MinnwiscowaSker Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Does anyone get run out in a year when there’s no real scholarship limit with all the old guys staying? Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 9 hours ago, MinnwiscowaSker said: Does anyone get run out in a year when there’s no real scholarship limit with all the old guys staying? Yes. Soon. Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 More than likely end up in the portal: Demariyon Houston Rahmir Johnson Ronald Thompkins David Alston -------------------------------------------------- I think the following stay but wouldn't be surprised either. Tate Wildeman, Jackson Hannah, Chris Walker, Jordon Riley 1 1 Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, BIG ERN said: More than likely end up in the portal: Demariyon Houston Rahmir Johnson Ronald Thompkins David Alston -------------------------------------------------- I think the following stay but wouldn't be surprised either. Tate Wildeman, Jackson Hannah, Chris Walker, Jordon Riley I've seen Thompkins mentioned a few different places as someone people think will end up in the portal. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Rumor has it he's our most complete back and has been healthy (knee wise). He missed time last season bc of Covid and academic issues. 1 Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I'd really hate to see any of the RBs leave right now, given that this whole group seems to have a lot of injury issues, and we really have no idea at all who's gonna be the man this fall. 1 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 31 minutes ago, RedSavage said: I've seen Thompkins mentioned a few different places as someone people think will end up in the portal. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Rumor has it he's our most complete back and has been healthy (knee wise). He missed time last season bc of Covid and academic issues. At the end of the day he has 5 rushing attempts in 2 years. I'm not sure he's better than Scott, Morrison, or Ervin...even Yant is gonna see some carries. He has never been healthy even in HS. I see him moving to a smaller D1 school closer to home. I hope he proves me wrong. Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, BIG ERN said: At the end of the day he has 5 rushing attempts in 2 years. I'm not sure he's better than Scott, Morrison, or Ervin...even Yant is gonna see some carries. He has never been healthy even in HS. I see him moving to a smaller D1 school closer to home. I hope he proves me wrong. That's fair. From what I've seen, his knees have not been an issue here (except when he first arrived and was still healing from that injury). If the rumor is true that he's the most complete back (and he's healthy), I expect he'll be at the top of the depth chart come this season. I'm not sure he'd find a better opportunity somewhere else. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, RedSavage said: That's fair. From what I've seen, his knees have not been an issue here (except when he first arrived and was still healing from that injury). If the rumor is true that he's the most complete back (and he's healthy), I expect he'll be at the top of the depth chart come this season. I'm not sure he'd find a better opportunity somewhere else. I don't remember. Did he play in the spring game or was he kept out? Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: I don't remember. Did he play in the spring game or was he kept out? He did play Quote Link to comment
macroboy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I thought he walked on bc/ of the injuries. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, macroboy said: I thought he walked on bc/ of the injuries. Thompkins is on scholarship. yant walked-on due to grades scaring off a lot of good teams Wasn’t quite sure who you were talking about there Quote Link to comment
macroboy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 It was Thompkins. I thought one of the RB's from the previous class, that had bad knee problems walked on. Maybe he was put on scholly later? Or maybe I hallunicated the whole thing. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, macroboy said: It was Thompkins. I thought one of the RB's from the previous class, that had bad knee problems walked on. Maybe he was put on scholly later? Or maybe I hallunicated the whole thing. Bivens. He is no longer with the team for whatever reason. He did walk on for a bit 1 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 In both college and the NFL, it seems like running backs have become largely interchangable. Many good players but no superstars, no long careers. The third guy in your platoon will average as many yards per carry or better than your starter. The un-drafted or barely recruited running back might end up the better baller. Guys have a couple great seasons, then quickly fade away. But almost nobody is getting the 25 to 30 carries a game like previous eras. It's hard to have opinions about the revolving door of running backs, so I'm going with the guys who really want to be here. 4 Quote Link to comment
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