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Predicted Offensive Line Starters for Aug 31

Duff Man said:
I think it a lot to expect everything to click for the offense in the first game, with a green OC no less. So many moving parts for a team which has really struggled to find consistency for a least its last 15ish games over two seasons. Very doubtful that just gets erased right away. Should be a comfortable favorite and should win, but I foresee a pretty sloppy game regardless.
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Agreed. I am glad the transfer RB from VT is here to lean on during some key drives if our passing game comes out out of sync. I think McMillan will be the difference maker in the first game with his experience, versus rolling with RS Freshman at RB.
 
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You don't necessarily have to respect CSU as an opponent, but you need to respect the rivalry nature of the game. CSU will absolutely give us everything they have. Luckily Mac hasn't let his teams sleep walk into this game, but it can happen.
 
A pretty fair analysis of CSU 2018 in my opinion.

Much like CU, their losses due to graduation may actually be more aptly filled in 2018. (outsiders don't see how CU could overcome losses of 3 starting WRs for instance).

Samuels having been the backup QB for years under Chris Petersen at UW is likely to be pretty good. Their stable of RBs will be better as a group. And they have more WRs this year than last who can create some problems, but Gallup is a big loss.

A lot will depend on how they've developed their OL talent, which is a big unknown here. In past years, when we've expected that to be weak, it's been strong as ever. Their season rests on how good their OL can be (assuming their QB situation is solved with the transfer).

On defense, the secondary lost a lot.

Here's a late 2017 article of the projected losses. This was before getting a grad transfer at QB and DB, and losing an OL starter.

So while there's some key questions unanswered, I would caution against assuming that the Rams will be worse in 2018 talent wise. They were a pretty good team that under-achieved in 2017 by all standards. Bobo knows how to score points. Their younger skill position players that Bobo has brought in ALL impress. Has the OL talent been developed? Can their DB holes be plugged?

Teams tend to be as good as their weakest links and there's some questions on both teams about how well shored up those links are.
Knowing that they will play their best game of the season at Mile High Stadium, I'd expect a pretty tough challenge.
 
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If that is the starting lineup (obvious mistake with Isaac Miller aside), we will not be very good.
 
This is going to be a surprising year for the line. Young men are growing up, and with game time will show better than all the negative talk. In two months it is showtime.
 
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