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Gladstone

Gladstone

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This team is well built for that and Peterman isn't FS enough to mess this up.

11 Ws this year or bust, barring catastrophic injury.
 
Haha yes, I actually love our DL depth and versatility to be able to provide push up the middle and heat from the edge on passing downs:

Rush: Littleton
DT: A. Hudson
DT: Mathis?
Rush: Shirley or Mathis

Really looking forward to seeing some guys that were out this fall at critical positions:

QB: Miles
RB: D. Washington and Callier (is Cooper our speed back now?)
WR: Kasen
OL: Hatchie and Charles
Rush: Littleton (limited in the spring)
Safety: Beaver (apparently was having a good spring at FS before getting dinged before the Spring Preview)

Sounds like Jermaine Kelly has been making nice strides and Brian Clay is pushing hard for PT somewhere (CB or FS?)

Can't wait to see our power running game with D. Washington and Lavon Coleman blasting away behind an OL that returns a massive amount of starts under their belts.
 
From a 2009 article: Offensive-line experience is one of the telltale predictors of success in college football. Last season, eight of the top 10 teams in the final Associated Press poll began the season with at least 65 combined career starts by their offensive linemen, including title-game participants Florida and Oklahoma. Two of 2008's biggest surprises, Utah and Ole Miss, had more than 80 starts of experience, enabling them to improve dramatically on offense. Conversely, Georgia, Missouri and Clemson -- three preseason top-10 teams that disappointed -- were green up front, with fewer than 40 starts each.

I'm in meetings all day but would love to pull the numbers and see what the combined amount of starts our starting OL have. Anyone know?
 
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I know we have some issues in the secondary, but the defense has some real impact players. Kikaha, Shelton, Shaq, and Peters are all legitimate All Pac 12 players. On both sides of the ball, we have a lot of experience up front.
 
How could I forget Jamora Kikaha Ha'ouli?!? DL depth in abundance.

Returning OL starts do matter a lot but only when they are guys like Dex Charles (and not some stinkers like those that Gilby and Losingham recruited).

 
Do they average 332 lbs and are they ready to rumble?

Also, where the fuck is Ben Ossai?

I know we have some issues in the secondary, but the defense has some real impact players. Kikaha, Shelton, Shaq, and Peters are all legitimate All Pac 12 players. On both sides of the ball, we have a lot of experience up front.
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The DL actually has to stop a good running team before I proclaim them a strength. They have some young guys who have potential, but only Kilkaha and Shelton have demonstrated an ability to be difference makers. (Rip to the idea that Shirley was all-conference material).
 
Here you go Gladstone...career OL starts per the school's website

Hatchie: 26 games
Tanigawa: 26
Charles: 21
Riva: 21
Criste: 20
Future Top-5 Pick Atoe: 7 games
Wasted Year Non-Redshirt Brostek: 3 games

Total: 124 starts

Add to that we now have a quality OL coach known for developing talent (and NFL draft picks) and we should be in pretty good shape this year.
 
Thanks Sarkingham.

124 is very, very top-tier. We're probably in the top 10 nationally in career OL starts. That projects very well.
 
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Sark didn't call those pass plays on 1st and Goal. Those were check downs and audibles by his black QB that had trust issues because he smoked too much weed. Some of you need to learn the difference.
 
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