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Linebackers?

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:14 am
by McClown27
How did they look at the spring game?

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:35 am
by Otto
I thought Damon Hurst, Wilton McCray and Paul Heimenz looked good. Reggie Carrington was there but didn't suit up (anyone know why?) Will Bonilla also made several plays.

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:01 am
by ccballer
reggie did not play because of a concussion he sustained in the previous scrimmage...talked to him after and he said he was fine

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:02 am
by ccballer
reggie did not play because of a concussion he sustained in the previous scrimmage...talked to him after and he said he was fine

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:04 am
by ccballer
Further, i was taken back by the fact that we have actually gotten smaller at linebacker than we were last year. Hawkins looks more like a safety or a receiver (which he played last year) than a C-USA linebacker...very skeptical about his abilities...did not think he did much in the scrimmage either

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:06 pm
by expony18
PB had a quote in the DMN saying that this was the most athletic group of LB's he's had at SMU... sorry i couldn't find the exact wording

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:29 pm
by McClown27
expony18 wrote:PB had a quote in the DMN saying that this was the most athletic group of LB's he's had at SMU... sorry i couldn't find the exact wording
If they are real small, they had better be athletic.

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:40 pm
by ponygirl08
[quote="ccballer"]Further, i was taken back by the fact that we have actually gotten smaller at linebacker than we were last year. Hawkins looks more like a safety or a receiver (which he played last year) than a C-USA linebacker...very skeptical about his abilities...did not think he did much in the scrimmage either[/quote]
I know this quote isn't going to come out right - but Hawkins IS a safety, not a linebacker.

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:32 pm
by SMUltimedia
PB loves those Hybrid SS/LB guys. Think about Roy Williams.

Posted:
Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:36 pm
by ALEX LIFESON
Wilton is 10 pounds heavier than last season.
Reggie Carrington is a inch taller, and 10 pounds heavier than D D Lee.
Tony Hawkins is a shade taller, and 5 pounds heavier than Alvin was, so we actually got a little bit bigger.

Posted:
Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:34 am
by Pony4Life
Not too mention the muscle that Hurst and Fleps add. None of us knows yet whether we'll be better or worse at LB than we were last year, but there is at least some size there.

Posted:
Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:35 am
by Stallion
just about every team in the country has better size than SMU at LB.

Posted:
Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:49 am
by Ikus
That's the spirit!
Quick - go take some little kids' lunch money.

Posted:
Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:21 am
by White Helmet
SIze does not equal player Stallion you say so yourself all the time. Im 6'5" 310 but I dont see anyone wanting me to play D1 football.

Posted:
Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:25 am
by mrydel
White Helmet wrote:SIze does not equal player Stallion you say so yourself all the time. Im 6'5" 310 but I dont see anyone wanting me to play D1 football.
How about low post. I hear the BB team needs some help.