Losing TONS of players next season?

[SRQ]

this is the kind of 'problem' you want to have!

[deters-]

We might be losing a lot after this season, but we have very talented players coming in. We are just gonna reload. I see possibly a 9-3 season or 8-4 next year. Still good enough for a bowl.

[cmhatter]

i certainly understand the concept of reloading and know it happens to all programs but i was just surprised it was next yr

[deters-]

i certainly understand the concept of reloading and know it happens to all programs but i was just surprised it was next yr

Yea 2007 and 2008 season were supposed to be "PEAK" times, 09+ were expected to have to reload. But atleast we will have some solid talent on both sides of the ball to build around again.

[Matt]

O line is the one position that concerns me but we will still have a 4 year starter at QB, tons of WR depth, great RB duo.

defense im not even worried about.  i know we will reload there.  we do every year.

[Sunil]

Don't forget that the term "returning starter" is real fuzzy. For instance..Jerome Murphy is a "new starter"...but got plenty of key gametime experience in our base defense and was the nickel back. A WR like Bogan or love would have seen lots of playing time in multiple receiver sets and otherwise...but still be labeled a "new starter". Almost as a necessity given our talent level and weather situation...our coaching staff has done a good job of always developing a rotation approach at every position except QB. Not to mention they recruit and groom new comers with an eye to next year. The lines are where I'd be most concerned...since "gelling together" is so important.

[Guest]

Projected 2009 Starting Lineup -- Based on the Tennessee-Martin lineup and the 3rd stringers from Greg's Blog... lots of young players... and I'm sure there are some true freshmen already at USF or one or two incoming 2009 class that could crack this lineup...

OFFENSE

X A .J. Love, Daniel Bryant, Antwon Hanks

H Jessie Hester, Patrick Richardson 

LT Mike McGowan, Damian Edwards

LG Chaz Hine, Jeremiah Warren

C  Jacob Sims,Kevin McCaskill

RG Zach Hermann; Joe Herzhauser,

RT  Mark Popek,  Josh Garvin

TE Trent Pupello, Ben Busbee, Andrew Ketchel

Y Dontavia Bogan, Ed Alcin, Jason Sherman

Z  Carlton Mitchell, Jeffrey Wilson

QB Matt Grothe, BJ Daniels, Evan Landi

RB-A Jamar Taylor, Mike Ford

RB-B  Richard Kelly, Moises Plancher, Aston Samuels

DEFENSE

LE Craig Marshall, David Bedford

NT Terrell McClain; Sampson Genus, Marvin Peoples

DT Aaron Harris; Keith McCaskill, David Fonua, Corey Grissom

RE  Patrick Hampton, Shane McElwain, Quincy Okolie

SAM Chris Robinson, LaDre Watkins

MIKE Kion Wilson; Alonzo McQueen, Mike Lanaris

WILL Sabbath Joseph, Armando Sanchez

CB Tyson Butler, Theo Wilson

SS Charlton Sinclair

FS Danny Verpaele, Jerrell Young

CB Jerome Murphy; Quenton Washington, John Lejiste

SPECIALISTS

K Delbert Alvarado;

KO Maikon Bonani

P Delbert Alvarado;

LS Eric Setser; Mike Walsh

KR Jerome Murphy, Dontavia Bogan, Daniel Bryant

PR Patrick Richardson, Daniel Bryant

H Grant Gregory

Defensive line:

Linebackers:

Secondary:

[BULLfreak]

correction

FS Danny Verpaele, Jerrell Young

Verpaele is a SR unless he gets some kind of waver he will not be here next season

[BullBlood]

SRQ is right.  This is a positive thing.  I can't remember any USF team starting as many Srs as this team.  This is a very encouraging sign for this coming season. 

Of course OL is going to be hard to "reload" but the rest of the positions have great depth coming into this season.  But I won't bother worrying about that until after our bowl game.

[cmhatter]

Projected 2009 Starting Lineup -- Based on the Tennessee-Martin lineup and the 3rd stringers from Greg's Blog... lots of young players... and I'm sure there are some true freshmen already at USF or one or two incoming 2009 class that could crack this lineup...

OFFENSE

X A .J. Love, Daniel Bryant, Antwon Hanks

H Jessie Hester, Patrick Richardson 

LT Mike McGowan, Damian Edwards

LG Chaz Hine, Jeremiah Warren

C  Ryan Schmidt, Kevin McCaskill

RG Zach Hermann; Joe Herzhauser, Josh Garvin

RT  Jacob Sims, Mark Popek

TE Trent Pupello, Ben Busbee, Andrew Ketchel

Y Dontavia Bogan, Ed Alcin, Jason Sherman

Z  Carlton Mitchell, Jeffrey Wilson

QB Matt Grothe, BJ Daniels, Evan Landi

RB-A Jamar Taylor, Mike Ford

RB-B  Richard Kelly, Moises Plancher, Aston Samuels

DEFENSE

LE Craig Marshall, David Bedford

NT Terrell McClain; Sampson Genus, Marvin Peoples

DT Aaron Harris; Keith McCaskill, David Fonua, Corey Grissom

RE  Patrick Hampton, Shane McElwain, Quincy Okolie

SAM Chris Robinson, LaDre Watkins

MIKE Kion Wilson; Alonzo McQueen, Mike Lanaris

WILL Sabbath Joseph, Armando Sanchez

CB Tyson Butler, Theo Wilson

SS Charlton Sinclair

FS Danny Verpaele, Jerrell Young

CB Jerome Murphy; Quenton Washington, John Lejiste

SPECIALISTS

K Delbert Alvarado;

KO Maikon Bonani

P Delbert Alvarado;

LS Eric Setser; Mike Walsh

KR Jerome Murphy, Dontavia Bogan, Daniel Bryant

PR Patrick Richardson, Daniel Bryant

H Grant Gregory

Defensive line:

Linebackers:

Secondary:

is TJ not playing this game?