we are building a house of cards that will collapse under pressure. A new QB or two must be brought in. I am most curious to find out why there is zero mention of Steele Wasel 6'3" 215. His signing was heralded and supposedly we beat out Oregon so he must have had some ability. Why has he seemingly fallen off the radar? Even when we were desperate for a win he was not discussed as an option. Did the staff find he was way below expectations?
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Too predictable.
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33 minutes ago, Zipsfan10 said:
They have the guy imo, at least for the remainder of the season. Who knows after that.
Go do some homework on Wasel. He’s inexperienced at this level, but has every tool needed. A true dual threat. He followed Moorhead here. Why it appears he hasn’t been a thought to this point…no clue. Nowhere to be found on the depth chart. Undercuffler has done an adequate job to this point given the situation imo, his immobility in this offense is just a killer. He’s a big, tough guy and at least moves the ball and gives us a chance.
Great analogies. Trying to stay positive and there has been some glimpses for excitement this season, just still so many concerns. Just seeing some young guys getting game experience would give me reason for hope next season. Love seeing Norton out there. That type of player gives you hope. Need more of it. Got to get these young guys with upside experience sooner rather than later….even at the OL. We may even suffer for it for a minute, but couldn’t be a lot worse and then we’re so much closer at the start of next season. Can’t depend on the portal given our current record and history etc… and so many of those guys didn’t pan out at the bigger schools for a reason. We did get a steal with Lingard and I’ve enjoyed seeing him get more opportunities! You just don’t always get so lucky.
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I’ve read the same. It appears he had several visits with them early on his HS timeline. He was a star in Oklahoma and first team all state with impressive numbers through out his career so makes sense if so. Wish it had worked out here, but best of luck to him. Still a fan of Wasel.