New Site Complete, Opens Tonight

This site has been moved to http://angrybeavs.com

All data from this site has been migrated to the new domain.

See you there,

Angry

General Discussion

Since things are so slow, let’s voice concerns, intrigue, etc. I’ve written down a few questions I have as well as my thoughts on them. Feel free to respond, or voice your own concerns.

1. Will Ryan Katz be a capable starter?

Probably, but he’s a bit in love with his arm. He might be a lot like DA, Brett Farve, etc–guys who make boneheaded decisions because they fall in love with (and thus over estimate) their velocity. That’s the impression I get from his spring performance.

2. Will the Beavs beat Boise State or TCU?

It’s too early for me to have any strong feelings. My gut says they won’t be able to stop Kellen Moore. That guy plays with moxie and confidence, and the Beavs don’t. I see him dicing the defense. I see both games as loses, albeit different types of loses. Here’s to hoping fall camp is impressive enough to change my mind.

3. Should the Beavs start the season ranked?

No. Losing the Vegas Bowl coupled with a green QB…something like 35th seems a fair starting point.

4. What is the team’s biggest weakness?

Specifically it’s LB. Keith Pankey is not good enough to start. Wilson looks good, but he’s green. More generally speaking, the lack of experienced depth is an overall weakness.

5. Who do you think will have a breakout year?

This is a no-brainer for me: Wheaton on offense. Poyer on the defensive side.

6. How do you like this recruiting class?

I see four Pac-10 caliber players and five projects.

Update on Possible Academic Casualties

It’s two weeks later and the four guys I named as casualties (Glover, Molesi, Tuivailala, and Welch) still aren’t in the directory. Marable and Fred Thompson also have yet to show. From what I have heard Thompson will definitely get through clearinghouse, while Marable is very likely to do so (has one class to pass). The big news is that the prize of the class (Akuna) is in.

—————————————————————————————————————————————-

Sorry things have been so quiet here. I’ve been working on the new site. After trying many different development tools, I’m probably going to stick with a WordPress/blog format. It’s just best for what I do. People expecting a grand change will be disappointed. There will be many improvements though. So far, they are:

1. A forum for discussion where any user can create topics and post.

2. A new content type where I rate recruits based on their film and keep score of my record against scout and rivals.

3. A nice clean layout. A lot of white space. The idea behind the new design is to show that orange and black can be attractive colors. This “theme” we’re using now is pretty hideous.

4. Our own domain instead of a wordpress domain. This improves the blog’s credibility while also providing scalability into the future.

5. Improved comment section. Instead of the thin/nested comments we have here, on the new site we’ll be able to keep strings going longer.

I’m working on a few other improvements as well. I hope to finish this up and be running by the time fall camp starts. There’s very little to discuss right now, so back to work.

New Website

Hey guys.

Big news here is that I have purchased a domain and a 4 year hosting plan. We’ve sold out and we’re going mainstream. What I’d like from you guys: ideas and suggestions. Please make them in the comment section.

What would you like to see on the new site? Someone mentioned a forum, which is a good idea. Anything else?

2010 Beaver Academic Casualities?

The Bridge Program begins next week. I went through the directory to see who isn’t yet enrolled. It’s a long list, one that includes 5 of the best prospects from the 2010 class.

1. Shaydon Akuna

2. Thomas Molesi

3. Fred Thompson

4. Scott Crichton

5. DJ Welch

6. Mana Tuivailala

7. Malcolm Marable

8. Dominic Glover

Is it time to panic? Yes.

I have it on good authority that Molesi, Welch, and Tuivailala never make it to Corvallis. Akuna’s odds are 50-50. Considering Akuna, Molesi, and Welch were arguably the top 3 recruits last year, their inability to qualify could be devastating to the program. If all the players on the list above fail to quality (which won’t happen), that would be a class of 8 recruits.

To take some chances makes sense, but to take this many chances when there were only 17 scholarships available is football suicide. In Riley you trust? Cross your fingers, Beavlettes.