Griz Completely Overhauling the Roster

[luckyirishguy25]

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THE REAL STORY FROM JR's DAD
Postby JRNELSONDAD » Fri May 13, 2016 5:11 pm

I am JR's dad and this will be my one and only post to this blog:
It would have been very professional if AJ had gotten the complete story before he makes a major announcement; for one - he never asked JR about this event.
(1) JR's birthday was several days before the NDSU playoff game
(2) For his birthday he was given a brownie of which he took home and ate at home. The brownie was a 'bad' brownie of which JR nor his fiancee knew that it was not good. It was definitely a case of inadvertent use of a banned substance
(3) It soon became obvious that the brownie was not good because of dizziness and nausea that night
(4) before the NDSU game the team has drug testing
(5) JR has a positive test
(6) NCAA (anonymous) committee denies appeal and suspends JR for 5 1/2 games (this meeting was in February)
(7) Feeling justice has not been served correctly and having no prior substance abuse, JR contacts the NCAA on his own afterwards, goes up the chain and gets a very high official to hear his story
(8) The NCAA will consider reopening the case if JR provides certain legal written documentation that they have asked for - which is in the process of being done


It is my hope that bloggers and news media reporters will allow the entire process to take place in a legal and official way before 'breaking' any more "JR fails drug testing" articles.

Postby Paytonlives » Fri May 13, 2016 5:41 pm
BWahlberg wrote:
Can confirm OP's post. It's legit. Payton FYI.

Thanks

I am sure the NCAA has NEVER heard this excuse before…

Additionally, if his father was doing a good job parenting he would have told his son not to take “candy from strangers” (in this case a brownie).

One last question; how many grown adults were given a brownie for their birthday to enjoy at their home by themselves? You know, you are walking out of your birthday party and some college students were handing you a brownie. Nothing out of the ordinary there…

I agree that his Dad's response is naïve, being suspended for half the season for pot is fing ridiculous.

[JDoub]

MSU is the engineering school...............DO NOT question their math.

Good to hear you've learned something over here.

They just picked up a drop down corner which takes them to FORTY FIVE new players coming into the system in 2016, and rumors are they aren't done yet. Has that ever been done in the history of college football, and how is that even possible?

Unless you know something I don't, the Griz have about 35 new players thus far. Here is the breakdown below. You can remove Sibiea as I'm guessing he has changed his mind (no one knows) and you can add two drop down FBS corners (Strong from OSU and a recent addition from Wisconsin). By my count that is 34:

Just a simple comparison of UM's published rosters for 2015 vs. current spring 2016, the 45 players on the current '16 roster that were not on the '15 roster are:
Samuel Akem Fr. WR
James Banks Jr. LB
Brandon Bea Fr. QB
Conlan Beaver Fr. OT
Trace Bradshaw Fr. DL
Ethan Brewer R-Sr. WR
Austin Carver Jr. K
Brennan Corbin Fr. WR
Lewis Cowans Fr. CB
Gavin Crow Fr. S
Brandt Davidson Jr. DT
Josh Egbo Fr. DB
Dylan Eickmeyer Fr. OG
Noah Gerald Fr. DE
Rey Green Fr. RB
Ben Hardy Fr. ATH
James Homan Jr. WR
Lane Hovey R-Sr. WR
Thayne Jackson Fr. OG
Gresch Jensen Fr. QB
Connor Kaegi So. QB
Sean Kautz R-Fr. DB
Trase Le Texier Fr. LB
Jace Lewis Fr. LB
Esai Longoria Fr. DT
Devin Maua Fr. DE
Cody McCombs So. RB
Hunter McKenzie R-Fr. DB
Mitch McLaughlin So. WR
Myles Mckee-Osibodu Jr. DT
Caleb Mitchell Fr. LS
Jed Nagler Fr. WR
Dareon Nash Fr. WR
Reese Phillips R-Jr. QB
Brandon Purdy R-Fr. KP
TJ Reynard R-Sr. CB
Randy Rodriguez Fr. DT
Cole Rosling Fr. DL
Brandon Scott Fr. OT
Justin Strong Jr. S
Nolan Thompson Fr. WR
Trevin Thompson R-So. KP
Ashton Torres Fr. OT
Samori Toure Fr. WR
Eric Williams So. KP

breakdown by class:
Fr 27
RFR 3
SO 4
RSO 1
JR 6
RJR 1
RSR 3

So yes, the math says 45 based on UM's official rosters.

[Cataholic]

MSU is the engineering school...............DO NOT question their math.

Good to hear you've learned something over here.

They just picked up a drop down corner which takes them to FORTY FIVE new players coming into the system in 2016, and rumors are they aren't done yet. Has that ever been done in the history of college football, and how is that even possible?

Unless you know something I don't, the Griz have about 35 new players thus far. Here is the breakdown below. You can remove Sibiea as I'm guessing he has changed his mind (no one knows) and you can add two drop down FBS corners (Strong from OSU and a recent addition from Wisconsin). By my count that is 34:

Just a simple comparison of UM's published rosters for 2015 vs. current spring 2016, the 45 players on the current '16 roster that were not on the '15 roster are:
Samuel Akem Fr. WR
James Banks Jr. LB
Brandon Bea Fr. QB
Conlan Beaver Fr. OT
Trace Bradshaw Fr. DL
Ethan Brewer R-Sr. WR
Austin Carver Jr. K
Brennan Corbin Fr. WR
Lewis Cowans Fr. CB
Gavin Crow Fr. S
Brandt Davidson Jr. DT
Josh Egbo Fr. DB
Dylan Eickmeyer Fr. OG
Noah Gerald Fr. DE
Rey Green Fr. RB
Ben Hardy Fr. ATH
James Homan Jr. WR
Lane Hovey R-Sr. WR
Thayne Jackson Fr. OG
Gresch Jensen Fr. QB
Connor Kaegi So. QB
Sean Kautz R-Fr. DB
Trase Le Texier Fr. LB
Jace Lewis Fr. LB
Esai Longoria Fr. DT
Devin Maua Fr. DE
Cody McCombs So. RB
Hunter McKenzie R-Fr. DB
Mitch McLaughlin So. WR
Myles Mckee-Osibodu Jr. DT
Caleb Mitchell Fr. LS
Jed Nagler Fr. WR
Dareon Nash Fr. WR
Reese Phillips R-Jr. QB
Brandon Purdy R-Fr. KP
TJ Reynard R-Sr. CB
Randy Rodriguez Fr. DT
Cole Rosling Fr. DL
Brandon Scott Fr. OT
Justin Strong Jr. S
Nolan Thompson Fr. WR
Trevin Thompson R-So. KP
Ashton Torres Fr. OT
Samori Toure Fr. WR
Eric Williams So. KP

breakdown by class:
Fr 27
RFR 3
SO 4
RSO 1
JR 6
RJR 1
RSR 3

So yes, the math says 45 based on UM's official rosters.

We should cut the Griz some slack with those liberal arts degrees. Maybe their energy efficient solar powered abacus failed them on this one. Ha ha!

The Griz D will be a real question this year. Only 2 returning starters (minus Nelson) and 45 new kids on the roster. Wow! Sounds like a bad situation to me.

[Silenoz]

The Griz D will be a real question this year. Only 2 returning starters (minus Nelson) and 45 new kids on the roster. Wow! Sounds like a bad situation to me.

Sounds like a variation of the riff we hear every year from Bozeman

And if I bothered to ever check eGriz I'm sure I'd see the same thing there


Gotta love football fans on the internet

[RickRund]

Not to worry. Stitt is INNOVATIVE.

[CatBlitz]

Not to worry. Stitt is INNOVATIVE.

Might as well put 2 of their 30 receivers at corner. Good hands and speed. Sounds pretty innovative to me.

[77matcat]

Not altogether a bad plan. If our coaching staff had any testicles we would have moved a third string QB and moved him to safety.


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[KittieKop]

Not altogether a bad plan. If our coaching staff had any testicles we would have moved a third string QB and moved him to safety.


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Who are you proposing? Hoy last year?

[77matcat]

No. Wasn't Roderick one of the best defensive players in the state in high school.

Make sure your best athletes are on the field.

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[AlphaGriz1]

We can all agree on one thing, paytonlives is an INCREDIBLE douchebag and it wont surprise anyone when he is busted for kiddie porn or worse.

[Bobcatsinmso]

As the pot calls the kettle black. " Don't sell yourself short judge, you're a tremendous slouch" Ty Webb

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[BDizzle]

Not to worry. Stitt is INNOVATIVE.

Might as well put 2 of their 30 receivers at corner. Good hands and speed. Sounds pretty innovative to me.

Might work. Tru came as a WR and they converted him into a CB. Now he is one of the best CBs in the NFL.

[GRIZ1STCATS2ND]

"Griz Completely Overhauling the Roster"

^ THIS ^

Stitt wants more than a BSC championship and a 1st or 2nd round playoff loss. His plan became accelerated while we were still on the field last year against NDSU. That's what he wants.

[catatac]

"Griz Completely Overhauling the Roster"

^ THIS ^

Stitt wants more than a BSC championship and a 1st or 2nd round playoff loss. His plan became accelerated while we were still on the field last year against NDSU. That's what he wants.

Ya, we all know what he wants, and what he's trying to do. Just like almost every other coach in the FCS, he wants to try to find a way to dethrone NDSU. Bringing in 50 new players in one year seems a bit extteme. Time will tell if the experiment will work or not.

[Grizaddict]

Couple of thoughts:

He recruited and signed around 32 new players on and around signing day. He has added a few more scholar-shipped players since (mainly drop down talent) to be around 35. This is more than most years, but it's not mind blowing. Hauck brought on 32 new faces one year for the Griz as well.

There have been another 10 walk ons who are listed on the GoGriz.com roster (which by the way is almost as inconsistent and backwards as your on line rosters so I wouldn't read too much into that). Many of these guys want a shot but will not make the final roster cuts but there is no harm no foul in letting them see what they can do. We have a number of kickers on the roster who won't be around once we get a drop down. We have some walk on QBs who won't be around come final roster either.

Here's the other funny thing. According to the majority of you, since 2011 supposedly didn't count, the Griz have been irrelevant for the last 5-6 years. Wouldn't that demand a so-called major overhaul to get things back in the right direction? I can't wait to see how this all plays out. I personally think we are on the cusp of some great things happening. We will all know soon enough.

[JDoub]

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[JDoub]

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[JDoub]

48 Dru Moody
49 Jordan Greenlee
50 Matthew Smith

Transfers - 2 from JC 1 from U of Guelph (Canada)

Yes, they're officially up to 50 new players this year


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[catatac]

48 Dru Moody
49 Jordan Greenlee
50 Matthew Smith

Transfers - 2 from JC 1 from U of Guelph (Canada)

Yes, they're officially up to 50 new players this year


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Wow. Well I will say Stitt is being "Innovative" considering this has never been done! Lol

[iaafan]

[quote="JDoub"]48 Dru Moody
49 Jordan Greenlee
50 Matthew Smith

Transfers - 2 from JC 1 from U of Guelph (Canada)

Yes, they're officially up to 50 new players this year


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Are you sure? I don't see a link to anything about these players signing at UM.