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HurricanesR1 said:
Gaby Urrutia has some but they're all zoomed in to show how thick each player has gotten.
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E1k said:
Except bain had a great freshman year and wasn’t poor in his sophomore year..Lofton situation isn’t similar
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You might not have been among them, but there were for sure people down on Bain before last season. I know Lofton wasn't as good as a Frosh as Bain was, just hopeful that he has the same kind of turnaround his Junior year.

"Reuben Bain I have to see him stay healthy and be impactful because that sophomore year was a complete waste."

"Bain will be lucky to go in the second round if he has another year like last"

"I heard Bain was out of shape n should be a Dt"
 
shumbly33 said:
You might not have been among them, but there were for sure people down on Bain before last season. I know Lofton wasn't as good as a Frosh as Bain was, just hopeful that he has the same kind of turnaround his Junior year.

"Reuben Bain I have to see him stay healthy and be impactful because that sophomore year was a complete waste."

"Bain will be lucky to go in the second round if he has another year like last"

"I heard Bain was out of shape n should be a Dt"
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There definitely were. But Bain had a great FR year. Lofton OTOH has done very little in game time. That doesn't mean he can't do it. It just means we have little evidence of it in contrast to Bain.
 
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Combo said:
There definitely were. But Bain had a great FR year. Lofton OTOH has done very little in game time. That doesn't mean he can't do it. It just means we have little evidence of it in contrast to Bain.
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Fair enough.
 
shumbly33 said:
You might not have been among them, but there were for sure people down on Bain before last season. I know Lofton wasn't as good as a Frosh as Bain was, just hopeful that he has the same kind of turnaround his Junior year.

"Reuben Bain I have to see him stay healthy and be impactful because that sophomore year was a complete waste."

"Bain will be lucky to go in the second round if he has another year like last"

"I heard Bain was out of shape n should be a Dt"
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I heard he has short arms as well.
 
JG13 said:
If that's true (unlikely) then we have a tremendous WR room.
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It's not. But either way it goes people gotta relax. ***** just dumb listening to all these people talking about how great anyone looks on air in our first day out. Y'all never learn from all this flag football nonsense. At least let us set the playbooks then have a take.
 
Brooklyndee said:
It's not. But either way it goes people gotta relax. ***** just dumb listening to all these people talking about how great anyone looks on air in our first day out. Y'all never learn from all this flag football nonsense. At least let us set the playbooks then have a take.
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Only thing that really got my attention was 1. Toney really going after the food cause he got a lot bigger and 2. someone saying that JJ Dunnigan was the fastest player on the team. Which is a statement considering the speed we have lol
 
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Sebastian Font said:
Spring practice is upon us which means we get our first look at the 2026 Hurricanes who will aim to go one step further than last year’s squad who fell just short in the national championship.

I always preface these observations with the fact that it’s from a very small sample size, as well as performance and momentum can vary throughout spring and fall.

With that said, here’s my observations from the opening practice at Greentree:

- It just looks right with Mensah, he looks the part physically and impressed with his throws today. Mature and seemed to connect with recievers well.



- In his new #1 jersey, Toney appeared to put on some good size. More muscle on the frame which didn't detract from the speed at all.

- Speaking of speed, incoming freshman Vance Spafford and South Carolina transfer Dre Jacobs lived up to their expectations of flying around the field. Spafford in particular paired his speed with some fluid routes in one on one work.

- The wide receiver room as a whole looks transformed physically - Milan Parris and Cam Vaughn both had impressive hands catches with their towering frames.



- Freshman QB Dereon Coleman put on some good weight as he adjusts to college ball. Lightning quick release is still there, just needs to work on timing and progressions at the next level.

- Like the WR room, the DB room looks incredibly physical. Both Xavier Lucas and Damari Brown had strong showings. For Brown it's all about staying healthy as the traits and talent are all there.

- The DB room as a unit were extremely physical at the LOS, jamming receivers and causing havoc throughout the route. This could incur some penalties moving forward, but I liked seeing the DB's right on top of the receivers who themselves were running good routes.



- One of the more impressive battles was Duke WR Cooper Barkate making a nice play over Lucas, I really love how obvious it is that Barkate understands leverage and how to get open.

- It was hard to see some of the offensive/defensive line work, but I saw a couple of good runs from Girard Pringle after hitting a nasty jump cut. A great problem to have with so many talented backs.

- The size of our offensive line is still no joke, Cantwell is a unit.

- Lastly, lots of punt blocking and special teams work

Will try and focus more on some of the trenches next time out!
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How about Jo-Jo ??? LOL
 
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