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Post by jwilly on Jan 8, 2021 9:53:12 GMT -8
This is great news. I’m actually blown away all these guys are coming back, this will help out a ton next year. List of seniors returning for their “free” year. Bradford Whitley Eldridge Hughes-Murray Nous Reichner Lightbourn And a couple others that are a little further down the depth chart.
So we lose Hamilcar, Wright and Jefferson but will have 19 of 22 starters back?? We lose Dunn also but by the end of the year I don’t think he was starting anymore anyway. Add in the hopeful healthy return of Gumbs, Whitley, and Morris plus the transfers and it looks like we finally have some depth.
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Post by beavertd on Jan 8, 2021 9:58:09 GMT -8
Reichner and Whitley, if healthy, will finally give us the depth we were sorely missing on the defensive line. Eldridge is easily overlooked, but might be the most important returning player. We have great stability on the offensive line. Things are improving and looking up for next season!
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 8, 2021 10:10:38 GMT -8
WOW!
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 8, 2021 17:36:27 GMT -8
We will lose more...probably atleast 6-8 on our current roster. Maybe not in the next few weeks but before fall camp. Still have spring drills before guys make a decision to stay or go. The roster is getting a substantial upgrade due to the transfer portal.
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Post by RenoBeaver on Jan 9, 2021 8:10:40 GMT -8
Eldridge, Bradford, two DL, Hughes-Murray?
That's huge huge news.
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Post by orangeattack on Jan 9, 2021 9:33:29 GMT -8
This is great news. I’m actually blown away all these guys are coming back, this will help out a ton next year. List of seniors returning for their “free” year. Bradford Whitley Eldridge Hughes-Murray Nous Reichner Lightbourn And a couple others that are a little further down the depth chart. So we lose Hamilcar, Wright and Jefferson but will have 19 of 22 starters back?? We lose Dunn also but by the end of the year I don’t think he was starting anymore anyway. Add in the hopeful healthy return of Gumbs, Whitley, and Morris plus the transfers and it looks like we finally have some depth. Eldridge might be the biggest impact of all those by himself. That is another 500 yards for our running backs all by himself. He is a bona fide stud. Both Reichner and Whitley could have huge impacts next season for us.
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Post by shelby on Jan 9, 2021 14:49:06 GMT -8
I believe this is a well thought out decision . One more year , post pandemic and most people vaccinated - would bring fans back to both the college and pro games . Money will change the draft and the income potential for current pro's as well as the respective college seniors !
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Post by orangeexpress on Jan 9, 2021 17:31:21 GMT -8
Trevon Bradford would have exhausted his eligibility had he played in all five games in 2019 after returning from injury. Now he has the opportunity to play a sixth season and possibly eclipse 50 games played at OSU - a pretty good trade for sitting out one game while healthy in 2019.
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 10, 2021 16:42:14 GMT -8
Those 10 seniors are coming back as of Thursday. January 19,some of the players come back to start the six week Winter training. Don't be stunned if more defections are announced then or certainly before August. The final 2021roster is far from being finalized.
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 10, 2021 16:43:54 GMT -8
Trevon Bradford would have exhausted his eligibility had he played in all five games in 2019 after returning from injury. Now he has the opportunity to play a sixth season and possibly eclipse 50 games played at OSU - a pretty good trade for sitting out one game while healthy in 2019. Will Bradford come back? He may just decide to move on after missing a year and a half of football due to injuries. There may be more wide receiver defections too...
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Post by TheGlove on Jan 10, 2021 16:47:02 GMT -8
Those 10 seniors are coming back as of Thursday. January 19,some of the players come back to start the six week Winter training. Don't be stunned if more defections are announced then or certainly before August. The final 2021 is far from being finalized. Good point. We’re a long ways from September. Plus, besides the original post of this thread I don’t the source of this info.
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Post by qbeaver on Jan 10, 2021 16:52:40 GMT -8
Those 10 seniors are coming back as of Thursday. January 19,some of the players come back to start the six week Winter training. Don't be stunned if more defections are announced then or certainly before August. The final 2021 is far from being finalized. Good point. We’re a long ways from September. Plus, besides the original post of this thread I don’t the source of this info. I'm excited as anyone about 2021,but Reichner hasn't really been healthy much in his osu career,and Whittley needs to be in top condition to reach his full potential. We will have Bennett back,and he needs a bit more refinement,but two more legit interior linemen with Pac-12 talent are needed in my opinion. Without a solid Pac-12 interior lineman,our 3-4 defense doesn't operate properly.
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Post by orangeattack on Jan 19, 2021 8:26:18 GMT -8
Good point. We’re a long ways from September. Plus, besides the original post of this thread I don’t the source of this info. I'm excited as anyone about 2021,but Reichner hasn't really been healthy much in his osu career,and Whittley needs to be in top condition to reach his full potential. We will have Bennett back,and he needs a bit more refinement,but two more legit interior linemen with Pac-12 talent are needed in my opinion. Without a solid Pac-12 interior lineman,our 3-4 defense doesn't operate properly. We need to find a 2-gap DT who can line up in zero technique. Would make Tibs' job a LOT easier.
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Post by spudbeaver on Jan 19, 2021 10:31:02 GMT -8
I'm excited as anyone about 2021,but Reichner hasn't really been healthy much in his osu career,and Whittley needs to be in top condition to reach his full potential. We will have Bennett back,and he needs a bit more refinement,but two more legit interior linemen with Pac-12 talent are needed in my opinion. Without a solid Pac-12 interior lineman,our 3-4 defense doesn't operate properly. We need to find a 2-gap DT who can line up in zero technique. Would make Tibs' job a LOT easier. Good one!
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 19, 2021 11:36:01 GMT -8
I'm excited as anyone about 2021,but Reichner hasn't really been healthy much in his osu career,and Whittley needs to be in top condition to reach his full potential. We will have Bennett back,and he needs a bit more refinement,but two more legit interior linemen with Pac-12 talent are needed in my opinion. Without a solid Pac-12 interior lineman,our 3-4 defense doesn't operate properly. We need to find a 2-gap DT who can line up in zero technique. Would make Tibs' job a LOT easier. And I just want a million dollars!We'll see whose wish comes true first. There are 3-4 NFL defenses who can't find a true 0-technique two-gap DT. In other news, and I know that I have said this for at least five years, the 3-4 still sucks at Corvallis.
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