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Piece together the Buckeye season!

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LordJeffBuck said:
Agree on Boone, maybe not game four though.

Eventually the 2005 starting OL could very well be:

LT Boone
LG Sims
OC Cordle
RG Mangold
RT Barton

With Rehring backing up at either tackle spot, Person, Mitchum, and Skinner being in the two-deep on the inside. Datish, Downing, and the rest will have a tough time staying in the two-deep.
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Funny how everyone thinks Steve is gonna be a life long back up. Remember last year when no one could beleive he got an offer, and then ended up being the only true frosh on the oline to see time (and in no way am I taking anything away from those guys). Can't wait till the season. :)
 
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RB Eric Haw

Finally settled after his late spring high, Eric asserted himself in Texas game after starter Antonio Pittman went down with a sprained ankle in the first quarter. Since the Texas game, he has gained 925 yards averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Strangely, he caught another 18 passes out of the backfield. Now healthy, Pittman has gotten only 34 carries since. Maurice Wells and Anderson Russell redshirted.
 
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victor64 said:
RB Eric Haw

Finally settled after his late spring high, Eric asserted himself in Texas game after starter Antonio Pittman went down with a sprained ankle in the first quarter. Since the Texas game, he has gained 925 yards averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Strangely, he caught another 18 passes out of the backfield. Now healthy, Pittman has gotten only 34 carries since. Maurice Wells and Anderson Russell redshirted.
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Wow, Tress has some balls. Pittman goes down with a sprained ankle and he doesn't pull the redshirt off Wells or Russell. Haw was a busy boy rushing for 188.8 rushes without a backup. Perhaps White moved to TB for this year or one of the walkons was serviceable. Still, assuming 30 carries per game puts Pittman's return somewhere around game 8. We must be getting good production from our WR's. I bet Ginn gets a few hand offs and there are some designated QB runs for Smith. :tongue2:

I guess if I mock I have to put something out there....

New York fans realize that Mike Nugent was a steal in the second round as he is on pace to be a pro bowl kicker in his first year in the league. However, the only thing the fans miss in Columbus is a good phonetic cheer for his replacement, Josh Houston. Houston has been perfect under 40 yards for the season and 6/7 over 40 including one from 55 and the game winning 47 yarder at Penn State.
 
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For the record, I haven't written off either Rehring or Mitchum - both could easily be starters in 2005 and beyond. I was making a "shoot from the hip" prediction in a "fun" thread before the beginning of training camp. Barring injury, Steve and Kyle will certainly be in the two-deep this season.
 
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This probably wasn't the thread to say anything, since it is a "fun" thread. My opinion would be that Cordle is going to be the first and maybe the only one to see game time. From what I hear he is the real deal. Plus with Mangold leaving this year they will want Cordle to have taken some snaps in a game. Before he steps in, in 2006.

And knowing Steve he "certainly" won't take second without a fight. Trust me I know this, the kid doesn't give up.

LordJeffBuck said:
For the record, I haven't written off either Rehring or Mitchum - both could easily be starters in 2005 and beyond. I was making a "shoot from the hip" prediction in a "fun" thread before the beginning of training camp. Barring injury, Steve and Kyle will certainly be in the two-deep this season.
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I think the surprise of the season may be one of the true freshman (Malcolm Jenkins or Andre Amos) winning the corner job opposite of Youboty by mid-season. Jenkins apparently shut down everyone in the NJ/NY game while Amos was all over Mario Manningham in the Ohio North-South game.
 
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I think the surprise of the year may be some sophomore namedTedd Ginn Jr. I know many of you may not have heard of him, but rumors are that he runs a decent 40 and is somewhat elusive...


OK, play time with the smart ass is over.....
 
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Underdogg I hope your right about Cordle. From what I've seen of him he reminds me of the lineman from Minny...cant remember his name. Anyway very good on his feet, probably real good at pulling. Remember when Stafford was pulling early in the season for Mo C. and we were eatin up the yards in 2002? I would love to see it again.

Mili brings up a rather valid point that I really didn't give much thought to. I forgot all about Jenkins accomplishments in that game, as well as Amos. Mili what percentage chance would you give either starting from the onset, or midway thru the season?

Alright I opened my mouth heres another:

Jay Richardson 6-6/270-
Jay took over where Simon Fraser left off last year with a little twist. Jay has recorded 5.5 sacks with 8 tackles for a loss from his defensive end position. Jay has improved the numbers from this postion from last year. Yet he remarks,"The offensive lines are getting so many different looks from us. David (Patterson) and Vernon (Gholston) bring so many things to the table. We play as a team."
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
I think the surprise of the season may be one of the true freshman (Malcolm Jenkins or Andre Amos) winning the corner job opposite of Youboty by mid-season. Jenkins apparently shut down everyone in the NJ/NY game while Amos was all over Mario Manningham in the Ohio North-South game.
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What's absurd is that those two could be ready to start yet be redshirted b/c Everett, Welch, Lane and O'Neal might be better. We really are quite greedy at DB :)
 
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QB Troy Smith throws for 40 TDs and 13 INT and rushes for 750 yards on the way to the Heisman trophy.

*Wakes up*

I think Ginn will break the punt return record this year and I think that Gonzalez will have 6 TDs. I also believe Ginn will move to #3 WR behind Gonzalez and instead start on defence opposite of Youbuty.
 
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CoosMeister said:
QB Troy Smith throws for 40 TDs and 13 INT and rushes for 750 yards on the way to the Heisman trophy.

*Wakes up*

I think Ginn will break the punt return record this year and I think that Gonzalez will have 6 TDs. I also believe Ginn will move to #3 WR behind Gonzalez and instead start on defence opposite of Youbuty.
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The only way I see TGII starting on defense is if we have a rash of injuries at cornerback. It would have to be on par with Iowa's running back catastrophe from last season, though. We have too many viable candidates to play CB, and he is too valuable on offense. I think he may get spot duty on D, but only in the red zone or maybe if someone is absolutely torching the defensive backfield- which I don't see happening.
 
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