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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 1:50:37 PM 
colobobcat66 wrote:
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L.C. wrote:
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... My argument is this, if 100 well respected coached had an open competition with our back, Irons would win in a landslide. God bless and Happy Resurrection Day.

You can repeat this as often as you like, but that won't make it true. I believe that if you had 100 well respected coaches evaluate the backs last year, not even one would have started Irons ahead of Daz and AJ. Daz and AJ were both skilled, complete running backs. Irons had a lot of potential. His particular strengths are field vision, balance, and his ability to keep moving, all of which benefit him in the open field, but he also has things he needed to work on in order to complete the jump from High School to FBS. For example, he was very ineffective last year running inside, as his height worked against him, and he was often stood up and knocked over easily for little or no gain. The "well respected coaches" would have seen the weaknesses as well as the strengths. Most would have used him like Ohio did - working him into the rotation when they could so that he could get enough work to have some film to study, so that he could continue to improve, and trying to get him focused on becoming the best back he can be.

One thing that I'm looking forward to this fall is seeing an end to this pointless debate. Irons and Brown will both get considerable snaps, and snaps with the first team. Both of them them have the potential to be very, very good backs, and AJ is already a very, very good back. Any of the three of them could end up playing at the next level. Ohio is loaded at running back, and if there is any blocking at all this year, the running game this fall will be fun to watch regardless of which of the three is in.

your friends on this site don't believe that. Frank Solich does not believe that. Heck , you don't believe that. This is pride at this point. You have assistants saying he is AP and Derrick Henry. Let's have some integrity. He is big, fast and hard to bring down. He can catch. AJ is a great back, Daz is a great person but he was the fourth best back on the team. Stats and videotape don't lie. This was not even a respectable response. Daz will tell you.

It's amazing that 128 D-1 football coaches missed this guys' pro potential out of high school. It's a fact that they didn't offer him a scholarship. The guy has great potential, he's not Derrick Henry.


The assistant who see practices and recruits says we only got him because he was from Canada, and another staffer called him Derrick Henry. Now guess who had no offers. Let's not play the offer game or I am so emotional I just say crazy things game.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 2:05:17 PM 
allen wrote:
colobobcat66 wrote:
allen wrote:
L.C. wrote:
allen wrote:
... My argument is this, if 100 well respected coached had an open competition with our back, Irons would win in a landslide. God bless and Happy Resurrection Day.

You can repeat this as often as you like, but that won't make it true. I believe that if you had 100 well respected coaches evaluate the backs last year, not even one would have started Irons ahead of Daz and AJ. Daz and AJ were both skilled, complete running backs. Irons had a lot of potential. His particular strengths are field vision, balance, and his ability to keep moving, all of which benefit him in the open field, but he also has things he needed to work on in order to complete the jump from High School to FBS. For example, he was very ineffective last year running inside, as his height worked against him, and he was often stood up and knocked over easily for little or no gain. The "well respected coaches" would have seen the weaknesses as well as the strengths. Most would have used him like Ohio did - working him into the rotation when they could so that he could get enough work to have some film to study, so that he could continue to improve, and trying to get him focused on becoming the best back he can be.

One thing that I'm looking forward to this fall is seeing an end to this pointless debate. Irons and Brown will both get considerable snaps, and snaps with the first team. Both of them them have the potential to be very, very good backs, and AJ is already a very, very good back. Any of the three of them could end up playing at the next level. Ohio is loaded at running back, and if there is any blocking at all this year, the running game this fall will be fun to watch regardless of which of the three is in.

your friends on this site don't believe that. Frank Solich does not believe that. Heck , you don't believe that. This is pride at this point. You have assistants saying he is AP and Derrick Henry. Let's have some integrity. He is big, fast and hard to bring down. He can catch. AJ is a great back, Daz is a great person but he was the fourth best back on the team. Stats and videotape don't lie. This was not even a respectable response. Daz will tell you.

It's amazing that 128 D-1 football coaches missed this guys' pro potential out of high school. It's a fact that they didn't offer him a scholarship. The guy has great potential, he's not Derrick Henry.


The assistant who see practices and recruits says we only got him because he was from Canada, and another staffer called him Derrick Henry. Now guess who had no offers. Let's not play the offer game or I am so emotional I just say crazy things game.


Being from Canada definitely hurt his chances, but people knew about this guy. This discussion was going on when we got him. Rumors about what some assistant coach says doesn't exactly cut it with me. If you want to believe rumors you hear-great. I hope he has a break out year, I really do, but I'm not convinced that he deserved to play a whole lot more than he did. Anyway, that's history as they say, we still have the future that we can discuss when it happens.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 2:10:02 PM 
colobobcat66 wrote:
allen wrote:
colobobcat66 wrote:
allen wrote:
L.C. wrote:
allen wrote:
... My argument is this, if 100 well respected coached had an open competition with our back, Irons would win in a landslide. God bless and Happy Resurrection Day.

You can repeat this as often as you like, but that won't make it true. I believe that if you had 100 well respected coaches evaluate the backs last year, not even one would have started Irons ahead of Daz and AJ. Daz and AJ were both skilled, complete running backs. Irons had a lot of potential. His particular strengths are field vision, balance, and his ability to keep moving, all of which benefit him in the open field, but he also has things he needed to work on in order to complete the jump from High School to FBS. For example, he was very ineffective last year running inside, as his height worked against him, and he was often stood up and knocked over easily for little or no gain. The "well respected coaches" would have seen the weaknesses as well as the strengths. Most would have used him like Ohio did - working him into the rotation when they could so that he could get enough work to have some film to study, so that he could continue to improve, and trying to get him focused on becoming the best back he can be.

One thing that I'm looking forward to this fall is seeing an end to this pointless debate. Irons and Brown will both get considerable snaps, and snaps with the first team. Both of them them have the potential to be very, very good backs, and AJ is already a very, very good back. Any of the three of them could end up playing at the next level. Ohio is loaded at running back, and if there is any blocking at all this year, the running game this fall will be fun to watch regardless of which of the three is in.

your friends on this site don't believe that. Frank Solich does not believe that. Heck , you don't believe that. This is pride at this point. You have assistants saying he is AP and Derrick Henry. Let's have some integrity. He is big, fast and hard to bring down. He can catch. AJ is a great back, Daz is a great person but he was the fourth best back on the team. Stats and videotape don't lie. This was not even a respectable response. Daz will tell you.

It's amazing that 128 D-1 football coaches missed this guys' pro potential out of high school. It's a fact that they didn't offer him a scholarship. The guy has great potential, he's not Derrick Henry.


The assistant who see practices and recruits says we only got him because he was from Canada, and another staffer called him Derrick Henry. Now guess who had no offers. Let's not play the offer game or I am so emotional I just say crazy things game.


Being from Canada definitely hurt his chances, but people knew about this guy. This discussion was going on when we got him. Rumors about what some assistant coach says doesn't exactly cut it with me. If you want to believe rumors you hear-great. I hope he has a break out year, I really do, but I'm not convinced that he deserved to play a whole lot more than he did. Anyway, that's history as they say, we still have the future that we can discuss when it happens.


+1 except that will do nothing to further an anti-Solich agenda.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 3:45:15 PM 
Clearly, Solich and staff are infallible.

11 years without a title in America's weakest D1 conference and the last four years filled with slamming losses are not evidence to the contrary.

Questioning the coaching in any respect will not be allowed.


I only wonder, in that link that Allen posted to highlights of the BG game, why their receiver was so much bigger, stronger, faster, more balanced than our defensive back.

When will BG get the message about which is the really superlative coaching staff.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 3:48:18 PM 
There's no anti-Solich agenda.

There is an agenda against an under-achieving coaching staff.

The head of that staff happens to be Coach Solich.

pm me; I'll explain it to you.



What's truly embarrassing is the the agenda of the SFB bunch who refuse to judge Solich and staff on actual results. The SFB hold Solich and staff infallible, refusing to evince any respect for academic standards of legitimate, balanced inquiry.



If you can prove that Solich is not our head coach, I'll change who I attempt to hold responsible for the coaching.



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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 4:23:10 PM 
Monroe can you please answer my question?

Why do you think Christian McCaffery was limited to 42 carries in 2014?

Last Edited: 3/27/2016 4:25:09 PM by The Situation

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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 4:40:46 PM 
colobobcat66 wrote:
Being from Canada definitely hurt his chances, but people knew about this guy. This discussion was going on when we got him. Rumors about what some assistant coach says doesn't exactly cut it with me. If you want to believe rumors you hear-great. I hope he has a break out year, I really do, but I'm not convinced that he deserved to play a whole lot more than he did. Anyway, that's history as they say, we still have the future that we can discuss when it happens.

Correct, being in Canada did hurt his recruiting opportunities somewhat, but it didn't completely stop all offers. He attended multiple camps in the US, and had ample opportunity to be seen. If his game had been as complete as some would have you believe, and he had arrived NFL ready, he would have had some more offers. He had a lot of potential, but that didn't mean that he didn't have room to improve, nor that he didn't need to improve to be ready for FBS.

The arguments have become so ridiculous at this point that I can't take them seriously, and I don't think that the people making them actually believe them either. I mean, seriously, no real fan could oppose the idea that a player needs to play well and earn his playing time. Irons and Brown played well enough in practice, and well enough late in games to get some snaps with the first team, but didn't do well enough with those opportunities to get moved higher on the depth chart. Not one person has disputed, much less refuted that statement. Instead they just argue that based on eye appeal, or something, they shouldn't have to perform on the field, and they should just be given the starting position.

To be honest, I'm coming to the conclusion that the whole reason that this discussion continues is to try to create disharmony with the team, to try to re-create the problems of 2013 in the hopes that this team fails. I think that some find the rumor alarming that Irons has been more mature this year, and has been working hard, as further evidenced by his super-iron Bobcat award. I, for one, hope that the rumors are true, and that his maturity is such that he will continue to work hard, and that he will become the player I believe he can be, and that he can get the starting position, not by getting it gifted to him, but by earning it.

I also don't know why some here continue to leave Brown out of the discussion. Brown has a very similar level of talent to Irons, and a very similar potential. Like Irons, he has things to work on to round out his game, but he's not your typical third string running back. I think he can be better than the likes of Harden, Davidson, and Garrett, for example. Ohio is very deep with talented running backs. Oddly, given Solich's track record, I expected this to happen a decade ago. It's taken a lot longer than I expected, but Ohio is definitely loaded at running back today.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 4:50:10 PM 
2 backs sets?


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 7:24:43 PM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
Clearly, Solich and staff are infallible.

11 years without a title in America's weakest D1 conference and the last four years filled with slamming losses are not evidence to the contrary.

Questioning the coaching in any respect will not be allowed.


I only wonder, in that link that Allen posted to highlights of the BG game, why their receiver was so much bigger, stronger, faster, more balanced than our defensive back.

When will BG get the message about which is the really superlative coaching staff.



Keep up with the strawman approach. There is nobody here that says Solich et al are infallible.
Don't understand this except it just wears people down listening to it. It's amazing that you can't come up with something more worthwhile.

Last Edited: 3/27/2016 7:26:13 PM by colobobcat66

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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 7:42:17 PM 
Monroe Slavin wrote:
Clearly, Solich and staff are infallible.

11 years without a title in America's weakest D1 conference and the last four years filled with slamming losses are not evidence to the contrary.

Questioning the coaching in any respect will not be allowed.


I only wonder, in that link that Allen posted to highlights of the BG game, why their receiver was so much bigger, stronger, faster, more balanced than our defensive back.

When will BG get the message about which is the really superlative coaching staff.



As one could predict .. with 99.9% probability you ONCE AGAIN go on a rant about Frank, no MACC on a Maleek Irons thread trying to hijack yet another thread. I imagine you have more (repetitive) posts on this one never ending 'opinion' than most BA'ers have TOTAL posts.

And now you can state with authority that the MAC is the weakest D1 football conference? Your infinite wisdom is mind boggling! Thanks for yet another laugh!!

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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 8:40:33 PM 
mid70sbobcat wrote:
...And now you can state with authority that the MAC is the weakest D1 football conference? Your infinite wisdom is mind boggling! Thanks for yet another laugh!!

I know that facts are irrelevant, and "eye appeal", or "how you feel about things" is what matters, but Sagarin rated the g5 conferences this way in 2015:

AAC 66.85
MWC 61.75
MAC 59.83
CUSA 56.24
Sunbelt 55.04


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/27/2016 11:32:16 PM 
Two staff members say AP and Derrick Henry vs. mediocre fans would have started Rudy. Video tape vs. made up stories. Stats vs. feeling. I have to go with the assistants, the video tapes and the stats. We know that if Irons had 200 carries, we would be looking at least 1400 yards. He has not even got a chance to get a rhythm. Sorry


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/28/2016 6:07:40 AM 
allen wrote:
Two staff members say AP and Derrick Henry vs. mediocre fans would have started Rudy. Video tape vs. made up stories. Stats vs. feeling. I have to go with the assistants, the video tapes and the stats. We know that if Irons had 200 carries, we would be looking at least 1400 yards. He has not even got a chance to get a rhythm. Sorry


1400/200 = 7.0.

2015 Irons
198/33=6.0

2015 MAC Rushing Leaders
RUSHING Cl Yards/Att.=Avg. Avg/G
1. HUNT, Kareem-TOLEDO JR 973/178=5.5 108.1
2. GREENE, Travis-BGSU SR 1299/223=5.8 92.8
3. BOUAGNON, Joel-NIU JR 1285/283=4.5 91.8
4. JACKSON, Darius-EMU SR 1078/208=5.2 89.8
5. SWANSON, Terry-TOLEDO SO 923/143=6.5 83.9
6. Young, M.-UMASS FR 973/154=6.3 81.1
7. BOGAN, Jamauri-WMU FR 1051/162=6.5 80.8
8. TAYLOR, Anthone-UB SR 829/186=4.5 75.4
9. HUNDLEY, Conor-AKRON SR 911/202=4.5 70.1
10. JOHNSON, Jordan-UB JR 811/172=4.7 67.6

2015 FBS Rushing Average Per Carry
49. Derrick Henry Alabama Jr. RB 15 2219 395 5.62

AP Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.9.
Career 11675/2381 = 4.9

allen. Where do you get the idea that given the blessed opportunity to do the heavy lifting your average goes up?

Last Edited: 3/28/2016 8:18:09 AM by Bcat2


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/28/2016 7:15:14 AM 
L.C. wrote:
colobobcat66 wrote:
Being from Canada definitely hurt his chances, but people knew about this guy. This discussion was going on when we got him. Rumors about what some assistant coach says doesn't exactly cut it with me. If you want to believe rumors you hear-great. I hope he has a break out year, I really do, but I'm not convinced that he deserved to play a whole lot more than he did. Anyway, that's history as they say, we still have the future that we can discuss when it happens.


Correct, being in Canada did hurt his recruiting opportunities somewhat, but it didn't completely stop all offers. He attended multiple camps in the US, and had ample opportunity to be seen. If his game had been as complete as some would have you believe, and he had arrived NFL ready, he would have had some more offers. He had a lot of potential, but that didn't mean that he didn't have room to improve, nor that he didn't need to improve to be ready for FBS.


Phil Steele thought he would start as a freshmen right out of the gate for Ohio. People definitely knew about him.

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   Posted: 3/28/2016 9:04:24 AM 
Bobcatzblitz wrote:
Irons is coming a long. We all wanted to see more of him but he is maturing OFF and ON the field. It's a process and knowing what I now know Maleek had/has a lot of growing to do. With that said we should get to see him a lot more this year along with AJ and a few others.

This quote, along with the fact that Irons was a Super-Iron Bobcat tells us what we need to know. We can all look forward to seeing Irons, version 2.0 this fall.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/28/2016 11:05:07 AM 
Bcat2 wrote:
allen wrote:
Two staff members say AP and Derrick Henry vs. mediocre fans would have started Rudy. Video tape vs. made up stories. Stats vs. feeling. I have to go with the assistants, the video tapes and the stats. We know that if Irons had 200 carries, we would be looking at least 1400 yards. He has not even got a chance to get a rhythm. Sorry


1400/200 = 7.0.

2015 Irons
198/33=6.0

2015 MAC Rushing Leaders
RUSHING Cl Yards/Att.=Avg. Avg/G
1. HUNT, Kareem-TOLEDO JR 973/178=5.5 108.1
2. GREENE, Travis-BGSU SR 1299/223=5.8 92.8
3. BOUAGNON, Joel-NIU JR 1285/283=4.5 91.8
4. JACKSON, Darius-EMU SR 1078/208=5.2 89.8
5. SWANSON, Terry-TOLEDO SO 923/143=6.5 83.9
6. Young, M.-UMASS FR 973/154=6.3 81.1
7. BOGAN, Jamauri-WMU FR 1051/162=6.5 80.8
8. TAYLOR, Anthone-UB SR 829/186=4.5 75.4
9. HUNDLEY, Conor-AKRON SR 911/202=4.5 70.1
10. JOHNSON, Jordan-UB JR 811/172=4.7 67.6

2015 FBS Rushing Average Per Carry
49. Derrick Henry Alabama Jr. RB 15 2219 395 5.62

AP Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.9.
Career 11675/2381 = 4.9

allen. Where do you get the idea that given the blessed opportunity to do the heavy lifting your average goes up?


Wait until he gets a rhythm. In the third and fourth quarters the de defenses heart will not be in it.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Transfer Watch
   Posted: 3/29/2016 12:04:23 AM 
L.C. wrote:
Bobcatzblitz wrote:
Irons is coming a long. We all wanted to see more of him but he is maturing OFF and ON the field. It's a process and knowing what I now know Maleek had/has a lot of growing to do. With that said we should get to see him a lot more this year along with AJ and a few others.

This quote, along with the fact that Irons was a Super-Iron Bobcat tells us what we need to know. We can all look forward to seeing Irons, version 2.0 this fall.



+1 Maleek Irons 2.0 is rumored not to have the off-the-field problems of the 1.0 version. He is also rumored to be learning a few things that will make his running even better. Stay tuned, you won't be disappointed, unless your bottom line is you want Frank to leave on a down note rather than a high note.


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
   Posted: 3/29/2016 12:07:26 PM 
Through posts on this site and PMs I have received, it appears many of us (myself, LC, Allen, Monroe, Blitz, OCF, etc.) are hearing the same thing from assistants, other players, administrators, observers, etc. Irons has great natural ability. One of the main reasons he ended up here is he is from Canada: The fact he played against inferior competition and had a limited playbook and responsibilities outside of running left, right, up the middle made other schools shy away…and has held him back here. Additionally, there were off the field issues that infiltrated the situation.

His lack of playing time does not appear to be an issue with other players, as no one has heard a complaint from within...only from those on this board...who are not involved with the program...except as passionate fans.

It also sounds like we are hearing the same thing with respect to where Iron stands now. That the 2.0 version is amped, pushing himself, has shed the off the field issues, and is ready to go...and will see the field often, and ahead of most (if not all) next year.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
   Posted: 3/29/2016 8:50:27 PM 
OUr defense players HATE TO HIT HIM now that should tell you the kid is developing nicely. We have a lot of talent in the back field give it some time. Ball security was mentioned as he fumbled once but he runs hard and downhill. I got to see the scrimmage and he was running with an attitude though he fumbled once. The offense was not very good but several guys stood out who havent even been mentioned much on this board. And yes Irons was found later by several bigger schools namely Oregon State and Arizona he stuck with Ohio.
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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
   Posted: 3/29/2016 9:30:56 PM 
Bobcatzblitz wrote:
OUr defense players HATE TO HIT HIM now that should tell you the kid is developing nicely. We have a lot of talent in the back field give it some time. Ball security was mentioned as he fumbled once but he runs hard and downhill. I got to see the scrimmage and he was running with an attitude though he fumbled once. The offense was not very good but several guys stood out who havent even been mentioned much on this board. And yes Irons was found later by several bigger schools namely Oregon State and Arizona he stuck with Ohio.


"several guys stood out who haven't even been mentioned much on this board."

Arkley hit on a few.

"notables from the short scrimmage on Friday:

— Bo Hardy, a fifth-year senior, has moved from RB to safety this spring. He had the best ‘hit’ of the series on the first play when he cut down RB Maleek Irons for a 1-yard loss.

— Early enrollee WR Cameron Odom hauled in a 47-yard gain on a deep throw down the left sideline. Odom clearly caused some separation from the corner while the ball was in the air."

http://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/sear ...





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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
   Posted: 4/2/2016 8:21:38 PM 
Scrimmage info.

http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/04021...

Irons; seven for 25, 3.6 per rush, with one TD.

Brown; six for 38, 6.3 per rush, with two TDs.

Berger with three sacks.

Robbins & Cunningham five tackles each.

London Miller with an Int.

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Bcat2 wrote:
Scrimmage info.

http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/04021...

Irons; seven for 25, 3.6 per rush, with one TD.

Brown; six for 38, 6.3 per rush, with two TDs.


FS seemed to like the performance from both guys.

“I thought individually Dorian Brown really ran hard, I thought Maleek showed really good running ability with the ability to pick up yards after contact. Both of those guys can be that kind of runner,” said head coach Frank Solich. “We need to develop the running game more, we are asking a lot of our quarterbacks in terms of really being on the mark as far as what all their reads are and that will continue to get better. We have another week of spring practice, then summer and then fall camp make sure we have those guys really understanding what all they need to do.”

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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
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Cats-22 wrote:
FS seemed to like the performance from both guys.

“I thought individually Dorian Brown really ran hard, I thought Maleek showed really good running ability with the ability to pick up yards after contact. Both of those guys can be that kind of runner,” said head coach Frank Solich. “We need to develop the running game more, we are asking a lot of our quarterbacks in terms of really being on the mark as far as what all their reads are and that will continue to get better. We have another week of spring practice, then summer and then fall camp make sure we have those guys really understanding what all they need to do.”

That is a point that I'm surprised is missed as often as it is. Not only is Irons a back with a ton of potential, but Dorian Brown is, too. Unfortunately for Brown, he fumbled quite often in 2014, and that hurt him (and helped AJ), but Brown obviously worked hard on that, as did all the backs, and none of the backs had any fumbles at all in 2015.

I'm really looking forward to seeing all the running backs in 2016.


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Cats-22 wrote:
Bcat2 wrote:
Scrimmage info.

http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/04021...

Irons; seven for 25, 3.6 per rush, with one TD.

Brown; six for 38, 6.3 per rush, with two TDs.


FS seemed to like the performance from both guys.

“I thought individually Dorian Brown really ran hard, I thought Maleek showed really good running ability with the ability to pick up yards after contact. Both of those guys can be that kind of runner,” said head coach Frank Solich. “We need to develop the running game more, we are asking a lot of our quarterbacks in terms of really being on the mark as far as what all their reads are and that will continue to get better. We have another week of spring practice, then summer and then fall camp make sure we have those guys really understanding what all they need to do.”


Arkley's assessment.

"Brown was the most productive back of the day, and finished with 38 yards on six carries. And that doesn’t include a 16-yard touchdown run that was called back because of an offensive penalty. He gained at least five yards on five of his six carries."

http://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/offe...


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  Message Not Read  RE: Maleek Irons Isn't Going To Transfer. It is just a bunch of old guys on this site passing time....and gas
   Posted: 4/3/2016 11:44:44 AM 
Irons had a 12 yard touchdown where he broke through tackles against the ones. FS has a wealth of good backs and that is probably why he mentioned both, Brown to me has the best vision. Irons needs to work on his angles a little bit. Sometimes he needs to cut and explode verse bouncing it outside.


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