Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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BJHSVol said:
I didn't realize they changed the rules on kickoffs this year so any faircatch inside the 20 is treated as a touchback and placed at the 25. It'll be interesting how that changes the strategy
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Are you serious, Clark?! What a stupid rule. That will take away the pooch kick for sure.
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
We finally have a head coach who has a quality that we have not had in our head coach in a very long time… Extreme confidence that borders on the line of cockiness. I like it! His team will follow his lead and play in a similar fashion.
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Scott Frost also subscribed to this. Act and dress like something and you might just be something.
 
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LA Vol said:
Even if WVU's RBs have improved, they're running behind a smaller OL without much depth. Remember Pruitt sizing up our players last winter and commenting how small they were. He's going to look at our players now vs. WVU and say, "We big."
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Their o line has some size to it. It's not 5 guys at 280....
 
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jakez4ut said:
Their o line has some size to it. It's not 5 guys at 280....
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They do have a big oline but no real highly rated guys. Their ol coach has a pretty good rep too. He was at Texas and ok state I believe. But they don't have any notable RBS. I don't really expect them to be able to run on us.
 
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Sleegro said:
Pretty sure most kickoffs will be touchbacks anyway. Pr is more likely to have an impact.
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I believe you are correct. It will take about four weeks for the coaches to figure out what everyone else is doing, but I imagine it will end up being less than one KR per game on average that isn’t a touchback.
 
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jakez4ut said:
Their o line has some size to it. It's not 5 guys at 280....
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It does... and it's quite effective in the Big 12. But put their inexperienced RBs (minus their best RB from last year) behind their OL against our front 7 starters and I think we have the advantage. I'm sure there will be a dropoff in our backups, especially in the first game. I'm just not all that concerned that WVU will be able to create a strong running game this early in the season. Maybe I should be... but I'm not.
 
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LA Vol said:
It does... and it's quite effective in the Big 12. But put their inexperienced RBs (minus their best RB from last year) behind their OL against our front 7 starters and I think we have the advantage. I'm sure there will be a dropoff in our backups, especially in the first game. I'm just not all that concerned that WVU will be able to create a strong running game this early in the season. Maybe I should be... but I'm not.
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I agree, and I also don't think the emphasize it very much anyway.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I would have loved to, but I have been in a mess myself for the last year.
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Shoot man, most of us have been there. I was in a self-induced financial mess a few years ago and it still bothers me that I wasn’t able to give to OB for little Ashley.

I didn’t mean to call people out with my post. I just know the power of Volnation and it’s for a good cause.
 
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Chief Vol 13 said:
Only way I've defended Urb is on the football field, if you haven't noticed
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What is your opinion of his role in this whole Zach Smith saga? Based upon the merits of the investigation and what has been reported and not at all on your opinion of his ability to coach football, should he have kept his job? How much responsibility does he have with what happened?
 
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Z06VolinWV said:
I still go back to Dana saying he was dreading facing a Pruitt coached defense in the season opener. This was during the NC game with the coaches round table.
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Holgorson is a cocky dude. He definitely knows Pruitt is top notch, but he made that comment sort of tongue in cheek.
 
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LA Vol said:
It does... and it's quite effective in the Big 12. But put their inexperienced RBs (minus their best RB from last year) behind their OL against our front 7 starters and I think we have the advantage. I'm sure there will be a dropoff in our backups, especially in the first game. I'm just not all that concerned that WVU will be able to create a strong running game this early in the season. Maybe I should be... but I'm not.
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Sleegro said:
I agree, and I also don't think the emphasize it very much anyway.
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sleegro took the words out of my mouth. i'd start to worry about the run game as the game went on if we're not able to do anything against their passing game. then they'll be able to do whatever they want anyway.

it's an interesting match up. if their style of play were more traditional, i'd be more inclined to be right there with ya. i think they will be able to pass protect well enough, that when and if they decide to start running the ball, it may be too late anyway....lol.

all that said, i still think our offense will be some of our best defense. i really look for us to limit their possessions and try to keep it out of their hands, and really put the pressure on each possession to be uber productive.
 
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drvenner said:
What is your opinion of his role in this whole Zach Smith saga? Based upon the merits of the investigation and what has been reported and not at all on your opinion of his ability to coach football, should he have kept his job? How much responsibility does he have with what happened?
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Should have been fired if he did know and did nothing about it. Everyone involved who knew and did nothing should be fired. If Urban really didn't know one way or the other but heard the talk, he should have reported it to his higher ups and let them conduct an investigation. They all dropped the ball.
 
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Sleegro said:
They do have a big oline but no real highly rated guys. Their ol coach has a pretty good rep too. He was at Texas and ok state I believe. But they don't have any notable RBS. I don't really expect them to be able to run on us.
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i already addressed this in my response to both of you, but i'll just add here, that if there's one thing that carries over from the past two that does concern me is our ability to really be able to stop a run game. i do think our defense on the whole will be better.

no where to go but up.

but, the ability to stop the run....on any kind of consistent basis...... does fall in the "believe it when i see it" category. we've just been awful agianst the run. hoping health on the front 7, and LB's that can get to the gaps will be a difference this year, and can see that potential given our LB corp. but yeah, i'm a little skittish on saying "i don't think they'll be able to run on us".....lol.
 
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