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Darius Terry

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TheRealUW

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Eric Schmoldt is reporting that Terry has left the football team. That leaves us with one scholarship RB for the rest of the spring in Alexander. Looks like the freshman running back are going to be forced into playing time immediately, whether they are ready for it or not.

Christensen is a tough nosed coach and runs a strict program. Attrition is always a problem when you have a coach like that who isn't at a big name program. Kids are generally willing to stick around at a bigger program just for the prestige, even if they don't like the way the coach does things. It also isn't in their best interest to quit because they often have a legitimate shot at playing professional football, whether in the NFL or a lesser professional league. Neither of those are particularily true at a progream like Wyoming, so it makes it much easier for a kid to leave the team. I think a tough-nosed approach is the right one to take at Wyoming, but I do want to point out the potential for high attrition with a program like Christensen runs. Any thoughts?
 
Thats too bad. Hopefully in another year or two as we build more depth and the underclassmen grow up, we won't have as many freshman that are better than our upperclassmen, which leads to high attrition amongst the upperclassmen.
 
It has to have been tough for Darius. He was named team captain last year and was replaced by a true freshman and sophmore shortly into the season. Now, a new kid comes in and moves above him on the depth chart too.

Being a senior, I would think he would have stuck around and finished his education (hopefully he still is). But, I think the reason why we'll see some attrition with DC is because he isn't afraid to start the best players possible. If those players are freshman and sophmores, it doesn't leave a lot of hope for the upperclassmen.

I wish Darius the best.
 
Darius leaving the team puts him in a tough spot.. as he can't transfer due to senior transfer rules. Is he going to be out of football completely or ...?
 
I just read an article this week in the Laramie Boomerang about Terry. It said he will graduate in May, and he planned on staying to play his senior year. Maybe he will just go out and join the workforce as a graduate. I think it said he plans on being a coach.

Here is the link to the story...........WOW, read the comments at the bottom, definitely some disgruntled fans/people out there.

http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2010/04/01/sports/doc4bb42423374fb894830928.txt
 
Noone can fault Terry if he decides to get a job or go to a different college for graduate school. Good for him graduating in 4 years!
 
Fullback41 said:
I just read an article this week in the Laramie Boomerang about Terry. It said he will graduate in May, and he planned on staying to play his senior year. Maybe he will just go out and join the workforce as a graduate. I think it said he plans on being a coach.

Here is the link to the story...........WOW, read the comments at the bottom, definitely some disgruntled fans/people out there.

http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2010/04/01/sports/doc4bb42423374fb894830928.txt
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I guess some don't understand the concept of transition? As that is what DC has been doing with the offense (and now the defense). So a power runner is going to be second string to a speed runner in the spread offense in almost every game.
 
I wonder if they will move James Davis back to RB for some depth? He was a 3 star recruit and I always hoped he would get a shot.
 
marcuswyo said:
I wonder if they will move James Davis back to RB for some depth? He was a 3 star recruit and I always hoped he would get a shot.
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It doesn't appear they are taking that route. An article published today said they were giving Andrew Meredith out of Green River some reps at RB. Interesting choice.
 
TheRealUW said:
It doesn't appear they are taking that route. An article published today said they were giving Andrew Meredith out of Green River some reps at RB. Interesting choice.
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No Kidding!
 
Funny how no one is complaining about who started at QB, RB, WR, DL, LB, PK, etc.

Seems people think DC and staff had good judgement on ALL those positions, but RB HAD to be favoritism. I don't buy it, and I can't complain about the results. Kudos to DC and Jason Ray.
 
Fullback41 said:
Funny how no one is complaining about who started at QB, RB, WR, DL, LB, PK, etc.

Seems people think DC and staff had good judgement on ALL those positions, but RB HAD to be favoritism. I don't buy it, and I can't complain about the results. Kudos to DC and Jason Ray.
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I will say that I was very surprised that Kankolongo was ahead of Terry on the depth chart without ever playing a down in a Pokes practice or game. I'm not really sure how DC can justify putting a guy ahead of another guy when the last practice and game the kid played in was on a high school field in Canada. Don't get me wrong, I think it was pretty clear that Terry didn't really fit into DC's offense and that Kankolongo probably is a more talented RB, but I'm not sure how he can be listed ahead of Terry without ever proving anything in practice. Frankly, I wouldn't have a problem at all if Kankolongo passed Terry after the first practice, but at least he would have earned it.
 
TheRealUW said:
I will say that I was very surprised that Kankolongo was ahead of Terry on the depth chart without ever playing a down in a Pokes practice or game. I'm not really sure how DC can justify putting a guy ahead of another guy when the last practice and game the kid played in was on a high school field in Canada. Don't get me wrong, I think it was pretty clear that Terry didn't really fit into DC's offense and that Kankolongo probably is a more talented RB, but I'm not sure how he can be listed ahead of Terry without ever proving anything in practice. Frankly, I wouldn't have a problem at all if Kankolongo passed Terry after the first practice, but at least he would have earned it.
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From what I heard, Kankolongo made MONSTER strides in the workout room and blew pretty much every skill player out of the water within just a couple of months. Whether that's justification enough, I don't know, but I trust DC to know better than any of the fans either way.
 
I think attitude, desire, determination, & effort play a big part of DC's evaluation of players. I don't know many players that have more of these qualities than Kankolongo does. I've seen a few athletes that could show up for games and not do much in practice and training, but not many in this day and age.
 
While surprising to me that they did have a true freshman ahead of a senior, I have no problem with the initial spring depth chart....cause it doesn't mean crap. Maybe it was to test Terry on whether it would push him or make him give up, maybe they just felt Kanko was better, doesn't really matter because there is plenty of time to move up or down the charts between now and 9-4-2010 So Utah. I think they have shown the ability to evaluate talent so I can trust their judgement or recognize it could be for motivation. Last year they had Givens (a 2 yr starter at the time) 2nd on the depth chart and he got healthy and got his spot back in the fall.
 
Fullback41 said:
Last year they had Givens (a 2 yr starter at the time) 2nd on the depth chart and he got healthy and got his spot back in the fall.
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He got his spot back because Stover was injured. Stover is a pretty damn good defensive lineman and Givens would have seen significantly less time if Stover would have stayed healthy. That was also a bit different situation as Givens was out most (or all, I can't remember) of spring and got passed during that time. I remember thinking it was odd because Fletcher was out most of spring too, but somehow managed to stay #1 at his position. It was probably just due to less depth at Fletcher's spot compared to the NG position.

I would agree that Kankolongo is a more talented RB than Terry, and I trust that DC and staff are capable of evaluating talent acurately. I would have put money down that Kankolongo would have ended up ahead of Terry by the Southern Utah game. Where I have a question is the fact that a guy was handed a spot without ever proving himself. You're right about spring depth charts not meaning much and changing drastically by the time the season opener comes around. The burden to prove yourself should fall on the guy that hasn't stepped a foot on a football field as a Cowboy.

I think a lot of people don't have a problem with this because, in the end, its a fight over a back-up spot. However, what would people think if Kankolongo would have been handed the #1 spot over Alexander as well? What if a 5-star QB signed with us and was handed the starting gig in front of ACS before ever stepping foot on the practice field? Look, I think DC ultimately knows what he is doing. I just worry that choices like that might not sit well with some of the players on the team. Some might say "Who cares? if they aren't good enough, then let them get disgruntled and leave", but the better the scout team is, the better the #1 units will be.
 
TheRealUW said:
He got his spot back because Stover was injured. Stover is a pretty damn good defensive lineman and Givens would have seen significantly less time if Stover would have stayed healthy. That was also a bit different situation as Givens was out most (or all, I can't remember) of spring and got passed during that time. I remember thinking it was odd because Fletcher was out most of spring too, but somehow managed to stay #1 at his position. It was probably just due to less depth at Fletcher's spot compared to the NG position.

I would agree that Kankolongo is a more talented RB than Terry, and I trust that DC and staff are capable of evaluating talent acurately. I would have put money down that Kankolongo would have ended up ahead of Terry by the Southern Utah game. Where I have a question is the fact that a guy was handed a spot without ever proving himself. You're right about spring depth charts not meaning much and changing drastically by the time the season opener comes around. The burden to prove yourself should fall on the guy that hasn't stepped a foot on a football field as a Cowboy.

I think a lot of people don't have a problem with this because, in the end, its a fight over a back-up spot. However, what would people think if Kankolongo would have been handed the #1 spot over Alexander as well? What if a 5-star QB signed with us and was handed the starting gig in front of ACS before ever stepping foot on the practice field? Look, I think DC ultimately knows what he is doing. I just worry that choices like that might not sit well with some of the players on the team. Some might say "Who cares? if they aren't good enough, then let them get disgruntled and leave", but the better the scout team is, the better the #1 units will be.
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I could be mistaken, but I thought that before spring ball began, Terry was listed above Kankolungo, but he moved past him after the first one or two practices.

I agree with your concerns. Obviously we would have a problem with handing a starting gig over to someone who hasn't ever proved himself in a game, but its a little different with a back up role. I feel bad for Darius though. It seems like he just never had a chance (maybe he just wasn't ever very good). Spent his first two years behind a quality RB duo waiting his chance and just like that, his window of opportunity closes.
 
Let me add one more thing about Terry, we were the only D-1a school to offer him a schollie at RB. He had several offer's to play DB but wanted to be a RB and was headed to UNC. Glenn only offered him a RB spot after a late deflection b-4 signing day. Truth is he really is not a D-1A running back. Also if you remember he was getting some carries as a soph until he started fumbling.
 
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