thinking way ahead...2010

[fishinBULL]

its the offseason, so sadly I'm left with nothing to do but think as far ahead as I can...

the next three years are going to be awesome with grothe...unfortunately we lose him the year before we travel to gaynesville...

I think Alton Voss has potential to be a great QB, he is big and athletic, a Tebow sized guy.  If he has half the leadership skills of grothe he will be very successful here.

will we redshirt him so he has a solid two years as the starter?  or will we have to recruit a better QB to take over after grothe leaves?

I think we'll recruit quite a few quality guys, and the race for the starting job in spring 2010 will extremely competitive.

[Apis Bull]

I'd like to see Voss redshirt, but I have a feeling he'll be playing DB some next season.

[Guest]

I would expect Voss to RS unless we have some (unfortunate) injuries.

[South_Florida_Flip]

I'm sure we'll be very active in the next 2 years in finding a replacement for #8.

[JoeB]

I think Voss Redshirts this year.  Aren't we getting C Hill back?  Will he be moved to WR/ATH?  If so, Gregory can be Matt's understudy.

[Velcro]

I can't see Voss playing DB next year unless we do get injuries.  We have decent depth there THIS year.  I can see him playing there in 2008 or later.

Hopefully we'll land even more QB talent so we can have as much depth as we have at RB finally.

[tampajo]

I can't see Voss playing DB next year unless we do get injuries.  We have decent depth there THIS year.  I can see him playing there in 2008 or later.

Hopefully we'll land even more QB talent so we can have as much depth as we have at RB finally.

Agreed. Other than RB, I think safety play was one of our lower points.  In particular, run support was lacking. With 2 lock-down corners, seems we should/could have cheated better on run support, but it wasn't happening. Im not sure Verpaele will ever make it, I didn't notice Williamson playing as well as he did last year, or Murphy as well as he did in the spring, only playmakers I saw were some big hits from Burnett, who's leaving and McRoberts defending well, although he seems like a CB playing as a safety.

We've heard about Nate Allen, who lost his RS, I believe, but didn't see appreciable time.  I say if Voss is a beast, and I saw him play one game and it seems like he could cleanup centerfield for us, we should plug him in at safety and not wait.  Our scheduling is at our advantage this year, not next, so we should use all our bullets now, if possible, would be my vote.  Hard to think there will be a year where Louisville will go thru so much again, let's try to take advantage of it.

[JoeB]

I think our depth in the defensive backfield is fine.  You don't see too many programs put a freshman out there at the start of his career, unless they are truly amazing.  I have faith our coaches will put the best players on the field, which probably makes Voss a backup at best.  

[crambone]

Since when does Voss play DB?  I am lost here...

And yes, I think we should redshirt him next season as well.

[Kyle]

As most players do, Voss played both sides of the ball in HS and was a pretty accomplished Safety.