Unless you rack up big losses and start chasing it. That's how point shaving gets started.
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Sanders needs a hole, he gets an open seam I think he has the ability to get big yards. Problem is he doesn’t make holes or run through many tackles
Campbell said he was comfortable with 5 different guys at running back, which included the two freshmen.
This is where I am at too. UNI uses their entire offseason to prepare for whatever FBS team they play (ISU this year). A win in that game is worth more than 2-3 FCS losses. I firmly believe we have (& have had) the better team, but the games don't look pretty because of the difference in the amount of preparation each team utilizes to get ready for the game (i.e. 1-2 weeks vs 1-2 months).
Ideally the talent gap should mean ISU just needs to play clean and should pull away in the second half, just playing vanilla.
Spoiler: Mark pretty much hates everyone, especially those that aren't in purple.
I don't think there's any extra disdain for Iowa State over anybody else, it's just who's next on the schedule and he has all summer to think about it.
Same choice you have to be positive or negative about it.
Breece's vision was amazing. As a back, the hole may not always be exactly where you expect it to be. The great backs feel this and adjust. Breece had great feel. He was so good that he would often talk about watching the linebacker and the safety as he took the handoff. He didn't even need to watch the linemen, he could just feel what was happening at the line of scrimmage.
I thought all of our young backs struggled last year with this. The line struggled last year, but there were also times when the backs seems to just run into the pile or would hesitate because they did not see the play develop around them and miss a hole that was available. I thought they got better later in the year, but we need them to be much better this year. A lot of this comes from being comfortable and the game slowing down as you get more experience.
If our OL can actually move guys, idc who’s back there.
They may have quite literally struggled with finding holes because they weren't there to start with, even in practice.
I remember David Montgomery got to a point late in his junior year where he would hesitate right at the hand off, and I wondered if it was because he was so conditioned to getting the hand off and having to figure it out from there.
It will be interesting to see how Montgomery does with the Lions. They have a pretty good offensive line and their backs had good production in the red-zone. The Bears O-line last year was terrible.
It's all contingent on him staying healthy, but if Norton is able to play a lot this year I'm expecting big things. I think he can be a very solid, physical back. Not exactly a hot take lol, but thought I'd share.
He was running over guys in the West Virginia game last year.
Yeah compared to the other years haha.
I just hope DM gets another 3-4 years in the league.
He was big last year as a true freshman and will be even stronger this year. He's got some speed to him too. If he can stay healthy it'll help tremendously.
Breece was so special. That’s the bottom line
Probably belongs in the gambling thread, but oh well...
The betting apps these kids are using are not issuing large lines of credit like bookies in the old days. You have to put in money in advance, so it's hard to dig yourself a big hole. Not saying it can't happen, but it's not like someone is coming to break your legs if you get behind.
Just saying, I don't see this argument being as relevant as in the past.
