Scratchtown Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe rating the RB's after practice tonight: Newby Wilbon Stevenson Taylor Ozigbo No mention of Cross. Hmm. That's interesting. Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe rating the RB's after practice tonight: Newby Wilbon Stevenson Taylor Ozigbo No mention of Cross. Hmm. That's interesting. Not that it means much as he is just a media member, but he has witnessed more then us. I honestly could see the first 4 being who they are....but to enter Ozigbo over Cross? Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe rating the RB's after practice tonight: Newby Wilbon Stevenson Taylor Ozigbo No mention of Cross. Hmm. That's interesting. Not that it means much as he is just a media member, but he has witnessed more then us. I honestly could see the first 4 being who they are....but to enter Ozigbo over Cross? Stevenson's a true freshman just like Ozigbo. I mean, one was 3 star and one was 4 star, but it's not THAT much crazier to have Ozigbo over Cross than it is to have Stevenson over Taylor and Cross. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Newby has significantly fewer towndowns had Cross, but I don't fault Newby for this. Cross gets the benefits of carries when it is short and goal. Except last season where Bo gave many of these carries to AA on account of his Heisman campaign. But given that Cross has a higher percentage of short yardage situations, it is pretty amazing that he averaged more yards per carry than Newby, in an offense tailored for AA, which also should favor Terrell. I think the are both great backs to have. What I don't understand are the posts that salivate over Newby, Stevenson, Wilbon, Taylor and diss Cross. Don't understand that, and I am not even his mom. Honestly, I think most of the negative posts about Cross is because a lot of people don't think he's very good. Yes, he has a decent YPC average and has scored a lot in short yardage situations. But frankly, when I watch him, I just don't see a very good running back. Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe rating the RB's after practice tonight: Newby Wilbon Stevenson Taylor Ozigbo No mention of Cross. Hmm. That's interesting. Not that it means much as he is just a media member, but he has witnessed more then us. I honestly could see the first 4 being who they are....but to enter Ozigbo over Cross? Stevenson's a true freshman just like Ozigbo. I mean, one was 3 star and one was 4 star, but it's not THAT much crazier to have Ozigbo over Cross than it is to have Stevenson over Taylor and Cross. Eh different caliber of prospects imo. Stevenson: 91 composite rating and #17 RB, best offers from Bama, Ohio State, Texas, UCLA. Ozigbo: 85 composite rating and #55 RB, best offers from Wisky, MissSt, Miami, Iowa. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I was going to make a post about it looks like Riley may prefer the shorter RB in his zone running game, as they can hide behind the o-line, pick a hole, and then dart through to the other side. But, Riley had success with Steven Jackson at Oregon State who is a "big back". Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Dan Hoppen @danhoppen 1m1 minute ago The more we see and hear from coaches the more it seems Terrell Newby is separating himself from the pack at RB. 1 Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe @MikelSevere 4m4 minutes agoLincoln, NE I like watching the RB coach teach. He was pretty technical in the pass pro and blitz pick up. He is also very calm when they make mistakes. Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Brian Rosenthal @HuskerExtraBR 1m1 minute ago Mikale Wilbon had nice day. Bounced a long run off a zone read; also been catching screen passes "that have been exciting," Langsdorf said. Quote Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Brian Rosenthal @HuskerExtraBR 27s27 seconds ago Langsdorf has been pleased w/running backs as a whole, noting Newby, Wilbon, Stevenson and Cross. Said will have to go by committee a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 I watched the video that scout had...stevenson looked like he had a gut An observer tonight said they thought he could lose 10-15 pounds but thought that wouldn't be too hard to accomplish over the next couple weeks. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Mike'l Severe rating the RB's after practice tonight: Newby Wilbon Stevenson Taylor Ozigbo No mention of Cross. A different observer also put Newby and Wilbon at the top of the list. Wilbon seems to be very good in the screen game. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I watched the video that scout had...stevenson looked like he had a gut An observer tonight said they thought he could lose 10-15 pounds but thought that wouldn't be too hard to accomplish over the next couple weeks. If Stevenson is in game shape by the start of conference play, that will be fine. There are many cases of true frosh RB's making an impact the last half of years. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Apparently Langsdorf agrees with Severe's assessment as he listed Newby, Wilbon and Stevenson first when asked about RBs. Quote Link to comment
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