MiamiJoe
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WE had our annual dinner in Orlando last night with the coach, Blake, Joey Z and Sebastian. THe setting was very nice and Al was very available for pictures, autographs and just candid conversation both before and after dinner. He did a question and answer on stage and I specifically asked about us not getting the ball to Duke in the passing game. He said that it was priority for the QB's to do a better job in checking down and getting him the ball in space. He said Duke was weighing 209 at the end of spring and ran a 4.55 even though he wasn't cleared to run at the time.
He said we now have 9 linebackers weighing 230 or more and everyone running under a 4.75 with Grace running a 4.43. Joey Z said he was at facility one day when this huge man walked by and he asked which pro team he was a player for and was told that he was Michael Wyche. He is at 340 and if he can play would be a big man in the middle. He talked about Crawford and his unselfishness to do whatever necessary for the team and how well he played in spring.
He sounded like he really thinks Williams could be back in Sept though I wonder how viable that is and that Olsen was improving though personally I duidn't see it so that is probably just coach speak. After dinner I asked him about Rosier as I told him I was excited to see what he could do. He said you have good reason to be excited, he said he has 10 inch hands is almost as tall as Golden and is a passing QB who can run, not the other way around. He thinks Flowers can be the best OT in college this year and is really up on Isidora and Gadbois for their improvement and toughness.
All in all it was a great event with a lot of expected answers but he is easily the best people person we have had at coach when just talking one on one and you can't help wanting to see him succeed. Blake was asked about the soccer stadium and said unless it was 45-50 thousand or more in capacity that it was not a viable option.
He said we now have 9 linebackers weighing 230 or more and everyone running under a 4.75 with Grace running a 4.43. Joey Z said he was at facility one day when this huge man walked by and he asked which pro team he was a player for and was told that he was Michael Wyche. He is at 340 and if he can play would be a big man in the middle. He talked about Crawford and his unselfishness to do whatever necessary for the team and how well he played in spring.
He sounded like he really thinks Williams could be back in Sept though I wonder how viable that is and that Olsen was improving though personally I duidn't see it so that is probably just coach speak. After dinner I asked him about Rosier as I told him I was excited to see what he could do. He said you have good reason to be excited, he said he has 10 inch hands is almost as tall as Golden and is a passing QB who can run, not the other way around. He thinks Flowers can be the best OT in college this year and is really up on Isidora and Gadbois for their improvement and toughness.
All in all it was a great event with a lot of expected answers but he is easily the best people person we have had at coach when just talking one on one and you can't help wanting to see him succeed. Blake was asked about the soccer stadium and said unless it was 45-50 thousand or more in capacity that it was not a viable option.
