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Richardson Tears Ligament, Will Miss 2012 Season
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CAN'T GET A WHOLE LOT ****TIER THAN LAST YEAR. NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP REGARDING PASSING EFFICIENCY. I think you guys will be surprised at what an accurate QB with some arm strength will do for the passing game. Obviously sucks to lose Richardson for the year but we will still be a lot better at QB this year. I admire and respect Tyler Hanson's heart but the guy was wildly inconsistent when it came to passing accuracy. I expect Connor Wood to be much better.
The alternate spin on this (our offensive and defensive rankings) is that you want to turn the roster over when you go 3-10.
The only positive way that I can spin this is that we did win 2 of our last 3 last year basically without PRich. Of course that was also thanks in large part to some solid performances from some seniors. Bah!
Maybe. But we lost our best lineman and RB too.
The OL will be much improved this season.
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Karma to Prich and best wishes for a FULL recovery.
the ONLY silver lining I can find is that with time and pain meds PRich may find his way to AllBuffs. Maybe he can make us laugh despite all the devastation.
Then again, with this year so thin and anticipating so many starting Freshmen maybe I don't mind an extra year before the realistic push to contention begins. Still, all in all this is a crappy day. Think it may be time to start drinking........
the ONLY silver lining I can find is that with time and pain meds PRich may find his way to AllBuffs. Maybe he can make us laugh despite all the devastation.
Then again, with this year so thin and anticipating so many starting Freshmen maybe I don't mind an extra year before the realistic push to contention begins. Still, all in all this is a crappy day. Think it may be time to start drinking........
Just like last season and the season before that and the season before that?
No there will be a big difference, in a positive way, especially if Harris stays healthy, that really hurt last year.
I hope so, but I've been hearing that forever.
Just getting back on the board since earlier today and damm, this sucks. 
Our best lineman plays LT and is returning. Otherwise, I agree, we need to see it on the field before we pronounce them "much improved".
so you ate that shark, then?
When was the last time we had our OL coach back for a second straight season with a pretty experienced OL? Handler had an interview and he said the biggest problem was that they were still learning the calls last year and that affected them negatively.
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How about this for spin:
75% of the offensive production that was last place in the Pac12 is gone.
So...only 25% of what made CU last is still expected to play. Thus 75% of this year's production has none of D2's stank.
There's always an excuse...
Sounds like a realistic reason for the issues. I mean, if you don't know the playbook inside and out, you can't be expected to execute, can you?
Exactly. And that particular one is pretty f-ing bad.
Bahktiari will be better. So will Handler. They're bigger, stronger and more experienced.
Getting a starter back at RT with Harris is a big improvement.
2nd year in the system certainly helps, too.
What worries me is guard. We're replacing two 5th year seniors and a ton of snaps with two sophomores who haven't played much. If Lewis and Munyer perform, we'll have a pretty good OL. If not, we won't be able to run between the tackles, get our pull game going, or perform as well in the screen game.
Too many question marks for me to count on this group. I have hope and a little confidence, but I'm nowhere close to making any predictions.
Getting a starter back at RT with Harris is a big improvement.
2nd year in the system certainly helps, too.
What worries me is guard. We're replacing two 5th year seniors and a ton of snaps with two sophomores who haven't played much. If Lewis and Munyer perform, we'll have a pretty good OL. If not, we won't be able to run between the tackles, get our pull game going, or perform as well in the screen game.
Too many question marks for me to count on this group. I have hope and a little confidence, but I'm nowhere close to making any predictions.
It is an excuse. You want to give them the benefit of the doubt, fine.
Don't expect anyone else to give them the benefit of the doubt after what we have seen on the field over the last five seasons. Your propensity to make declarative statements never seems to work out that well.
Damn, Spruce is going to have to grow up fast. Let's get that kid some fertilizer.
That's fine, no one needs to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's my belief that the OL will be much improved and I'm sticking by it.
The more I think about this, the worse mood I'm in. Dammit. He was the one true playmaker we had on offense. To lose him like this... well, it's devastating. It's almost as though I've given up any hope of a decent season before we play the first game.
I'm really, really bummed about this.
I'm really, really bummed about this.
We're gonna need more liquor at the tailgates this year.