Nick Linder leaves Miami program

Aug 7, 2017

Mark Richt announced this morning after practice that center Nick Linder would be sitting the season out to train and focus on finishing his degree before going the graduate transfer route after the season.

Linder was battling for the center job with Tyler Gauthier and freshman Corey Gaynor. Sources say Gauthier had pushed out in front for the first team unit with Gaynor coming on strong and vying to be part of Miami's 7-deep on the line.

Linder was UM's starting center for the 2015 season and for most part of last year before a shoulder injury ended his season.

Miami's projected offensive line this season is LT Kc McDermott, LG Trevor Darling, C Tyler Gauthier, RG Navaughn Donaldson, RT Tyree St. Louis.

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ScubaCane

Aug 8, 2017

rokulika said:
Odogwu is the starting RT at UCLA. We're now depending on rookies Herbert and Brown if anything happens to the 1s.

Jenkins had a sack in the bowl game and played about the same amount of snaps as Willis.

These guys could've helped us. That's really all I'm trying to say but you people are relentless in your stance that because they left they never had value to begin with. Fine.

I agree, never hurts to have experienced depth. Injuries are inevitable and it would be nice to have guys like Jenkins and Odogwu to plug in if needed.

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Aug 8, 2017

rokulika said:
Odogwu is the starting RT at UCLA. We're now depending on rookies Herbert and Brown if anything happens to the 1s.

Jenkins had a sack in the bowl game and played about the same amount of snaps as Willis.

These guys could've helped us. That's really all I'm trying to say but you people are relentless in your stance that because they left they never had value to begin with. Fine.

How many games has Sonny Dogshīt started for UCLA?

252cane

Aug 8, 2017

streetja said:
We've lost 15 players to unnecessary early draft declarations and transfers and not one has fazed a single one of you guys

I think kaaya is better than what we have at qb now even though i think perry will eventually be better. And i wish njoku was back. The rest of them dudes are replaceable.

The Franchise

Aug 8, 2017

252cane said:
rokulika said:

Odogwu is the starting RT at UCLA. We're now depending on rookies Herbert and Brown if anything happens to the 1s.

Jenkins had a sack in the bowl game and played about the same amount of snaps as Willis.

These guys could've helped us. That's really all I'm trying to say but you people are relentless in your stance that because they left they never had value to begin with. Fine.

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Malcolm bunche started at ucla too.

UCLA was also 4-8 with the worst rush offense in football. So they needed anything they could get on the OL.

Aug 8, 2017

streetja said:
We've lost 15 players to unnecessary early draft declarations and transfers and not one has fazed a single one of you guys

Yearby: No big deal. Homer is going to make everyone forget about Willis McGahee and I'm sure Tyshon Dye is coming.

Edwards: Yeah, I don't care that he was our backup for the last month of the season - he stinks and I don't like him. And we have Anthony McFarland coming anyway so stfu.

Haskins: It's okay. We can just move someone to TE or go with 4/5 WRs and forget about the position forever. And Tre McKitty is a CANE LOCK bro. Take that to the bank.

Jenkins: who? He only had like one sack in the bowl game. Jon Ford will get into school and Willis is our 3rd DT - would you stop worrying?!

Odogwu: he stunk. Donaldson is going to be our stud AA LT for the next 15 years anyway. Are you on your period?!

Willis: oh what did he ever do? I mean really. That sack against FSU was a **** fluke. And we've been killing it in DT recruiting anyway so please stop crying you piece of ****!

Linder: Yes! Now that he's off the team we can finally depend on all these true freshmen who arrived two weeks ago and Hayden Mahoney even more than we were before he decided to leave! What are you talking about you fat *******?! This is GREAT!

252cane

Aug 8, 2017

Dudes crying because abunch of players who never did shït are leaving but claim they want to win and be elite again.

The Franchise

Aug 8, 2017

For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

Ibis Wingz

Aug 8, 2017

rokulika said:
streetja said:

We've lost 15 players to unnecessary early draft declarations and transfers and not one has fazed a single one of you guys

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Yearby: No big deal. Homer is going to make everyone forget about Willis McGahee and I'm sure Tyshon Dye is coming.

Edwards: Yeah, I don't care that he was our backup for the last month of the season - he stinks and I don't like him. And we have Anthony McFarland coming anyway so stfu.

Haskins: It's okay. We can just move someone to TE or go with 4/5 WRs and forget about the position forever. And Tre McKitty is a CANE LOCK bro. Take that to the bank.

Jenkins: who? He only had like one sack in the bowl game. Jon Ford will get into school and Willis is our 3rd DT - would you stop worrying?!

Odogwu: he stunk. Donaldson is going to be our stud AA LT for the next 15 years anyway. Are you on your period?!

Willis: oh what did he ever do? I mean really. That sack against FSU was a **** fluke. And we've been killing it in DT recruiting anyway so please stop crying you piece of ****!

Linder: Yes! Now that he's off the team we can finally depend on all these true freshmen who arrived two weeks ago and Hayden Mahoney even more than we were before he decided to leave! What are you talking about you fat *******?! This is GREAT!

[video=youtube;YSfNmL0qMKA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSfNmL0qMKA[/video]

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Aug 8, 2017

So how many games has Sonny Dogshīt started for UCLA - still waiting.

streetja

Aug 8, 2017

The Franchise said:
For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

All I can say is it seems a little suspicious that 15 freaking guys left. Including players that A. would've contributed and B. didn't take the most amazing sales pitch to get them to stay. I want Richt to take a Saban-like dog approach with those players and make it all but impossible for them to leave. Instead it seems like this team is being run like a subway.

Memnon

Aug 8, 2017

rokulika said:
streetja said:

We've lost 15 players to unnecessary early draft declarations and transfers and not one has fazed a single one of you guys

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Yearby: No big deal. Homer is going to make everyone forget about Willis McGahee and I'm sure Tyshon Dye is coming.

Edwards: Yeah, I don't care that he was our backup for the last month of the season - he stinks and I don't like him. And we have Anthony McFarland coming anyway so stfu.

Haskins: It's okay. We can just move someone to TE or go with 4/5 WRs and forget about the position forever. And Tre McKitty is a CANE LOCK bro. Take that to the bank.

Jenkins: who? He only had like one sack in the bowl game. Jon Ford will get into school and Willis is our 3rd DT - would you stop worrying?!

Odogwu: he stunk. Donaldson is going to be our stud AA LT for the next 15 years anyway. Are you on your period?!

Willis: oh what did he ever do? I mean really. That sack against FSU was a **** fluke. And we've been killing it in DT recruiting anyway so please stop crying you piece of ****!

Linder: Yes! Now that he's off the team we can finally depend on all these true freshmen who arrived two weeks ago and Hayden Mahoney even more than we were before he decided to leave! What are you talking about you fat *******?! This is GREAT!

Completely overstating it.

I've said on every comment I made on this topic that losing Willis & Haskins is significant.

You keep including the scrubs like Gus & others as though we can't recover from their contributions which were minimal.

Why do you overlook the multiple suspensions, the several penalties & how often Courtel was injured?
He had 4 tackles & a Sack last year, why do you believe that productivity is impossible to replace?

Aug 8, 2017

The next man up mentality is fine until the next man up isn't ready or misses an assignment because he's never played college football before. I don't see anyone saying that the season should be forfeited. Anyway, you can't talk about anything here in the month of August without getting hit by an orange and green avalanche, and that's how it probably should be so kudos to you guys.

The Franchise

Aug 8, 2017

streetja said:
The Franchise said:

For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

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All I can say is it seems a little suspicious that 15 freaking guys left. Including players that A. would've contributed and B. didn't take the most amazing sales pitch to get them to stay. I want Richt to take a Saban-like dog approach with those players and make it all but impossible for them to leave. Instead it seems like this team is being run like a subway.

It's suspicious? What's suspicious about guys leaving?

You say it would have been easy to convince them to stay. How do know what it would have taken to get them to stay?

And Sabag has more attrition than anyone. So use a different example. Good effort though.

The Franchise

Aug 8, 2017

All you guys did was cry about Folden's garbage players. Now that they're leaving and being replaced by better talent you're crying about that.

Remember the flood of tears surrounding AQM, Grace, Young and the boys last year? How'd that work out?

Ibis Wingz

Aug 8, 2017

streetja said:
The Franchise said:

For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

Click to expand...

All I can say is it seems a little suspicious that 15 freaking guys left. Including players that A. would've contributed and B. didn't take the most amazing sales pitch to get them to stay. I want Richt to take a Saban-like dog approach with those players and make it all but impossible for them to leave. Instead it seems like this team is being run like a subway.

Some of F A G's recruits may not have the talent or the testicular fortitude to do what it takes to win football games. Those young men should be encouraged to leave. We want the guys who not only have the desire to win, but also the desire to do what it takes to win.

Ibis Wingz

Aug 8, 2017

The Franchise said:
All you guys did was cry about Folden's garbage players. Now that they're leaving and being replaced by better talent you're crying about that.

Remember the flood of tears surrounding AQM, Grace, Young and the boys last year? How'd that work out?

streetja

Aug 8, 2017

The Franchise said:
streetja said:

The Franchise said:

For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

Click to expand...

All I can say is it seems a little suspicious that 15 freaking guys left. Including players that A. would've contributed and B. didn't take the most amazing sales pitch to get them to stay. I want Richt to take a Saban-like dog approach with those players and make it all but impossible for them to leave. Instead it seems like this team is being run like a subway.

Click to expand...

It's suspicious? What's suspicious about guys leaving?

You say it would have been easy to convince them to stay. How do know what it would have taken to get them to stay?

And Sabag has more attrition than anyone. So use a different example. Good effort though.

When I read things like this being quoted from an NFL scout on Kaaya...

"Third-year junior started all 38 games (22-16). “He’s OK,” said one scout. “It sets me back when the coaches are excited he’s leavin’.” Finished as the Hurricanes’ all-time leading passer."

http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports...cks/100736988/

I start wondering what the fvck is going on. From the time of that quote we've done nothing but continue to shed more players. I'm getting a Jews fleeing Egypt type of vibe here. And Kaayak is their Moses.

Aug 8, 2017

I'm glad that the majority of these Golden players are gone, but would feel a little better about the situation at RB, TE, DT, OL in 2017 without a few untimely departures combined with some whiffs in recruiting. If this makes me an *******, I can accept that.

Aug 8, 2017

streetja said:
The Franchise said:

For the guys with tears streaming down their faces about the guys who left, what could we have done to force them to stay? If the answer is nothing or it involved promising inferior players starting positions to keep them, then what's the point of being about it?

Next man up! Enjoy the fcking season. I heard all the same crying about the LBs before last season, and I wasn't having it then either. How'd that wind up working out for us? The immortal Juwon Young really kept us from fielding a good group of LBs.

Click to expand...

All I can say is it seems a little suspicious that 15 freaking guys left. Including players that A. would've contributed and B. didn't take the most amazing sales pitch to get them to stay. I want Richt to take a Saban-like dog approach with those players and make it all but impossible for them to leave. Instead it seems like this team is being run like a subway.

What? Alabama has more players leave early than any other program. Saban will straight up not renew a players' scholarship if he feels the player is easily replaced by a better incoming player. At least Richt gives these guys an opportunity to finish their degrees.

There is always going to be attrition, especially when you bring in a new coaching staff. We've spent the last decade complaining that the previous staffs were giving out scholarships to too many guys who should never have been here. Now the current staff is cleaning house and people want these guys back?

Of the 15 players who left early, there's a small group who would have contributed anyway.

Njoku- going league regardless.

Kaaya/Yearby - obviously felt that the direction Richt was taking his offense was away from what they do best

Haskins - huge headache.

Willis - huge headace at two schools now. (He may still suit up next season if he can straighten himself out)

The rest of those guys are dude who shouldn't be here anyway.

252cane

Aug 8, 2017

rokulika said:
I'm glad that the majority of these Golden players are gone, but would feel a little better about the situation at RB, TE, DT, OL in 2017 without a few untimely departures combined with some whiffs in recruiting. If this makes me an *******, I can accept that.

You just dont understand what depth really is.