Judging by what was seen at the Blue Orange scrimmage on Friday night it looks like this is what the two-deep lineup for the O-line looks like right now:

LT - # 73 - Daryn Colledge - Junior 6' 5" 291 lbs. - 2 Letters
LT - # 61 - Rusty Colburn - Senior 6' 5" 312 lbs. - 3 Letters

LG - # 62 - Tad Miller - Redshirt Freshman 6' 4" 296 lbs.
LG - # 50 - Joe Wiegand - Sophomore 6' 1" 292 lbs.

C - # 65 - Klayton Adams - Senior - 5' 11" 293 lbs. - 1 Letter
C - # 76 - Pete Cavender - Redshirt Freshman 6' 1" 286 lbs.

RG - # 70 - Mike Ansel - Senior 6' 3" 289 lbs. - 2 Letters
RG - # 72 - Tony Volponi - Sophomore 6' 4" 302 lbs.

RT - # 79 - Jeff Cavender - Redshirt Freshman - 6' 2" 275 lbs.
RT - # 71 - Ryan Keating - Sophomore - 6' 4" 318 lbs. - 1 Letter

So where does that leave the remaining O-linemen? Such as Kellen Wright, and Derek Kishpaugh, and Andrew Woodruff, and Micah Kormylo, and Kevin Worack? Derek Kishpaugh has always been an Offensive Tackle. Andrew Woodruff is listed on the roster as an Offensive Tackle as well. Micah Kormylo is listed on the roster as an Offensive Guard. Kellen Wright was listed as an Offensive Guard last season, now he's listed simply as an Offensive Lineman. And I believe Kevin Worack is an Offensive Tackle, just based on his size (6' 6").

Would the 3rd string O-line look something like this?

LT - Derek Kishpaugh - Senior 6' 3" 273 lbs. OR Andrew Woodruff - Freshman 6' 3" 326 lbs.
LG - Kellen Wright - Sophomore 6' 2" 308 lbs.
C - Joe Wiegand - Sophomore 6' 1" 292 lbs.
RG Micah Kormylo - Freshman 6' 4" 290 lbs.
RT - Kevin Worack - Sophomore 6' 6" 293 lbs.

There will be injuries. Nice to have a lot of depth on the O line. Allows a lot of rotation to keep the players fresh.

I guess Fresno is really short on their O line....no depth at all.

Actually, there have been very few injuries on the O-line in the last few years. I think those leg braces that were purchased by a booster last year have really helped cut down on the injuries too.

If this two-deep lineup remains the same in the fall then it looks like the Boise State 1st team O-line will average 6' 2 1/2" and 289 lbs. The 2nd team O-line will average 6' 3" 302 lbs.

Hog Molly's are gonna be alot of fun to watch this year. I think it would be sweet to rotate a total of 15 guys in and out, keeping everyone fresh, wearing out he opposing defense, now defensive line in the WAC rotates enough to handle that type of beating. Couple the running back by committee and you have one NASTY combination. I hope we pound it down teams throats this year! We'll probably see more ball control-especially during the first part of the year while the QB and wr's are getting acclimated.

It seems unlikely that they would rotate that many O-linemen. They COULD do just that, but it just seems unlikely. In the past they've primarily gotten by with 7 or 8 players max on the O-line. But you are right, they have as many as 15 guys that they could play on the O-line next fall. Nice to have all that depth isn't it? It will also be key for the 2005 season as there are five Seniors on the O-line this fall (Ansel, Colburn, Adams, and the Kishpaugh twins).

As to running backs, I think you will see a starter emerge in fall camp. I liked what I saw from all of the running backs in the spring, but the guy I really look forward to seeing play is Lee Marks. That guy is explosive.

Marks is definitely my favorite right now. That guy is dangerous in the open field. When they need to run it up the middle there's Lau (if he can STOP fumbling!), McCarty, and 'Dollar. And Carp isn't a bad guy to have in the mix either.

It's highly unlikely that we would see that type of rotation. Having that many guys that are in the mix is a great luxury to have, If we have rotated between 7 & 8 guys in the past-I'd want to believe that we could potentially rotate between 9-12, seeing as how we have never had this type of depth!

As far as tailback goes, I'm having mixed feelings. Marks is certainly explosive, he reminds me of D-Mike in his earlier years. It always seemed like D-Mike was more effective as a "change of pace" back, and I think the same will hold true for Marks. We have several options beyond him for the starter, Carp is the most "battle-tested" of the group so he might be the best option. Dollar and Mccarty are going to be interesting to watch. Another thing to consider, What if Ian Johnson or David Shields are talented enough to come in and compete immediately? We probably don't need to red shirt both of them, and didn't Hawk say that he thought one of them would be ready to compete for playing time right off the bat?

Watching our running game in action is going to be alot of fun!

Here's to running over the unfortunate defenses in the WAC this year!

AnotherBrickInTheWall Wrote:Marks is definitely my favorite right now. That guy is dangerous in the open field. When they need to run it up the middle there's Lau (if he can STOP fumbling!), McCarty, and 'Dollar. And Carp isn't a bad guy to have in the mix either.

I really like the way that Marks bounces of potential tacklers and breaks in a different direction. He is very illusive......

BigBroncoB Wrote:As far as tailback goes, I'm having mixed feelings. Marks is certainly explosive, he reminds me of D-Mike in his earlier years. It always seemed like D-Mike was more effective as a "change of pace" back, and I think the same will hold true for Marks. We have several options beyond him for the starter, Carp is the most "battle-tested" of the group so he might be the best option. Dollar and Mccarty are going to be interesting to watch. Another thing to consider, What if Ian Johnson or David Shields are talented enough to come in and compete immediately? We probably don't need to red shirt both of them, and didn't Hawk say that he thought one of them would be ready to compete for playing time right off the bat?

Watching our running game in action is going to be alot of fun!

Here's to running over the unfortunate defenses in the WAC this year!

Lee Marks IMHO is nothing at all like David Mikell. He's much more elusive than Mikell and much faster. Mikell does not have that initial burst of speed. He can outrun others once he gets in the open but he doesn't have that up front blast speed. Marks clearly does. He hits the hole quickly whereas Mikell tended to sit back and wait for his blockers.

But you are right. Boise State will have several options this fall at running back. And all of them look to be very good.

As to Ian Johnson and Shields I would imagine that both of them will be redshirted next fall. There is no need to use them this fall. They are coming here for the future, not the present as Carpenter, Marks and Carter will all be gone after 2005. Or at least that's my impression.

Marks' explosiveness to me is very similiar to D-Mike, when he was a freshman-sophmore and had the luxury of being a change of pace back to Brock. Not quite sure how you can say D-Mike wasn't explosive, remember his kick return for a td against Arkansas his freshman year? He lost alot of that his junior and senior years because of injuries. Either way, Marks is certainly a great weapon! I just don't think he has done enough to prove that he can be an every down back, I guess we'll see.

Hawk said at the LOI party, that he anticipates one of the two freshman will compete for playing time right off the bat,, not a necessity, but if one of them is good enough they will play-just like Schoumann!