Here’s today’s story on Louisiana Tech QB Taylor Bennett. Speaking of quarterbacks, we could see four of them on the field Saturday. Tech coach Derek Dooley said he has “two No. 1s,” and Sylvester Croom plans to work Tyson Lee into the mix. Neither coach has a specific plan, like alternating series.
We heard from Croom earlier in the week on this. Dooley said having “two No. 1s” has become a necessity for most programs. Bennett’s backup is Ross Jenkins.
“The ideal thing is to have one guy who is phenomenal, and he’s the face of your program. That’s what Florida has, and that’s what Georgia has,” Dooley said. “The reality is, there’s not a lot of those guys out there. The reality is, it’s hard to go through 12 games without getting dinged up and hurt. So having those two variables, you better have two guys ready to play. That’s kind of the nature of the beast now.”
I would think that Wesley Carroll will be given a long leash. He was thrown into things last year and did a good job. Now that he’s been able to focus on mechanics and such, he should make a step forward. I don’t think a team like Tech will give Croom reason to yank Carroll for any other reason than wanting to give Lee some reps.
“He was going to be our third-string quarterback. We were going to bring him along slowly this year,” Croom said of Carroll. “We expect him to continue to be efficient, manage the game well. We expect him to make more big plays this year when opportunities present themselves.”
August 28, 2008 at 9:20 am |
“I don’t think a team like Tech will give Croom reason to yank Carroll for any other reason than wanting to give Lee some reps.”
You don’t think the dawgs will have any trouble with these guys? Many people think it’ll be a close game.
August 28, 2008 at 9:29 am |
I’m not saying it couldn’t be close, but I’m just saying I don’t think Croom will panic and pull Carroll, unless he’s just horrible. State’s got a pretty good running game to lean on, so I don’t think Carroll is going to have to win the game. Like Croom said, he just needs to manage it.
August 28, 2008 at 9:41 am |
How do you think the sharade on the OL will effect the running game? And when should we expect some news on Sherrod?
August 28, 2008 at 9:52 am |
Coach Croom and Dixon have been working on seeing the hold and moving through it. I think the O Line wil be ok. We have no problems that healthier players wouldn’t help until the third game, when things will get tough on the line.
I am like NewbieLocke. I think the Dogs will do just fine against LA-Tech, assuming they remember that they are playing FB from the first D or O play of the game.
I look for Dixon and Christian to move teh ball well, and for MSU to use the pass only as much as required to loosen up the box a little. The D will come on strong again, just as the Bear would have wanted his student to run a game. Hopefully Special Teams (kicking especially) will show improvement.
If we win 8 games doing that, no one will complain (OK lots of guys will complain but we need to remember that Fan is short for Fanatic).
Question – Is Locke short for Lockerroom?
I have a grandson, Trey, which is short for Trailerhitch. Why you’d name your son Trailerhitch is beyond me.
August 28, 2008 at 9:52 am |
“hole” seeing the hole
Dumb fingers
August 28, 2008 at 10:32 am |
i think it could be close but by the fourth quarter it should be game pretty much in hand….carroll should ok, as said earlier i highly doubt he gets “yanked” for any reason…hell he could throw 6 ints and not get yanked..cough cough….but seriously i think we might pass more than people think to see if we can move the ball effectively through the air in a game…..
August 28, 2008 at 10:40 am |
We should know something on Sherrod today. Even if he doesn’t practice, I think they’ll find a way to get him into the game Saturday. Tech has only one returning starter on the D-line, and depth is a concern at linebacker, so I think State’s O-line will do fine.
August 28, 2008 at 10:43 am |
By the way, Locke isn’t short for anything, but it’s easy to make nicknames from. Some of my favorites: Locke & Load, Master Locke, and of course, Locke-ness Monster. Feel free to offer your own. Hey, I just thought of one: Brain Locke. Not sure if that’s good or bad.
August 28, 2008 at 10:45 am |
I too think the game will be close for a while and we’ll pull away in the second half, but I’m still nervous about the game. I keep having flashbacks to the Maine game.
August 28, 2008 at 11:24 am |
the game doesnt worry me that much conquistador….we are a completely different team than we were then….
August 28, 2008 at 11:24 am |
Here’s another…Goldie-Locke
August 28, 2008 at 11:52 am |
make sure you don’t have Locke jaw when interviewing the players and staff
August 28, 2008 at 11:58 am |
Im torn on my thoughts right now..
CC could really use the LA Tech game as a chance to see what the O can do, or he might just run it down their throat and beat them with physicality all day-I dont know. My guess, a mix of both-I see us throwing down field 7 or 8 times Saturday
Go Dawgs!
August 28, 2008 at 12:38 pm |
Jeepers, Mr Locke
I was just picking on you.
I’ll wait until the other guys assign you a nic-name and then decide if it is appropriate to call you that, or if I should just use “Trailerhitch”, or whatever I wrote.
August 28, 2008 at 12:42 pm |
B-Locke Party!!!
August 28, 2008 at 12:48 pm |
If Croom throws Tyson in the mix, it will be like the Gardner-Webb game. Carrol will control the game and Tyson will make the long pass. It will be a good game all around for the QB’s.
I want to see the same rotation in the running, Dixon, Ducre, Elliot, Bonner.
August 28, 2008 at 1:53 pm |
Lockelberry Finn
August 28, 2008 at 1:59 pm |
Locke n’ Roll Hoochie Coo
August 28, 2008 at 2:06 pm |
Nice. Keep ‘em coming, and maybe y’all can vote for your favorite. I was telling Double-G the other day that I feel like I need a nickname on here.
August 28, 2008 at 2:09 pm |
Locke-Tite
Locke up your daughters
August 28, 2008 at 2:37 pm |
Amen on the second one, conquistador. I got three of ‘em. I need a basement and a dumbwaiter.
August 29, 2008 at 7:06 am |
Cell Locke B
August 29, 2008 at 7:57 am |
The Locke-ness monster