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Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - bighuskiefan - 02-19-2023 04:42 PM
Getting pumped for spring ball. I'm excited to see competition on the OL with Cox leaving and Zschernitz being injured. Hearing that Seth Thompson might be making a case to be that 6th or 7th on the OL.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - bighuskiefan - 02-19-2023 04:56 PM
(02-19-2023 04:42 PM)bighuskiefan Wrote: Getting pumped for spring ball. I'm excited to see competition on the OL with Cox leaving and Zschernitz being injured. Hearing that Seth Thompson might be making a case to be that 6th or 7th on the OL.Here is my projected depth chart, feel free to pick me apart on it.
LT: Hoth or Buss
LG: Champe or Lippe
C: Lippe or Nygra
RG: Zschernitz or Thompson
RT: Potter
WR: Rudolph
WR: Travis
WR: Rutkiewicz
TE: Joiner and Tewes
RB: Brown and Williams
QB: Lombardi
DE: Thomas
DT: O’Malley
DT: Ester
DE: Ripperada
LB: Rattin
LB: Whitsey
LB: Rayner
DB: McGarrell
DB: Gandy (maybe if he's still here?)
DB: Lafayette
DB: Brown
Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Dog Fan - 02-19-2023 07:45 PM
Absolutely nothing excites me about practices anymore. Everyone looks like world beaters in practice. I will save any judgements, hopes, or concerns until September when the season starts against real competition.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Dog Fan - 02-20-2023 09:30 AM
A question for the scheduling experts on this board: When will the full football schedule be released? I don't need to know times, just dates. My wife is filling in for some people at work on Saturdays in October, and she is not committing until we know when the games are. Thanks.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN - 02-20-2023 09:59 AM
(02-20-2023 09:30 AM)Dog Fan Wrote: A question for the scheduling experts on this board: When will the full football schedule be released? I don't need to know times, just dates. My wife is filling in for some people at work on Saturdays in October, and she is not committing until we know when the games are. Thanks.
Only non-conference dates so far. But includes all the teams we play including designating home and away.
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RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - ChicagoHuskie - 02-20-2023 10:19 AM
(02-20-2023 09:30 AM)Dog Fan Wrote: A question for the scheduling experts on this board: When will the full football schedule be released? I don't need to know times, just dates. My wife is filling in for some people at work on Saturdays in October, and she is not committing until we know when the games are. Thanks.When I called for my season tickets I was told the schedule would be released by the end of February
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Dog Fan - 02-20-2023 10:20 AM
(02-20-2023 09:59 AM)HUSKIEFOOTBALLFAN Wrote:(02-20-2023 09:30 AM)Dog Fan Wrote: A question for the scheduling experts on this board: When will the full football schedule be released? I don't need to know times, just dates. My wife is filling in for some people at work on Saturdays in October, and she is not committing until we know when the games are. Thanks.
Only non-conference dates so far. But includes all the teams we play including designating home and away.
Thanks. It's those conference dates I need, and I know the MAC takes their time with it.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - thxjoenovak - 02-20-2023 11:36 AM
MAC announced last year on Friday 2/25. So maybe this Friday 2/24?
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Dog Fan - 02-20-2023 12:37 PM
Thanks, guys. I appreciate all your help.
As a reward, I have entered each of you in a contest to sit on my lap for the entire basketball or football game of your choice!
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - NIU05 - 02-20-2023 02:18 PM
(02-19-2023 04:56 PM)bighuskiefan Wrote:(02-19-2023 04:42 PM)bighuskiefan Wrote: Getting pumped for spring ball. I'm excited to see competition on the OL with Cox leaving and Zschernitz being injured. Hearing that Seth Thompson might be making a case to be that 6th or 7th on the OL.Here is my projected depth chart, feel free to pick me apart on it.
LT: Hoth or Buss
LG: Champe or Lippe
C: Lippe or Nygra
RG: Zschernitz or Thompson
RT: Potter
WR: Rudolph
WR: Travis
WR: Rutkiewicz
TE: Joiner and Tewes
RB: Brown and Williams
QB: Lombardi
DE: Thomas
DT: O’Malley
DT: Ester
DE: Ripperada
LB: Rattin
LB: Whitsey
LB: Rayner
DB: McGarrell
DB: Gandy (maybe if he's still here?)
DB: Lafayette
DB: Brown
Ratin is gone... Dbs? We brought in 2 corners at least one will start, Jackson will start at LB , he is a transfer as well. Hollywood Dingle ( JC) will play at RB, dont know when, but will play. Im very high on him.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - HuskiePride12 - 02-20-2023 03:16 PM
(02-20-2023 02:18 PM)NIU05 Wrote:(02-19-2023 04:56 PM)bighuskiefan Wrote:(02-19-2023 04:42 PM)bighuskiefan Wrote: Getting pumped for spring ball. I'm excited to see competition on the OL with Cox leaving and Zschernitz being injured. Hearing that Seth Thompson might be making a case to be that 6th or 7th on the OL.Here is my projected depth chart, feel free to pick me apart on it.
LT: Hoth or Buss
LG: Champe or Lippe
C: Lippe or Nygra
RG: Zschernitz or Thompson
RT: Potter
WR: Rudolph
WR: Travis
WR: Rutkiewicz
TE: Joiner and Tewes
RB: Brown and Williams
QB: Lombardi
DE: Thomas
DT: O’Malley
DT: Ester
DE: Ripperada
LB: Rattin
LB: Whitsey
LB: Rayner
DB: McGarrell
DB: Gandy (maybe if he's still here?)
DB: Lafayette
DB: Brown
Ratin is gone... Dbs? We brought in 2 corners at least one will start, Jackson will start at LB , he is a transfer as well. Hollywood Dingle ( JC) will play at RB, dont know when, but will play. Im very high on him.
I thought Jordan White showed some promise & progress in the secondary last year. Expect him to see more playing time if not starting.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - 142niu - 02-20-2023 04:04 PM
Nick Alvarado is going to be somewhere. He played in a few games towards the end of the season. Jumps out at you on film. Kids a baller.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - ChicagoHuskie - 02-20-2023 09:54 PM
So many angles to watch this Spring, but I mostly want to see a healthy Lombardi and Rudolph and indications they are ready to be the players they were previous to injury. The RB room has me incredibly excited to see.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - 7 - 02-20-2023 10:40 PM
(02-20-2023 09:54 PM)ChicagoHuskie Wrote: So many angles to watch this Spring, but I mostly want to see a healthy Lombardi and Rudolph and indications they are ready to be the players they were previous to injury. The RB room has me incredibly excited to see.Rudolph tore his ACL, what, 7 months ago? Would think it’s very doubtful he participates in spring ball
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - BigChilla - 02-21-2023 09:06 AM
That depth chart seems off.
Rudolph is probably not on the field in pads until late summer. Travis probably isn't starting either. I think the transfer Davis Patterson starts out there. Big kid who can catch, we haven't had size that can catch in a while.
TE Grayson Barnes is going to play a bunch, probably start once Joiner gets hurt again.
The OL is going to be a combination of guys you listed - most likely.
On defense ripperada probably isn't a the guy at DE. Davis/Williams/Crowell will "likely" battle that one out.
Linebackers, my best guess if you asked me right this second: Rayner/Jackson (transfer)/ Alvarado. The trio is a little bit light, but if it keeps the *huskie* off the field, go for it.
Corners: Shad Dabney is probably one. The other is a bit of a mystery, Armegatcher/McGarrell/Byrd/Knighten are in the mix. With Dabney at one corner Hammock would have to fight every thing he believes in on defense to start another sub 6' corner.
Safety: Robertson (transfer) and someone. I would say any Safety on the roster has a shot at being a starter. They were all terrible in their own ways - so a chance to show who grew the most. Maybe even Rolle/Banner have a shot. Big kids who can move and with this season *needing* to be better I think it's wide open. (If I had my pick I would start with White - and go from there. He seemed fast enough. I don't know about the Freshman...also if Lafayette is another year recovered maybe he can run again?)
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Rabid Squirrel - 02-21-2023 12:15 PM
(02-21-2023 09:06 AM)BigChilla Wrote: That depth chart seems off.
Rudolph is probably not on the field in pads until late summer. Travis probably isn't starting either. I think the transfer Davis Patterson starts out there. Big kid who can catch, we haven't had size that can catch in a while.
TE Grayson Barnes is going to play a bunch, probably start once Joiner gets hurt again.
The OL is going to be a combination of guys you listed - most likely.
On defense ripperada probably isn't a the guy at DE. Davis/Williams/Crowell will "likely" battle that one out.
Linebackers, my best guess if you asked me right this second: Rayner/Jackson (transfer)/ Alvarado. The trio is a little bit light, but if it keeps the *huskie* off the field, go for it.
Corners: Shad Dabney is probably one. The other is a bit of a mystery, Armegatcher/McGarrell/Byrd/Knighten are in the mix. With Dabney at one corner Hammock would have to fight every thing he believes in on defense to start another sub 6' corner.
Safety: Robertson (transfer) and someone. I would say any Safety on the roster has a shot at being a starter. They were all terrible in their own ways - so a chance to show who grew the most. Maybe even Rolle/Banner have a shot. Big kids who can move and with this season *needing* to be better I think it's wide open. (If I had my pick I would start with White - and go from there. He seemed fast enough. I don't know about the Freshman...also if Lafayette is another year recovered maybe he can run again?)
If Barnes is indeed legit and Joiner can stay healthy(the odds of both of these isn’t great) I would like to see Tewes at FB some. That dude is a truck to tackle and can obviously catch out of the backfield. He could pancake safeties and even LBs as lead blocker and be a sure thing on 4th and 1. There’s far more positions to worry about but last year this offense really missed Ratdog and Bostad/Lampe don’t bring too much.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - BDB5yp - 02-21-2023 12:21 PM
Did we can our marketing team? There’s almost no NIU content in social media compared to this time last year. No notes from the Fatty’s get together or anything.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Klake1987 - 02-21-2023 01:50 PM
I bet Alvarado gains 15 lbs by spring. Bet he is hitting weights hard.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - HawaiiToNIU - 02-21-2023 01:58 PM
(02-21-2023 12:21 PM)BDB5yp Wrote: Did we can our marketing team? There’s almost no NIU content in social media compared to this time last year. No notes from the Fatty’s get together or anything.
Someone did say the lady who led it all left us recently. I looked her up and saw she left for Marshall.
RE: Spring Ball Predictions + Discussion - Dog Fan - 02-21-2023 02:04 PM
(02-21-2023 01:58 PM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:(02-21-2023 12:21 PM)BDB5yp Wrote: Did we can our marketing team? There’s almost no NIU content in social media compared to this time last year. No notes from the Fatty’s get together or anything.
Someone did say the lady who led it all left us recently. I looked her up and saw she left for Marshall.
So, the marketing team consisted of one lady who left? That makes sense and is about par for the course.