Thanks to signing Jaekwon Bouldin. Great job Lebby. I'm sure he is a difference maker
Exciting news. OL worries over
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Missed last season due to injury. Was pretty highly recruited out of JUCO, ended up picking Purdue for some reason. Not saying he’s gonna be any good but at this point we need bodies and competition.
If this dude ever sees the field we are in deep dookie. I hope I'm wrong but if he is good enough to start we suck extra bad. I'm no coach but seems like we have signed an all star scout team. I guess at this point ya take what ya can get. No need expecting to sign an SEC quality starting lineman.
My Good Sir, we passed deep dookie a long time ago
It's pretty obvious we have been at the point of desperation in our OL recruiting for months now. I'm extremely concerned about the OL this fall.
LOL. Poor guy, shirley that didn't come out as intended and/or some point he was making that missed? Either way, back end and intentional will be on his MSU headstone like kick rocks and strain are on others.
"This is Lloyds of London, may I help you?"
"Yes mam my name is Blake Shapen and I need some good insurance, on myself, my WHOLE SELF"
Between our OL and his tendency to take way too many completely unnecessary hits, that guy doesn't have a chance this fall.
They probably have a picture of him hanging at every desk instructing staff to not interact with him.
I think it was what they call a Kinsley Gaffe, where he accidently revealed a truth he shouldn't have.
I think he basically said what he mean, with his spin was basically being, "yea, this recruiting class doesn't look like it has a lot of stars outside of Kamario, but we needed bodies both for depth and just to let us compete in practice and get better and we did that."
I think there just weren't a lot of ways to polish that turd and instead of just outright lying about it, he gave a statement that was more or less truthful, and it just sounded bad because the truth was bad.
Yeah, I get that we're not the only team trying to add some pieces in the Spring, but whereas most other teams are trying to land a couple depth guys here and there, I get the feeling that Lebby is trying to find 2-3 starters on the O line.
All the tea leaves are telling me that this year's O line is going to be an atrocity like nothing that we've seen before, and I'm really questioning why we spent what I'd have to imagine was sizeable cash on Kromenhoek instead of addressing these problems. He may play some this year, but it's going to be for a 3-4 win team, and I'm not betting on him hanging around next season if Kamario is our future.
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Agree, you have to remember we let VanBuren walk and at the same time lost out on Jackson Arnold, so there was pressure to sign someone. Kroemenhoek is really a developmental project with no playing experience, so spending that much on him was probably more of a face saving measure. Very questionable move when you have Taylor in the fold and could have added two good lineman.
Whispers (((KroHawk was a higher rated QB than both)))
The OL starters are ok, the rest are the problem. Better than last year but still not strong.
Right, but limited playing experience. You have proven commodities in VB and Arnold vs some paper accolades and not much accomplished on the field.
Game Log
| 2024 REGULAR SEASON | PASSING | RUSHING | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | OPP | RESULT | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Sat 11/30 | vs
FLA | L 31-11 | 15 | 28 | 140 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 95.6 | 28.9 | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs
CHSO | W 41-7 | 13 | 20 | 209 | 65.0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 202.3 | 66.2 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/9 | @
10ND | L 52-3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 101.4 | 15.4 | 8 | -20 | -2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs
UNC | L 35-11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/26 | @
6MIA | L 36-14 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 79.5 | 70.2 | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Fri 10/18 | @
DUKE | L 23-16 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 65.7 | 16.0 | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 84 | 502 | 52.4 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 25 | 109.6 | 36.2 | 63 | 113 | 1.8 | 0 | 42 |
MVB wanted stupid money from us and wasn't good enough to earn it. This is the most talented QB room we've ever had and it's not really very close.Right, but limited playing experience. You have proven commodities in VB and Arnold vs some paper accolades and not much accomplished on the field.
Game Log
DATE OPP RESULT CMP ATT YDS CMP% TD INT LNG SACK RTG QBR CAR YDS AVG TD LNG 2024 REGULAR SEASON PASSING RUSHING Sat 11/30 vs L
31-1115 28 140 53.6 0 0 20 8 95.6 28.9 21 32 1.5 0 15 Sat 11/23 vs W
41-713 20 209 65.0 3 0 71 3 202.3 66.2 8 31 3.9 0 21 Sat 11/9 @ L
52-35 8 37 62.5 0 0 15 5 101.4 15.4 8 -20 -2.5 0 8 Sat 11/2 vs L
35-112 7 36 28.6 0 2 32 4 14.6 9.4 8 1 0.1 0 13 Sat 10/26 @ L
36-146 14 61 42.9 0 0 29 2 79.5 70.2 11 71 6.5 0 42 Fri 10/18 @ L
23-163 7 19 42.9 0 0 8 3 65.7 16.0 7 -2 -0.3 0 6 TOTAL 44 84 502 52.4 3 2 71 25 109.6 36.2 63 113 1.8 0 42
Bouldin was going to play at Purdue last year but broke his hand. We just got our starting right tackle from Virginia who is a very solid PFF guy from the P4 level. I understand and am frustrated with Lebby, but these are 2 solid OL additions.