How small is Dylan Utter? I thought for sure Foster would take over since he can manhandle opponents.
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Just out of curiosity, why would you not want Barrett to redshirt? I think he's a great prospect, but when you don't redshirt a player, you're essentially trading an 18-year-old version of that player for a 22-year-old one (assuming he wouldn't go pro early) when you lose the 5th year and gain the first year. Is it that you think he would add a lot to the OG position this year due to current depth? I would think that with Farmer and Foster (along with Whitaker) backing up Utter and Kondolo, Barrett wouldn't be needed enough to justify burning that redshirt, but that's just my opinion.
Playing freshmen is the way to get big time recruits to come to your school and it puts you ahead experience wise
RS are for players you need to develop. Thats why you recruit highly rated prayers. Because they are more likely ready to play now.
Kids want to play early...idk why fans don't understand that.
RS are for players you need to develop. Thats why you recruit highly rated prayers. Because they are more likely ready to play now.
Kids want to play early...idk why fans don't understand that.
I get that kids want to play early, but the decision has to be the right one for both the player and the team. Don't let a guy play and waste a redshirt year for nothing. We've wasted some good players' freshman year for very minimal on-field impact.
Not on the Offensive line. Its a way to lose games.
USC and Auburn signed elite freshmen linemen last season and played a lot of them. Those teams lost a combined 9 games.
If Barnett makes it into the top 4 OG (passing at least Farmer) or maybe the top 5 (passing at least Hannon and Whitaker) you might play him, but otherwise I don't play him just to get him a few snaps in garbage time.
Tanner Farmer was physically ready last year, but his dad was on here and said that in the end he felt that a redshirt was the best thing for him, letting him learn the position better and get adjusted to college.
Almost any other position, sure, but I think you only play an OL as a true freshman if they're a true 5-star, top 25 or so player in the country or you're desperate. Show that we play true freshmen by playing Young, Morgan, Ober, Ferguson, Aaron Williams, and whoever else makes the 2-deep.
Tanner Farmer was physically ready last year, but his dad was on here and said that in the end he felt that a redshirt was the best thing for him, letting him learn the position better and get adjusted to college.
Almost any other position, sure, but I think you only play an OL as a true freshman if they're a true 5-star, top 25 or so player in the country or you're desperate. Show that we play true freshmen by playing Young, Morgan, Ober, Ferguson, Aaron Williams, and whoever else makes the 2-deep.
By all means you recruit high rated players. But if after the fall camp they are on the wrong side of the depth chart, you make plans to redshirt. During the pipeline years, there were lots of great lineman that had to wait until their junior year to play significant snaps. Nick Gates is at least even money to start as of today. Since he was a RS, we now have him for four years instead of three. There is plenty of stuff to occupy Barnett's time in his first year that will make him an elite lineman by his third of fourth year in the program.
So you will ignore age, experience, strength training, etc. all because it is a new system? Seems legit.
