It will be lane or neal. No One else will be close. How many times do we have to go through this... Freshmen should not be starting for Ut. It's a bad thing if they are. Hell, hardesty, graham, Stephens, Lewis, Henry, foster, houston all needed time. Lane could be a phenomenal back. So could neal....
I just hate reading the thousands of posters that can't wait for freshmen to come in and take the reigns... Heck, the result of 4 and 5 star freshmen on the field is a 5 and 7 season.
Edit: my bad, I meant Lane not Neal.
Good opportunity for a freshmen coming, if UT could possibly land Mike Davis (#95 rivals top 100) would really help. Who do you expect to start? Lane looked good at times. Toney is a little undersized, Smith is in the mix.
Guys comin in:
Hill:Alden Hill - Yahoo! Sports
Watson: Quenshaun Watson - Yahoo! Sports
Though your examples are terrible, I didn't say that once in every 5 years or so a legitimate players comes in ready to compete. More so, I am.saying that this board writes off players if they aren't immediate studs and then puts the same expectations on the next class of freshmen.
And that it's stupid to repeat that mistake over and over.
If freshmen are starting, it 999 times out of a thousand, it is a bad sign
Good opportunity for a freshmen coming, if UT could possibly land Mike Davis (#95 rivals top 100) would really help. Who do you expect to start? Lane looked good at times. Toney is a little undersized, Smith is in the mix.
Guys comin in:
Hill:Alden Hill - Yahoo! Sports
Watson: Quenshaun Watson - Yahoo! Sports
UT definitely needs a great RB. Some always seem to think a Fr is going to be that "guy". I didn't think Lane would be the guy this year. Fr rarely are and the OL turned out worse than any of us thought they would.
Now... I am going to flip on that... go with history again... and say that Lane has a very good chance of surprising people next fall.
UT WILL get its run blocking straight. I still think CCB being gone was part of that. They will change schemes and develop more strength. Meetings and film study until the OL's are sick of it.
In the meantime, Lane will finish healing his knee. He will gain some muscle and mature.
The guy wasn't ready as a Freshman. I think he will improve Fr to Soph roughly the same amount as D Rogers did.
I agree with you about this board, however saying a freshmen tailback rarely makes an impact flies in the face of facts. Jamal Lewis rushed for 1300+ yards as a freshman... Dyer, Lattimore had great success as freshman.
Therefore your argument is invalid.
It will be lane or neal. No One else will be close. How many times do we have to go through this... Freshmen should not be starting for Ut. It's a bad thing if they are. Hell, hardesty, graham, Stephens, Lewis, Henry, foster, houston all needed time. Lane could be a phenomenal back. So could neal....
I just hate reading the thousands of posters that can't wait for freshmen to come in and take the reigns... Heck, the result of 4 and 5 star freshmen on the field is a 5 and 7 season.
M clarett. A stud RB can do great work as a freshman.
If bryce brown was not injured I think he could have done more. It is less likely than darick being a good teammate but I would love to see bryce walk on.
His true freshman stats were not bad at all.
M clarett. A stud RB can do great work as a freshman.
If bryce brown was not injured I think he could have done more. It is less likely than darick being a good teammate but I would love to see bryce walk on.
His true freshman stats were not bad at all.