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definitely next week.

Which means nothing.

Good point. In fact, no one on this board has any connections, any little inside info. So, consensus here is totally uninformed. In fact, we should ignore it, do the opposite.

It's a long season. Daz and AJ had so many effective moments tonight. Maybe you could have slid in Irons during a weak point in the 3rd quarter? I dunno, stakes were way too high to opt for him over two experienced backs.

You left out Lawrence Phillips.

Cmon sense says that Daz/Aj or going to get most if the carries. A fumble by the RBs tonite would have killed us. I expect to see Irons get work next week against the FCS school hopefully. Greg Windham too. Irons has FOUR years calm down

Well. Perspective I guess. The team (coaches & players) just won a game they were expected to lose. Held Marshall 35 points below their scoring average. Most are happy. Yet there is that one "fan" who is just compelled to explain "why someone needs to be fired." How much did you lose on this game?

Thinking that giving Irons a carry which could lead to fumble--really? Isn't that true at almost any point in the year. So to avoid key detriment, only insert him in mop-up when we're way ahead or way behind?

In that case, he may never get in. And then the crowd here, if he killed it, would point to how that killing was only against scrubs so don't let him in during prime time...'cause he might fumble.

Simply, There are reasonable to significant indications that he may be a real stud. Which we don't have any on offense, especially with quarterbacking proving to be moderate at best.

So, I'm why not find out if we have a real star on our hands?

Don't right away give him 18 carries. But try four to six. See what happens.


It amazes me that most here find that a bad approach.

Did you see our offense?...Basically except for the opening drive and the late 4th qtr drive for the td, we put up about 50+ minutes of no offense at all.





Finding out how guys play...playing the best guys. Not a good idea.

Sorry. BUt that totally misses the point that Irons may be a total star.

Is he? Debatable. But have we seen/heard this type of buzz at OHIO for a running back in a long while? Espec one with his size and supposed speed? Espec one who in even an admittedly small sample has looked pretty decent.


Not giving him a few carries is simply senseless.

Look, if it doesn't work, that's fine. But to not find out???



Would most teams, espec in MAC, not give him carries?

Beyond that, Monroe needs Irons to play so he can know what we have. Well, I believe the coaches who have been developing Mr. Irons for a year now already know what they have. If it drives Monroe crazy not knowing, well, if not this, something else would. His play in practice, running, receiving and blocking will eventually earn game time, or not. They don't put players in for them to show what they can do. It works the other way, show what you can do in practice to earn time in games. Again, those who need to know what Mr. Irons can do already know, they are his coaches.

yes, if only there was a way to get all of the decision makers together to watch Irons and see what he's capable of, maybe some time in the spring, or the entire month of August, or several times a week during the season... just some time where Irons could show what's he's got. Because apparently that's never happened. And after all, he deserves it. If only...

Just a few quick points;

There was a guy on this board last year who complained that Daz was just too small and not muscular enough to run inside and off-tackle. Well, he bulked up a little and became a little stronger and is now running behind a much-improved OL, and guess what? He's doing quite well.

I thought Irons would play against Marshall. I was disappointed that he didn't. But, I believe he will see the field relatively soon. I'm not sure why he didn't play against Marshall. I know that in the Idaho game he had a half-game suspension for violation of some "team rule." While his suspension is over, Frank may still be making a disciplinary point in keeping him out. It's also possible he's thinking strategically to wait until the Minnesota game to play him so that the Gophers will have less film of him. Or, maybe he'll play in next week's game where if he makes a few freshman mistakes they'll be less costly. I'm sure the coaches know the level of his talent and will use him in due course. While I may second guess the coaches, I know that my statements on this matter are being made by one who really has no idea about the team dynamics. In other words, sometimes coaching decisions are based on more than just raw talent and take into account such concepts as leadership, how certain players interact with each other, maturity of thought and action, seniority, intensity in practice, knowledge of the playbook, academic performance, the reaction of the team to playing a new guy over a seasoned veteran, maturity of thought and action, psychological preparation, stressors that may be influencing the players life at that time, etc. All are legitimate and some are very intangible. A good coach weighs these and many other factors in making personnel decisions. If a coach like Frank has an outstanding lifetime record one should, IMHO, give him the benefit of the doubt if he doesn't play a guy when you think he should.