Future is Bright AF

[PineapplePirate]

Unless we absolutely fuck in the portal, I don't see a major talent upgrade for next year, certainly not on that spreadsheet. Lots of unproven guys replacing current starters.

There's alot of very talented true and redshirt freshman this year that will be ready to rock and roll next year (Williams, nearly the entire O-line, DeGraaf, Reynolds, House, Bryant). If we snag solid a solid OL, DL, WR, and LB in portal, this is a top 10 team.

But will they be ready to rumble?

Michael Buffer taking over the stadium PA system confirmed for 2025. You heard it here first.

 

[whlinder]

Projecting a year and especially years ahead isn't really possible in college football anymore for the most part. Coleman and Boston are guys that beyond just going to the NFL early could field offers from other programs. Demond even too.
Durfee is a senior but I think the deal is if he wants to he can likely get 2023 back with an appeal and play two senior years.
Even if Coleman and Boston stay (I think Coleman is likely gone and Boston like 50-50) the team has a lot of rebuilding spots, especially on the defense and we'll be pinning a lot of hope on guys like Demond and Mohammed. Probably a Top 25 team though, especially if they finish strong. Let's do that for now though.

I thought we were able to keep our high-end guysm once they proved what they were. Rome, MPJ, Jalen, etc. We just won't pay for unproven kids. We just won't.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

Coleman is gone for sure

Probably Boston too

 

[RTD]

I study nuclear science
I love my classes
I got a crazy teacher
He wears dark glassesThings are goin' great
And they're only gettin' better
I'm doin' all right
Gettin' good grades
The future's so bright
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shadesI got a job waitin'
For my graduation
Fifty thou a year
Will buy a lotta beerThings are goin' great
And they're only gettin' better
I'm doin' all right
Gettin' good grades
The future's so bright
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shadesWell I'm heavenly blessed
And worldly wise
I'm a peeping Tom techie
With x-ray eyesThings are goin' great
And they're only gettin' better
I'm doin' all right
Gettin' good grades
The future's so bright
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shadesI study nuclear science
I love my classes
I got a crazy teacher
He wears dark glassesThings are goin' great
And they're only gettin' better
I'm doin' all right
Gettin' good grades
The future's so bright
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shades
I gotta wear shades

 

[HFNY]

Lose @ Iowa 13-10 and the future won't look as good.
Regardless, pretty good take at the two deeps and Paki Finau could slide in at LG with Mamelaar moving to RG. Watkins Jr. has good size but not the ceiling that Paki does.
Boston may stay as repeatable years are more important to NFL scouts.
Elinneus Davis may be starting next year, I like him a lot.
If Durfee leaves or can't get healthy, Edge concerns me. We(?) won't have a bigger Edge who is a 3-down guy (Ward is a good pass-rusher but teams could run at him if he plays running downs too much).
LB is a question mark since who is the run stopper there? House looks good for a true frosh but he's not a big guy and neither is Devin Bryant. The Michigan transfer (Hayden Moore) will be a RS-Soph but could be a depth player, I'm not sure.
My shopping list would have a prioritize a road-grading RG, a big TE to complement DeGraf, possibly a big WR if Boston leaves, a stud Edge (would cost top $$$$), and a thumper Senior LB since Gregory and Inge didn't recruit well there in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 classes. Zadarius will likely get some PT but tough to rely on frosh and sophs.
If a Sebastian Valdez-like player is available, definitely grab him at DT since Sagapolu could decide to move on and the Parker twins may not be fully healthy for the start of 2025.

 

[dirtysouwfdawg]

Unless we absolutely fuck in the portal, I don't see a major talent upgrade for next year, certainly not on that spreadsheet. Lots of unproven guys replacing current starters.

There's alot of very talented true and redshirt freshman this year that will be ready to rock and roll next year (Williams, nearly the entire O-line, DeGraaf, Reynolds, House, Bryant). If we snag solid a solid OL, DL, WR, and LB in portal, this is a top 10 team.

so pretty much all positions?
can’t decide which of these is better sooo… abundance.

And you 3, again.

 

[WoolleyDoog]

CAn't believe I'm doing this in mid October, but here goes:
-Closing strong would be awesome. Get to best bowl possible and start Demond and have him play well and build excitement.
-Assume Coleman is gone. RBs have short shelf lives. I have no idea how the NFL feels about him so assume there's a small chance if he's a Day 3+ guy you can give him an NIL which is better.
-Agree Boston needs to come back unless he can get a for sure first round grade. Odunze, Polk, McMillan made a lot of money proving it their second big years over leaving after 2022.
-Depending on the situation I wonder if TE Moore can redshirt or get a year back, if he wants, I know he's old.
-Big questions on defense, especially since Belichick could leave and we actually have a ton of seniors there.
-True that in the Big 10 we're gonna need more big thumpers in the front 7 than we did in the Pac-12. Gonna have to hit the portal there.

 

[theknowledge]

I can’t see Boston leaving after one good year unless he doesn’t see Williams providing the passing game he’ll need to impress. Second year in this system and he could be putting up TMac type numbers.

 

[RoadTrip]

CAn't believe I'm doing this in mid October, but here goes:
-Closing strong would be awesome. Get to best bowl possible and start Demond and have him play well and build excitement.
-Assume Coleman is gone. RBs have short shelf lives. I have no idea how the NFL feels about him so assume there's a small chance if he's a Day 3+ guy you can give him an NIL which is better.
-Agree Boston needs to come back unless he can get a for sure first round grade. Odunze, Polk, McMillan made a lot of money proving it their second big years over leaving after 2022.
-Depending on the situation I wonder if TE Moore can redshirt or get a year back, if he wants, I know he's old.
-Big questions on defense, especially since Belichick could leave and we actually have a ton of seniors there.
-True that in the Big 10 we're gonna need more big thumpers in the front 7 than we did in the Pac-12. Gonna have to hit the portal there.

No offense but what's all the excitement in Demond Williams? He seems like a poor man's Fafita who's a poor man's Kyler Murray who probably has at least 2-3 inches on both of them.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

CAn't believe I'm doing this in mid October, but here goes:
-Closing strong would be awesome. Get to best bowl possible and start Demond and have him play well and build excitement.
-Assume Coleman is gone. RBs have short shelf lives. I have no idea how the NFL feels about him so assume there's a small chance if he's a Day 3+ guy you can give him an NIL which is better.
-Agree Boston needs to come back unless he can get a for sure first round grade. Odunze, Polk, McMillan made a lot of money proving it their second big years over leaving after 2022.
-Depending on the situation I wonder if TE Moore can redshirt or get a year back, if he wants, I know he's old.
-Big questions on defense, especially since Belichick could leave and we actually have a ton of seniors there.
-True that in the Big 10 we're gonna need more big thumpers in the front 7 than we did in the Pac-12. Gonna have to hit the portal there.

No offense but what's all the excitement in Demond Williams? He seems like a poor man's Fafita who's a poor man's Kyler Murray who probably has at least 2-3 inches on both of them.

The coaches are keeping it really conservative with him in the sense he isn't being asked to push the ball down the field throwing like Rogers does.

The runs, screens, and tricks plays are all fine. We have no idea how good he is at dropping back and throwing intermediate and long routes.
He is probably decent to good at it, but we don't know.

 

[RoadTrip]

CAn't believe I'm doing this in mid October, but here goes:
-Closing strong would be awesome. Get to best bowl possible and start Demond and have him play well and build excitement.
-Assume Coleman is gone. RBs have short shelf lives. I have no idea how the NFL feels about him so assume there's a small chance if he's a Day 3+ guy you can give him an NIL which is better.
-Agree Boston needs to come back unless he can get a for sure first round grade. Odunze, Polk, McMillan made a lot of money proving it their second big years over leaving after 2022.
-Depending on the situation I wonder if TE Moore can redshirt or get a year back, if he wants, I know he's old.
-Big questions on defense, especially since Belichick could leave and we actually have a ton of seniors there.
-True that in the Big 10 we're gonna need more big thumpers in the front 7 than we did in the Pac-12. Gonna have to hit the portal there.

No offense but what's all the excitement in Demond Williams? He seems like a poor man's Fafita who's a poor man's Kyler Murray who probably has at least 2-3 inches on both of them.

The coaches are keeping it really conservative with him in the sense he isn't being asked to push the ball down the field throwing like Rogers does.

The runs, screens, and tricks plays are all fine. We have no idea how good he is at dropping back and throwing intermediate and long routes.
He is probably decent to good at it, but we don't know.

Thanks. If I'm being honest, his throw back across the field looked like a WR trying to throw it as hard as he can on a trick play. It didn't look like a potentially starting QB making that throw. I hope I'm wrong but he looks very little out there.

 

[HFNY]

I like Williams. He's short but he had a great offer list, was an Army AA, and had 2 passing TDs and 1 running TD in the game. He's a nightmare to defend and looks to have a strong enough arm with accuracy. Hopefully he can stay healthy and maybe they bring in a senior to (legitimately) compete with him.

 

[RTD]

I like Williams. He's short but he had a great offer list, was an Army AA, and had 2 passing TDs and 1 running TD in the game. He's a nightmare to defend and looks to have a strong enough arm with accuracy. Hopefully he can stay healthy and maybe they bring in a senior to (legitimately) compete with him.

hopefully he doesn't bounce when a program with some change offers the loaded venti Starbucks cup.

 

[WoolleyDoog]

Williams looks good for me, especially for a true freshman. Looks way faster/quicker/smoother than Fifita (who has looked not so great without Fisch). Fifita has -13 yards career rushing, Williams already has more than 100. Williams also looks incredibly natural to me, especially running the ball. I've said on the podcast you can have a QB like Locker who is faster, but Williams looks like a guy who might have a better feel for the game.
Murray gets a lot of shit for struggling in the NFL in the long run but he won the fucking Heisman in college. I'd pay a lot of money to have him be anywhere near Murray's level at Oklahoma.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

I like Williams. He's short but he had a great offer list, was an Army AA, and had 2 passing TDs and 1 running TD in the game. He's a nightmare to defend and looks to have a strong enough arm with accuracy. Hopefully he can stay healthy and maybe they bring in a senior to (legitimately) compete with him.

hopefully he doesn't bounce when a program with some change offers the loaded venti Starbucks cup.

UW hasn't had players leave for other programs in the NIL era with a stable coach. No one left DeBoer after the 11-2 2022 season going in to 2023.
Yeah, him leaving 4 days after the title is gonna cause roster Armageddon. But UW isn't going to lose starters to other programs because they got outbid very often. I would be shocked, actually.
UW was the program taking starters from the Okie State's of the world.

 

[mrmatx]

Unless we absolutely fuck in the portal, I don't see a major talent upgrade for next year, certainly not on that spreadsheet. Lots of unproven guys replacing current starters.

There's alot of very talented true and redshirt freshman this year that will be ready to rock and roll next year (Williams, nearly the entire O-line, DeGraaf, Reynolds, House, Bryant). If we snag solid a solid OL, DL, WR, and LB in portal, this is a top 10 team.

so pretty much all positions?
can’t decide which of these is better sooo… abundance.

And you 3, again.

Only will take a few mil. I got 5 on it.

 

[minion_doog]

 

[CFetters_Nacho_Lover]

Williams looks good for me, especially for a true freshman. Looks way faster/quicker/smoother than Fifita (who has looked not so great without Fisch). Fifita has -13 yards career rushing, Williams already has more than 100. Williams also looks incredibly natural to me, especially running the ball. I've said on the podcast you can have a QB like Locker who is faster, but Williams looks like a guy who might have a better feel for the game.
Murray gets a lot of shit for struggling in the NFL in the long run but he won the fucking Heisman in college. I'd pay a lot of money to have him be anywhere near Murray's level at Oklahoma.

The one thing I notice about Williams is he seems poised on the field. He doesn’t look scared and panic like Brownsocks.

 

[RaceBannon]

I know we don't trust coaches but Williams is the guy Fisch brought here not fajita
Williams can throw. Not sure where it came from that he can't
Probably racism lol

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

I know we don't trust coaches but Williams is the guy Fisch brought here not fajita
Williams can throw. Not sure where it came from that he can't
Probably racism lol

Because he hasn't pushed the ball down the field. They aren't letting him go deep to Boston and Giles.
Famous white supremacist Mike Penix is a fan favorite around here