RB targets

[Memnon]

Interesting takes from DMoney and Memnon…seems to be a tricky situation.

There's nothing tricky about it.

Makhi Hughes will be the best returning RB in CFB next year.

That's the end of the discussion.

 

[flips]

Does anyone still think we don't need Hughes after watching what happened after #6 stopped playing in the bowl game?

 

[Tony4Canes]

Does anyone still think we don't need Hughes after watching what happened after #6 stopped playing in the bowl game?

And Fletcher banged up in the goal line drive and Lyle in

 

[flips]

And Fletcher banged up in the goal line drive and Lyle in

Did Fletcher get dinged up on that 2nd & 1 conversion from ISU 9? That would explain a lot about the playcalling the rest of that drive and the next one.

Fletcher and Lyle are both nice backs and I expect them both to get better next year. Neither one of them should be expected to be RB1 though.

We're either going to somehow kick save the QB position in the portal with a QB who has started who's good/pretty good or were going to get a guy who has started and is decent/good or we're going to get a guy who was highly ranked coming out of HS but hasn't started yet.

Even in the best outcome - the first one - we're going to need to lean on our run game more than we did this year. Best way to ensure that's possible is to go out and get the best running back in the portal.

 

[bshaw28]

There's nothing tricky about it.

Makhi Hughes will be the best returning RB in CFB next year.

That's the end of the discussion.

Jeremiyah Love

Praying Martinez comes back is our only hope here - and that's a slim chance

I'd go after Hughes - but looks like that won't happen

 

[Angry Ibis]

After that **** show, we may want to revisit this discussion.

 

[TOcane]

I say we pay Martinez whatever the heck he wants and bring him back. I love watching that kid play and he is better than everyone in this thread.

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

And Fletcher banged up in the goal line drive and Lyle in

That's what happen when you run the ball forever times in a row. Better have more than 4 ******* RBs to do that ****.

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

After that **** show, we may want to revisit this discussion.

Some of you people have short memories. It was just 2 seasons ago when all 5 of our scholarship RBs got injured and missed time at one point or another.

4 scholarship RBs is not enough RBs, especially when 2 of them have done nothing in college. And even moreso considering the sort of offense we will likely need to revert to with our current QB options.

 

[Tony4Canes]

 

[DMoney]

Sounds like Makhi Hughes is going to Oregon to play with his brother. He should have huge success there.

 

[Tony4Canes]

Sounds like Makhi Hughes is going to Oregon to play with his brother. He should have huge success there.

MF Oregon

Top 5 in Recruiting & Portal

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

I wish Mario stayed at Oregon. They wouldn’t be having this success

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

I wish Mario stayed at Oregon. They wouldn’t be having this success

Mario set the table. If OU wins out, Lanning's speech has minimum 30 seconds of thanking Mario for making it all possible.

 

[BCntyCane]

If Cam Ward was coming back then sure.

With what will undoubtedly be a drastic drop off in QB play, having an actual ELITE RB should be paramount.

Betting on the run game, with a worse QB & seemingly losing Martinez, with only 2 backs currently on the roster with any productivity is a gamble in odds that doesn't favor the unlucky.

Oh ST already had a 1200yd back in Treveyon Henderson, but they still brought in Quinshon Judkins when he became available. Why? Because adding great players to your team makes winning easier.

Hughes is better than every RB on the team, that's not debatable.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

Interesting takes from DMoney and Memnon…seems to be a tricky situation.

D$ is paid to pump out propaganda from the Hecht. We saw this in the spring, the fall, Emory, etc. I’m not even blaming him, he had a job to do and he does it better than any canes site.

Memnon has been an instrumental proponent of this board and has no dog in this fight. He’s been right more often than not on prospects, our CB room, Ward and Emory, coaches, etc.

If you polled 10000 fans from around CFB to say who’s better, 99% would said Hughes. The 1% would be superfans from Miami.

I know which side I’m riding with. And I’m not saying Lyle is not good - I think he’ll be a very good RB in due time.

But to go into 2025 will all your eggs in his basket (pause, I think?) and not even look to upgrade at the position is not only risky, but reckless behavior.

The most important thing D$ said was the funds aren’t unlimited. Which to me, is an issue. We should be looking to upgrade everywhere on offense, especially losing a talent like Ward and Martinez.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

The #1 team in America wants him as does every major program, But we have Fletcher and Lyle.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

I say we pay Martinez whatever the heck he wants and bring him back. I love watching that kid play and he is better than everyone in this thread.

Now this I wholeheartedly agree with. He’s a top 5 back in the nation if he returns.

But I’m not so sure he has anything to prove, which should signal a departure to the NFL.

 

[htownkidd]

But to go into 2025 will all your eggs in his basket (pause, I think?) and not even look to upgrade at the position is not only risky, but reckless behavior.

 

[PIPO]

D$ is paid to pump out propaganda from the Hecht. We saw this in the spring, the fall, Emory, etc. I’m not even blaming him, he had a job to do and he does it better than any canes site.

Memnon has been an instrumental proponent of this board and has no dog in this fight. He’s been right more often than not on prospects, our CB room, Ward and Emory, coaches, etc.

If you polled 10000 fans from around CFB to say who’s better, 99% would said Hughes. The 1% would be superfans from Miami.

I know which side I’m riding with. And I’m not saying Lyle is not good - I think he’ll be a very good RB in due time.

But to go into 2025 will all your eggs in his basket (pause, I think?) and not even look to upgrade at the position is not only risky, but reckless behavior.

The most important thing D$ said was the funds aren’t unlimited. Which to me, is an issue. We should be looking to upgrade everywhere on offense, especially losing a talent like Ward and Martinez.

Mario’s middle name is “Wreckless.”