Future Hawkeye Starting RB: Jeff Brinson - Page 3

GaryJohnson · 07-05-2009, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Aclone

Both Brinson and Hampton were true freshmen last Fall. Your argument that Hampton had "more experience" doesn't follow.

I think he was referring to why Hampton was slated to start over Brinson this season, not last.

hawkfan · 07-05-2009, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by TuckerBlayze

Is Wegher actually going to play runningback? I know he might next year now but I thought he was going to become a safety at the next level.

He'll definitely be an RB as long as he has to talent to play there. We're pretty well set at safety for the next 3-4 years (and have a couple of highly touted safeties with offers this season that are strongly considering Iowa), so he will definitely not play safety.

If he doesn't work out at RB, I'd project him to move at slot WR....but this season he will almost assuredly be playing RB considering how thin we have just become at that position.

bostrem00 · 07-05-2009, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by hawkfan

For hawk fans and cyclone fans I thought I'd bring this info together...since no one has seen him play (outside of the Iowa coaches), and just because he is a guy I've been rooting for since he arrived, so I'd highly recommend reading the below links, even if you hate Iowa, he is a kid you have to root for (in 11 of the Iowa games this coming season ):

“Once in a career” guy « On Iowa

Five Iowa Hawkeyes football players fans will love: Jeff Brinson

In terms of his high school accolades, he was named 1st team all state playing for a 4A team in Florida. He carried the ball 567 times in his high school career for a total of 4,927 yards (An average of about 8.7 YPC) and 67 TD's. He was offered by both Florida and FSU (and as the above article states, FSU pushed really hard for him near signing day) and he was rated a 3 star prospect by both Rivals (#45 RB) and Scout (#80 RB). Here is some info about his high school accomplishments:

Jeff Brinson Profile - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Jeff Brinson Profile
Rivals.com - Rivals5: Super sleepers
Jeff Brinson Northeast High School Football Stats 07-08 - MaxPreps

Iowa's #2 RB will likely by former Heelan RB Brandon Wegher...I'm sure most ISU fans are familiar with him, as he was being recruited by ISU...but he is an explosive prospect (lots of speed) with great upside. His biggest knock is obviously the level of competition he was playing against, so Hawk fans have to hope he has the talent to make the transition to FBS football. Here is some info on him:

YouTube - Brandon Wegher-Iowa Hawkeye Recruit-Running Back-Class of 2008
Brandon Wegher - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Brandon Wegher Profile
Brandon Wegher Bishop Heelan Catholic High School Football Stats 08-09 - MaxPreps
Wegher seeks respect and recognition - Insider - ESPN

Wegher rushed for 3,238 yards in 08 on 362 carries (8.9 YPC) and scored 54 TD's. Again, obviously his level of competition attributed to his incredible stats, however, they are very impressive nonetheless.

Brinson has looked very impressive in camp, as long as he stays healthy, I am confident he can perform at, or above, Hampton's level (Ferentz was more impressed with Brinson last fall than he was Hampton, but Brinson took a redshirt due to a leg injury). If Brinson stays healthy he will be a good one.

Wegher is all about potential. The kid is a super fast North/South runner, which should work very well with Iowa's zone run scheme (he has the patience to find the hole, and the acceleration to burst through it), and moved to IC first thing after he graduated to start training for football in the fall (he is obviously a very hard worker that is determined to succeed). However, until I see him on the field, I won't say he is a great college level RB...but he certainly has the potential to be.

If both Brinson and Wegher can stay healthy, I think the both thrive behind Iowa's OL in 09 (assuming no OL attrition)....I guess we'll see, can't wait for September.

Quoting a classic film,
"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

Aclone · 07-05-2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by bostrem00

Quoting a classic film,
"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

He's no more optimistic about those running backs than we are about Sed Johnson, Darius Darks, Money Reynolds, Josh Bellamy, etcetera, etcetera, et al...

swarthmoreCY · 07-05-2009, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Aclone

He's no more optimistic about those running backs than we are about Sed Johnson, Darius Darks, Money Reynolds, Josh Bellamy, etcetera, etcetera, et al...

Yep, and the Hawks cheerfully call foul. It seems logical for Cyclone fans to return the favor when Hawk fans hype Hawk players on Cyclone Fanatic. When was the last time you:
a.) went to HR/HN
b.) saw an ISU fan hyping a back-up redshirt freshman RB (say Schwartz)
c.) Hawk fans thankful for the information on an internet legend.

cycloneman003 · 07-05-2009, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

too bad ISU doesn't have a defense.

LOVE IT!!! I mean really... our defense was terrible last year. EVERYONE lit us up. and guess what? of all teams, IOWA yes your hawkeyes tied with SDSU for scoring the least amount of points against us! our awful defense and you dropped 17 on us. congrats! and without greene this year, i dont see iowa scoring anymore than 21 against an improved cyclone defense. good luck trying to stop AA and company cuz LJ and the boys will have their way with stanzi... moeaki is probably still a little wobbly from that hit LJ blasted him with. expect many more of those this year!

Aclone · 07-05-2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by swarthmoreCY

Yep, and the Hawks cheerfully call foul. It seems logical for Cyclone fans to return the favor when Hawk fans hype Hawk players on Cyclone Fanatic. When was the last time you:
a.) went to HR/HN
b.) saw an ISU fan hyping a back-up redshirt freshman RB (say Schwartz)
c.) Hawk fans thankful for the information on an internet legend.

I dunno. Do either of those sites have an "instate rivals" section? To me, I figure it's a "Know thine enemy" situation...especially if I were to ever consider placing a (cough) gentleman's wager on the game. CyBookie, of course.

swarthmoreCY · 07-05-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Aclone

I dunno. Do either of those sites have an "instate rivals" section? To me, I figure it's a "Know thine enemy" situation...especially if I were to ever consider placing a (cough) gentleman's wager on the game. CyBookie, of course.

HR does, although the Hawk posters make Monty look open-minded.

MontyBurns · 07-05-2009, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by cycloneman003

LOVE IT!!! I mean really... our defense was terrible last year. EVERYONE lit us up. and guess what? of all teams, IOWA yes your hawkeyes tied with SDSU for scoring the least amount of points against us! our awful defense and you dropped 17 on us. congrats!

Don't forget that one of Iowa's touchdowns came from special teams on a punt return. Their offense only scored 10 points against us -- they were easily the worst offense we played all year. And now they have lost their #1 and #2 running backs, in addition to two starting linemen plus a 3rd suspended, a starting WR, and the starting TE. Sounds good.

Ranking offenses we played in 2008, from best-to-worst:

Oklahoma State 59
Missouri 52
Texas A&M 49
Baylor 38
Kansas State 38
Nebraska 35
Kansas 35
UNLV 34
Colorado 28
Kent State 28
S. Dakota State 17
Iowa 10

cyman1189 · 07-05-2009, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by hawkfan

For hawk fans and cyclone fans I thought I'd bring this info together...since no one has seen him play (outside of the Iowa coaches), and just because he is a guy I've been rooting for since he arrived, so I'd highly recommend reading the below links, even if you hate Iowa, he is a kid you have to root for (in 11 of the Iowa games this coming season ):

ummmm not a chance I will EVER root for a hawk

cyman1189 · 07-05-2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by bostrem00

Quoting a classic film,
"At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

i like this better (not as much writing)

YouTube - No Points

cycloneman003 · 07-05-2009, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by MontyBurns

Don't forget that one of Iowa's touchdowns came from special teams on a punt return. Their offense only scored 10 points against us -- they were easily the worst offense we played all year. And now they have lost their #1 and #2 running backs, in addition to two starting linemen plus a 3rd suspended, a starting WR, and the starting TE. Sounds good.

Ranking offenses we played in 2008, from best-to-worst:

Oklahoma State 59
Missouri 52
Texas A&M 49
Baylor 38
Kansas State 38
Nebraska 35
Kansas 35
UNLV 34
Colorado 28
Kent State 28
S. Dakota State 17
Iowa 10

but brinson is the next emmitt smith or something apparently so all these stats dont matter... we are gonna lose by at least 20

AntiSnob · 07-05-2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by cycloneman003

LOVE IT!!! I mean really... our defense was terrible last year. EVERYONE lit us up. and guess what? of all teams, IOWA yes your hawkeyes tied with SDSU for scoring the least amount of points against us! our awful defense and you dropped 17 on us. congrats! and without greene this year, i dont see iowa scoring anymore than 21 against an improved cyclone defense. good luck trying to stop AA and company cuz LJ and the boys will have their way with stanzi... moeaki is probably still a little wobbly from that hit LJ blasted him with. expect many more of those this year!

Iowa scores more if not for the field conditions. Cuz c'mon how does an 8-4 team score 17 points on you, but a 4 win A&M team scores 49. It doesn't add up. I would guess Iowa scores as many if not more than A&M when it isn't raining.

Even if your defense is a little better, Iowa probably is the best OL your going up against.

cycloneman003 · 07-05-2009, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

Iowa scores more if not for the field conditions. Cuz c'mon how does an 8-4 team score 17 points on you, but a 4 win A&M team scores 49. It doesn't add up. I would guess Iowa scores as many if not more than A&M when it isn't raining.

Even if your defense is a little better, Iowa probably is the best OL your going up against.

and another moronic post. iowa is running team. the wet field conditions do not affect a team like that NEARLY as much as a spread team like ISU. the field limited ISU offensively a lot more. and i said earlier that Iowa's OL is good, but i dont think thats enough to overcome losing your starting RB who was already having to fill the massive hole left by Greene. Stanzi cant carry a team, thats for sure. we'll see on Sept. 12. we all know the hawks have major issues in ames.

cstrunk · 07-05-2009, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

Iowa scores more if not for the field conditions. Cuz c'mon how does an 8-4 team score 17 points on you, but a 4 win A&M team scores 49. It doesn't add up. I would guess Iowa scores as many if not more than A&M when it isn't raining.

Even if your defense is a little better, Iowa probably is the best OL your going up against.

LOL. No, you don't score 40+ on us. It might get you one more touchdown. But it probably gives us even more points and an even closer game.