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Simmons ineligible? (Currently a rumor)
- Thread starter CUwhit21
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OK, well I never saw that. Just the same, if that were the case all along, why the slight of hand move with blaming the Juco for closing early? Why not simply say "There are some issues we are dealing with that we cannot discuss, but we expect to have them resolved by (insert date here), and that we'll continue to work on getting Mr. Simmons enrolled at CU." See, is that hard? No it's not. And while doing so would have certainly led to all kinds of wild speculation, at least we wouldn't have CU fans calling ICC demanding they get their act together.
buffsyko
Club Member
Looks like the drama and speculation will continue yet another week.:wow:
Wtf?
:sad2:
Junction
Club Member
I'm way ahead of you. Going to the plural "WRs" took care of that, no doubt.....
**** **** **** **** ****ity ****. This is really getting ****ing ridiculous. Why the **** do we even bother trying to recruit and build a roster in advance?? Between injuries, suspensions and whatever the **** our WR problem of the week is, maybe we should just hand out jerseys to the first 80 guys to show up on Saturday..... ****!!!!!!! :sad2:
**** it. Put hansen in and run the single wing.
Lt.Col.FrankSlade
Well-Known Member
I would say that the phrase "something went against us this morning" is pretty ****ing cryptic.
What is the ****ing problem? Throw me a bone here.
If he's going to get in, great. If he's not, bummer. I'd at least like to know what the problem is and the reason why that particular problem is preventing him from playing for CU this year.
I don't particularly care who your source is.
darden sure doesn't look ready from what i saw... but ya, they will play. How hard is a go route? Time for Hawk to do the best position coach job since Brown last year with the DBs.
We better be expecting someone with 0 receptions as a Div1A athlete to step up and make a difference this season because none of our WRs save McKnight have any career receptions. And yes, our WR production very well could make or break the season.
Cody has been throwing to possibly the worst WR's CU has had in the last 20 years... It would be nice if that changed.
Lt.Col.FrankSlade
Well-Known Member
I'm not terribly worried about the wide receivers. Sure, there will be some youth there - but there are some nice players.
We all know what McKnight can do. Simas will be a nice addition for the 3rd game of the season. I expect Ussery and Jefferson will play. Darden definitely has the size to play - if he can pick up the play book.
Add in the tight ends, who will need to be a BIG part of this offense if we are going to have any success, and the RB's - who are going to have to catch some passes, too - and we should be ok.
We all know what McKnight can do. Simas will be a nice addition for the 3rd game of the season. I expect Ussery and Jefferson will play. Darden definitely has the size to play - if he can pick up the play book.
Add in the tight ends, who will need to be a BIG part of this offense if we are going to have any success, and the RB's - who are going to have to catch some passes, too - and we should be ok.
we had basically no one other than mcknight last year and you saw what happened. josh smith was hot or cold.
simas will be an upgrade over the whole group (except maybe mcknight).
so, mcknight and simas give us 2 wideouts who should be able to play some ball. jefferson and *someone else* will be the 3rd and 4th guys.
the tight ends look like they could catch some balls.
and, you have to figure that some of the bajillion rbs we have will be split out... lockridge, speedy, etc. those guys look like they can play in space.
we don't have nearly enough speed at wr to be really potent, but if the ol holds up and we don't lose any more effin' wrs, there is chance the offense could be reasonably effective. kiesau has been saying the right things about philosophy and scheme.
damn i am tired of the snakebites.
simas will be an upgrade over the whole group (except maybe mcknight).
so, mcknight and simas give us 2 wideouts who should be able to play some ball. jefferson and *someone else* will be the 3rd and 4th guys.
the tight ends look like they could catch some balls.
and, you have to figure that some of the bajillion rbs we have will be split out... lockridge, speedy, etc. those guys look like they can play in space.
we don't have nearly enough speed at wr to be really potent, but if the ol holds up and we don't lose any more effin' wrs, there is chance the offense could be reasonably effective. kiesau has been saying the right things about philosophy and scheme.
damn i am tired of the snakebites.
It's sure looking like it, isn't it? The late pickups of Jefferson and Ussery look a lot bigger now than they did at the time. Same goes for Diante's grandma.
NashBuff
CSU Knob-Slobberer
Fellas, we will still have some WRs to line up, catch the ball, and block in the running game. I wonder how well Simmons can block someone? It seems like all I have seen discussed about Simmons is his pass catching skills. We had some decent WRs that had no sizzle under Gary Barnett but that netted us four North titles this decade plus the 2001 Big 12 Championship.
Barnett's offenses made heavy use of Tight Ends in the passing game. Where were they last year? I kept hearing they had to stay in to block. That worked well. I rewatched the 1H of the FSU game last night and we should have been up 21-7 not down 19-7. Cody missed a wide open TE and a wide open Moyd - both are easy 7 points. In watching, I gained confidence knowing Kiesau is better than Helfrich. But Cody regressed a lot, even in the 1H of FSU game where the protection wasn't so bad. He has GOT to get over hearing footsteps.
BlackNGold
Club Member
I will disagree. Williams, Crawford, and Smith had 90 catches, 7 TDs and a 1000 yards between them last year. That accounts for 40% of the passing production last season. That is about 7.5 catches per game for a team that only averaged 18. Maybe one of these freshmen will be a superstar but playing inexperienced players at wideout is not always going to be pretty.
Simas is suspended for the first two games.
i don't disagree with your disagreement!!! :lol:
i am just trying to be positive.
but, i do hope that the scheme puts the Buffs in a better position to succeed. and, simas (and, yes, i know he's out for 2 games--- if we can't win those without him, well, you know the rest...) and mcknight are, i think, going to be fine. not enough speed again... it is after those 2 where i think we've got some real questions.
however you cut it, wr was going to be a big question mark this year. simmons maybe not making it in just adds to the issue.
BlackNGold
Club Member
It is kind of ironic. CU use to always be able to find receivers, McCoy (not recruited), Hackett (his school dropped football) - and these guys were good college receivers. I don't remember CU to ever be so lacking at receiver. In your positive theme, it gives a couple of the younger guys an opportunity for early reps and a chance to develop fast.