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2017 Season Hype/Countdown Thread

Nice, thanks for that, you could fly fish off it too. In my lifetime, I've only caught two Kokanee salmon. I'd use a lake pole probably.
 
We need some season hype videos. Other schools I follow usually have fans who have made several by this time of year.
 
Athlon rated the Heisman candidates from the pac: https://athlonsports.com/college-fo...ng-pac-12s-top-heisman-trophy-candidates-2017
4. Phillip Lindsay, RB, Colorado
Colorado's 2016 season was a big surprise. One of the key reasons was the Buffaloes’ smallest first-string player.
The 5-foot-8, 180-pound Lindsay was a dynamo in 2016, racking up 1,252 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns. His impact in the ground attack was sizable, but there may not be a running back in college football who packs as much of a punch in the receiving game as Lindsay. He was good for nearly 500 receiving yards and a score last season.
Operating behind a solid, veteran offensive line, and coupled with one of the best wide receiving corps in the nation, Lindsay has the personnel around him to improve his numbers further. Should Colorado again surprise pundits and return to the Pac-12 title hunt, Lindsay has a big chance to get to New York.
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TSchekler said:
Just having him in the conversation in the latter half of the year would be fantastic. I wonder what kind of numbers Montez would have to put up to be talked about. He's more of a pure running threat than Sefo was and we know he's a better passer.
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Unless he puts up video game numbers, Colorado would have to win the Pac for him to get in the conversation.
 
We need to start the Lindsay for Heisman movement, its all about advertising / promotion.
 
Maybe Lindsay has a shot but I agree with the video game numbers assessment by JR. Not just rushing either, catching the ball too. A bunch of touchdowns wouldn't hurt either.
 
J.R. Ewing said:
Unless he puts up video game numbers, Colorado would have to win the Pac for him to get in the conversation.
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That's why I think Montez actually has a better shot at being in the conversation than Lindsay. Montez is going to throw it 35-40 times/game with probably 10+ rushing attempts per game between called runs and scrambles, and PL might have 20 carries and 2-3 receptions on average. If the offense is truly as good as the hype surrounding it, I think Montez numbers will be more Heisman caliber, but you're right in that the deciding factor is probably going to be how successful the team is.
 
TSchekler said:
That's why I think Montez actually has a better shot at being in the conversation than Lindsay. Montez is going to throw it 35-40 times/game with probably 10+ rushing attempts per game between called runs and scrambles, and PL might have 20 carries and 2-3 receptions on average. If the offense is truly as good as the hype surrounding it, I think Montez numbers will be more Heisman caliber, but you're right in that the deciding factor is probably going to be how successful the team is.
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35 to 40 times a game?
 
TSchekler said:
Did I stutter?
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Haha Mr. Wise guy. We averaged 33 passes per game last year. The range was 25 to 44. So my point is that your range seems on the high end. We averaged 47 runs per game ranging from 29 to 59. I'd say our coordinators prefer a ratio of around 60/40 run to pass.
 
DBT said:
Haha Mr. Wise guy. We averaged 33 passes per game last year. The range was 25 to 44. So my point is that your range seems on the high end. We averaged 47 runs per game ranging from 29 to 59. I'd say our coordinators prefer a ratio of around 60/40 run to pass.
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35-40 passes a game with Montez and this receiving core is probably about right to me.
 
DBT said:
Haha Mr. Wise guy. We averaged 33 passes per game last year. The range was 25 to 44. So my point is that your range seems on the high end. We averaged 47 runs per game ranging from 29 to 59. I'd say our coordinators prefer a ratio of around 60/40 run to pass.
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I don't think averaging 2-7 more passes a game this year is out of the question, considering Montez is a better passer than Sefo and, in theory, our defense isn't going to be as dominant, leading to higher scoring games all around. Also, if you crunch the rushing numbers for Sefo in the games where he played the entire time (7 total), he averaged something like 18 rushes/game. As I said earlier, I don't think Montez will have that many rushes, which means they either go to the RBs or those play calls turn to passing attempts.
 
TSchekler said:
I don't think averaging 2-7 more passes a game this year is out of the question, considering Montez is a better passer than Sefo and, in theory, our defense isn't going to be as dominant, leading to higher scoring games all around. Also, if you crunch the rushing numbers for Sefo in the games where he played the entire time (7 total), he averaged something like 18 rushes/game. As I said earlier, I don't think Montez will have that many rushes, which means they either go to the RBs or those play calls turn to passing attempts.
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OTOH, the more you throw, the more your D is on the field. Potentially, at least.
 
DBT said:
OTOH, the more you throw, the more your D is on the field. Potentially, at least.
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Potentially. I just don't think it's unreasonable to think Montez could average 5 more passes a game than Sefo did. Obviously, UNC and Texas State should both bring that average down (Sefo threw it 18 times against Idaho State) a bit, but when it comes to Pac 12 play, I expect the numbers to be right around 35-40/game mark. We'll see.
 
What did Darrel Royal say? "There are three things that can happen when you pass, and two of them are bad." To be a championship type of team, you have to be able to run. Not only that, teams that can run have a tougher mentality.
 
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