ATH Davante' Bourque

STL Husker said:
I think you may have the RB situation a little mixed up. It should be Rex/Ameer with the others on the rise. Ameer was definitely the top choice after Rex. For some reason people keep putting him farther down on the depth chart than he really was. I wonder if it has anything to do with him being the only 3 star out of the group.
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Agreed.

Im wondering if the staff saw a need this year to have a bigger pound it type back kind of like Rex but a little bigger to withstand the punishment of the B1G 10. Then you have Green, and Ameer come in for a change of pace game breaker type to bust the big plays when they are worn down, becoming a run first hit you in the mouth team.

If oregon has taught us anything those playmakers are great, but you need a power running game to get the 3 and 2s and an O line that can get it done on short yardage agaisnt SEC type DLines. Seems like we may be heading in that direction with seemingly the best of both worlds, pretty much like Alabama, but with a good change of pace speed/scat Oregon type back, that we have already recruited in Ameer/Green....ala Brandon Jacobs/LaMicheal James combo. Would be pretty exciting having a big athletic back like bourque/cross that can run it inside to replace Rex and then come out in the diamond in the hurry up and throw Ameer Green and Taylor/Armstrong/Fuller at em. Would be a pretty devestating running game, if our O line comes around...fast paced speed with the ability to slow down and punch you right in the mouth with a big back right up the middle like Rex does currently. ....boom we have an offensive identity.

 
Almost what I get from girl's post is that the coaches may be looking at him as a fullback... I'm probably misinterpretting it but I almost wonder if the staff sees a big frame and wants to pack 30 pounds on him and use him as a FB.

 
This is exciting. It would be nice to get a bruiser RB on our depth chart for the future.

If anybody hears about how high we are on his new list or anything related, be sure to keep those of us who are not insiders informed.

GBR!!!

 
Nexus said:
Treand3 said:
corncraze said:
Decommitted from LSU
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Interesting...although I am concerned at his desire to play RB.
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This latest pursuit of Bourque gels with the theory I posited in the Imani Cross thread. I think these will be the types of RBs we'll go after in future recruiting cycles.
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It does fit well. I'm curious if we'll get some of both or just bigger backs. We've obviously got some smaller backs that will be around for awhile but only one more year of Rex. Given the power series we seem to like, I'm guessing we'll trend toward bigger backs but it also might just be a need to balance the roster.

 
Mavric said:
Nexus said:
Treand3 said:
corncraze said:
Decommitted from LSU
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Interesting...although I am concerned at his desire to play RB.
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This latest pursuit of Bourque gels with the theory I posited in the Imani Cross thread. I think these will be the types of RBs we'll go after in future recruiting cycles.
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It does fit well. I'm curious if we'll get some of both or just bigger backs. We've obviously got some smaller backs that will be around for awhile but only one more year of Rex. Given the power series we seem to like, I'm guessing we'll trend toward bigger backs but it also might just be a need to balance the roster.
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Don't forget about Morrow..............supposedly a beast..............

 
Coach Brown will do an in-home with Bourque tomorrow night, per John Talman's twitter.

 
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