Making Sense of the RB Position

[admo]

I'm in the camp that is excited about Wilbon's career. I think the pecking order going into fall starts with Newby. AT will earn some carries early on. I still don't know what will happen to Imani, but it's encouraging to know where we can count on him near the goal line.

Stevenson's name is new news to me since I haven't been diligently following recruiting. I may have to jump over there and read up.

It looks pretty clear that the team will have two types of backs. A group that are smallish build, quick feet, jittery, can catch out of the backfield, with good breakaway speed. The other group is mostly north/south bangers that don't waste a lot of extra movement when they get the ball. Just pound it and embrace the physical contact between the tackles.

I think they all have the ability to be good running backs. It'll come down to more than that, such as confidence, blocking, pass catching, and how they perform with their opportunity.

 

[papersun87]

The only thing I know is it's going to be interesting

quality post

 

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

Sadly won't mean jack unless we have a competent passing attack, and with the lack of a deep threat, I question.

 

[NUinID]

Here is what they are saying about Stevenson to Nebraska over at a Wisconsin board "Buckyville dot yuku dot com"

As I understand it. Nebraska has been trying to improve it's academic reputation since joining the B10. Doesn't this scream 'We care less about academics'?

Just awesome, we'll be going against him every year and possibly this October in Lincoln.

If there's one good thing about this, it's that him and his talent will be shoved in our face every time we play them and maybe more people will get pissed off about it and request that we give kids the same chance other "like minded schools" are giving. Let's stop playing with one hand tied behind our back while throwing at a moving target that has the scoring lines drawn on after the darts are thrown.

Ugh. Alabama would almost have been the lesser of two evils. The thing that really chaps me is that Jordan so badly wanted to be a Badger. He committed when we didn't have a coach. I believe he even got a Motion W tattoo. And now he's going to...Nebraska. A team we play every year. It's going to suck REALLY BAD if he becomes the next Montee Ball or Melvin Gordon.

Maybe he will only be A mere Abdullah when Nebby plays Sconnie!

I was over on buckyville reading some of this also. I usually only go to there leftover board the have some funny stuff on it. Anyway, some of them are kind of upset he didn't get into Whiskey while others are saying they won't lower their standards to let him in. etc. It is pretty well split from what I can tell. Whiskey grads to tend to think their degree is of a greater value than most and the definitely look down on Nebraska in that respect.

 

[huKSer]

According to ESPN we are really thin (as in zero) RB, but we are loaded at LB

Until they figured out IB means I back

 

[Igetbored216]

I think Newby will be the man, with the others sharing carries behind him.

I will say that our o-line is going to have to improve regardless of who the running back is. The only time our running game was really good last year was when Ameer was in (although Newby showed some flashes). He had the ability to make guys miss and find space where none really existed. In fact, the last few running backs were really good at this (Ameer, Burkhead, Helu). Hopefully Cavanaugh can coach 'em up.

 

[Elf]

Even if we can only have Stevenson start one game, I want it to be against Wisconsin, and I want to not ever call a passing play, and I want him to hang 500+ yards on them, and I want the crowd to sing "NA NA NAAA NAAAA, HEY HEY HEY, GOODBYE" as we blow them out 71-0.

Is that too much to ask?

I'm good with all of this. And if I could give you all my +1's for today I would.

 

[Elf]

Even if we can only have Stevenson start one game, I want it to be against Wisconsin, and I want to not ever call a passing play, and I want him to hang 500+ yards on them, and I want the crowd to sing "NA NA NAAA NAAAA, HEY HEY HEY, GOODBYE" as we blow them out 71-0.

Is that too much to ask?

If we beat Wisconsin 71-0 this year, they will still have outscored us by 31 points in the five games (counting 2015) we've played against them since joining the Big Ten.

That's pretty sobering, even so, a 71-0 drubbing would go a long way towards evening that scorecard.

 

[The Dude]

Stevenson calling Davis to confirm his role on the team has me intrigued.

I suspect The Staff has some big plans to get him on the field right away. Talent like that shouldn't be wasting away on the bench. Get him out there.

 

[darkhorse85]

Stevenson calling Davis to confirm his role on the team has me intrigued.

I suspect The Staff has some big plans to get him on the field right away. Talent like that shouldn't be wasting away on the bench. Get him out there.

I like your use of capitalization here. Well done.

 

[teachercd]

Here is what they are saying about Stevenson to Nebraska over at a Wisconsin board "Buckyville dot yuku dot com"

As I understand it. Nebraska has been trying to improve it's academic reputation since joining the B10. Doesn't this scream 'We care less about academics'?

Just awesome, we'll be going against him every year and possibly this October in Lincoln.

If there's one good thing about this, it's that him and his talent will be shoved in our face every time we play them and maybe more people will get pissed off about it and request that we give kids the same chance other "like minded schools" are giving. Let's stop playing with one hand tied behind our back while throwing at a moving target that has the scoring lines drawn on after the darts are thrown.

Ugh. Alabama would almost have been the lesser of two evils. The thing that really chaps me is that Jordan so badly wanted to be a Badger. He committed when we didn't have a coach. I believe he even got a Motion W tattoo. And now he's going to...Nebraska. A team we play every year. It's going to suck REALLY BAD if he becomes the next Montee Ball or Melvin Gordon.

Maybe he will only be A mere Abdullah when Nebby plays Sconnie!

I was over on buckyville reading some of this also. I usually only go to there leftover board the have some funny stuff on it. Anyway, some of them are kind of upset he didn't get into Whiskey while others are saying they won't lower their standards to let him in. etc. It is pretty well split from what I can tell. Whiskey grads to tend to think their degree is of a greater value than most and the definitely look down on Nebraska in that respect.

Growing up in the heart of Big Ten Country I never heard one person that I grew up with or older people say anything like "Wow, I can't wait to attend Wisconsin, what a great education"

 

[Red Five]

Sadly won't mean jack unless we have a competent passing attack, and with the lack of a deep threat, I question.

Stanley Morgan.

 

[MasterPulverizer]

Sadly won't mean jack unless we have a competent passing attack, and with the lack of a deep threat, I question.

Stanley Morgan.

I think you mean

Stanley. Morgan.

 

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[Mavric]

Stevenson calling Davis to confirm his role on the team has me intrigued.

I suspect The Staff has some big plans to get him on the field right away. Talent like that shouldn't be wasting away on the bench. Get him out there.

I'm not sure that got repeated in exactly the manner it was reported. If it was the same report I saw, it was more of a feeling of how we were going to use our RBs as opposed to him playing immediately. Maybe it's nit-picking a little bit but I didn't get quite the same impression from the article as I did on the post on here.

Not saying he won't play right away but that's not the tone I got from the article.