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Post by bogeyman on Mar 13, 2023 16:35:30 GMT -6
Any word-reports-rumors coming from football?
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Post by mavsman53 on Mar 16, 2023 14:07:28 GMT -6
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Post by bogeyman on Mar 20, 2023 20:20:13 GMT -6
2+ weeks into spring football and there has been absolutely no info. Good grief!!
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Post by jaminthebody on Mar 21, 2023 6:59:16 GMT -6
2+ weeks into spring football and there has been absolutely no info. Good grief!! Open practice this Saturday and on the 1st I believe they are both at 10 am. Scrimmage on April 15th at 1:00 pm. For those in Abilene or in surrounding areas, including the DFW area, this will be a big weekend to be on campus, the scrimmage will be a good show, there will likely be some tailgating. This is also the weekend the baseball team is hosting the server school, GCU. The 2023 baseball team and 2023 football teams could be the most talented ever at ACU, so bring a friend or 20 to each of these events.
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Post by Outsider on Mar 21, 2023 9:27:13 GMT -6
We had a good local report on Abilene news yesterday evening. KP said he was excited to see our energy and aggression above and beyond last year. There have been some good weight lifting tweets, but not a lot really from practices. Unfortunately I have not been able to see ANY practice and will miss the Spring game as I fly overseas for a few weeks tomorrow to see the family. I am sure it's a little early for position breakdowns, but yeah, wish we would get some teasers at least. This year's team has a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing it come to fruition.
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Post by wildcatter on Mar 22, 2023 9:13:47 GMT -6
2+ weeks into spring football and there has been absolutely no info. Good grief!! Alumni email I got states they are only 4 practices in to spring ball.
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Post by bogeyman on Mar 22, 2023 9:33:11 GMT -6
With an extremely surface viewing of the spring roster I see no major defections from those we thought would be back. Anyone see or hear otherwise. We have several #'s available for DT's. Maybe reserved for HS recruits.
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Post by bogeyman on Mar 24, 2023 15:07:10 GMT -6
Not sure how this works but saw that Colt Cooper and Chidubem Lebechi are in Lubbock tomorrow with the track team. Are they going thru spring football too or exempt?
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Post by bogeyman on Mar 25, 2023 9:00:35 GMT -6
Anyone at the open scrimmage?
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Post by Cap'n Cattitude on Mar 25, 2023 16:08:08 GMT -6
Yes, I was at the scrimmage. I’ll share a few impressions. I am trying to see through the fact that there have been few practices and the scrimmage was overall pretty ragged. Looking for the gold.
QB - Long and McIvor had almost an equal number of snaps. Both looked good but you can see Long’s improvement since last year. Hightower played some and showed me some good things. The wind was blowing from a weird Westerly direction so none of them look very sharp. First impression is that we are very good and deep at this position.
RB - Banks is also with the track team. Jermiah didn’t play very much, but when he did, it looks like he has his explosion back. Both Jay’Vion from Washington and Javion from Arkansas showed some really good stuff. Couldn’t help but get excited about Xavier Wishert. He really hits the hole quick and has that “first down lean”. Always goes toward the goal. First impression is that we are going to have a very strong running game.
OL - Who remembers the last time we had five returning starters? Me neither. Perhaps the primary reason our run game will be so good is the big boys up front. They pretty much dominated whoever they ran against. Mostly 2’s I think. But another aspect of this line is depth. Carson Walker is a good one. Great pickup from UH. But the improvement of Fogel and Kinney was also really obvious. First impression is that this may be the best unit on the team. Oh, I almost forgot. Tay Yanta without the big gut is a force.
TE/HB - Colt Cooper is with the track team. I never noticed Caldwell. I’ll look for him next week. Castles made a couple of good catches and Reese Stafford caught a touchdown out of the HBack position. Impression was a solid, experienced group.
WR - Well … not their best day. A bunch of drops. A couple of blown assignments. Tons of talent. I liked what I saw from Blayne Taylor. I think we are going to really like Marcayll Jones. That is a fast dude. I think Boykin will play a lot also. He’s learned some stuff from his days at Bama. First impression not particularly good for today.
The defense actually “won” the scrimmage today.
DL - Still thin. One coach told me they are hard after three interior linemen. Of the old guys, you will be blown away by Oke. He has gotten bigger and lost a lot of baby fat. Warkentin looks like he’s ready to compete for playing time with Bradley, Bowman, and Hart. Syncere Massey is HUGE. He really plugs up the middle. My first impression is that a couple more transfers and this unit is going to be a strength.
LB - Nobody stood out but everybody played pretty well. I need to watch this group more closely next scrimmage. Sort of a neutral first impression.
DB - No point in downplaying it. This group is the strength of the defense. Tristin Anderson and Patrick Jolly are dominating corners. Add Mukes from OU with Egbo, Moffett et al. First impression is WOW.
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Post by bogeyman on Mar 25, 2023 16:25:50 GMT -6
Wow is right if Anderson is "dominating". I've looked for him to raise his game each year. Great run defender but poor pass defender. I'll be in his corner if he's improved that much. Thanks for your impressions of the scrimmage. It is early. Hope those DL show up this summer.
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Post by epe on Mar 25, 2023 18:19:00 GMT -6
2+ weeks into spring football and there has been absolutely no info. Good grief!! Alumni email I got states they are only 4 practices in to spring ball. Practices are spread out over a month long period -- Practices can be conducted over a 34-day period with 20 hours per week of unrestricted activities. Players must receive one day off per week. 15 on-field practice sessions may be held, with no more than 12 involving contact. Full contact may not occur until the third practice. Eight of the 12 contact practices can involve tackling, and no more than three of those eight may be devoted to 11-on-11 scrimmages.
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Post by bogeyman on Apr 1, 2023 17:04:34 GMT -6
Scrimmage today?
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Post by Outsider on Apr 3, 2023 20:17:39 GMT -6
How did the April 1st scrimmage go?
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Post by bogeyman on Apr 15, 2023 18:33:37 GMT -6
Anyone have anything to say about the "spring showcase"?
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