(08-26-2019 03:25 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  2-deeps are out:

https://emueagles.com/documents/2019/8/2...df?id=6971

14 of our 22 starters are seniors. This needs to be our year.

Agreed. Lot's of veteran talent and a really good QB. OL needs to come together and raise their play from last year in order for it to happen.

Nielsen drops some weight and moves to LT.
Sow moves inside and bumps Donnellon out of his starting LG spot.
Veteran Van Hoeven takes over at Center
Veteran Dervil takes over at RG
Young Dooley takes over the other tackle spot, but it's surprisingly at RT.

6'8.....6'5....6'5....6'5.....6'7 Should be the tallest OL in the MAC for sure.

(08-26-2019 04:46 PM)CCUstudent Wrote:  So here’s a CCU fan’s insight if anyone wants it. The Jayhawks were wrong when saying we lost our starting QB; we didn’t really have a starter last year. We played three guys who all dealt with injuries. Fred Payton was just named starter and he’s a sophomore that started half of our games last year. He has a good arm and is a threat to run, just as all of our QBs are expected to run.

Our offensive line has been playing together for two solid years now with this being their third. They all started as freshmen and are a highly underrated bunch that will surprise a lot of people this year. Our defensive line starters are all very talented but lack depth. Overall depth is our biggest weakness, but our offense plays to time of possession which will help that somewhat.

Our defense may have a new coordinator, but we should really be vastly improved from last year immediately. For the last several years we had a “no hit” philosophy in practice. Our guys never tackled. And it showed. Most of those bad numbers on defense were from arm tackles and being out of position. Our new coach got rid of that ridiculous policy and it’s shown a lot of improvement in the spring game and fall scrimmage. I expect a big leap forward on defense.


Overall the weather is the wildcard. Typically 3:30 on August 31st would see blistering heat with muggy humidity, but we had a cold front come through yesterday which dropped temperatures by about 15 degrees. Right now the forecast calls for a high of 86 (rather cool) with a humidity of 70% (average). So we’ll see how it goes. If anyone is in town, enjoy the beach ??

(Ignore the user name as it’s not been updated in over four years).

I saw the Coastal depth chart. Interesting how "small" the offensive line is. Not saying they can't play, just seems like a smaller group than usual. I'm assuming they are quick.

LT 75 ETHAN HOWARD 6-6 265 R-Sr. 76
LG 74 JACK FRANKLIN 6-4 335 Jr.
C 51 SAM THOMPSON 5-9 280 R-Jr.
RG 63 TREY CARTER 6-1 305 R-Jr.
RT 79 STEVEN BEDOSKY 6-2 295 R-Jr.


Meanwhile...
LT 74 Steven Nielsen*** 6-8 307 Sr.
LG 62 Sidy Sow* 6-5 324 So.
C 60 Mike Van Hoeven** 6-5 305 Jr.
RG 50 Sam Dervil* 6-5 304 Sr.
RT 73 Brian Dooley 6-7 280 Fr.

Gotta like having our local guy Dave Goricki giving EMU some ink. A real journalist, not that MLive crap.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...127096001/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...118276001/

(08-27-2019 06:36 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(08-26-2019 04:46 PM)CCUstudent Wrote:  So here’s a CCU fan’s insight if anyone wants it. The Jayhawks were wrong when saying we lost our starting QB; we didn’t really have a starter last year. We played three guys who all dealt with injuries. Fred Payton was just named starter and he’s a sophomore that started half of our games last year. He has a good arm and is a threat to run, just as all of our QBs are expected to run.

Our offensive line has been playing together for two solid years now with this being their third. They all started as freshmen and are a highly underrated bunch that will surprise a lot of people this year. Our defensive line starters are all very talented but lack depth. Overall depth is our biggest weakness, but our offense plays to time of possession which will help that somewhat.

Our defense may have a new coordinator, but we should really be vastly improved from last year immediately. For the last several years we had a “no hit” philosophy in practice. Our guys never tackled. And it showed. Most of those bad numbers on defense were from arm tackles and being out of position. Our new coach got rid of that ridiculous policy and it’s shown a lot of improvement in the spring game and fall scrimmage. I expect a big leap forward on defense.


Overall the weather is the wildcard. Typically 3:30 on August 31st would see blistering heat with muggy humidity, but we had a cold front come through yesterday which dropped temperatures by about 15 degrees. Right now the forecast calls for a high of 86 (rather cool) with a humidity of 70% (average). So we’ll see how it goes. If anyone is in town, enjoy the beach ??

(Ignore the user name as it’s not been updated in over four years).

I saw the Coastal depth chart. Interesting how "small" the offensive line is. Not saying they can't play, just seems like a smaller group than usual. I'm assuming they are quick.

LT 75 ETHAN HOWARD 6-6 265 R-Sr. 76
LG 74 JACK FRANKLIN 6-4 335 Jr.
C 51 SAM THOMPSON 5-9 280 R-Jr.
RG 63 TREY CARTER 6-1 305 R-Jr.
RT 79 STEVEN BEDOSKY 6-2 295 R-Jr.


Meanwhile...
LT 74 Steven Nielsen*** 6-8 307 Sr.
LG 62 Sidy Sow* 6-5 324 So.
C 60 Mike Van Hoeven** 6-5 305 Jr.
RG 50 Sam Dervil* 6-5 304 Sr.
RT 73 Brian Dooley 6-7 280 Fr.

5'9" Center! Has to be the shortest in D1 football.

(08-27-2019 06:36 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(08-26-2019 04:46 PM)CCUstudent Wrote:  So here’s a CCU fan’s insight if anyone wants it. The Jayhawks were wrong when saying we lost our starting QB; we didn’t really have a starter last year. We played three guys who all dealt with injuries. Fred Payton was just named starter and he’s a sophomore that started half of our games last year. He has a good arm and is a threat to run, just as all of our QBs are expected to run.

Our offensive line has been playing together for two solid years now with this being their third. They all started as freshmen and are a highly underrated bunch that will surprise a lot of people this year. Our defensive line starters are all very talented but lack depth. Overall depth is our biggest weakness, but our offense plays to time of possession which will help that somewhat.

Our defense may have a new coordinator, but we should really be vastly improved from last year immediately. For the last several years we had a “no hit” philosophy in practice. Our guys never tackled. And it showed. Most of those bad numbers on defense were from arm tackles and being out of position. Our new coach got rid of that ridiculous policy and it’s shown a lot of improvement in the spring game and fall scrimmage. I expect a big leap forward on defense.


Overall the weather is the wildcard. Typically 3:30 on August 31st would see blistering heat with muggy humidity, but we had a cold front come through yesterday which dropped temperatures by about 15 degrees. Right now the forecast calls for a high of 86 (rather cool) with a humidity of 70% (average). So we’ll see how it goes. If anyone is in town, enjoy the beach ??

(Ignore the user name as it’s not been updated in over four years).

I saw the Coastal depth chart. Interesting how "small" the offensive line is. Not saying they can't play, just seems like a smaller group than usual. I'm assuming they are quick.

LT 75 ETHAN HOWARD 6-6 265 R-Sr. 76
LG 74 JACK FRANKLIN 6-4 335 Jr.
C 51 SAM THOMPSON 5-9 280 R-Jr.
RG 63 TREY CARTER 6-1 305 R-Jr.
RT 79 STEVEN BEDOSKY 6-2 295 R-Jr.


Meanwhile...
LT 74 Steven Nielsen*** 6-8 307 Sr.
LG 62 Sidy Sow* 6-5 324 So.
C 60 Mike Van Hoeven** 6-5 305 Jr.
RG 50 Sam Dervil* 6-5 304 Sr.
RT 73 Brian Dooley 6-7 280 Fr.

I agree that our guys are shorter than average, but if you add up both teams’ weight, you guys only have 40lbs on us. I’m a bit shocked to see Sam Thompson (5’9) get the start over Fitzgerald (6’2) though. Fitzgerald is a transfer from Michigan and had a solid season last year. Unfortunately, we lost Brock Hoffman to VT this year. You all may have seen his viral post over the NCAA denying his medical hardship request for his mother who had a brain tumor. He was our best lineman and will be missed. Last I checked, our 2017 game against Arkansas is still on YouTube. We started all freshmen and one sophomore that game and our line completely handled that SEC defense. We led them basically the entire game until giving up a last minute TD to lose by one point. Worth a look if anyone is curious. They’ve had their ups and downs, but now that they’re upperclassmen, this should be a great year for our line.

(08-28-2019 11:14 AM)CCUstudent Wrote:  

(08-27-2019 06:36 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(08-26-2019 04:46 PM)CCUstudent Wrote:  So here’s a CCU fan’s insight if anyone wants it. The Jayhawks were wrong when saying we lost our starting QB; we didn’t really have a starter last year. We played three guys who all dealt with injuries. Fred Payton was just named starter and he’s a sophomore that started half of our games last year. He has a good arm and is a threat to run, just as all of our QBs are expected to run.

Our offensive line has been playing together for two solid years now with this being their third. They all started as freshmen and are a highly underrated bunch that will surprise a lot of people this year. Our defensive line starters are all very talented but lack depth. Overall depth is our biggest weakness, but our offense plays to time of possession which will help that somewhat.

Our defense may have a new coordinator, but we should really be vastly improved from last year immediately. For the last several years we had a “no hit” philosophy in practice. Our guys never tackled. And it showed. Most of those bad numbers on defense were from arm tackles and being out of position. Our new coach got rid of that ridiculous policy and it’s shown a lot of improvement in the spring game and fall scrimmage. I expect a big leap forward on defense.


Overall the weather is the wildcard. Typically 3:30 on August 31st would see blistering heat with muggy humidity, but we had a cold front come through yesterday which dropped temperatures by about 15 degrees. Right now the forecast calls for a high of 86 (rather cool) with a humidity of 70% (average). So we’ll see how it goes. If anyone is in town, enjoy the beach ??

(Ignore the user name as it’s not been updated in over four years).

I saw the Coastal depth chart. Interesting how "small" the offensive line is. Not saying they can't play, just seems like a smaller group than usual. I'm assuming they are quick.

LT 75 ETHAN HOWARD 6-6 265 R-Sr. 76
LG 74 JACK FRANKLIN 6-4 335 Jr.
C 51 SAM THOMPSON 5-9 280 R-Jr.
RG 63 TREY CARTER 6-1 305 R-Jr.
RT 79 STEVEN BEDOSKY 6-2 295 R-Jr.


Meanwhile...
LT 74 Steven Nielsen*** 6-8 307 Sr.
LG 62 Sidy Sow* 6-5 324 So.
C 60 Mike Van Hoeven** 6-5 305 Jr.
RG 50 Sam Dervil* 6-5 304 Sr.
RT 73 Brian Dooley 6-7 280 Fr.

I agree that our guys are shorter than average, but if you add up both teams’ weight, you guys only have 40lbs on us. I’m a bit shocked to see Sam Thompson (5’9) get the start over Fitzgerald (6’2) though. Fitzgerald is a transfer from Michigan and had a solid season last year. Unfortunately, we lost Brock Hoffman to VT this year. You all may have seen his viral post over the NCAA denying his medical hardship request for his mother who had a brain tumor. He was our best lineman and will be missed. Last I checked, our 2017 game against Arkansas is still on YouTube. We started all freshmen and one sophomore that game and our line completely handled that SEC defense. We led them basically the entire game until giving up a last minute TD to lose by one point. Worth a look if anyone is curious. They’ve had their ups and downs, but now that they’re upperclassmen, this should be a great year for our line.

Saw that. Poor kid. Nothing the NCAA does shocks me anymore. They know we will keep watching anyway, despite all of the awful stuff they do.

(08-27-2019 07:31 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Gotta like having our local guy Dave Goricki giving EMU some ink. A real journalist, not that MLive crap.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...127096001/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...118276001/

Yeah good articles. Meanwhile at MLive: "Harbaugh's farts smell similar to Bo's and what that means for the season"

(08-27-2019 07:31 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...118276001/

Great profile on Sexton.

Man, his quotes really inspire confidence in the WR corps this season. We've all mentioned how experienced they are, but they also have so many varied strengths.

Sexton will be a deep ball threat, Jackson is so speedy in YAC that he can bust a screen pass open for a TD, Latu is a reliable slot receiver, Dylan Drummond has GREAT hands and Quian Williams has shown he's a threat for the back-shoulder/endzone corner routes.

Hopefully they all put it together for a dynamic passing game this season.

(08-28-2019 03:03 PM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  

(08-27-2019 07:31 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...118276001/

Great profile on Sexton.

Man, his quotes really inspire confidence in the WR corps this season. We've all mentioned how experienced they are, but they also have so many varied strengths.

Sexton will be a deep ball threat, Jackson is so speedy in YAC that he can bust a screen pass open for a TD, Latu is a reliable slot receiver, Dylan Drummond has GREAT hands and Quian Williams has shown he's a threat for the back-shoulder/endzone corner routes.

Hopefully they all put it together for a dynamic passing game this season.

Adding to your thought. Holder is solid in the short game and throws nice passes, Grissom could be exceptional, and Daugherty is steady.

(08-28-2019 03:29 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(08-28-2019 03:03 PM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  

(08-27-2019 07:31 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...118276001/

Great profile on Sexton.

Man, his quotes really inspire confidence in the WR corps this season. We've all mentioned how experienced they are, but they also have so many varied strengths.

Sexton will be a deep ball threat, Jackson is so speedy in YAC that he can bust a screen pass open for a TD, Latu is a reliable slot receiver, Dylan Drummond has GREAT hands and Quian Williams has shown he's a threat for the back-shoulder/endzone corner routes.

Hopefully they all put it together for a dynamic passing game this season.

Adding to your thought. Holder is solid in the short game and throws nice passes, Grissom could be exceptional, and Daugherty is steady.

Really would like to see a tight end catching threat in the mix maybe Oakes is the guy that can make us forget Kilby

(08-28-2019 03:29 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Adding to your thought. Holder is solid in the short game and throws nice passes, Grissom could be exceptional, and Daugherty is steady.

YES, I forgot about Daugherty again. I think he'll surprise many and become the Blake Banham of this year. He has lots of YAC/open field moves.

(08-28-2019 11:14 AM)CCUstudent Wrote:  

(08-27-2019 06:36 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(08-26-2019 04:46 PM)CCUstudent Wrote:  So here’s a CCU fan’s insight if anyone wants it. The Jayhawks were wrong when saying we lost our starting QB; we didn’t really have a starter last year. We played three guys who all dealt with injuries. Fred Payton was just named starter and he’s a sophomore that started half of our games last year. He has a good arm and is a threat to run, just as all of our QBs are expected to run.

Our offensive line has been playing together for two solid years now with this being their third. They all started as freshmen and are a highly underrated bunch that will surprise a lot of people this year. Our defensive line starters are all very talented but lack depth. Overall depth is our biggest weakness, but our offense plays to time of possession which will help that somewhat.

Our defense may have a new coordinator, but we should really be vastly improved from last year immediately. For the last several years we had a “no hit” philosophy in practice. Our guys never tackled. And it showed. Most of those bad numbers on defense were from arm tackles and being out of position. Our new coach got rid of that ridiculous policy and it’s shown a lot of improvement in the spring game and fall scrimmage. I expect a big leap forward on defense.


Overall the weather is the wildcard. Typically 3:30 on August 31st would see blistering heat with muggy humidity, but we had a cold front come through yesterday which dropped temperatures by about 15 degrees. Right now the forecast calls for a high of 86 (rather cool) with a humidity of 70% (average). So we’ll see how it goes. If anyone is in town, enjoy the beach ??

(Ignore the user name as it’s not been updated in over four years).

I saw the Coastal depth chart. Interesting how "small" the offensive line is. Not saying they can't play, just seems like a smaller group than usual. I'm assuming they are quick.

LT 75 ETHAN HOWARD 6-6 265 R-Sr. 76
LG 74 JACK FRANKLIN 6-4 335 Jr.
C 51 SAM THOMPSON 5-9 280 R-Jr.
RG 63 TREY CARTER 6-1 305 R-Jr.
RT 79 STEVEN BEDOSKY 6-2 295 R-Jr.


Meanwhile...
LT 74 Steven Nielsen*** 6-8 307 Sr.
LG 62 Sidy Sow* 6-5 324 So.
C 60 Mike Van Hoeven** 6-5 305 Jr.
RG 50 Sam Dervil* 6-5 304 Sr.
RT 73 Brian Dooley 6-7 280 Fr.

I agree that our guys are shorter than average, but if you add up both teams’ weight, you guys only have 40lbs on us. I’m a bit shocked to see Sam Thompson (5’9) get the start over Fitzgerald (6’2) though. Fitzgerald is a transfer from Michigan and had a solid season last year. Unfortunately, we lost Brock Hoffman to VT this year. You all may have seen his viral post over the NCAA denying his medical hardship request for his mother who had a brain tumor. He was our best lineman and will be missed. Last I checked, our 2017 game against Arkansas is still on YouTube. We started all freshmen and one sophomore that game and our line completely handled that SEC defense. We led them basically the entire game until giving up a last minute TD to lose by one point. Worth a look if anyone is curious. They’ve had their ups and downs, but now that they’re upperclassmen, this should be a great year for our line.

Well, can't wait to ruin your senior year's Olines dreams on Saturday.

(08-29-2019 08:10 AM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  

(08-28-2019 03:29 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Adding to your thought. Holder is solid in the short game and throws nice passes, Grissom could be exceptional, and Daugherty is steady.

YES, I forgot about Daugherty again. I think he'll surprise many and become the Blake Banham of this year. He has lots of YAC/open field moves.

Unfortunately, I think he's 3rd on one of the wideout positions. Hopefully, he works his way up.

Surprise of the 2-deeps...

Buschmen at WILL linebacker, freshmen - "walk on" I believe. I can't remember if he's a redshirt.

Redshirt defensivebacks getting behind some really experienced players.

(08-29-2019 12:17 PM)JonesGoddard Wrote:  Surprise of the 2-deeps...

Buschmen at WILL linebacker, freshmen - "walk on" I believe. I can't remember if he's a redshirt.

Redshirt defensivebacks getting behind some really experienced players.

Yeah, Buschman is a redshirt frosh. Also the brother of our former tight end Dan Buschman.

Did the football team ever announce who will wear #2 this year?

(08-29-2019 01:12 PM)KPJ Wrote:  Did the football team ever announce who will wear #2 this year?

Havent seen anything, but the article from last year announcing Banham was released the day before Monmouth. So we may be expecting to hear news today or tomorrow?

(08-29-2019 01:26 PM)mpleafan Wrote:  

(08-29-2019 01:12 PM)KPJ Wrote:  Did the football team ever announce who will wear #2 this year?

Havent seen anything, but the article from last year announcing Banham was released the day before Monmouth. So we may be expecting to hear news today or tomorrow?

Its gotta be Daugherty or possibly Vann.

I could see either Daugherty or Sexton.

Sexton is deeply committed to the program, and obviously has put up good numbers. And Daugherty has overcome so much adversity to get back on the field, which I'm sure the staff loves. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

I'd say Sexton or Arthur Jackson. I believe the criteria for the honor goes to the best or senior WR. Banham got it after switching to receiver. I know Daugherty had one good year, but he's not in the two-deep.