My Take

But i think it would be a bad idea not to redshirt Rollison in 2009. A few years ago i said the same thing about Kodi. He too could have really benefitted from a redshirt year. Working on his mechanics while learning the speed of the game. Rather than being thrown into the fire and told to dance with the big boys.

Rollison could have more time to get oriented with the playbook, timing, and speed of the game. As well as building his confidence among his teammates as he gets to know them and they begin to trust him. Giving him the ability to hit the ground running next year as he battles for the starting job.

We have enough backups now to get the job done. So why should we burn a year of eligibility just so he can play mop up in a few games? He could get the same training going up against the fresh scout team versus playing a tired worn out defense late in a game against lower teer Div 1 or Div 2 schools.

He looks to be our future for sure. But that future doesn’t have to start today for him to be effective in the future to come.

deep down knew this would happen. Chris Todd has been written off since halfway through last season. I’ll be the first one to say that apparently I was dead wrong about Todd as I had pretty much forgotten about him.

But, for the coaching staff to make this move it must mean he has shown some serious talent and skill in the practices thus far. It has been a curious off season to say the least and this is just one more step down that precarious road we seem to be headed down. If Chizik says Todd is the man for the job then I support them both.

As for Rollison, I’m not even going to begin to praise him/hope for him or anything until I see it on the field. Auburn fans almost to a man were drooling over Kodi Burns a couple of years ago, me included, and I’m not falling into that trap again. Bottom line AU needs to focus more on QB recruitment. Its a position that has consistently held back our offenses and I’m sick of hearing about other school’s quarterbacks all the time.

Overall, I still feel really good about our chances this year to make some noise.

War Damn Eagle!

all of last year. Apparently he was at 75%. The obvious question is if he was inured why was he playing? Most agree, he shouldn’t have been. He should have been in rehab. However he had shoulder surgery in the offseason and apparently he’s at 100%. I have a friend on the team that said he’s looking really good. This is the same guy that barely lost the Texas Tech QB job to Graham Harrell a few years back. (Yall know who he is). Not saying Todd will be the next Jason Campbell, but I think he’ll be a great fit in this offense.

Tyrik Rollison without a doubt is the future. I can’t wait to see when they unleash this guy.

I hope very much that old Chris Todd proves me wrong. I can’t help but like the guy. He picks himself back up and pushes forward when everybody counts him out. I do think that if he does well this year he could write a book about how to pick yourself up off the ground when you seem all but knocked out for good. I think it’s a testament to what kind of a person he is. Furthermore, I think he has a great more deal of credibility writing a self-help book than John Callipari ever thought about. Wow, that guy has some serious nerve huh?

Having said all that, with the hopes I had for last year I would just as soon not get excited this time around. Not to mention, Todd didn’t do well last year and that’s just the facts. Okay, so he was injured. Well, I’ve seen guys be hurt before and still make a positive difference on the field when they weren’t at 100%. To me, Todd seems like the great guy at practice. He’s got the great attitude and he’ll out work anybody. However, when it hits game speed, he really seems to struggle. For him, the game is just a different dimension he hasn’t conquered yet from what I can tell. I imagine he looks unreal at practice. The problem is, last year it certainly didn’t transfer over to game day. I know all too well about how many things went wrong for our team last year. Unfortunately, until this season starts, we do not have a more accurate measuring stick.