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JgDaCane said:
When Vegas starts to think we're a good team that's when I'll start to believe were a good team. They think we stink unfortunately.
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I’m pretty sure Vegas has had our over-under between 7.5-9.5 wins every year (minus this year of course) going back to 2018 and maybe even further. We always “prove” Vegas wrong in a bad way.

Vegas routinely favors us to win a good majority of our games, so saying you’re “waiting for Vegas to like us” well you missed the boat lol

Hopefully this year we do the same. Prove Vegas wrong but in a good way.
 
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Nice update on the current players outside of Zion. Is Kinsler projecting as a tackle as well? If so whats the plan for Okunlola, Mauigoa and Kinsler together in future seasons? Can Kinsler slide to Guard?

Seems the Chris Cole update wasn't as promising as some previous updates. Would love to somehow get him in the class. Same with Franklin
 
IbzRlz said:
3 weeks ago I said Simmons was in play because his Mom loves Miami and was told no way by a few posters...
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Encino Man No GIF
 
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Manfred_Cane said:
Samson needing to get stronger was stuff pre summer and if he's one of the players that's made the biggest jump during the summer, he should be the LT moving forward. Let him get his reps with the 1s now, let him get the reps vs Miami (OH), and when TAMU comes in, offense can always line up Cam McCormick next to Samson if they feel the need to lend help. And by the time we'll see the next REAL defense on our schedule, it'll be Clemson which is 4 games a bye week after TAMU.

This is not because I don't trust Rivers at LT (I'm wary) but are we sure Anez Cooper is ready to be the starting RG?
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I’m high on Cooper and I’m more confident in him starting at RG than Rivers at LT. I think we underestimate how difficult it is to look good on the OL when you’re surrounded by a crappy OL especially on the interior.

The problem is LT. I think Rivers is a good OG and can play RT, but I worry about his speed at LT. With Sampson it’s his strength and inexperience but as someone mentioned above you can mitigate that a bit with lining Cam up next to him at TE. Guess you can do same with Rivers and have TE chip the DE. Hopefully one of Rivers, Sampson or McCoy can lock down that LT spot.

As a whole, I’m pretty confident in this years OL. I think we have much better depth there than we realize with Sampson, McCoy and even Kinsler coming off the bench. Aside from LT, biggest concern is at backup Center. If something happens to Lee I would actually likely to see Francis get a shot to fill in there before any of the others.
 
TRick72 said:
I’m high on Cooper and I’m more confident in him starting at RG than Rivers at LT. I think we underestimate how difficult it is to look good on the OL when you’re surrounded by a crappy OL especially on the interior.

The problem is LT. I think Rivers is a good OG and can play RT, but I worry about his speed at LT. With Sampson it’s his strength and inexperience but as someone mentioned above you can mitigate that a bit with lining Cam up next to him at TE. Guess you can do same with Rivers and have TE chip the DE. Hopefully one of Rivers, Sampson or McCoy can lock down that LT spot.

As a whole, I’m pretty confident in this years OL. I think we have much better depth there than we realize with Sampson, McCoy and even Kinsler coming off the bench. Aside from LT, biggest concern is at backup Center. If something happens to Lee I would actually likely to see Francis get a shot to fill in there before any of the others.
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Sampson has the higher upside at LT than Rivers and I think maybe thats why I'd lean that way.

If Lee goes out, maybe Rivers or Cooper slides to C and the other is the RG. I don't think we'd see Logan or Cristobal as the backup C, i think they'd play one of the other 4 starters at C before that happens.

I like Mirobals recent comments about McCoy and they're high on Kinsler and his body is CFB ready, just technical things need to improve.

How far we've come where the LT is a battle and I'm confident to say that we probably have the best OL in the ACC? If not, top 2-3?
 
JamesQuall said:
I’m pretty sure Vegas has had our over-under between 7.5-9.5 wins every year (minus this year of course) going back to 2018 and maybe even further. We always “prove” Vegas wrong in a bad way.

Vegas routinely favors us to win a good majority of our games, so saying you’re “waiting for Vegas to like us” well you missed the boat lol

Hopefully this year we do the same. Prove Vegas wrong but in a good way.
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I didn't miss anything big boy.
 
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Invalid Username said:
Auburn has consistently been a huge thorn in our butt even before this year.
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Huge thorn is a stretch. They've taken some croots (we've taken some too). Most of which, have underwhelmed. Alabama has been a huge thorn. Heck just a few of those WR's might have changed the trajectory of our program. Hope that tree died lol.
 
TRick72 said:
I’m high on Cooper and I’m more confident in him starting at RG than Rivers at LT. I think we underestimate how difficult it is to look good on the OL when you’re surrounded by a crappy OL especially on the interior.

The problem is LT. I think Rivers is a good OG and can play RT, but I worry about his speed at LT. With Sampson it’s his strength and inexperience but as someone mentioned above you can mitigate that a bit with lining Cam up next to him at TE. Guess you can do same with Rivers and have TE chip the DE. Hopefully one of Rivers, Sampson or McCoy can lock down that LT spot.

As a whole, I’m pretty confident in this years OL. I think we have much better depth there than we realize with Sampson, McCoy and even Kinsler coming off the bench. Aside from LT, biggest concern is at backup Center. If something happens to Lee I would actually likely to see Francis get a shot to fill in there before any of the others.
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All correct. Which is why we need Zion back healthy. He turns the OL from good to great. I'm praying to Asclepius, would light a fire of olive branches if I had some available.
 
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TRick72 said:
I’m high on Cooper and I’m more confident in him starting at RG than Rivers at LT. I think we underestimate how difficult it is to look good on the OL when you’re surrounded by a crappy OL especially on the interior.

The problem is LT. I think Rivers is a good OG and can play RT, but I worry about his speed at LT. With Sampson it’s his strength and inexperience but as someone mentioned above you can mitigate that a bit with lining Cam up next to him at TE. Guess you can do same with Rivers and have TE chip the DE. Hopefully one of Rivers, Sampson or McCoy can lock down that LT spot.

As a whole, I’m pretty confident in this years OL. I think we have much better depth there than we realize with Sampson, McCoy and even Kinsler coming off the bench. Aside from LT, biggest concern is at backup Center. If something happens to Lee I would actually likely to see Francis get a shot to fill in there before any of the others.
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Couldn’t agree more. Cooper looks like the truth

Also sidenote when it comes to Cohen haven’t heard anything about him
 
TRick72 said:
He said Luis would only see the field in blowouts. I said let’s hope he never sees the field, meaning hopefully we don’t see him because we never get blown out. Sarcasm
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Interesting, because I'm of the opinion that he should see the field a lot this year.

If he will only play in blowouts that means you wanna see him a lot
 
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