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Topic: Preseason Coaches Poll

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Cincydawg

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #28 on: August 08, 2024, 10:15:07 PM »
Hyperbole is often exaggerated.  

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #29 on: August 08, 2024, 10:18:04 PM »
The Left Coast teams are notoriously thin in the trenches, due to the lack of 300+ pounders in that region compared to the Southeast and Midwest. Did any of them get that straightened out with NIL? If not, that could spell disaster in the Big Ten. 

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #30 on: August 08, 2024, 10:27:38 PM »
Somewhere King Berry is furrowing his brow over that Wisconsin schedule. 

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #31 on: August 08, 2024, 10:51:33 PM »
similar to Tommie Frazier

great O-line, great RB, great defense
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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #32 on: August 08, 2024, 11:39:10 PM »
The Left Coast teams are notoriously thin in the trenches, due to the lack of 300+ pounders in that region compared to the Southeast and Midwest. Did any of them get that straightened out with NIL? If not, that could spell disaster in the Big Ten.
USC had dominant lines when Pete was there. I think there’s obviously plenty of OL talent out west, the Pac has just tended to play a different style of ball for awhile. Much more spread open, finesse, high tempo. Nothing wrong with that as that obviously works to score lots of points, but perhaps some toughness does get lost in the process. 

I do think it’s going to be very interesting to see their OL’s having to face defenses like Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State, and Wisconsin who have become known for their tough ass front 7’s- week in week out.

Washington won the Joe Moore award for best OL and had both their starting tackles drafted, one in the 1st round and the other in the 2nd round and they flat out just couldn’t block Michigan’s front 7. Penix was running for his life or on his back almost the entire game. 

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #33 on: August 09, 2024, 01:15:32 AM »
Fat talent

polynesia > out west
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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #34 on: August 09, 2024, 01:16:39 AM »
Hyperbole is often exaggerated. 
Tebow lived up to his.
Ron Powlus did not.
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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #35 on: August 09, 2024, 09:11:17 AM »
fingers crossed for Dylan Raiola


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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #36 on: August 09, 2024, 09:17:10 AM »
Somewhere King Berry is furrowing his brow over that Wisconsin schedule.
Nah, he actually likes it.

He's in Platteville with the team, observing training camp. 
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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #37 on: August 09, 2024, 09:37:59 AM »
The first thing I look for is a returning experienced QB who was pretty good last season.

Then I like to see 3+ OLs returning.

Then something on D, a couple good LBs coming back.

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #38 on: August 11, 2024, 08:08:40 AM »
The first thing I look for is a returning experienced QB who was pretty good last season.

Then I like to see 3+ OLs returning.

Then something on D, a couple good LBs coming back.
Was this in response to a question? I missed the question.

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #39 on: August 11, 2024, 08:18:12 AM »
USC had dominant lines when Pete was there.
Or some other fella - McKay I believe his name was
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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #40 on: August 11, 2024, 08:39:04 AM »
fingers crossed for Dylan Raiola


O:-)
Why did they discover some toe jam during his pedicure?

"With Nebraska, I always believed it was in my blood, it was in my heart, for a long time," Raiola explained, per Rivals.com.

Of course after committing to Ohio State before flipping his commitment to Georgia and moving there. Following the January 2023 announcement his top four schools,were Georgia, Nebraska, Oregon, and USC.

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Re: Preseason Coaches Poll
« Reply #41 on: August 11, 2024, 09:25:58 AM »
he's probably the highest rated QB recruit ever at UNL.

don't need a bust
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