travismullen
Well-Known Member
i decided to watch the orange bowl this evening. right away i was reminded how good this team was last year, which i found very encouraging in regards to how good the team could be this year.
a few things that jumped out to me while watching:
-wegher played very well for a freshman. i think sometimes we "forget" that he was only a freshman last year. the added strength and experience he'll have this year should make him a real contender for significant playing time, even though hampton will be back.
-stanzi IS the manzi. all of the interceptions were a real smudge on the impression he left with us last year. if he can cut those in half (or more) this year and has had some growth as a player, which i assume he has, we are going to have fun watching him.
-clayborn. enough said.
-iowa runs a killer play option. rick and wegher sell it well and i think that the ground and air game could be equally hard hitting to defenses this season. i think marvin and djk (davis and sandeman, too! geesh!) are going to be showing up in the dreams/nightmares of other teams' defense for weeks after playing iowa.
all this, and i'm only at the end of the 1st quarter!
a few things that jumped out to me while watching:
-wegher played very well for a freshman. i think sometimes we "forget" that he was only a freshman last year. the added strength and experience he'll have this year should make him a real contender for significant playing time, even though hampton will be back.
-stanzi IS the manzi. all of the interceptions were a real smudge on the impression he left with us last year. if he can cut those in half (or more) this year and has had some growth as a player, which i assume he has, we are going to have fun watching him.
-clayborn. enough said.
-iowa runs a killer play option. rick and wegher sell it well and i think that the ground and air game could be equally hard hitting to defenses this season. i think marvin and djk (davis and sandeman, too! geesh!) are going to be showing up in the dreams/nightmares of other teams' defense for weeks after playing iowa.
all this, and i'm only at the end of the 1st quarter!
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