SilverBull Posted October 30, 2013 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 207 Content Count: 3,467 Reputation: 1,435 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/09/2007 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Tice as lead back? PShaw! Whoever totes the rock, however, I would like to see a lot more run attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullrush33 Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 3,807 Reputation: 793 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2008 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I like how Tice runs with authority and he wants to punish defenders. Needs better ball protection between the tackles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) lol. But its not as outrageous as some here may believe, SO LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!! There is several logical reasons for having Tice as the featured RB. 1) Shaw is most like not 100% Hamstring injuries are not good and can take upto several months and/or require surgery if the tear is severe. The fact that Shaw just started to practice is indicative of the severity of his injury. 2) Tice has the size for 20+ touches, Shaw built for more of a change of pace back Most of us had concerns regarding Shaw's durability in CT system, bc of his size, a generous 5'9" 178lbs, and his unfortunately injury can be used to argue that indeed he is not built for that many touches. Tice on the other hand is 6'0 205lbs. He is much more suited for the power run offense CT wants. 3) Productivity of the two backs recently is not that far off Shaw's last 2 games: Miami RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. SHAW, Marcus 20 131 4 127 1 44 6.3 Cinci RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. SHAW, Marcus 9 27 0 27 0 9 3.0 Tice's last 2 games: UConn and UL UConn RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. TICE, Darius 11 70 1 69 0 27 6.3 UL RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. TICE, Darius 7 44 3 41 0 24 5.9 4) Tice is the future I feel a little bad about this one since Shaw is a senior, but Tice is our future. In the end I respect what Shaw has done and its obvious he should have gotten more touches with the previous staff. I am not saying that Shaw should not continue to be part of the one-two punch; just he should be two and not one. He is an amazing speedster with great vision and should be used accordingly, if not only for the benefit of his current health status. I would hate for him to unnecessarily injure himself further. I go in peace Edited October 30, 2013 by Bull-Hornz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Tice as lead back? PShaw! Whoever totes the rock, however, I would like to see a lot more run attempts. I like what you did there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhambuc Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 165 Content Count: 2,233 Reputation: 224 Days Won: 6 Joined: 08/18/2011 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Shaw all the way, Is in the top 60 or so RB's in the country (after missing 2 1/2 games, 1/2 Cincy, all of Ville and UConn game). (Was just outside the top 20 Prior to his injury) Shaw is a stud and give us the best chance to eat up TOP(Clock), keep drives alive,. He has some really good stats when you consider he has missed almost 3 games. http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards/qualified/false/count/41 Shaws stats are against Miami, Michigan St, Both Ranked teams as well. I suspect we will play multiple players at that position moving forward this year. (Which will help keep them healthy, get the underclassmen playing time, and make us better moving forward, while winning a few more games this year). http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/503121/marcus-shaw Edited October 30, 2013 by Dhambuc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who'sYourData? Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 410 Content Count: 19,525 Reputation: 992 Days Won: 24 Joined: 09/01/2006 Share Posted October 30, 2013 lol. But its not as outrageous as some here may believe, SO LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!! There is several logical reasons for having Tice as the featured RB. 1) Shaw is most like not 100% Hamstring injuries are not good and can take upto several months and/or require surgery if the tear is severe. The fact that Shaw just started to practice is indicative of the severity of his injury. 2) Tice has the size for 20+ touches, Shaw built for more of a change of pace back Most of us had concerns regarding Shaw's durability in CT system, bc of his size, a generous 5'9" 178lbs, and his unfortunately injury can be used to argue that indeed he is not built for that many touches. Tice on the other hand is 6'0 205lbs. He is much more suited for the power run offense CT wants. 3) Productivity of the two backs recently is not that far off Shaw's last 2 games: Miami RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. SHAW, Marcus 20 131 4 127 1 44 6.3 Cinci RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. SHAW, Marcus 9 27 0 27 0 9 3.0 Tice's last 2 games: UConn and UL UConn RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. TICE, Darius 11 70 1 69 0 27 6.3 UL RUSHING No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg. TICE, Darius 7 44 3 41 0 24 5.9 4) Tice is the future I feel a little bad about this one since Shaw is a senior, but Tice is our future. In the end I respect what Shaw has done and its obvious he should have gotten more touches with the previous staff. I am not saying that Shaw should not continue to be part of the one-two punch; just he should be two and not one. He is an amazing speedster with great vision and should be used accordingly, if not only for the benefit of his current health status. I would hate for him to unnecessarily injure himself further. I go in peace One more: White has likely spent much more time in practice with Tice in his backfield than Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulls phanatic Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 36 Content Count: 2,114 Reputation: 160 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/20/2010 Share Posted October 30, 2013 If Shaw is healthy, go with him. Averages 130 yards/game. If he was averaging 50 yards then I wouldn't argue with that. We still need to win games and show promise. Need to look like we are going somewhere and lure in recruits. Tice should be the backup and get carries. No argument there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm101 Posted October 30, 2013 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 173 Content Count: 7,007 Reputation: 2,260 Days Won: 12 Joined: 06/11/2010 Share Posted October 30, 2013 We are close to having a top line of RBs. Tice, Shaw, Davis. Need to OL and WR to block downfield though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-Hornz Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 78 Content Count: 1,978 Reputation: 333 Days Won: 7 Joined: 04/19/2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 ... One more: White has likely spent much more time in practice with Tice in his backfield than Shaw. Yes Yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hem Posted October 30, 2013 Group: Member Topic Count: 64 Content Count: 4,663 Reputation: 401 Days Won: 21 Joined: 09/24/2012 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Shaw all the way with Tice being the change of pace.....Davis in goal line/short yardage plays This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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