i hear isu is recruiting the harlan running back dylan barrett, this should spark a little conversation
I hate to say it but that is a good point. He must look THAT bad in practice that he doesn't get any carries. I would think we would have trotted him out there with a big lead or down by a lot like against Iowa. Like I said though, there's obviously a problem at practice that is keeping him from hitting the field.I remember the name of the last running back that had lots of accolades but stood on the sidelines all season while the fan base begged for the coach to play him.
When he finally did, he returned a kickoff for a TD. The next year he ran for over 2000 yds and then topped that by doing it again his Junior year.
That RB was Troy Davis.
Not saying Bo is Troy Davis, but we'll never know until he gets some carries and he is good enough to get some carries.
Whoever goes into the game HAS to have the ability to catch the ball for this offense to work... Bo can't catch, not even in simple little drills.
Don't think that is the case. I suspect he will see action this week. We need all the good backs we can get.
i hear isu is recruiting the harlan running back dylan barrett, this should spark a little conversation
I have no idea what he will do but I at least want the guy to get a shot to show us what he has.
I wouldn't get terribly excited about the depth chart, considering that Money is still listed as a second teamer...
I thought it was brought up a while ago that he really didn't work as hard as the other guys. I hate to throw an accusation like that out there if I'm remembering wrong. But, if that is the case, it comes down to how Rhoads wants to build his team. In my opinion, you're not going to get a huge amount of talent coming to ISU, especially in your first couple of years. So, if you're going to get the effort out of the less talented players, you can't have a more talented guy slacking off and still getting playing time. Just a theory....
From what I've seen of him in drills he can't block for ****. He might be a great runner with the ball, but if a RB can't pick up a blitz, he won't play. miss one block in a game and Arnaud takes a Tebow-type hit and is out for the season, coach's won't risk it, no matter how well he can carry the ball. Sure CPR/Herman could put him in on designed runs, but opposing Ds will quickly learn he can only run, it would only take 6-7 attempts before they figure out where the balls going when he's in the game, so it's not worth the in-game reps, might as well give them to someone else you'll be able to utilize in the future.
On a tangent-- I don't recall any threads on the concept of Bo playing defense. Has that discussion been played out? Just throwing that out there.
Bo has moved up the depth chart ahead of Blakenship. I'm looking foward to seeing him show his stuff on the field, as are a lot of fans. With ARob banged up, this could well be Bo's week. In warmups he caught everything thrown at him, and he has the acceleration.
i hear isu is recruiting the harlan running back dylan barrett, this should spark a little conversation