Bo Davis knows how to stay hot as a coach. When you lose two borderline first rounders the smart thing is to jump. He'll leave LSU after a few years as well. If you stay in one spot too long as a coach you'll get stuck in the mud eventually.
You don't have to have 2 more...just 2 more good enough. Bo Davis to LSU is understood based on family and alma mater...but, you are right...new guy has big shoes to fill and try and prove himself
O wow that sucks for Tommy. He was a really good prospect coming out of high school and just never panned out.
They'll be fine. I don't remember anybody last season predicting Murphy to be a first round pick. Alfred Collins, Vernon Broughton, Aaron Bryant all played 250+ snaps last season and played really well. Alex January is at 320 right now and I believe he's good enough to play day 1. I watched him completely dominate in the state championship game against North Shore. Also have the kid who transferred in from Arizona. Sydir Mitchell also has had a year and an offseason in the program.
We'll see. The only player with the ability to plug the middle in the SEC (not the b12) is Sydir Mitchel and his Spring report is that he is pushing 400 lbs of jiggle and is not ready. All the other dudes are role players and not quite there. Collins and Broughton are not NT's, they are pass rushers and lack run plugging ability.
Collins can absolutely play the 1T. Bryant played it some last year as well. Murphy played the nose a ton last year at 300 pounds.
I didn't have any questions on Sweat and Murphy. I knew they could play. Murphy jumped Collins and Broughton. I don't think we are going into the SEC with what will be required in the SEC.
Did I say that? No. I said that we need to get some better NT's. The SEC runs the ball a lot. If we can't tie up 2 lineman with an elite NT, that hurts the defense. At the moment, we don't have anyone that commands a doublt team. Sweat was always going to command a double team.
Hopefully the right guy will feel a sudden urge to enter the portal where Texas will be waiting.
Not a chance in hell you were saying Byron Murphy was going to be a top 20 pick in this years draft. He was looked at as 5th-7th round pick at best. Same thing with Sweat. This staff is doing an incredible job of developing guys into NFL players.
And neither were you (Murphy), so stupid. I did know that he was good enough to start in the B12. I have some serious doubts about Collins and Broughton in the SEC. They have been lackluster throughout their time at Texas.
heard this too. Red is our best pass rush defender but he also is our least talented "skill back" Says the dude is 240 lbs? jesus Cody Johnson calm down.
Heard the same thing. Baxter has the tools but not sure he’s got the will. Red definitely is not afraid of contact but looks more like a full back. Hopefully Bax develops some shit in his neck this spring.
Thanks for proving my point in that first sentence. Did you miss the game last year where Collins and Broughton played significant snaps against that Bama offense, who just happened to be the team that won the SEC last year?
They had success because of the rotation. Sweat and Murphy pounded that oline. We don't have the same type of rotation. We'll see.
