Is Spring Practice going on or when does it start? Are we anticipating portal additions and subtractions following these practices?
Spring Practice?
- Thread starter maysvilleky
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Think it's next week, culminates with Spring game April 13. And I would anticipate player movement both ways.
The OL depth chart right now is OLT Cox and Wood. OLG is Ray, Christian, Rodriguez and Selm. Center is Cox, Keenum and Johnson. ROG is Burton, Farmer and Ramsey. ORT is Mincey, Ford and Nave. They have over 8,000 snaps between them so the experience is going to be there. Looks like Stoops compliment of Wood is real with him being #2 at OLT. Of course Ray and Ford could go there if Wood not ready yet.
Glad to see that about Wood. Excited to see his development under EW.
Don't think so, think this is a media member's best guess.
No, just the OL. Apparently Hamden is pretty demanding of the OL.
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We heard lots of good about him last Fall at QB Club.
He was up to 321 lbs., last October.
That's why I'm anxious to see if he can take another step this Spring.
Really wondering what the running game is going to look like. I think Davis made it a lot better than it truly should have been last year.
His ability to catch the FB is going to make him valuable to some NFL team.
Coen treated Ray Davis after the Florida game like Gillespie did Jodie Meeks after the Tennessee game
Tell me when I'm telling lies
Tell me when I'm telling lies
It was strange, how few touches he got in several games.
Stoops hinted at some injuries during pro day presser. Have we heard about any injuries this spring, other than Ford being out?
Think Maclin is one. Brown called Gilmore a freak of nature and is going to be great. Hamdan also said that Gilmore is one of the most talented 17 year old WR's he has ever been around. Apparently Farrier has looked good also.
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Patterson said to have 'torn up the second team defense' so they moved him to the 1's to see what he could do.
Thought it interesting that an emphasis has been put on the OL getting much stronger and are practicing to drive people downfield on their blocks. One player said they have changed the way they lift, practice and play. Wolford also using the spring to get the OL back to the physicality the Big Blue Wall used to have. Have heard the depth is better this year also.
Bye bye wide zone, welcome back inside power
I caught Brown’s comment about Mack as well, saying they have not yet seen him.
Wolf’s lack of response about his Youngstown meeting with Stoops was interesting. He also made a point to state how thin UK was on the line when he was here for his first stint, saying they needed to import Rosenthal just to have a starting five. In the other hand, he had a damn good line. Rosenthal was a talent, just not mature.
Coen spent the next few days telling everyone that was an aberration and saying we were dedicated to throwing the ball. I never recall the first but of praise for a historic day. Very bizarre.
Then he went on to never get another game with good touches, despite always being productive. It was pretty amazing the numbers he put up with limited touches.
I never understood it
True, until nail-biting times against U of L and Clemson . . . hand-offs, 30 yard gains and wheel-routes into the end zone magically arose for Ray Davis when we absolutely, positively had to have them.
Otherwise, he was kind of a forgotten talent.
And his production (TD’s produced every 9.9 touches) is second only to the magical 1988 season of Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State, exceeding many Heisman trophy winners.
Bulldoze their arses for four quarters!!
I’m not calling for 60% running, but be physical when you do run.
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Really like Bush's talks with the media. Very straightforward and knowledgeable. None of the bs and name dropping of coen. Sounds much more nuts and bolts/attention to small detail, which was missing the last few seasons.
I like what I’ve heard about Hamdan so far. Also hoping Maclin gets to practice soon.
Thank God. Wide zone doesn’t work if you don’t have a full line of NFL linemen. It’s boom or bust. Inside power is simple and can be effectively ran by a plethora of skill levels
He is a redshirt freshman. He was hurt last year. He hasn't even played yet.
Saw a micd up piece just released to social media from UK football. I really like the attitude and approach. Much more ground up thought process and approach. Coen was big picture down, which is why we had so many turnovers and penalties under his guidance.
Jmo but that's also probably the difference between a college coach and an NFL one. The NFL guys assumed a certain level of foundational competence, which was rarely the case for a college player.
Excited to see how we look.
Jmo but that's also probably the difference between a college coach and an NFL one. The NFL guys assumed a certain level of foundational competence, which was rarely the case for a college player.
Excited to see how we look.
Yep. As aggravating as Cal and his distribution of real minutes and running plays through and for people. Ray was going to set a record for yards in a game ffs, and then didn't get a sneeze until it was more than clear we couldn't pass the ball.
He could be as much of an idiot as the last OC.
MFer, we could pass the ball all day if you'd get the MF running game going! Still fires me up
All Aaron Boone ever did at UK was catch the ball and fall down in the end zone with it.
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