Great. They are gonna score and score fast. His teams always do. We gonna keep up running the ball 4 yards a pop? I don’t care how small their LB’s are.
RU football makes top 25 by end of 2024?
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These are well conditioned athletes. Jet lag is not a huge issue as these games likely will not be played at noon. They fly charter and there is no reason to change sleep patterns that much. They can keep their same gameday routine as they do for a noon home game.
It could be 7 wins, but it's not going to be easy. Of course, if the qb could hit 60% completion, not exactly asking alot, then this team could do it. But they can't look inept missing 5 yard outs or 7 yard crossing patterns. They will need a right tackle too, not merely a good one, but a very good one. They need a qb, don't care if he's the back-up or starter, but depth a concern. Coach KC is going to need to turn it up a notch. Hoping our young OL guys that were hurt this year step up next year, clearly they have talent but health my my...
They still have a ton of talent. I believe both teams have to agree to move the game to a week night. I just can't see agreeing to move the game to Friday night.
As most are saying and with all those who decided to come back, it will all depend on the QB play. Have a good season from a QB and a top 25 ranking is absolutely feasible.
Tv will tell them when the game is. You want B1G money we’ll sit down and **** up. You think B1G teams volunteer to play Friday nights?
One is Rutgers and one is UCLA. That is not a huge difference.
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Yes once the schedule is released and dates are set it requires both teams approval to move a game regardless with TV. Penn State and Michigan state had to approve the game move to Friday this year.
Gavin would throw for 400 yards against that USC Defense
Is that like the approval my wife seeks before buying expensive stuff? Like all for show because it’s happening either way. Lol
I think we all agree, tge schedule isn’t a push over…what we are saying is- we had a much harder schedule this year.
And it pisses some of us off that everyone else is going to improve but we are getting worse…
UCLA has no QB in the pipeline and folded up towards the end of this year. Washington will get a transfer portal QB and will have NFL wide receivers, forget it. USC always has talent and will be improved, forget it.
But I don't think UCLA is an automatic L. I think that is a team we might be able to force into playing our kind of game. They've gotta travel all the way to us too. Not so sure Wisconsin is an automatic L either. I'm concerned about Nebraska depending on who their portal QB ends up being.
But I don't think UCLA is an automatic L. I think that is a team we might be able to force into playing our kind of game. They've gotta travel all the way to us too. Not so sure Wisconsin is an automatic L either. I'm concerned about Nebraska depending on who their portal QB ends up being.
Please, we can't beat Maryland but we are going to beat UCLA and Washington. The silliness on this board never ceases to amaze me.
I don’t see a top 25 ranking as probable next season. Looking at the 2024 schedule, I would think the over/under on wins will be around 5.5 to 6.0 going into the season. There look to be about 6 possible tossup games. The first 2 against Howard and Akron should be wins. The games at home against Wash/Wisc/UCLA will be very tough as will the away games at Neb, at USC, at MD. Games at VT, at MSU , and home vs ILL, Minn are tossup types, maybe with UCLA and Wisc added to that. On paper (subject to change), a 7-5 type year would be very good against a schedule like that.
Playing OSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State, and Iowa over the course of a couple of months will do that if you don’t have a very, very deep team.
I compare us to Maryland who plays those teams too, and there is no comparison.
Every year we get better. Maryland was the only game where we had trouble keeping up with them. Playing PSU and Iowa took its toll. Next year, we should be able to last the full season without getting fatigued.
No, change the QB approach. Offense can’t stay on the field. That’s why the D wears out.
lol right! these guys must have watched a different ucla team than the one I watched
Well- ending with OSU/Iowa/PSU and then Maryland would be a rough finish to anyone's season...We just don't have the depth but that is a tough road- And if it started with Maryland and we play like we played against OSU- we would have had a great chance to beat them. But we got Maryland after 3 of the toughest defenses in the country.
4th in the B1G in time of possession...The D wears out because, well, we just don't have the depth yet.
Depth too, but what was time of possession in the last 4 ? Sure, better opponents but that’s where the D did get worn out
Washington and Oregon looked physical enough to me. It would be hard to imagine USC being as bad defensively as they were this year. Talent is not the problem there. They'll score at will and do enough defensively.
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The LB comment was specific to USC. I think Oregon is best equipped to adjust to B1G. Luckily we miss them.
They can't. They play @PSU, at home, @RU over three consecutive weeks. Brutal draw for their first year but I'll take it.
So top 25 in the BigTen? They have a shot since there will only be 18 teams. Schedule does seem favorable for something like 8 wins maybe. Lots of games will be close provably.
Oregon is probably physical enough. Lanning might be a little bit of a nut with 4th downs but he's continued and built on the physicality Cristobal started at Oregon. We'll have to see who they replace Nix with (Dillon Gabriel?... they're still getting visits from others) but Stein their OC did a good job with Wilson at UTSA and now Nix at Oregon.
Washington is up and down but proved they can be physical at times. They stepped up to the challenge in their rematch against Oregon in the title game. It'll be a real test to see how physical they can be against Texas which is physical team. Will Rogers from Miss State might end up here so we'll see. DeBoer did a good job with Haener at Fresno and now Penix at Washington.
UCLA just lost their qb to the portal and their first year DC Danton Lynn to USC. They were a reverse this year of what they were last year. Last year they were all offense and not much defense, this year they were good on defense and offense slipped. They were more physical this year as a team. I really don't know what to expect from them next year.
We'll see what the new DC from UCLA does for USC. They also hired the NDSU HC (currently in the FCS playoffs) as LB coach. Between the two of them, maybe they will add an air of physicality to the defense and bring some improvement. Lynn made a huge leap to near the top of the country with UCLA's defense in 1 year there so we'll see if he can do it again at USC. If they just become mediocre that's plenty. Regardless, USC is still a potent offensive team. Williams is leaving but Riley has a history of cranking out qbs so I figure they will be fine in that department. You'd have to play a really good game of keep away if you're going to stop them from scoring for long.
The unknown imo is how increased travel affects these teams.
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The kids at Washington, Oregon, USC, and UCLA are pros. They don't fly commercial and stay in 3 star hotels. They are extremely pampered professional athletes, they will have all types of trainers, dieticians, massage therapists, doctors, etc. making sure they are optimizing their performance given the travel.
Oregon and Washington have the lines to compete with OSU and Michigan today. There won’t be any adjustment needed. .
right! it's full on retarded to have this discussion. These teams are more than set to play in the BIG. This isn't the 90s BIG
The 4 teams joining the B1G from the west are all good to very good programs. I don't think anyone really thinks otherwise. What some wonder, is the defensive beating you take each week more difficult then the offensive onslaught they faced previous years. Plus- these new teams are going to have some crazy travel schedules.