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I do agree that the QB situation is better now, and am hoping it stays better. The place for me where there is the most dramatic difference is the Offensive line, though. Under Lightner, it was always an adventure, but under Johnson it became one of the best in the conference, both good and deep, and recruiting improved dramatically. I'm hopeful that the line continues to improve under Miller.

I'm cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season as long as the team can stay healthy overall.

Rourke I think has more talent than TT and also seems to be more stable upstairs. I will be shocked if he regresses in his years to come unless hampered by an injury (which I know, in fairness, was a factor in TT's drop off).

BUT, but, but..........until they can avoid a 1-2 game bed wetting in November and/or a pre-MACtion head scratching loss the script from season's past will repeat its self.

I've seen enough Ohio football to know that they could come scorching hot out of the gate going 4-0 beating UVA and UC but then lose to Kent and __________________ Michigan. It's frustrating that the margin of error can be quite small in the MAC, but that's life in the MAC!

While there is a stable of strong teams going into this upcoming season, there is no one head and shoulders above the rest IMHO. I think Ohio is as good as anyone and is certainly a contender for their first title since '68.

This is pretty much where I'm at on the season as a whole, not just for our QB. We have 4 games in 19 days, between Oct. 20 and Nov. 7, with the latter two on the road.

My hope is that the O line is the deep group of road graders I expect them to be, and we just run run run run run run the ball down peoples' throats during that stretch, and we can keep it conservative and the starters can stay healthy.

But with a smaller travel roster, I don't know that that is a realistic expectation those last two road games, including at Fiami, so it also wouldn't surprise me to see the wheels completely fall off.

Yeah, maybe that makes me a Debbie Downer, but I've seen too much Ohio football over the last 2 decades to believe that we can actually get the breaks to fall our way.

Go Bobcats.

I think the question I mostly had regarding TT's drop off was (1) that far into Solich's tenure, shouldn't the line depth have been there? And (2) he clearly stopped running the ball as much on the read option so was that a product of himself or the shaky line?

Yes, it should have been there, but it wasn't. When Dave Johnson arrived in 2014, the cupboard was bare. Average yards/carry by year:
2013 3.8 (Lightner)
2014 4.2 (Johnson)
2015 4.3 (Johnson)
2016 4.3 (Johnson)
2017 5.7 (Johnson)
2018 ??? (Miller)

Johnson did an outstanding job, and I hope Miller does as well. Johnson left the cupboard stacked for Miller, so Ohio should just keep rolling.

DA, I agree. I'd like to see him run less, and pass more, and better this year. I expected him to be a mostly pass-only QB last year, but it was almost like he was new to the option, but took naturally to it, and was having fun running it last year.

Lefevour ran for 2948 yards and 47 TDs in his career.

Bowling Green never won a title in his time, but they got to a MAC Championship while Josh Harris was a runner and thrower.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/josh-harris-...

A capable, mobile QB always works in the college game.

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With White, Odom, and Ball, that's a very good starting three for 2018. Add in Meyer and Knock and you have 5 players with experience. Surely one of the Freshmen or Red-shirt Freshmen is going to make a name for himself. Whom? I don't know. Cox, Cherry, or Minter? Or, maybe one of the incoming freshmen? Or perhaps a Sophomore? For Tupa or Harris to move into the rotation wouldn't be surprising, either. I think the WR group this year is going to be one of the better groups under Solich.

So, one of the best lines under Solich, one of the best WR groups, and good running backs. Only the TE position is a question mark on offense. Add in a year of experience, and an off-season to get more familiar with the offense and to understand what he could have done better, and Rourke should have a very good year.

White 99 receptions, 1633 yards, 16.5 yards/catch, 10 tds
Meyer 37 receptions, 517 yards, 14.0 yards/catch, 2 tds
Odom 20 receptions, 308 yards, 15.4 yards/catch, 3 tds
Ball 16 receptions, 212 yards, 16.3 yards/catch, 2 tds
Knock 4 receptions, 25 yards, 6.3 yards/catch, 1 td
Bryan Long Jr., Matt Seymour, and Connor Brown each have 1 career reception, too. The running backs all have catches as well:
Ouellette - 22 for 171 yards, 3 tds
Irons - 17 for 129 yards
Ross - 2 for 13 yards
Burroughs - 2 for 11 yards

All together, that's over 200 catches for over 3000 yards.

I'm right with you Doc, so watch it be Gouin and Hooks that excel. ;)

If we just go by the very last game Rourke played, he is the throwing QB we’re looking for. He threw 2 beautiful TD passes in the Bahamas Bowl (while NOT running for any TDs), one a beautiful 60 yard plus bomb that couldn’t have been thrown much better.

They always say a player’s greatest amount of growth comes in their 2nd year. This is Rourke’s 2nd year and first offseason as the unquestioned starter. I think we’ll see a lot of growth out of Rourke.

What I especially like this year, compared to other years (the post-TT years), is the QB depth. Maxwell could start for most MAC teams, and Joe Milton has had excellent reviews.

Thinking he means Mischler not Milton. At QB, Keszei will have two years left post Rourke/Maxwell. Mischler will be pushed by Naylan Yates, a Rourke type, and Kurtis Rourke. Michler will have competition.