Ransom, Davis, others are official

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:55 pm

http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-fo ... 07aah.html

A kicker and a punter, too. Don't think it was ever officially announced, but I did hear that Rojas has left the team.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:25 pm

WH:

Thanks for the update! We'll have Davis for three years at LB, which is nice. Must be a decent athlete - he earned three letters in track and finished second in South Carolina in high jump and long jump as a junior and senior. Obviously the kicker and punter will fill immediate gaps.

The battle at RB will be interesting. Bullock must be #1. I wonder if Macon will respond to Ransom's presence and step it up going into his senior year. And what about Thomas? Will he return this year?

Class of 61 · Post by **Class of 61** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:13 pm

1987alum wrote:WH:

Thanks for the update! We'll have Davis for three years at LB, which is nice. Must be a decent athlete - he earned three letters in track and finished second in South Carolina in high jump and long jump as a junior and senior. Obviously the kicker and punter will fill immediate gaps.

The battle at RB will be interesting. Bullock must be #1. I wonder if Macon will respond to Ransom's presence and step it up going into his senior year. And what about Thomas? Will he return this year?

Karl,

I might be wrong, but I think someone posted earlier this(last) year that Bobby Thomas isn't in school any more. Too bad...I'd told Freak how tough the kid was and he showed us a lot in his Fr. year. But school has to be the most important thing for kids...too bad some don't take full advantage of it.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:45 pm

Hmmmm...Dusan from the hoops team is from Serbia and the new kicker
Vrvilo is from Bosnia. I hope there aren't going to be any problems.

6'-1" and 255lbs? That's a big kicker....

JohnnySwoop '85 · Post by **JohnnySwoop '85** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:04 pm

Yeah but think of the traction you get with that much weight when your trying to muscle in a ...say...27 yarder when your playing in the Black Swamp.

Couple of 50+ on the resume too.

bgfalcon03 · Post by **bgfalcon03** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:38 pm

I heard Bobby Thomas is back...
He has been at the team meetings..

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:49 pm

Sounds like some good gets here for BG. Let's hope they all pan out and can help right away (especially the kickers).

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:21 pm

JohnnySwoop '85 wrote:Yeah but think of the traction you get with that much weight when your trying to muscle in a ...say...27 yarder when your playing in the Black Swamp.

Couple of 50+ on the resume too.

I heard he was a two sport athlete-football and tractor pull. If your LB was a high jumper he must be a GREAT athlete and an intelligent and honorable man as well. Well, by BG standards.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:01 pm

Like the looks of the kicker.

Prior to BGSU: Attended Trinity Valley Community College...was a two-time first team all-conference selection...named first team All-American...helped the Cardinals to a SWJCFC conference and Pilgrim's Pride Bowl championships in 2005 when he was the nation's second-rated JC kicker hitting on 37 of 38 PATs and 14 FG's with a career-long of 55 ...recorded 128 career points...was 53 of 55 in extra point attempts and had 23 field goals... JC teammate of fellow Falcon, Eric Ransom.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:12 am

Flipper wrote:Hmmmm...Dusan from the hoops team is from Serbia and the new kicker
Vrvilo is from Bosnia. I hope there aren't going to be any problems.

6'-1" and 255lbs? That's a big kicker....

Maybe we're going to run a variation of the "fat punter" play ... 8)

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:04 am

bgfalcon03 wrote:I heard Bobby Thomas is back...
He has been at the team meetings..

If Bobby Thomas is back and sticks it out, the RB position is suddenly the strength of the team with Ransom and the speed back from Florida coming in plus Bullock. Thomas is a slashing, explosive back and gives us an element we lacked last year.

If the passing game gets its act together, this offense could be very dangerous.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:12 am

Joe:

Agreed. Bullock, Thomas and Ransom sounds like a lethal combination; Macon would be a wildcard. I've said before that if we get solid play from the QB position (be it Turner, Sheehan or Glaud), we have some real potential - Corey and Freddie Barnes should make a great 1-2 combo, then you add Sean O and Pronty, maybe Parks is ready to step up ... looks pretty solid.

Globetrotter · Post by **Globetrotter** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:30 am

1987alum wrote:Joe:

Agreed. Bullock, Thomas and Ransom sounds like a lethal combination; Macon would be a wildcard. I've said before that if we get solid play from the QB position (be it Turner, Sheehan or Glaud), we have some real potential - Corey and Freddie Barnes should make a great 1-2 combo, then you add Sean O and Pronty, maybe Parks is ready to step up ... looks pretty solid.

Too many ifs there for me, but I agree, on paper......the sky is the limit.

Don't I have a bet with someone over who gets more touches Ransom or Macon?

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:35 am

I think Macon is one of the most underrated players on our team. I think if Thomas comes back that we need to look at moving Macon somewhere else. If not him then another RB to a different position because all of those guys need to see the field, and I'm not a big fan of the running by comittee type thing.

Also that is huge for a kicker. Maybe he'll our version of Janikowski?

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:43 am

Globetrotter wrote:

Don't I have a bet with someone over who gets more touches Ransom or Macon?