Losing TONS of players next season?

[E.T.]

90    Buie, Jarriett  DE  6-4  250  Sr.  Tampa, FL (Armwood HS) 

24    Cannon, Shawn  RB  5-11  207  Sr.  Pensacola, FL (Tate HS) 

78    Dile, Marc  OT  6-4  300  Sr.  Miami, FL (Edison HS) 

48    Dudding, Darryl  LS  6-2  261  Sr.  St. Petersburg, FL (Indian Rocks Christian) 

11    Edwards, Marcus  WR  5-11  172  Sr.  Mayo, FL (Lafayette HS) 

7    Gachette, Louis  DB  6-3  215  Sr.  Immokalee, FL (Immokalee HS) 

15    Gregory, Grant  QB  6-1  205  Sr.  Athens, OH (Indiana) (Athens HS) 

77    Griffin, Jake  OC  6-4  295  Sr.  Seffner, FL (Armwood HS) 

9    Hill, Cedric  TE  6-3  244  Sr.  Valdosta, FL (Valdosta HS) 

71    Huners, Matt  OG  6-3  290  Sr.  Palm Harbor, FL (Palm Harbor University HS) 

89    Johnson, Taurus  WR  6-1  205  Sr.  Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral HS) 

27    McKenzie, Tyrone  LB  6-2  235  Sr.  Riverview, FL (Riverview HS) 

53    Mompremier, Brouce  LB  6-1  230  Sr.  Miami, FL (Edison HS) 

38    Padilla, Mike  FB  6-0  234  Sr.  Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral HS) 

35    Perkins, Cameron  CB  5-10  180  Sr.  Pensacola, FL (Woodham HS) 

6    Roberts, Tyller  CB  6-1  190  Sr.  Orlando, FL (Edgewater HS) 

65    Schmidt, Ryan  OG  6-5  320  Sr.  Boca Raton, FL (Kansas State) (Boca Raton HS) 

45    Setser, Eric  LS  6-1  230  Sr.  Richwood, OH (North Union HS) 

27    Teachey, Justin  K  5-11  186  Sr.  Palmetto, FL (Palmetto HS) 

17    Verpaele, Danny  S  5-11  207  Sr.  Merritt Island, FL (Merritt Island HS) 

30    Williams, Benjamin  RB  5-7  200  Sr.  Lake Wales, FL (Lake Wales HS) 

32    Williams, Carlton  S  6-4  210  Sr.  Valdosta, GA (Valdosta HS) 

Now this is he heaviest SR class in a long time.

Positions we'll be heavily looking for immediate help are:

- O-Line, all positions.

- Safety, especially IF Allen leaves early.

- Losing 2 sarters a LB is tough.

I count 15 major losses of he 22 departing Seniors. I do feel good about all 3 positions being filled for 2009.

[dausfbulls11]

this is our year to get it done........rebuilding mode next year

[Matt]

i dont think it will be rebuilding next year.  guys will just step up.  people thought our LBs were gonna be hurting when we lost St Louis and Nicholos.  but we had Mompremiere and T-Mac.

i am most worried about O-line.  all the others i am confident in our depth and our coaching staff.

[Ruger7mmmag]

You didn't mention Selvie.  No way he's here after this season...might as well be a senior too.

[Bullpride08]

i dont think it will be rebuilding next year.  guys will just step up.  people thought our LBs were gonna be hurting when we lost St Louis and Nicholos.  but we had Mompremiere and T-Mac.

i am most worried about O-line.  all the others i am confident in our depth and our coaching staff.

I agree with Matt here to an extent.  I mean technically it is a rebuilding mode somewhat, but the staff is going after some JC players now, and they grabbed a few last year.  Guys like Marshall, Bedford, Kion Wilson, Theo Wilson and the others coming soon should help the rebuild go smoother and quicker.  Also we'll be inserting guys with lots of experience mompremier is gone but in steps Sabbath Joseph who's been with the program for 4 years by next season, ditto for McQueen, or Robinson. 

The OL is going to be the toughest to fill, but again we will have some guys with experience by then, Hermann, Sims, and Warren are all expected to play this year.

[JoeB]

I don't think we lose all of those guys.  We should have 5th years available for some of them.  I know we lose Buie.  But don't we get a 5th from Jake Griffin, Brouce Mompremier, Tyler Roberts, and some of the other starters if they want it?

[JoeB]

From the looks of it we do lose all of those guys, with the exception of Schmidt possibly.  He has a case for 6th year due to injury.  Mompremier made 5 tackles his Freshman season.  What a waste of a year.  I guess I was thinking Spires.

[cmhatter]

I was just looking at this article:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/aug/25/sp-bulls-eye/

If you scroll down... you will see our starting roster...

We will be losing 8 of 11 projected starters (4 of which are on the o-line)

and 5 on defense including 2 starting linebackers.

I don't mean to look ahead with the season starting days away but I was surprised to see we have so many starting seniors this year.

[Matt]

happens to EVERY school.  the great programs just re-load every year.

its the difference between good and great.

[BULLfreak]

Matt is right we dont rebuild we just RELOAD

Besides your jumping the gun here. Lets at least get in to November before we start to look at next reason.