david oku cuts list to six

[Fmnstr 0]

his new top six are Ohio State, Florida State, USC, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan. knew the kid was a long shot after the change in offense, but i wanted to cling to some hope he was at least going to give us a shot. oh well.

[sogaaufan 27]

We knew this would happen, but I think it will be a temporary thing. Its just that these type recruits want to see a RB put up big numbers in this offense before they will take a chance on coming. Also, remember that we are pretty stacked at running back still. It would be pretty hard to log some PT behind Brad, Ben, Mario, and Tristan.

[AURainman 6]

We knew this would happen, but I think it will be a temporary thing. Its just that these type recruits want to see a RB put up big numbers in this offense before they will take a chance on coming. Also, remember that we are pretty stacked at running back still. It would be pretty hard to log some PT behind Brad, Ben, Mario, and Tristan.

Seniors.

[PChamp119 96]

his new top six are Ohio State, Florida State, USC, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan. knew the kid was a long shot after the change in offense, but i wanted to cling to some hope he was at least going to give us a shot. oh well.

Ummmm.... care to rethink that line of reasoning?

[TitanTiger 21,162]

his new top six are Ohio State, Florida State, USC, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan. knew the kid was a long shot after the change in offense, but i wanted to cling to some hope he was at least going to give us a shot. oh well.

Ummmm.... care to rethink that line of reasoning?

Actually I think it's valid reasoning. First, just because someone runs something termed "the spread" doesn't mean it's the same offense. The spread offense Rodriguez uses is run-oriented, almost to the point where their passing offense has been lacking at times. That offense is successful based on Slaton and White's running ability more than anything.

Second, Rodriguez has a track record at a BCS school to look at. A HS RB can see how Slaton has been successful on the top level and have more to go on.

Franklin's offense is more balanced than people give it credit for, but Troy is not the big time, neither Troy nor Kentucky never had the personnel that Auburn has to be a great running team and neither of those schools have the ability to compete the way that a school like WVU does. This offense is a departure for Auburn and it will take a year to show running backs that Franklin isn't abandoning the running game for some of them to come around.

[kickinwang 0]

his new top six are Ohio State, Florida State, USC, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan. knew the kid was a long shot after the change in offense, but i wanted to cling to some hope he was at least going to give us a shot. oh well.

Ummmm.... care to rethink that line of reasoning?

Actually I think it's valid reasoning. First, just because someone runs something termed "the spread" doesn't mean it's the same offense. The spread offense Rodriguez uses is run-oriented, almost to the point where their passing offense has been lacking at times. That offense is successful based on Slaton and White's running ability more than anything.

Second, Rodriguez has a track record at a BCS school to look at. A HS RB can see how Slaton has been successful on the top level and have more to go on.

Franklin's offense is more balanced than people give it credit for, but Troy is not the big time, neither Troy nor Kentucky never had the personnel that Auburn has to be a great running team and neither of those schools have the ability to compete the way that a school like WVU does. This offense is a departure for Auburn and it will take a year to show running backs that Franklin isn't abandoning the running game for some of them to come around.

bingo.

last year west virginia had the #3 rushing offense in the nation and had 49 rushing touchdowns. their passing offense was 114; that's worse that what we had last year. everyone paid attention to what slaton did at WVU the last few years...very few even know who troy's rb is (kenny cattouse).

[PChamp119 96]

his new top six are Ohio State, Florida State, USC, Tennessee, Illinois and Michigan. knew the kid was a long shot after the change in offense, but i wanted to cling to some hope he was at least going to give us a shot. oh well.

Ummmm.... care to rethink that line of reasoning?

Actually I think it's valid reasoning. First, just because someone runs something termed "the spread" doesn't mean it's the same offense. The spread offense Rodriguez uses is run-oriented, almost to the point where their passing offense has been lacking at times. That offense is successful based on Slaton and White's running ability more than anything.

Second, Rodriguez has a track record at a BCS school to look at. A HS RB can see how Slaton has been successful on the top level and have more to go on.

Franklin's offense is more balanced than people give it credit for, but Troy is not the big time, neither Troy nor Kentucky never had the personnel that Auburn has to be a great running team and neither of those schools have the ability to compete the way that a school like WVU does. This offense is a departure for Auburn and it will take a year to show running backs that Franklin isn't abandoning the running game for some of them to come around.

Nice response - good reasoning. Can't argue with ya on that

[metafour 4,976]

The obvious answer is that Oku clearly wants to play in either a pro styled offense thats going to do a lot of running (OSU, USC, FSU, etc.) or a run first/run heavy spread offense (Illinois, Michigan). We will have neither.