Bo Williams

[DrewCo]

The hype surrounding Bo has really died down from the winter to the spring. I was just wondering if he has lost the starting job. Will he be seeing more or less carries than Arob and Schwartz? The hype surrounding him has just really died, and I just hope he doesnt sit on the bench all year.

 

[Wx4Cy]

how could he lose the starting job he never had? He is coming off of sitting out a year...guessing he needs some time to get going again and establish himself with the coaches. If he's that good, he'll be fine.

 

[Stewo]

The hype surrounding Bo has really died down from the winter to the spring. I was just wondering if he has lost the starting job. Will he be seeing more or less carries than Arob and Schwartz? The hype surrounding him has just really died, and I just hope he doesnt sit on the bench all year.

I don't think that it was ever said that he would have the starting job. Now, people on here probably made that comment, but that's it. That said, I think that he really has his work cut out for him if he's going to pass ARob on the depth chart.

 

[Cydkar]

The hype surrounding Bo has really died down from the winter to the spring. I was just wondering if he has lost the starting job. Will he be seeing more or less carries than Arob and Schwartz? The hype surrounding him has just really died, and I just hope he doesnt sit on the bench all year.

I lost my million dollar lottery ticket.

 

[DrewCo]

how could he lose the starting job he never had? He is coming off of sitting out a year...guessing he needs some time to get going again and establish himself with the coaches. If he's that good, he'll be fine.

I worded that wrong.

 

[ajk4st8]

Bo left Florida for a reason, but he could still be really good here.

 

[DrewCo]

Bo left Florida for a reason, but he could still be really good here.

I really hope so. He had 4 stars out of high school (Not that stars mean anything) which means he was better coming out of highschool.

 

[Al_4_State]

We have plenty of talent at RB, and if Bo is that good, he will play. As usual, we had plenty of people here annointing him the next Heisman winner. Rule: when an athlete sits out a year at ISU and becomes extremely hyped, they do not come close to hyper's expectations. See: Lucca Staiger.

I think Bo is a good player, and will see some quality minutes. Don't think he'll beat out A-Rob for the starting spot right away.

 

[DrewCo]

I just hope he gets his fair share of carries.

 

[bmuff]

ARob has yet to make it through a whole season intact. The last two years, he got hurt early and didn't get back to full strength until the last few games. Schwartz is a bull, but I don't know that he fits into the offense all that well as an every down back. Assuming that they want to redshirt the freshmen, IMO Bo is going to get plenty of carries eventually.

 

[jtdoyle1]

Maybe the hype about Bo Williams has died down because anyone who as actually seen him run has been blinded by his speed or killed by his powerful stiff arm. :wink:

 

[DrewCo]

Maybe the hype about Bo Williams has died down because anyone who as actually seen him run has been blinded by his speed or killed by his powerful stiff arm. :wink:

Hahahaha. Probably correct.

 

[kingcy]

I just hope he gets his fair share of carries.

I hope the best back gets the carries. I could care less who was getting the carries.

 

[DrewCo]

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[ahaselhu]

From what I've read, it seems like the staff is really high on Williams running ability, but his pass blocking needs a lot of work. I'm confident we'll see him on the field at some point.

 

[d4nim4l]

Watch the running back drills on Cyclones.com and you'll realize why Bo has yet to be our starter...or even our second stringer. He cannot pass block worth anything. A-Rob, despite being much smaller, is a better pass blocker.

Fortunately pass blocking can be taught and he has 3 years to get significant playing time.

 

[Aclone]

What hype?

 

[Clonehomer]

I think we'll see Saturday what kind of shape our RB situation is in. Last year's spring game he was definately the best back on the field but ARob looked better in the fall than he did in the spring so I guess we'll wait and see.

 

[BryceC]

What hype?

I know you were around when he committed and running up to last year. That hype.

 

[DrewCo]

What hype?

Very Funny