Who Should Ride the Short Bus?

by The Great Barstoolio on Jul 24, 2009 1:41 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

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Yesterday was crawling with reports that the circle of ~~life~~ wide receivers would shrink to 4 or 5.

"[Shannon] said, `Look, the bus is going to be short this year,''' sophomore receiver LaRon Byrd said on Wednesday. "And everybody was like, `Whoaaa!"

"Now you’re going to see who really, really wants it and now you’re going to see who’s going to back away from the competition. I wish he would do that with every spot. From quarterback on to running back, everybody. To get that drive out of you because some people get complacent and say, ‘Well, I’m going to start no matter what.’ But if you cut the list down and say only three people are going to travel, then a lot of people are going to work harder. It’s nothing but challenges and I love challenges."

So...who would you take, out of Byrd, Aldarius Johnson, Thearon Collier, Kendall Thompkins, Travis Benjamin, Davon Johnson, Leonard Hankerson and Tommy Streeter?

Byrd seems a given, barring injury, as would T-Ben and maybe Aldarious. But ... imagine leaving anyone as fast as Pimp or Davon in Coral Gables, waving in the rear view? Oof.

For his part, Hankerson isn't just handing his seat over.

Thoughts?

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My guess is AJ and Byrd are the 1 and 2. Although I think Streeter can be huge with his size. He was a favorite target of Jacory in HS and although he was redshirted it was due to injury. I think that makes him most likely for a breakout this year. He should tower over secondaries.

by rhettobis on Jul 24, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe it's because I like the short speedies

but I’m just as excited for Kendall Thompkins to show his post-RS stuff as Streeter.
He’s like a waterbug!

by The Great Barstoolio on Jul 24, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From T-Mill to T-Benj

There is no way he stays home simply because he is a Hester-like force on kick returns.

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by BoilerTMill on Jul 24, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m betting on Byrd, Johnson, Benjamin, Pimp, and Hankerson, with Kendall Thompkins on return duty. I hope they can convince Davon to take a redshirt.

by daktx2 on Jul 24, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs