BlkNGld Wrote:You bore me, Jonsey. Your shtick is always the same. It must really burn you up that ECU has this long storied past with all of these great accomplishments, yet you still can't shake the mid-major status.
Actually I was fine with it when their were programs like Louisville & TCU. It's when our comish started importing the Mac & A-Sun elements I started not to be much of a fan of where we are at. Our status has certainly taken a dip with those additions. Your welcome for us signing off BTW, cusa could have taken you years ago & sat at 11 teams despite a championship. Think the Big East for punching your ticket & shafting the rest of CUSA.
Quote:There is no doubt that our program is heading in the right direction today.
That's what you said in 2006 before going 4-8 even with 64k.
Quote:If we lost our momentum in Memphis it seems like we got it right back on National Signing Day. Don't worry, maybe you guys will crack the top 75 in this years class rankings.
that's your smack? Funny you said 2 or 3 years ago these rankings didn't mean **** when O'leary was going after no bodys like 64k & ranked about the same. Truth is they don't matter after that very top level elite talent none of us get anyway that is already built like NFL players & go to USC.
Their are thousands of players, only 12 games to scout them in, probably only 50 snaps in those games, & 95% of those enter college as 17 year old boys & have to get in the weight room & grow. You get the 64k's & real 24k like we had last year that fall through the cracks left & right or just get in weight rooms & blow up. You can wipe your ass with those rankings past the top classes in football, & that's the truth. UNC has top 10-20 classes & look at them.
Quote:A serious question: How are you guys going to replace CJ's production. You do know that he was responsible for the same % of your scoring as Kevin was to ours, don't you? I've asked Pirate fans before, and no one seems to have an answer.
Probably with the rising SR, RB that had beaten him out for the job as a Jr before he was injured & that CJ didn't beat out for the job last year until the 3rd game of last season.
Lindsey has seen extensive action his career, & ran better in game 1 vs Virgina Tech than CJ & got the tough short yards last year as a power back on the team that came in short yardage situations. If not him the soph stud that averaged 7 yards per carry in limited action we were grooming for the future. You like recruiting he was a big tim recruit if that matters. We also have another 6-1 230lb SR that's waited his turn & ran as a power back in short yardage & had 5 TD's himself in the last 2 years & ran all over Virginia as the starter. Then their is the JUCO all american that redshirted last year. I'm sure we will figure something out at RB.
CJ was obvioulsy a better NFL talent than Smith according to the scouts but he disappeared a lot in games. When he was on he was on but some games he would get shut down, & might only get 30 yards then the next game get 300 & run up his stats. We should benifiet from a more consitant power back attack this year I suspect & a great offensive line.
We have the #6th most experience team in the nation you have the #71st. We can make it up in area's like QB where we have 2 that have proven they can win games or throw for 400 yards if needed, & return just about everyone else to help them do it. We have a dynamic enough offense & diverse QB's/ players/ packages to make it up, not a hand & stand team like you guys.
Good luck with Greco, we've seen that sack, trying to give the ball to another player 500 times & ride him more than any team in 150 years of college football history & expect him to luck up and stay healthy, & a new DC.
