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Re: 2025 Season

Post by UMassfan_19 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 3:04 pm

Old Cage wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:46 am We have grad transfers onboard that couldn't participate yesterday because they are still in school elsewhere. One I know about is Kyle Brown, an All-Ivy O-line from Dartmouth. He was also All-New England by the New England Football Writers. He is a large lad headed for Isenberg.
Also a Harvard online men who is supposed to be pretty good

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Berkman » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:15 am

I talked to a friend of mine who went to the game and he was very impressed with what he saw.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Camby4Life » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:43 am

Berkman wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:15 am I talked to a friend of mine who went to the game and he was very impressed with what he saw.
Berkman, do you trust this friend enough to bet the team wins over?

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by eldonabe » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:27 am

Yup this is great - at team that is someplace between 127 and 131 in most rankings looked "decent" playing against itself. Whoopeee.

To keep things in context, I think it would be safe reserve all judgement until they strap it on against another FBS team.




3.5 is the over/under win total for me. That gives these guy at least 2 FBS wins in the same season, a feat not accomplished in some time.

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Post by TheInsider » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:38 am

There was no way to tell how good they will be. The biggest difference was the flow of the game. Guys were running from play to play.. didn't look like there was a lot of confusion when lining up.. the Dline didn't try to sub every play. No real dumb mistakes. It's just looked overall better. Unlike the last few years I don't think this team will lose a game because they do something stupid.. they will lose because the other team is better. That can work the other way around too by taking advantage of other teams mistakes.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by DeeDeeBee » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:10 am

We will have a better kicking game!!

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Camby4Life » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:22 am

eldonabe wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:27 am Yup this is great - at team that is someplace between 127 and 131 in most rankings looked "decent" playing against itself. Whoopeee.

To keep things in context, I think it would be safe reserve all judgement until they strap it on against another FBS team.




3.5 is the over/under win total for me. That gives these guy at least 2 FBS wins in the same season, a feat not accomplished in some time.
So you don’t trust Berkman’s friend?

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by eldonabe » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:34 am

Camby4Life wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:22 am
eldonabe wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:27 am Yup this is great - at team that is someplace between 127 and 131 in most rankings looked "decent" playing against itself. Whoopeee.

To keep things in context, I think it would be safe reserve all judgement until they strap it on against another FBS team.




3.5 is the over/under win total for me. That gives these guy at least 2 FBS wins in the same season, a feat not accomplished in some time.
So you don’t trust Berkman’s friend?
Do you? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by 69MG » Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:23 pm

One thing to keep in mind when they posted the rushing yards and receiving yards is that this was touch football. I think all of the yardage numbers would have been higher if players had to be tackled. On the other hand, maybe there would have been some fumbles.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by minutefanjsf » Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:49 pm

TheInsider wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:38 am There was no way to tell how good they will be. The biggest difference was the flow of the game. Guys were running from play to play.. didn't look like there was a lot of confusion when lining up.. the Dline didn't try to sub every play. No real dumb mistakes. It's just looked overall better. Unlike the last few years I don't think this team will lose a game because they do something stupid.. they will lose because the other team is better. That can work the other way around too by taking advantage of other teams mistakes.
This s description is eerily similar to the change from Molnar to Whipple. Walt Bell called so many pre game timeouts it was hard to see how chaotic Brown’s tenure was. The constant inability to get guys lined up drove me nuts under Brown. Trying to sub every defensive play to get the right match ups showed how one dimensional all the players were. I really hope the ability to line up and be there translates to real games.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Camby4Life » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:20 pm

eldonabe wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:34 am
Camby4Life wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:22 am
eldonabe wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:27 am Yup this is great - at team that is someplace between 127 and 131 in most rankings looked "decent" playing against itself. Whoopeee.

To keep things in context, I think it would be safe reserve all judgement until they strap it on against another FBS team.




3.5 is the over/under win total for me. That gives these guy at least 2 FBS wins in the same season, a feat not accomplished in some time.
So you don’t trust Berkman’s friend?
Do you? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I trust the friend as much as I trust Zoomass and the Steves. So no I don’t trust anyone on the football board🤣🤣🤣

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by minutefanjsf » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:37 am

Looks like the difficult decisions have started as Galban hits the portal.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Old Cage » Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:00 am

^ It appears that Galban graduated high school in Texas in 2018! If correct, the 2025 season would be his eighth year of college ball. Does the NCAA have a retirement plan?
"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by Steve81 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:49 am

Rene Ingoglia during the spring game and how the alumni use to suit up for the spring game.
https://x.com/i/status/1914718339760579079
This is about coming interviews.
https://x.com/i/status/1914666749460709723
Be proud of the present and look to the future.

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Re: 2025 Season

Post by km109 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:17 pm

I'm thinking Galban's looking to negotiate a retirement plan wherever he signs.

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