The Real Spring Practice Thread

[T REX]

And if Trask wins the job. Great. We'll all cheer him on every Saturday.

 

[gatormandan]

We'll all cheer him on

:rolleyes:

 

[URGatorBait]

And if Trask wins the job. Great. We'll all cheer him on every Saturday.

I like this positive T REX.
You're an alright dude

 

[TLB]

When you say stuff like this after going through this thread and disliking multiple posts that were making fun of you, that just kills your credibility.

How can one lose that which he never had?

 

[TLB]

The good news is its Spring Practice and Foley finally achieved ABSOLUTELY ZERO interest in Gator football.

Enough people have finally turned it off altogether, even the zealots, that Im sure the AD is getting almost none if those pesky calls demanding a championship coach.

I want to turn off all interest myself.

Ive seen this with my former favorite MLB and NBA teams. Once the fans turn off all interest, its almost impossible to lure them back.

So...how does this lack of interest work it's way to you not complaining anymore?

 

[EyeDocGator]

And if Trask wins the job. Great. We'll all cheer him on every Saturday.

Who are you? And, what have you done with T REX?

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Meatchickin spring practice preview:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...3/michigan-football-spring-practice/99526978/
They've lost 3 starters on the Oline.
Three starters at CB
An All -American TE
The starting tailback
Three starting WRs


The Michigan football team opens spring practice Friday with the first of 15 formal workouts: 11 on campus, one as the spring game April 15 at Michigan Stadium and then three in Rome.

Here are five position battles to watch over the next month:

Running back: De’Veon Smith was Michigan’s starting tailback for most of the past three seasons because of his diligence. He ran but also blocked and understood the offense. He was the clear leader of the rotation. Now, he's headed to the NFL, but everyone else returns, including Chris Evans with the speed and shiftiness, Ty Isaac with the size (6-foot-3, 230 pounds), Karan Higdon with the ability to duck through holes and Kareem Walker with the combination of all the traits, including hard running. With a new position coach in Jay Harbaugh and run game coordinator in Greg Frey, there’s a chance to win them over this spring.

Cornerback: It's a total reset after losing three corners: two-time All-America Jourdan Lewis and possible NFL players Channing Stribling and Jeremy Clark. It helps having two four-star sophomores in LaVert Hill and David Long Jr., both of whom got a few snaps last year. They will be challenged by early enrollee Ambry Thomas, who wants to play. Redshirt sophomore Keith Washington was mentioned by outgoing seniors. And senior Brandon Watson has the experience that can be important at the most exposed position on the field.

Tight end: Losing All-America Jake Butt makes this position uncertain because Butt was so reliable in all phases. Devin Asiasi was the natural replacement, but he transferred. There’s talent with Tyrone Wheatley Jr.’s blocking and Ian Bunting’s pass catching. The first to makes strides in the other side of his game will stand out. Both made big catches after Butt was hurt in the Orange Bowl. U-M also has Nick Eubanks and Sean Mckeon, so this could be a platoon spot.

Offensive line: Line coach Tim Drevno knew this day was coming, after Erik Magnuson, Kyle Kalis and Ben Braden started for three years before departing. Center Mason Cole and guard Ben Bredeson return as starters, but both could change positions if others can only play a certain spot. Sophomore Michael Onwenu is a possibility at guard, and Juwann Bushell-Beatty started briefly at tackle last year. True freshmen center/guard Cesar Ruiz enrolled early for his chance to compete, and Jon Runyan showed athleticism at the team's combine this month. There are new coaching responsibilities along the line, too: Drevno working the middle and Frey with tackles/tight ends.

Wide receiver: This could be the most contested position. Losing Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson means U-M is starting over completely. With Grant Perry suspended because of a legal issue, the leading returning receiver is Eddie McDoom, with five catches for 59 yards. He has speed, and Kekoa Crawford showed open-field promise. The highly rated true freshmen who enrolled early – Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tarik Black – have the size and speed to play immediately. All will get a chance this spring.

 

[URGatorBait]

How can one lose that which he never had?

 

[URGatorBait]

So...how does this lack of interest work it's way to you not complaining anymore?

 

[TLB]

Now, imagine this was posted on this site about our spring practice, and the comments it would get:

Meatchickin spring practice preview:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...3/michigan-football-spring-practice/99526978/
They've lost 3 starters on the Oline.
Three starters at CB
An All -American TE
The starting tailback
Three starting WRs

That's 11 of our starters, 8 on offense. Most were on the Grier PED plan, but others simply realized they will likely never make the NFL with this staff's commitment to developing players. Oh, and of course, there were 2 that couldn't keep UF's mandatory 3.8 GPA for eligibility (SEC requirement is a pulse).

The Michigan football team opens spring practice Friday with the first of 15 formal workouts: 11 on campus, one as the spring game April 15 at Michigan Stadium and then three in Rome.

Thank God Foley McScrooge isn't controlling the spend anymore and Stricklin is willing to put money to the team. However, going to Rome is a f'n waste. No recruits there, no fans or boosters to entice. He SHOULD have taken the team to the Redneck Riviera of Panama City Beach where we could draw 'unofficial' visits from recruits in FL, GA, and AL in a heartbeat. Open bar will definitely draw the interest of soon-to-be HS juniors and seniors. Never too soon to offer, and have them sign while passed out on a couch full of hookers.

Here are five position battles to watch over the next month:

Here are five positions where our last coach screwed us in recruiting and our current staff can't figure out how to fix it:

QB, QB, QB, QB, and QB.

Ok, besides, QB.....

Running back:

: De’Veon Smith was Michigan’s starting tailback for most of the past three seasons because of his diligence. He ran but also blocked and understood the offense. He was the clear leader of the rotation. Now, he's

headed to the NFL, but everyone else returns, including Chris Evans with the speed and shiftiness, Ty Isaac with the size (6-foot-3, 230 pounds), Karan Higdon with the ability to duck through holes and Kareem Walker with the combination of all the traits, including hard running. With a new position coach in Jay Harbaugh and run game coordinator in Greg Frey, there’s a chance to win them over this spring.

Our staff made the last guy the bell cow because he was the only one that new the playbook and understood left from right. He's gone to the NFL and we're left with the other guys too dumb to transfer. One's really fast, but fumbles a lot and goes down with a change in the wind direction. One's pretty big, but has trouble running with his shoes on the wrong feet, plus he keeps trying to take the hand off from the TE as he rounds the line. We're pretty sure he'll be a close second in the lineup this season. We do have one guy that can do it all, but you guessed it - grad transfer from Appalachia State or something. Lucky for us, coach hired his unemployed brother or son or cousin to be position coach and Glenn Frey has retired from the Eagles to be one of those unapproved staff positions. We think he can win over the players, but so far all we know is he's generally in a good mood because he's always singing something.

Cornerback:

It's a total reset after losing three corners: two-time All-America Jourdan Lewis and possible NFL players Channing Stribling and Jeremy Clark. It helps having two four-star sophomores in LaVert Hill and David Long Jr., both of whom got a few snaps last year. They will be challenged by early enrollee Ambry Thomas, who wants to play. Redshirt sophomore Keith Washington was mentioned by outgoing seniors. And senior Brandon Watson has the experience that can be important at the most exposed position on the field.

We lost our secondary, but we don't expect a big drop off as we look at guys with a sum total of 20 snaps last year being pressed by a true freshman for playing time.

Tight end:

Losing All-America Jake Butt makes this position uncertain because Butt was so reliable in all phases. Devin Asiasi was the natural replacement, but

he transferred. There’s talent with Tyrone Wheatley Jr.’s blocking and Ian Bunting’s pass catching. The first to makes strides in the other side of his game will stand out. Both made big catches after Butt was hurt in the Orange Bowl. U-M also has Nick Eubanks and Sean Mckeon, so this could be a platoon spot.

The starter graduated, and the backup transferred. We are left with a guy who can't catch and another who can't block. First one to figure it out gets to start. We also have a few walk ons that were OL for us a season or two ago and lost their band scholarships. You can see their backups in the tuba section during halftime.

Offensive line:

Line coach Tim Drevno knew this day was coming, after Erik Magnuson, Kyle Kalis and Ben Braden started for three years before departing. Center Mason Cole and guard Ben Bredeson return as starters, but both could change positions if others can only play a certain spot. Sophomore Michael Onwenu is a possibility at guard, and Juwann Bushell-Beatty started briefly at tackle last year. True freshmen center/guard Cesar Ruiz enrolled early for his chance to compete, and Jon Runyan showed athleticism at the team's combine this month. There are new coaching responsibilities along the line, too: Drevno working the middle and Frey with tackles/tight ends.

We have two returning starters, but neither is good enough to hold the position they had last year. We're looking at freshman and sophomores now. We are f'd this year. Not a problem in the B1G, but here in the SEC...we are f'd. New coaches there too....showing the total lack of consistency in staff as we are impacted by turnover. Last year's OL coach moved up to TE coach at NMSU, while our new coach just graduated from our school after being a starter on the OL. However, it appears he and Glenn Frey are sharing a doobie while discussing deep thoughts about something.

Wide receiver:

This could be the most contested position. Losing Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson means U-M is starting over completely. With Grant Perry suspended because of a legal issue, the leading returning receiver is Eddie McDoom, with five catches for 59 yards. He has speed, and Kekoa Crawford showed open-field promise. The highly rated true freshmen who enrolled early – Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tarik Black – have the size and speed to play immediately. All will get a chance this spring.

WR, where we have built ZERO depth despite being in the speedy recruit state of Florida (thank you F$U, MIA, and special FU >ahem< TY to Lane at FIU). One player is suspended due to a Hernandez clause with school administrators, and the leading returning receiver has a better name than game. McDoom...HAH. More like BuFoon with all of 5 catches (17 drops, 9 wrong routes, 3 tips to the other team, and a partridge in a pear tree for last season). We do have Kekoa, who showed great moves against no defense in the spring game, so we have that going for us. And finally, we have a blue chip and a 3* to round out our options. No changes in coaching for this position group...we're still looking. If you are interested, willing to work for peanuts, and believe a football is pointy and striped, not round and spotted, send us your resume.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

So...how does this lack of interest work it's way to you not complaining anymore?

Liked by @Swamp Queen ....

You cut me deep, SQ.

 

[Swamp Queen]

Liked by @Swamp Queen ....

You cut me deep, SQ.

Sorry, it made me smile.

You know I still love your miserable self!

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Sorry, it made me smile.

You know I still love your miserable self!

Just add wine. lol

 

[ChiefGator]

Meatchickin spring practice preview:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...3/michigan-football-spring-practice/99526978/
They've lost 3 starters on the Oline.
Three starters at CB
An All -American TE
The starting tailback
Three starting WRs


The Michigan football team opens spring practice Friday with the first of 15 formal workouts: 11 on campus, one as the spring game April 15 at Michigan Stadium and then three in Rome.

Here are five position battles to watch over the next month:

Running back: De’Veon Smith was Michigan’s starting tailback for most of the past three seasons because of his diligence. He ran but also blocked and understood the offense. He was the clear leader of the rotation. Now, he's headed to the NFL, but everyone else returns, including Chris Evans with the speed and shiftiness, Ty Isaac with the size (6-foot-3, 230 pounds), Karan Higdon with the ability to duck through holes and Kareem Walker with the combination of all the traits, including hard running. With a new position coach in Jay Harbaugh and run game coordinator in Greg Frey, there’s a chance to win them over this spring.

Cornerback: It's a total reset after losing three corners: two-time All-America Jourdan Lewis and possible NFL players Channing Stribling and Jeremy Clark. It helps having two four-star sophomores in LaVert Hill and David Long Jr., both of whom got a few snaps last year. They will be challenged by early enrollee Ambry Thomas, who wants to play. Redshirt sophomore Keith Washington was mentioned by outgoing seniors. And senior Brandon Watson has the experience that can be important at the most exposed position on the field.

Tight end: Losing All-America Jake Butt makes this position uncertain because Butt was so reliable in all phases. Devin Asiasi was the natural replacement, but he transferred. There’s talent with Tyrone Wheatley Jr.’s blocking and Ian Bunting’s pass catching. The first to makes strides in the other side of his game will stand out. Both made big catches after Butt was hurt in the Orange Bowl. U-M also has Nick Eubanks and Sean Mckeon, so this could be a platoon spot.

Offensive line: Line coach Tim Drevno knew this day was coming, after Erik Magnuson, Kyle Kalis and Ben Braden started for three years before departing. Center Mason Cole and guard Ben Bredeson return as starters, but both could change positions if others can only play a certain spot. Sophomore Michael Onwenu is a possibility at guard, and Juwann Bushell-Beatty started briefly at tackle last year. True freshmen center/guard Cesar Ruiz enrolled early for his chance to compete, and Jon Runyan showed athleticism at the team's combine this month. There are new coaching responsibilities along the line, too: Drevno working the middle and Frey with tackles/tight ends.

Wide receiver: This could be the most contested position. Losing Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson means U-M is starting over completely. With Grant Perry suspended because of a legal issue, the leading returning receiver is Eddie McDoom, with five catches for 59 yards. He has speed, and Kekoa Crawford showed open-field promise. The highly rated true freshmen who enrolled early – Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tarik Black – have the size and speed to play immediately. All will get a chance this spring.

Maybe he can recruit some Italians for either his team or some other team. It sure must be nice to have all that money to go there, and we worry about every penny.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Thank God Foley McScrooge isn't controlling the spend anymore and Stricklin is willing to put money to the team. However, going to Rome is a f'n waste. No recruits there, no fans or boosters to entice. He SHOULD have taken the team to the Redneck Riviera of Panama City Beach where we could draw 'unofficial' visits from recruits in FL, GA, and AL in a heartbeat. Open bar will definitely draw the interest of soon-to-be HS juniors and seniors. Never too soon to offer, and have them sign while passed out on a couch full of hookers.

I endorse this plan.

 

[NavetG8r]

Now, imagine this was posted on this site about our spring practice, and the comments it would get:




That's 11 of our starters, 8 on offense. Most were on the Grier PED plan, but others simply realized they will likely never make the NFL with this staff's commitment to developing players. Oh, and of course, there were 2 that couldn't keep UF's mandatory 3.8 GPA for eligibility (SEC requirement is a pulse).




Thank God Foley McScrooge isn't controlling the spend anymore and Stricklin is willing to put money to the team. However, going to Rome is a f'n waste. No recruits there, no fans or boosters to entice. He SHOULD have taken the team to the Redneck Riviera of Panama City Beach where we could draw 'unofficial' visits from recruits in FL, GA, and AL in a heartbeat. Open bar will definitely draw the interest of soon-to-be HS juniors and seniors. Never too soon to offer, and have them sign while passed out on a couch full of hookers.



Here are five positions where our last coach screwed us in recruiting and our current staff can't figure out how to fix it:

QB, QB, QB, QB, and QB.

Ok, besides, QB.....

Running back:

Our staff made the last guy the bell cow because he was the only one that new the playbook and understood left from right. He's gone to the NFL and we're left with the other guys too dumb to transfer. One's really fast, but fumbles a lot and goes down with a change in the wind direction. One's pretty big, but has trouble running with his shoes on the wrong feet, plus he keeps trying to take the hand off from the TE as he rounds the line. We're pretty sure he'll be a close second in the lineup this season. We do have one guy that can do it all, but you guessed it - grad transfer from Appalachia State or something. Lucky for us, coach hired his unemployed brother or son or cousin to be position coach and Glenn Frey has retired from the Eagles to be one of those unapproved staff positions. We think he can win over the players, but so far all we know is he's generally in a good mood because he's always singing something.

Cornerback:

We lost our secondary, but we don't expect a big drop off as we look at guys with a sum total of 20 snaps last year being pressed by a true freshman for playing time.

Tight end:

The starter graduated, and the backup transferred. We are left with a guy who can't catch and another who can't block. First one to figure it out gets to start. We also have a few walk ons that were OL for us a season or two ago and lost their band scholarships. You can see their backups in the tuba section during halftime.

Offensive line:

We have two returning starters, but neither is good enough to hold the position they had last year. We're looking at freshman and sophomores now. We are f'd this year. Not a problem in the B1G, but here in the SEC...we are f'd. New coaches there too....showing the total lack of consistency in staff as we are impacted by turnover. Last year's OL coach moved up to TE coach at NMSU, while our new coach just graduated from our school after being a starter on the OL. However, it appears he and Glenn Frey are sharing a doobie while discussing deep thoughts about something.

Wide receiver:

WR, where we have built ZERO depth despite being in the speedy recruit state of Florida (thank you F$U, MIA, and special FU >ahem< TY to Lane at FIU). One player is suspended due to a Hernandez clause with school administrators, and the leading returning receiver has a better name than game. McDoom...HAH. More like BuFoon with all of 5 catches (17 drops, 9 wrong routes, 3 tips to the other team, and a partridge in a pear tree for last season). We do have Kekoa, who showed great moves against no defense in the spring game, so we have that going for us. And finally, we have a blue chip and a 3* to round out our options. No changes in coaching for this position group...we're still looking. If you are interested, willing to work for peanuts, and believe a football is pointy and striped, not round and spotted, send us your resume.

TL;DR but I gave ya a like for the orange and blue text.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Now, imagine this was posted on this site about our spring practice, and the comments it would get:




That's 11 of our starters, 8 on offense. Most were on the Grier PED plan, but others simply realized they will likely never make the NFL with this staff's commitment to developing players. Oh, and of course, there were 2 that couldn't keep UF's mandatory 3.8 GPA for eligibility (SEC requirement is a pulse).




Thank God Foley McScrooge isn't controlling the spend anymore and Stricklin is willing to put money to the team. However, going to Rome is a f'n waste. No recruits there, no fans or boosters to entice. He SHOULD have taken the team to the Redneck Riviera of Panama City Beach where we could draw 'unofficial' visits from recruits in FL, GA, and AL in a heartbeat. Open bar will definitely draw the interest of soon-to-be HS juniors and seniors. Never too soon to offer, and have them sign while passed out on a couch full of hookers.



Here are five positions where our last coach screwed us in recruiting and our current staff can't figure out how to fix it:

QB, QB, QB, QB, and QB.

Ok, besides, QB.....

Running back:

Our staff made the last guy the bell cow because he was the only one that new the playbook and understood left from right. He's gone to the NFL and we're left with the other guys too dumb to transfer. One's really fast, but fumbles a lot and goes down with a change in the wind direction. One's pretty big, but has trouble running with his shoes on the wrong feet, plus he keeps trying to take the hand off from the TE as he rounds the line. We're pretty sure he'll be a close second in the lineup this season. We do have one guy that can do it all, but you guessed it - grad transfer from Appalachia State or something. Lucky for us, coach hired his unemployed brother or son or cousin to be position coach and Glenn Frey has retired from the Eagles to be one of those unapproved staff positions. We think he can win over the players, but so far all we know is he's generally in a good mood because he's always singing something.

Cornerback:

We lost our secondary, but we don't expect a big drop off as we look at guys with a sum total of 20 snaps last year being pressed by a true freshman for playing time.

Tight end:

The starter graduated, and the backup transferred. We are left with a guy who can't catch and another who can't block. First one to figure it out gets to start. We also have a few walk ons that were OL for us a season or two ago and lost their band scholarships. You can see their backups in the tuba section during halftime.

Offensive line:

We have two returning starters, but neither is good enough to hold the position they had last year. We're looking at freshman and sophomores now. We are f'd this year. Not a problem in the B1G, but here in the SEC...we are f'd. New coaches there too....showing the total lack of consistency in staff as we are impacted by turnover. Last year's OL coach moved up to TE coach at NMSU, while our new coach just graduated from our school after being a starter on the OL. However, it appears he and Glenn Frey are sharing a doobie while discussing deep thoughts about something.

Wide receiver:

WR, where we have built ZERO depth despite being in the speedy recruit state of Florida (thank you F$U, MIA, and special FU >ahem< TY to Lane at FIU). One player is suspended due to a Hernandez clause with school administrators, and the leading returning receiver has a better name than game. McDoom...HAH. More like BuFoon with all of 5 catches (17 drops, 9 wrong routes, 3 tips to the other team, and a partridge in a pear tree for last season). We do have Kekoa, who showed great moves against no defense in the spring game, so we have that going for us. And finally, we have a blue chip and a 3* to round out our options. No changes in coaching for this position group...we're still looking. If you are interested, willing to work for peanuts, and believe a football is pointy and striped, not round and spotted, send us your resume.

 

[Gator2222]

The good news is its Spring Practice and Foley finally achieved ABSOLUTELY ZERO interest in Gator football.

Enough people have finally turned it off altogether, even the zealots, that Im sure the AD is getting almost none if those pesky calls demanding a championship coach.

I want to turn off all interest myself.

Ive seen this with my former favorite MLB and NBA teams. Once the fans turn off all interest, its almost impossible to lure them back.

It appears that the Donkey is basing this opinion on the constant feeding frenzy of the negators. However, there are several actual metrics we can use to gauge interest in Florida Gators football.

Attendance

In 2015, McElwain's first season, the average attendance at Gator home football games was 90,065. Ben Hill Griffin stadium has an official capacity of 88,548. The lowest attendance of any game was the 88,034 that watched the Gators play East Carolina. That was the only home game of the season that had a crowd smaller than 90,000.

This was an increase of 4,232 more attendees per game than the previous season. That's an impressive 5% increase. It was the 13th largest increase of any school in the nation including those with new stadium expansions. The Gators had the 9th largest average attendance in the nation.

2015 was the first time the Gators averaged over 90,000 since 2010.

The 90,916 fans that were at the Swamp for the FSU game was the largest crowd in the history of Gators football. It also set the all time record for the largest attendance at any football game anywhere in the state of Florida.

2016 saw a modest 2% decrease in average attendance of 87,846. However, that is the largest average attendance since 2011 with the sole exception of 2015. The average home crowd was 99% of stadium capacity.

Donations and Licensing

Actual figures for 2016 licensing revenue are not yet available. However, 2015 licensing revenue increased by 11% from the previous year.

Licensing revenue: 2014: $5,590,792, 2015: $6,231,924

There has been a small decrease in donations. However, the .0088% decrease is hardly a sign of mass exodus.

Gator Boosters Transfers: 2014: $34 million, 2015: $33.7 million, 2016: $33.7 million

TV Viewership

The Gators bowl game had the 4th highest rating of any non-playoff bowl in 2016. Over 4 million viewers watched the Gators beat the Hawkeyes.

Over 7.5 million people watched the Gators play in the 2016 SEC championship game.

The 2016 Florida - FSU game had the 3rd highest number of viewers of any game during rivalry week with over 4 million watching on TV.

The not so exciting 2016 match up of the Gators and Gamecocks was the 7th highest rated game of the week with nearly 2 million viewers.

2016 Florida - Arkansas had the 3rd highest number of viewers of the week with over 3 million viewers.

2016 Florida - Georgia was the third rated game of the week with over 3 million viewers.

I could keep going, but you get my point. There is no evidence that "Foley finally achieved ABSOLUTELY ZERO interest in Gator football."

 

[Swamp Donkey]

So why do those fvkkers at UAA keep calling begging me or someone to buy tickets?


There has been a small decrease in donations. However, the .0088% decrease is hardly a sign of mass exodus.


Lol, just a small decrease in donations FROM THE MUSCHIMP YEARS. LULZ


he 90,916 fans that were at the Swamp for the FSU game was the largest crowd in the history of Gators football.

Yeah we all saw all those Clowns celebrating at Butterteef got ape raped again for the seventh time and the second time by the Clowns.

 

[T REX]

TOS came out with a depth chart. QB was as follows:

Franks - slight lead
Trask
Toney
Sproles(sp)