Fall Camp

[Colter_Nuanez]

[coloradocat]

[TomCat88]

The most shocking to me is Chance Wilson not being the QB2

Duchien had a great Fall camp. I am not surprised by this. Chance though, is not far behind. It was a close competition but Patrick had the edge.

I was a little surprised by this. I thought Wilson had turned the corner in the spring. I think Duchein is more Lamson-like in a number of ways. I really liked how he was lining everyone up and taking charge pre-snap in the spring game.

Aside from that I think MSU has much better QB depth this year.

[TomCat88]

Duchien wins the backup spot.

Wow, that seems like a solid two deep. With all the talk being about how good the Oline, Dline and RB's are I think the LB's and WR's are going to be amazing.

It's does seem that way. You'd think as young as MSU is that it would have some shaky spots. Still need to see the DBs in action. I'm pretty sure Dowler and Uluilakepa will be good. Tayden Gray looks good. The corners are so young; however, they have some good baseline traits. And there's a ton of them.

[grizzh8r]

Duchien wins the backup spot.

Wow, that seems like a solid two deep. With all the talk being about how good the Oline, Dline and RB's are I think the LB's and WR's are going to be amazing.

It's does seem that way. You'd think as young as MSU is that it would have some shaky spots. Still need to see the DBs in action. I'm pretty sure Dowler and Uluilakepa will be good. Tayden Gray looks good. The corners are so young; however, they have some good baseline traits. And there's a ton of them.

You mentioned how young this team is, which looking at the two-deep, I was surprised by how young it actually is! At the same time, really the only area that is super young is Cornerback. Most of the rest of the positions have guys that have solid game experience, or have been in and around the program for at least a full season, if not two.

This is where the value of making deep playoff runs every year and getting additional practice and game reps for all the young talent cannot be understated.

Really excited to see what this new look Bobcat team can do this season.

[TomCat88]

Duchien wins the backup spot.

Wow, that seems like a solid two deep. With all the talk being about how good the Oline, Dline and RB's are I think the LB's and WR's are going to be amazing.

It's does seem that way. You'd think as young as MSU is that it would have some shaky spots. Still need to see the DBs in action. I'm pretty sure Dowler and Uluilakepa will be good. Tayden Gray looks good. The corners are so young; however, they have some good baseline traits. And there's a ton of them.

You mentioned how young this team is, which looking at the two-deep, I was surprised by how young it actually is! At the same time, really the only area that is super young is Cornerback. Most of the rest of the positions have guys that have solid game experience, or have been in and around the program for at least a full season, if not two.

This is where the value of making deep playoff runs every year and getting additional practice and game reps for all the young talent cannot be understated.

Really excited to see what this new look Bobcat team can do this season.

What I’m saying is that MSU has good depth despite being young. There aren’t many shaky areas despite the youth. The only spot that I’m not sure about is DBs but I think there are three proven players there in Dowler, Uluilakepa and Gray. It’ll be interesting to see how the players that rotate in at those positions look. The corners are the youngest position especially now that Carr seems be no. 4 in the rotation.

Vigen talks about the corners quite a bit in yesterday’s interview. Sounds promising. He seems to like McMillan a lot. (I’m a surprised that Texas poster (BobcatBuiltTexan?) hasn’t weighed in on this). Vigen seems high on Williams and Johnson too but he says (paraphrasing) they need to have thick skin vs Oregon because they’re bound to make mistakes and give up some plays. So, it’s important to not read too much into the results of this game.

IMO, MSU needs to not give up big plays on special teams and offense (no pick6s or strip6s). If they can do that, I don’t think it’ll get out of hand. Generally, when you see big scores 50+ there’s a bunch of scores made or setup by STs and defense, which are typically sparked by bad plays by cover units and offensive turnovers.

[TomCat88]

Another fun thing to listen to in Vigen’s interview is what he says about Frokjer. He averaged 16 and 7 in hoops, took second in the javelin at the state meet, and is a scratch golfer. Played multiple positions on O/D for the football team.

[BelligerentBobcat]

Duchien wins the backup spot.

Wow, that seems like a solid two deep. With all the talk being about how good the Oline, Dline and RB's are I think the LB's and WR's are going to be amazing.

It's does seem that way. You'd think as young as MSU is that it would have some shaky spots. Still need to see the DBs in action. I'm pretty sure Dowler and Uluilakepa will be good. Tayden Gray looks good. The corners are so young; however, they have some good baseline traits. And there's a ton of them.

You mentioned how young this team is, which looking at the two-deep, I was surprised by how young it actually is! At the same time, really the only area that is super young is Cornerback. Most of the rest of the positions have guys that have solid game experience, or have been in and around the program for at least a full season, if not two.

This is where the value of making deep playoff runs every year and getting additional practice and game reps for all the young talent cannot be understated.

Really excited to see what this new look Bobcat team can do this season.

What I’m saying is that MSU has good depth despite being young. There aren’t many shaky areas despite the youth. The only spot that I’m not sure about is DBs but I think there are three proven players there in Dowler, Uluilakepa and Gray. It’ll be interesting to see how the players that rotate in at those positions look. The corners are the youngest position especially now that Carr seems be no. 4 in the rotation.

Vigen talks about the corners quite a bit in yesterday’s interview. Sounds promising. He seems to like McMillan a lot. (I’m a surprised that Texas poster (BobcatBuiltTexan?) hasn’t weighed in on this). Vigen seems high on Williams and Johnson too but he says (paraphrasing) they need to have thick skin vs Oregon because they’re bound to make mistakes and give up some plays. So, it’s important to not read too much into the results of this game.

IMO, MSU needs to not give up big plays on special teams and offense (no pick6s or strip6s). If they can do that, I don’t think it’ll get out of hand. Generally, when you see big scores 50+ there’s a bunch of scores made or setup by STs and defense, which are typically sparked by bad plays by cover units and offensive turnovers.

I think he figured out that posting on the message board for his kids team wasn’t the wisest decision.

[The MICKSTER]

Duchien wins the backup spot.

7 SR's on the 2 deep........
and one is a 6 year RB we can replace pretty comfortably.

Some observations........
*All 4 starters on DL are Seniors, all 4 back-ups are not.....likely a transfer or two next year
*OL; 3 Sophomores, & a JR starting....only 1 Senior on 2-deep
*WR; 2 out of top 6 are Seniors
*TE; all 3 are SO or FR
*QB; top 3 are not Seniors
*DB's & LB's; none are Seniors, 4 out of 14 are JR's, 10 are FR or SO.....when was the last time that happened?
*Us consistently winning the in-state recruiting battle is showing up bigtime

Looking forward to......
*Seeing how Jabez Woods does returning kickoffs
*What Mr. Lamson's completion % will be
*How back 7 defends the pass

Surprised to see........
* Tayden Gray @ 185lbs being Nickel, not Caden Dowler
* All underclassmen as our back 14 on defense

Looking forward to.......
* THIS YEAR AND THE YEARs TO COME.....GO CATS!!!