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The O-line has been beat up and shuffled around and that has a lot to do with it but you don't win road games at UB and BG without improving these numbers. Back to Top TWT General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Post Count: 5,169 Status: Offline     RE: My biggest concern with this team    Posted: 9/29/2013 9:52:28 AM  @Akron is a good time for the ground game to get back on track. Most Memorable Bobcat Events Attended 2010 97-83 win over Georgetown in NCAA 1st round 2012 45-13 victory over ULM in the Independence Bowl 2015 34-3 drubbing of Miami @ Peden front of 25,086 Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,547 Status: Offline     RE: My biggest concern with this team    Posted: 9/29/2013 10:22:33 AM  You may be right, but it's on the guys in the trenches to open the holes. Our injuries there are significant right now. Back to Top Ted Thompson Administrator Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: MAC Play Post Count: 7,720 Status: Offline     RE: My biggest concern with this team    Posted: 9/29/2013 12:42:15 PM  Jason Arkley addresses it in article published today: http://www.athensohiotoday.com/sports/ohiouniversity/getting-back-on-track/article_73b992c7-627c-573b-8713-8348952768fc.html He points out that the current 7-man OL rotation has 1 senior, 3 sophomores, 2 redshirt freshman and 1 true freshman. John Prior is the only still active OL from the preseason projected starting lineup. I guess the hope is these guys continue to get better or some of the injured guys (Lechner, Johnson, McGrath, Smith and Powell) come back. Solich and Albin are very blunt in the article that Ohio's not going anywhere unless the run game improves. Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,496 Status: Offline     RE: My biggest concern with this team    Posted: 9/29/2013 1:03:35 PM  Ted Thompson wrote: ...He points out that the current 7-man OL rotation has 1 senior, 3 sophomores, 2 redshirt freshman and 1 true freshman.... This line will be very good in 2 years, when Powell, Lucas, McQueen, Gibbons, Everhart, Watson, Wood are all Seniors in the Juniors. The best fix in the short run, though, is for the starters to get healthy. Otherwise we just have be patient as the younger guys improve. I remember back in 2005 a promising start to the season fizzled when 3 starters on the Offensive Line went down to injury in one 5-minute period against Bowling Green and there really was no depth behind them. This year when the starters went down against Louisville there was depth, and I'm hoping that the season is the reverse - a slow start turns into a powerful finish as the younger line continues to return, and the Seniors heal up and return. Last Edited: 9/29/2013 1:04:29 PM by L.C. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: My biggest concern with this team    Posted: 9/29/2013 1:24:59 PM  Does any other team in MAC have the depth-and-youth-therefore-potential-to-develop that we have on both lines. We will get better on both lines game by game.  I think that you will almost literally be able to track the numbers. Coach and staff know exactly what we need.  They're all over it with depth and player development. Maybe I am green-koolaid, wild-eyed, crazy over optimistic.  But I think there's some good football in this team this year. Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 6  of 6 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 270 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 268 Guests 2 Registered Users:   Flat Tire, shabamon There are no other users looking at this page.

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