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Logan Gray = doo doo butter.
'09 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFF-SEASON THREAD-recruiting/Coaching Changes/Transfers
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UGA stay with a gang of WRs who cant catch
AJ GREEN > JULIO JONES
AJ GREEN > JULIO JONES
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dont know about that oneOriginally Posted by GUNNA GET IT
UGA stay with a gang of WRs who cant catch
AJ GREEN > JULIO JONES
i still think julio would have had better number than Green if he had any semblance of a good QB last year.
but we shall see this year
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Damn I missed it.. anybody look promising?
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the DE was beasting....#42 i think
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Originally Posted by 10508 Cardo Jr Ln
Damn I missed it.. anybody look promising?
AJ Green. that about it.
UGA OLine is a joke bro. Wow
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Sounds like I missed quite a game...
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DLo, does the UGA staff really feel like Samuel is better than King?
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who was ole boy that scored the last td for UGA??
he was from FLA. he was looking really good in the burn he got
he was from FLA. he was looking really good in the burn he got
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Carlton Thomas from Frostproof.
He look like a THomas Brown Clone.
He look like a THomas Brown Clone.
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Originally Posted by GTownBaller23
You talking a whole bunch of nonsense bro.
I honestly could care less about either
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This dude
[h2]Weighty game for BlountToo much home cooking puts the Ducks' 1,000-yard rusher on a strict diet this spring[/h2]
By Rob Moseley
The Register-Guard
Posted to Web: Friday, Apr 10, 2009 09:36PM
Appeared in print: Saturday, Apr 11, 2009, page C3
Last year's spring sensation for the Oregon football team has yet to bloom this time around.
Out of shape and nursing a foot injury, LeGarrette Blount was finally cleared for contact Friday, Oregon's sixth of 15 spring practices this year. Solid but unspectacular, Blount's return to full-go status was overshadowed by the fireworks of receiver Jamere Holland, who continued to be the breakout star of the spring.
That was Blount's role a year ago, when he joined the Ducks out of junior college. He carried the offense last April, when running back Jeremiah Johnson was still returning from knee surgery and the quarterback situation was a post-Dennis Dixon mess.
Not so this month, Blount acknowledged.
"I'm not where I want to be right now," the senior running back said. "But hopefully by the spring game (May 2), I'll be exactly where I want to be."
Since setting a school record for rushing touchdowns with 17 last fall, Blount has endured a tumultuous offseason. First, he was suspended indefinitely, for missing conditioning workouts and - he later acknowledged - academic responsibilities.
Blount's weight ballooned to around 250 pounds by the time he was reinstated. Then, just before spring practices began, he sprained his right foot in an off-the-field accident.
The injury kept Blount from practicing at all last week, and he was limited to non-contact work Monday and Wednesday of this week. But he has shaved six pounds already this spring, running backs coach Gary Campbell said, and showed flashes of his bruising ability on Friday.
"He's getting back to what I want him to be," Campbell said. "It's going to be a while before he's in great shape, but I'm pleased with what he's doing now."
The suspension kept Blount from working out with his teammates under the watchful eye of UO strength and conditioning coach Jim Radcliffe. Blount worked out on his own, but it was nothing like the program Radcliffe would have put him through.
Then, Blount returned home to Florida for spring break, and to his mother's cooking.
"She explained to me that she fed him well," Campbell said. "I told her it was too well."
Blount said he's down to 245 pounds at the moment, within a few cookies of his playing weight of 235. Team nutritionist James Harris has designed a strict diet for him, and Blount is trying to adhere to it.
"I'm doing whatever I can to get around it sometimes, but otherwise I stick to it," he said.
Along with his weight, the suspension led to a boost in Blount's academics, too, he claims.
"As the suspension got on, I started improving and making better grades," Blount said. "I had a lot more time on my hands. But everything went well, and everything is going a lot better."
His conditioning and academics thus seemingly on the mend, Blount can focus on trying to win the starting running back job made available by Johnson's graduation. Blount and Johnson became the second tandem in UO history to run for 1,000 yards each in the same season, and this fall Blount will try to join the tailbacks in the other duo, Maurice Morris and Onterrio Smith, as the only Ducks to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons.
Blount's best play Friday was a nine-yard run in a live, full-contact drill in which he deposited safety Javes Lewis on his back. The coaching staff would like to see more of that as spring progresses.
"He's a big force to take down," UO coach Chip Kelly said. "He's just got to learn not to dance as much, and to run behind his pads. Because I don't know if he knows how (well) he can run through some things."
Beyond that, Blount needs to become a factor in the passing game, after being limited mostly to running duty last fall. Johnson handled most of the third-down chores because of his versatility, and Blount needs to assume some of those responsibilities now.
"He has adequate hands, but I want him to get to be a sure-handed player," said Campbell, who would also like to see Blount improve as a blocker: "He's a big guy that gets it done, but his technique is not what I'd like it to be. When he goes up against bigger, stronger linebackers, he's not going to be able to use his brute strength, and that's what he does a lot of right now."
When it comes to carrying the football, though, there are fewer concerns.
Just the threat of Blount running behind a maturing offensive line seemed to provide a spark Friday. Kelly has devised a scoring system for certain practice drills and, while the offense struggled in passing situations, it dominated 11-on-11 scenarios in which the linemen were involved and the running game was a threat.
"He's a difference-maker," UO defensive end Will Tukuafu said. "When he gets in there, he brings a new aspect to the game with his power and speed. … You've got to worry about a double threat back there with (quarterback Jeremiah Masoli) and LeGarrette, so having him back is a great plus for out team."
It'll be even more so once Blount gets back to full speed.
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Went to the UofM spring game yesterday, which we broke the attendence record w/ 50k. It'll be nice to have a good, athletic QB in Forcier running the showand then throw in a guy like Robinson. The strongest part of our O is the run game, both B.Minor and C.Brown should have good years if they can stay healthy.Brown ripped off like a 60 yard run for a TD which he showed his speed that I've heard so much about. The D has me worried tho, I really don't evenknow what to say about them other than theres talent but its young talent. If they can just get some stops and get the ball into our O's hands we shouldwin some more games than we did last year, which really isn't saying much.
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is Gallon up there already ?
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So is Myron Rolle still in school? FSU kappas had a pool party at my apt. complex last night and I swear I seen that dude shimmying with them.
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Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT
Forcier
is Gallon up there already ?
No Gallon didn't enroll early, he working his +!* off to qualify.
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yall get him up there, I promise u, he's a difference maker
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From everything I've heard/read/seen on him he looks real good. Looks like he can play all over the field. I think he will end up qualifying, I believehe needs to improve on a test score by 1 point or something and he's been on a study plan to get it. He would add much needed depth and talent at the slotalthough it looks like he could line up in the backfield as well and possibly even throw a pass now and then.
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He's doing well. He got shuffled around a bit to LB and now back to DE. Should get some time this year as a back-up.
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I'm sitting here procrastinating and playing NCAA, I'm wondering when is TCU gonna join the Big12. I feel like they've consistently been one of thebest mid majors out there. They've won +10 games every year except 2 since 02
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HATTIESBURG - The play on which he was injured has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube.com and elicited nearly as many questions on the Southern Miss campus, but DeAndre Brown's broken left tibia appears to be healing as planned, putting him on schedule to play again this fall.
The star wide receiver suffered the gruesome injury on Dec. 21 in USM's 30-27 overtime victory over Troy in the New Orleans Bowl, the bone snapping in mid-stride as he stretched to catch a pass.
Surgery was performed that night in Hattiesburg, with a rod placed in his leg to stabilize the bone and promote healing.
He was told then it would take six months to heal.
The lanky 6-foot-6 freshman ditched his crutches about three weeks ago and now walks with a large protective boot on his leg.
Dr. Lance Line of Southern Bone and Joint performed Brown's surgery.
"I know everybody's watching," Dr. Line said with a laugh. "My reputation depends on it.
"He's doing fine. I saw him last week and he seems to be pretty much healing on schedule. We're still hopeful that everything will be ready for the fall."
Brown appears to be in good spirits, sometimes breaking into a dance move as he walks off the practice field with his teammates.
"He's got a smile on his face wherever he's at," USM coach Larry Fedora said. "He told me a couple of days ago that he was faster than he was. How he knows that with a boot on, I have no idea."
The smiles didn't come as quickly in the weeks following surgery as Brown pondered a long recovery.
"It was pretty tough," said Brown, who caught a school-record 67 passes for 1,117 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2008 season. "I was down because I like to be around my teammates and participating in all the things they do. But they kept me up in spirits and everybody has been very positive about the whole thing and helping me with everything. These last couple of weeks have been pretty good and I appreciate everything everybody is doing for me."
Brown has spent a lot of time in the weightroom after dropping some 30 pounds following the surgery. He is now back up to 221 pounds and his bench press has improved from 315 to 340 pounds.
Said Brown: "Hopefully, I can come back out there and make a few crushing blocks and run a couple of people over."
Trainers help Brown maintain flexibility with stretching exercises. He does cardiovascular work in a pool.
Line said that Brown has been a good patient.
"He's done pretty much what has been expected of him, about as much as what you could expect out of an 18-year-old," Line said. "He's been pretty compliant, going to treatment and working on his upper and lower body."
Brown and coaches say Brown might be without the boot in two weeks, but Line is hesitant to give an exact time on that.
"I'll probably see him in about four weeks and we'll take an (X-ray)," Line said. "Once we can tell it's healing safely, we'll let him out of the boot. It just depends on how it goes. We're taking it week by week and month by month."
Brown's injury was a strange one. He ran a deep pattern near the end zone and had turned around to reach quarterback Austin Davis' pass before his leg gave way as he came to the ground.
"It appears, from what we found out, that he had a little stress fracture," Line said. "He had no symptoms before he broke it, though it's not uncommon for players to have a stress fracture. There were no apparent symptoms, just a weak area in the bone.
"Sometimes stress reactions take longer to heal, so we've been cautious about his prognosis. It'll heal at its own rate and we can only do so much. All you can do is put the rest up to the good Lord."
A long recovery and the severity of the injury can often put questions in an athlete's head about whether they can perform at the same level as they did before, but not Brown.
"Not really, because I've had an injury like this before," Brown said. "I'm pretty used to things where it takes a while to get back to normal. As long as I stick to the plan and do as the coaches and trainers tell me, I think I'll be around where I was."
Brown broke an ankle while playing basketball at Ocean Spring High School as a sophomore. By his junior football season, he was grabbing the attention of the region's top programs as a blue-chip recruit.
He said this injury altered his perspective on his role as an athlete and student.
"I look at everything differently," Brown said. "I think this has helped me become a more mature player. It helped me learn that things can be taken away from you and you have to do whatever you can to just do your best at it."
Darrell Wyatt, USM's offensive coordinator and receivers coach, said he thinks last season's numbers are just the beginning for Brown.
"He's been working hard in the weightroom to gain the weight back, and it's given him time to concentrate on things away from the field," Wyatt said. "Obviously, DeAndre has a chance to be a special player. I think last year, he just scratched the surface on what he's going to be as a football player."
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"It appears, from what we found out, that he had a little stress fracture," Line said. "He had no symptoms before he broke it, though it's not uncommon for players to have a stress fracture. There were no apparent symptoms, just a weak area in the bone.
He's gonna have continuous problems with that leg.
Ive never seen someone have one stress fracture anywhere and not have re-occuring problems with it
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I finally got around to watching the UGA spring game. Them dudes look SLOOOOW. Like Notre Dame slow...like NoSho slow.
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I saw bits and pieces, and wow.
UGA
They have no weapons outside of Joe Cox.
Looks like he's gonna have to carry them.
And
@ Gunna indirectly getting that PYP locked.
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Is Forcier that bad?!
UGA
They have no weapons outside of Joe Cox.
Looks like he's gonna have to carry them.
And
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Originally Posted by PhilBalla09
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9457458/Sources:-Paulus-may-play-football-at-Michigan
Is Forcier that bad?!
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