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SEC position rankings: Offensive line - SEC Blog - ESPN

i think some offensive linemen at LSU are being underrated.

red55, Jun 17, 2011

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SEC position rankings: Offensive line - SEC Blog - ESPN

i think some offensive linemen at LSU are being underrated.
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So true Red.............:helmet:

LSUDad, Jun 17, 2011

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wheres the love for blackwell

Moron's (@ espn) didn't even list Will Blackwell. I know he got hurt the first game ( i even think it was the first play) of the season, but I think he will surprise most who forgot about him.

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Ha! I bet Vlachos is glad Drake Nevis is gone. The sheeple media considers it mandatory for Alabama to showered with love. The LSU Dline kicked the Alabama Oline's butts last year and they're moving people around. The Ole Miss Oline did much better against our Dline and they got everybody back.

dudley, Jun 19, 2011

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Good to know LSU's Josh Dworaczky & Bama's D.J. Flucker both return.

Did ESPN recruit staff writers from Aubalama?
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If so, they would have spelled Fluker correctly. :rofl:

This new guy for ESPN's SEC blog, Aschoff...I hope he's as impartial in the end as Low has become since covering Tennessee for so long.

UF has a good journalism school. Hopefully, they've grabbed one of the good ones.

TerryP, Jun 19, 2011

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If so, they would have spelled Fluker correctly. :rofl:
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And Dworaczyk, too.

red55, Jun 20, 2011

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nice interview with Coach Stud about the OL

CLICK HERE to listen to Tiger Rag Radio’s interview with Greg Studrawa in its entirety.
http://www.tigerrag.com/wp-content/uploads/greg-studrawa-628.wma
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Here is a portion of that interview transcribed in Q & A format.

Jeff Palermo: How exciting is it when you get ready for a season where the expectations are as high as they going into this 2011 campaign?

Greg Studrawa: I’m going to tell you, it’s very exciting. It’s exactly what you coach for. That’s why you spend the hours and the time coaching is to have the expectations that we have. And then to play an opening game like Oregon. Some people tell me ‘Boy, you guys have got a tough schedule’ and those things. But I’ll tell you right now, I’m so looking forward to this game and this season, it’s unbelievable.

Ben Love: Coach, you really return a veteran group, losing only Joe Barksdale at left tackle. Talk about the advantages that gives you in the play calling, the communication, everything, having guys who have been together now for a couple of years.

GS: Let me tell you something, it’s unbelievable. I’m going to have eight guys, I think, that have started at least one SEC game. That’s incredible. You just start day one so much further ahead. I mean we’re working on Oregon now. Those kids are there getting ahead on Oregon and looking at their fronts and what they’re doing.

Then it’s the ability, like you said, just in the communication with the ‘What’s up, man?’ And knowing that you got guys out there who have been through it, know what to do and really are good players. We lost Joe (Barksdale), who’s a great player. But I’m going to tell you, Chris Faulk, with all the expectations I had for him in the spring, he had a wonderful spring. I think he’s going to be outstanding. I tell you, I’m fired up about this group of guys, and they’re hungry. I mean they really, really want to be good.

JP: I know it’s still early, but does it appear right now that Chris Faulk is your starter at left tackle for the time being? And where does La’el Collins, who received a lot of credentials as a high school prospect, fit into the mix?

GS: He’s going to fit in right there behind Chris. I’ve been working with him for a while now, and he’s been in there this summer starting to learn things and get his feet wet. He really looks good. I mean he came in in great conditioning, in great shape. It’s just a matter of getting him learning as quick as he can learn it. And he’s going to challenge for the spot.

The best thing about it, guys, is competition. You’ve got a guy behind you that you’ve got to work every day and work in practice and turn around (and realize) ‘If I take a play off, that guy’s in.’ And that’s what I’ve got at all the spots across the board is that kind of competition. And La’el adds into that depth and the competition. When you’ve got guys fighting and you’ve got to compete to get the best guy out there, you’re that much better.

BL: On the right side of the line in Blackwell and Hurst, you’ve got a good bit of strength. Talk about what they bring to the table and what they allow you to do in the run game.

GS: I’m telling you, last year that was a crushing blow people don’t realize. Losing Will Blackwell on the first play of the North Carolina game, that was a critical blow to us up front. Because Hurst was a new starter at right tackle, P.J. (Lonergan) was starting his career off as a sophomore at center, so Will was kinda the glue that held that side together and really held the whole line together going into last season. And those guys were in such a groove playing through spring ball.

Now, with him back healthy and his leg back, that is a tremendous side of the line for us. They have confidence. Hurst has confidence getting Blackwell back in there. And they have competition with Josh Williford behind him (Blackwell) now. There’s Williford, at 6-5 and 335 pounds, he’s in the best shape of his life, ready to play. Now there’s competition on the right side of the line and experience. That’s going to be a tremendous asset for us.

JP: You mention Josh Williford. Where do guys like Williford and T-Bob Hebert fit into the mix?

GS: Well, right now they’re going to battle at that (left) guard spot. You know, (Josh) Dworaczyk is kind of the question mark for me right now because he missed spring. We cleaned his knee up at the end of that Cotton Bowl, and it was a little more severe than we thought initially. So he was held out of spring, and T-Bob (Hebert) played the whole left side at spring. So, I’m going into camp letting Dworaczyk and T-Bob battle on that left side for that position, and Williford and Blackwell battle on the right side for the right guard position. With the ability to have four guards, all of whom can play right or left, I’m going to have great competition with four guys and play the best two.
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dudley said: ↑

Ha! I bet Vlachos is glad Drake Nevis is gone. The sheeple media considers it mandatory for Alabama to showered with love. The LSU Dline kicked the Alabama Oline's butts last year and they're moving people around. The Ole Miss Oline did much better against our Dline and they got everybody back.
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The thing we are getting this year is depth, long overdue.

Williford, P.J., Hurst, Faulk, Dworaczyk, Blackwell, Washington, Collins, Shaw, T-Bob and Branch.

This year we have 7 players returning that started games last year and two that played in most every game.

LSUDad, Jul 1, 2011

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LSUDad said: ↑

The thing we are getting this year is depth, long overdue.

Williford, P.J., Hurst, Faulk, Dworaczyk, Blackwell, Washington, Collins, Shaw, T-Bob and Branch.

This year we have 7 players returning that started games last year and two that played in most every game.
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I hope he uses the experience and plays them all. Keep them fresh and gring down the opposing DL. Also have experience to replace grads & injured in the future.:geaux:

Winston1, Jul 1, 2011

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I hope he uses the experience and plays them all. Keep them fresh and gring down the opposing DL. Also have experience to replace grads & injured in the future.:geaux:
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With 7 players that started games last year, this is a good number, two more that filled in well in spots. This should be a good OL with some good backups.

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