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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
You've sold me Haw is going to be a monster :) - got to love the voice of a true believer. Like I say below though -- I want to see it with my own eyes.Oneshot said:
Compare and contrast -- the only negative spin I ever heard about Haw last year was that he was either a) having a harder time picking up schemes / timing than Pittman, or that b) he had some issues hitting the hole hard. Some theorists opined that based on one or other of these that Haw was red-shirted, while Pittman played.
Now above I have an eye witness report concerning how Haw made his own yards, some perhaps tough, some on speed. Plus stats on eye-popping speed in the backfield.
Seems to me that an intriguing parts of going to the Spring game is - how much and how well Haw plays.
We could be one back away from an absolutely awesome offense, one back...
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Taosman
Your Cousin In New Mexxico
If he ran a 4.2 hand time,twice and that was with as he says ,"babyfat", how fast is he now? Would this make him as fast as Ginn? Does anyone really think this kid is as fast as Ginn? Is their any college player as fast as Ginn? I have to remain very skeptical! Common, Erik, prove me wrong!
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fiestabuckeye
Rookie
zincfinger said:
Anthony's no where near being big at 5-8 and 194 pounds, but he has tremendous balance which IMO is the greatest attribute for any athlete to have.
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AnnArborBuck
Junior
Anybody who watched the Big 33 games knows what Haw is capable of. Haw was the only guy on the field that looked remotely in the same league of Ginn as far as speed goes.
If Haw gets a seam up the middle, he is GONE!
If Haw gets a seam up the middle, he is GONE!
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Fear not - The answer to that question is plenty.Renard said:
I hear Tressel say he would like a more explosive offense this year -- I would not mistake that for less balanced.
Tressel does, did and likely always will believe in the value of a good running game. And, even if the pass gets called a majority of plays in a drive, who's to say it couldn't be to a RB?
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zincfinger
Gert Frobe-approved
No doubt about that. Even with talk among fans about a more "wide-open" offense next season (and I think I've heard that talk before the season every year, at least since Tressel's been here), that's in comparison to an offense that has consistently called running plays 60% of the time; sometimes 70%. There's no way that ever drops below 50%, and even 50/50 would be a huge change, and frankly, somewhat surprising. Any back who shows he can consistently get it done is gonna get all the opportunities he can handle.sandgk said:
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aurorabuckeye13
Heisman
Exactly... Tressel love to pound the ball and play special teams and then win with good defense, however this year with ginn and holmes on the outside and an improved offensive line I'm looking for a very balanced attack on offensesandgk said:
My gut feeling is that either Haw of Pittman will have a big breakout season this year with other teams focusing on ginn and holmes on the outside
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smithlabs
Heisman
We barely have a pair and a spare next year. Both backs could have huge yearsaurorabuckeye13 said:
Here is the stats for our primary rushers last year-
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td class="TSubHead" colspan="2" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">NAME</td> <td class="TSubHead" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">G</td> <td class="TSubHead" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">RUSHES</td> <td class="TData3" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">YARDS</td> <td class="TSubHead" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">YDS/RUSH</td> <td class="TSubHead" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">YDS/G</td> <td class="TSubHead" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">TD</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1.</td> <td class="TData1" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Lydell Ross </td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">9</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">117</td> <td class="TData3" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">475</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4.1</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">52.8</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">2.</td> <td class="TData2" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Antonio Pittman </td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">10</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">72</td> <td class="TData3" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">381</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">5.3</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">38.1</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">3.</td> <td class="TData1" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Troy Smith </td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">8</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">82</td> <td class="TData3" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">339</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4.1</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">42.4</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4.</td> <td class="TData2" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Maurice Hall </td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">8</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">52</td> <td class="TData3" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">216</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4.2</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">27.0</td> <td class="TData2" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">5.</td> <td class="TData1" align="left" nowrap="nowrap">Branden Joe </td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">9</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">50</td> <td class="TData3" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">162</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">3.2</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">18.0</td> <td class="TData1" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1</td></tr></tbody> </table>
So let's say that these carries are now split between our two primary backs (I know Smith is still on the team but hopefully he doesn't HAVE to run as much). That means that each back will 187 carries based on last year's numbers. If the backs can maintain Pittman's average of 5.3 YPC than they will have 991 yards for the season. Perhaps the each get a gravy run or two to top 1000 yards.
I know this is a simplified arguement. Smith could still get lots of carries or more balls could go to the wide receivers. There is also a chance that the runs will be even more effective with the defense having to focus elsewhere. Drives might continue because we pick up first downs or just don't fumble. We even might have a big lead and run the ball to kill the clock.
I am looking for both primary backs to have a big year next year and at least two freshman backs (Wells & ?) to get double digit carries for the year.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Haw talks about the spring game
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Erik Haw
</TD><TD noWrap width=3></TD><TD vAlign=top>Strong Second Half Key For Haw
By Steve Helwagen Managing Editor
Date: Apr 24, 2005
Redshirt freshman tailback Erik Haw made some believers with his play in the second half of Saturday's Scarlet and Gray Game. He had 79 of his 86 yards and a touchdown in the second half of the spring-ending scrimmage. Click here for more on the tailback spot.
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The play he remembers most is the hit on him by A.J. Hawk. He called it a welcome back to football hit and said it really woke him up.
Haw thinks he needs to improve his strength for the fall.
(I was at the game near the field and I thought that Haw ran with determination and looked to run over some people as the game went on. He has definetly put on some size since last fall.)
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