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I am bored at work and started to look at games I could make this year. Looks like Kent State is the only one. But that got me thinking about how good this team will be or if they will be good at all. What we relied on last year is gone and there are huge questions at the QB and WR positions. It seems like last year should have been a rebuilding year but that was somewhat covered p by the success we had with Sheehan, Barnes and going to a bowl game. So is this year the delayed rebuilding year or did we build enough last year but it was unnoticed because we were having success.

This is what I have as the current roster and my depth chart, which is surely organic. I would love to hear your thoughts in terms of strengths and weaknesses and how you think this year will turn out. How many days until camp opens?

QB Aaron Pankratz 6-6 221 So® Matt Schilz 6-2 184 Fr® Kellen Pagel 6-3 201 Fr® Caleb Watkins 6-3 207 Fr Trent Hurley 6-4 220 Fr
RB Willie Geter 5-7 175 Sr John Pettigrew 5-10 183 So Mark Mays 5-10 170 Fr® Erique Geiger 5-9 203 Fr® Steven Dunlap 5-8 177 So Jamel Martin 6-1 195 Fr
FB Jake Thompson 6-0 235 Fr® Zach Akenberger 5-8 195 Jr.
WR Ray Hutson 6-2190 Jr® Justus Jones 6-2 198 So. Shaun Joplin 6-2 175 Fr® Chris Scheidt 6-0 188 Jr. Heath Jackson 6-1 180 Fr
WR Adrian Hodges 5-11 191 Jr® Calvin Wiley 5-11 201 Sr® Tyrone Pronty 6-0 189 Sr® Eugene Cooper 5-10 178 Jr Nick McKnight 6-3 205 Fr
WR Kamar Jorden 6-3 189 Fr® Austin Collier 6-1 201 Fr® Jordan Hopgood 6-0 198 Fr® Bart Tanski 6-1 201 Fr® Marcus Bearum 5-11 175 Fr
TE Nick Rieke 6-4 257 Sr® DeMark Jenkins 6-3 221 So® Alex Bayer 6-4 228 Fr® Clay Rolf 6-6 250 Fr Sheldon Hall Fr®
TE Lewis Parks 6-2 234 Sr® Nick Tuminello 6-4 240 So® Tyler Beck 6-4 245 Fr Kendall Montgomery 6-6 235 Fr
LT Blaec Walker 6-5 300 So® Kyle Bryant 6-6 271 Fr® Jonathon Fry 6-5 270 Fr
LG Scott Lewis 6-2 294 Jr® Casey McHugh 6-6 287 Sr® Isiah Byler 6-4 270 Fr
C Ben Bojcic 6-5 294 Jr® Dominic Flewellyn 6-3 275 Fr
RG Chip Robinson 6-6 327 So® Cody Silk 6-4 275 Fr
RT Tyler Donahue 6-6 300 Sr® Preston Burrell 6-6 285 Jr®

K Matt Oczypok 5-11 168 Fr® Stephen Stein 6-1 180 So®
P Jerry Phillips 6-2 206 So®
LS Neal Dahlman 6-1 237 Sr

LE Darius Smith 6-3 230 Sr® Jairus Campbell 6-5 278 Fr® Dylan Farrington 6-5 216 Fr® Bryan Thomas 6-3 230 Fr
LT Chris Jones 6-2 274 So Nick Toresso 6-3 283 Sr Micky Wagner 6-2 241 R-Sr
RT Kevin Alvarado 6-2 274 So® Jordan Roussos 6-4 255 So Darion Delany 6-5 275 Fr
RE Angelo Magnone 6-3 235 Sr® Ronie Goble 6-3 226 Fr® Ted Ouellet 6-3 240 Fr®
SLB Calvin Marshall 5-11 205 Sr® Eric Jordan 6-0 205 Fr® Jason Rice 5-11 195 Jr Darius Gilbert 6-3 250 Fr
MLB Dwayne Woods 6-1 217 So Ryan Crow 6-2 213 Sr Tim Moore 5-11 185 So Gabe Martin 6-2 210 Fr Charlie Walker 6-3 215 Fr
WLB Eugene Fells 6-1 228 Sr® Paul Swan 6-1 207 Fr® Anthony Lawson 6-0 241 Fr® DJ Lynch 6-1 220 Fr
SS Keith Morgan 6-0 206 Jr Jonathan Davis 5-11 182 So® Justin Ford 6-2 200 Fr Jerry Gates 5-11 210 Fr
FS Lane Robilito 6-1 187 So® Jevon Leacock 5-10 205 Jr. Aaron Foster 6-0 190 Fr Devon McKoy 5-11 180 Fr Ryland Ward 5-11 195 Fr
CB Robert Lorenzi 5-8 168 Jr® Jerrell Parks 5-9 178 Sr Cameron Truss 5-10 186 Fr®
CB Adrien Spencer 6-0 185 Jr Aunre Davis 5-10 171 Fr® Jude Adjei-Barimah 5-10 180 Fr

Made a couple of changes.

Additions
1. TE Sheldon Hall, had taken him off before but apparently I should not have
2. WR Eugene Cooper Jr

Movement
1. Jake Thompson DT-->FB
2. Tim Moore S-->LB
3. Jason Rice RB-->LB

Subtractions
1. Aaron Wright who had been listed as #1 at FB
2. DT Andrew Johnson JR
3. OLB Alex Thomas FR-r

Not sure what happened to those guys.

After reading all the names at the WR position, I think that position may be the least of our worries this year.

Get your lazy ass back to work...

I think the battle at QB will come down to Pagel vs Schilz...unless Hurley comes in and blows them away in August. I think OL and WR are definite strengths. I'm a tad worried about the secondary and LB...

Torresso is playing G now, not DT.

Joplin had the biggest spring game out of anyone. I know that spring game results don't necessarily equate to fall results, but I can't see him on the bench. I'd start him right now.

MarkL wrote:Joplin had the biggest spring game out of anyone. I know that spring game results don't necessarily equate to fall results, but I can't see him on the bench. I'd start him right now.

Is Joplin still eligible? I thought I heard somewhere where his grades weren't up to par and may have to sit out in the fall.

Players reported today. I think there are 36 freshman on the roster. Very young team. anxious to see how players move up and down the depth chart as practices start.

Yes, we will be very young this year but there is a pretty good amount of talent. We'll probably take some lumps along the way but by the end of the year should be a good team. There are just too many question marks right now for me to make a prediction...anywhere from 8-4 to 4-8.

Let's get it going and find out!!

GO FALCONS!!!! BEAT TROY!!

Any chance to get an updated roster reflecting the 36 freshmen, some of whom are recruited walk-ons that we haven't heard about before? The fact that Kellen Pagel was never part of any official signing class/announcement and suddenly might be our starting QB tells me that this list could include some important names for both the present and future.

A new depth chart would be great too so that when our cars/RVs/Oscar Meyer wagons are parked we'll know who we'll be watching on the field.

Any news??