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It's interesting that the University of Miami has 4 players in the Top 94 of that list this year, and LA Tech only has one: Williams at #93.Originally Posted by latech
Miami had 4 players picked in the NFL draft last year too. Only one of those players didn't play in our Indy Bowl game. Looking back at how much talent Miami had on the field in Shreveport, I'm still amazed that we were able to come away with a victory.
Goes to show how important a good quarterback is at the D1 level (or any level). Give Miami any decent college quarterback for that game and they steamroll us.
Their quarterback play for that bowl game was simply pathetic.
Which one? They tried 3.
Not that amazing really.
Miami’s four picks were all day three draft picks, none of whom made much impact as rookies in the NFL.
Also, to be successful in football you must have a good quarterback. Miami’s quarterback play was horrible that season. Last year with a transfer QB Miami was back in the Top 25. While we did have the “Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year” as our quarterback.
Miami was finishing off one of four losing seasons in the last four decades. There was a reason Mark Richt left all that money on the table at his alma mater and retired at 58 years old. He knew the talent had eroded; Miami was not the U anymore, and still isn’t! While we were finishing the most successful season at the division 1 level in school history, at least in terms of wins and losses. This was our Super Bowl. Miami would have opted out of the I-Bowl, if they had a pandemic as an excuse.
D'Eriq King the following season and they were back in the Top 25.
BT, I usually like your posts, but that last post of yours looks like something from the Twilight zone. I just told you that Miami had 4 players drafted into the NFL last year and 4 more in the Top 94 to be drafted this year --and maybe more to come after the Top 94-- and you're still downplaying the talent? On the QB we can agree. But Miami is still a consistent Top 10 or 12 program talent wise. They get the athletes. That's why so many of them are getting drafted. It's their coaching that has really sucked the last few years.
One last point: LA Tech beat Miami WITHOUT our star player too, Amik Robertson.
Well yesterday was 420, so maybe that is what is happening. LOL
But our two drafted players in that draft were much better than Miami's four.
I am glad we beat Miami, but it wasn't that impressive of a win in my opinion. We both know Miami didn't want to be there.
Agreed. And their four draft choices skipping the game and a general "give a damn" attitude was a recipe for a loss.
I’ll take skunking Miami 14-0 any year as will most any D-1 team.
Bob McGinn's DL rankings
1.Barmore Alabama 81 points 12 first place votes
2.Onwuzurike Washington 61 points 2 first place votes
3.Odenyingbo Vanderbilt 25 points 3 first place votes
4.Odighizuwa UCLA 22 points
5.Tufele USC 16 points
6.Williams La. Tech 16 points 1 first place vote
7.Shelvin LSU 16 points
8.McNeil NC State
9.Nixon Iowa
10.Tuipulotu USC
11.Wilson Florida St.
12.Brown III Texas A& M
13.Togiai Ohio ST.
14.Twyman Pitt
18 scouts interviewed by McGinn.One scout said it the worst DL group in the last 20 years. 2 player draft Barmore and Onwuzurike. 3 scouts really liked Odenyingbo as the number one tackle but his achilles tear will probably drop him out of the top 100.
Will Milton sneak in as a day 2 pick?
These are all DT’s
the scouts said Williams pro day was the best they had ever seen for a DL. Had top scores in basically every category for every DL in the draft this year
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