[Oskee] Football (was: Can we beat Northwestern?)

[Chris Goldenstein]

There are a couple of additional RB's listed on our current roster (the other Mendenhall :)) and a couple others, but based on Pollard and Dufrene's play this season, they would be the front runners.

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From: "Stewart, Kevin C ERDC-ITL-IL" <Kevin.C.Stewart at erdc.usace.army.mil>
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Subject: RE: [Oskee] Football (was: Can we beat Northwestern?)

According to Bob Assumussen (News Gazette beat writer), Hodge is very iffy
and is not expected to make it. Apparently there are still academic issues. 


Kevin Stewart
ERDC ITL (Champaign) 
Kevin.C.Stewart at us.army.mil
(217) 373-6725

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Chris Goldenstein
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:48 AM
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I'm sure he's gone as well and hoping the bears grab him at #14 (which I
believe is their pick).

So what about his successors?  Pollard and Dufrene?  what about the incoming
players like Leshoure, Ford and Hodge?

Any chance we can get a leg up for Jamie Harper?  that would be effing sweet!


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From: John Livengood <jdlive at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 10:39:42 AM
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I expect Rashard will test very, very well in the combines and should be a
first round pick. Selfishly, I'd like to see him return for his senior
season, but I can't blame him for leaving now.


----- Original Message ----
From: Robert Mingee <mingee at swbell.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 10:52:30 AM
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I'm glad you reminded me that I was going to post something here after the
game about Mendenhall.  I'm sure he's gone, but does anyone else wonder if
he'll be making a mistake not coming back for another year?  The announcers
used that one blown block as an illustration that he's not ready, and while
I'd certainly never rush to judgement on such a small sample of evidence, it
does make me wonder if all aspects of his game are ready for the next level.
And how much might he benefit from another year in an offense that's almost
certainly going to be better next year, so long as the holes opened on the
O-line by graduation, especially O'Donnell, can be adequetely filled?   There
was an article in the Gazette while I was home comparing the salary of the
1st running back taken to like the 3rd or 4th, and the differential was
staggering.  Apparently that was Zook's advice to Rashard, and it seems sound
to me -- do the best you can to evaluate where you would be drafted this
year, try to project how that might change next year, and go for the bigger
payday.  Clearly no one will be taken ahead of McFadden this year.   Could
Rashard be the top back in the nation next year if he returns? 

-- robert



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