blueandgold

I hate to see him and his clutch performances go.

I expected an up and down season this year and that is what we saw. We hired a new coach, had a depleted roster coming into the season and had to rely on Freshman way more than any team would like to. That being said, I think the future is bright. Lot's of experience for the young players and a year of learning the system for all the transfers that came in. Looking forward to the next few seasons for sure!

Good idea. I sure hope he can stay healthy all season.

Didn't we have a home game scheduled with Kentucky a few years back that never ended up happening?

Yes! I've been thinking this for awhile now. Our Special Teams was a real issue this past season. I'm all for using a scholarship on a highly rated kicker.

I'm glad we finally have a couple big backs now. Hopefully we can keep them healthy over the next several years.

The highlights are not anything spectacular, however the video looks to only be his Freshman season. With that said, he has a lot of potential.

I am hoping the same thing. He has good ties throughout the Akron area as well. He has also coached at Copley and played football for The University of Akron.

This is some fun reading!

Also, Immokalee is not that far from Naples and Cape Coral, which is where Manny Morgan and Van Edwards are from respectively. Hopefully that will be some sort of influence.

That's what I was thinking. Always having to rely on our #2, 3 or 4 guy every year. I hope we find a great replacement and I hope our top RB's stay healthy during the upcoming seasons.

Will this help or hurt us?

Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

1. I want to see an 8 win regular season. 2. Two, if not three, Bowl appearances with a minimum of one Bowl victory. 3. Consistency on offense throughout entire games. (Not just one drive here and there and then nothing for multiple possessions.) 4. Better Special Teams play.

Yes, you are right about that. I just threw in the extra title of Assoc HC along with OC which might bring the salary up for him. Also that would possibly allow for Getsy to be the future successor as HC.

If, at some point in the next year or so, we move on from Bowden, then maybe Getsy could get a look as our HC. Just a thought. Something that would make more sense, at least to me, would be to fire Milwee and bring Getsy in as OC and Assoc. Head Coach under Bowden. I know it can't happen this coming season obviously with him just getting hired at Miss St.

I voted 20+. We have more overall athleticism this year which translates to more hustle, more rebounds and more aggressiveness. I think that will make up for our lack of college playing experience.

RJ has another State Title under his belt. I really think he's going to be the stud lineman we've needed.

I don't know if anyone mentioned this already or not because I haven't read every post, but we are winning games pretty much the opposite of the way we used to. We actually have a higher free throw percentage than our opponents, we seem to out-rebound our opponents and when some one has the hot hand, coach Groce actually lets them dominate. The change in philosophy is very refreshing!

Wow! Maybe I can actually say I have won something, Lol.

I agree. I was also yelling at the television and saying...get Booker in there and throw to him!

I just hope one (or more) of these RB recruits is a powerful, bruising runner because we certainly need one. I feel like Keyondre White might be.

I don't even know where to begin with all the garbage from last night. I guess first I'd like to know why Woodson was suspended. It better have been for a damn good reason and it better have come from Bowden and not Milwee. We can't afford to lose winnable games over something stupid. Second, can our OL please block? The majority of the time it seemed like the the defense was in our backfield in 1.5-2.0 seconds. Reminded me of when my son played pee-wee football. Third...can we please catch a break sometime with our RB's? I was excited to see Sands start and him getting injured on his first play was awful. Now our best two RB's are probably gone for the season and the other two can't or won't step up. Fourth, can we please wrap and tackle? I saw so many missed tackles that I was about to break my television. I feel like, if it comes down to us beating a horrible Kent team just to be Bowl Eligible, the powers that be will overlook us anyway. Okay, I'm done for now because I'm getting very frustrated.

After watching the press conference, you can see that the penalty issues with this team throughout the season are really becoming a point of emphasis. If you notice, it looks like Bowden's face even turns a little red as he's discussing it. He knows how critical it is to play a smarter game and stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

I'm excited to see the athleticism on the team this season. The guys looked ripped. It should make for some exciting games and I hope that translates to a lot of wins.