Potential 2012 Defensive starting line-up

[shortnd]

Stephon Tuitt-DE...............Louis Nix-NT...................Aaron Lynch-DE
sophomore 4 star..............redshirt fresh 4 star........sophomore 4 star
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Ishaq Williams-OLB..........Manti Te'o-MLB.......Carlo Calabrese-MLB.....Prince Shembo-OLB
sophomore 4 star............Senior 5 star...........Redshirt Junior 4 star....Junior 4 star
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Lo Wood-Cornerback..............................................................?-Cornerback
Junior 3 star
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.........................Eilar Hardy-Safety...........................................Zeke Motta-Safety
.........................Redshirt Fresh or Soph 4 star.........................Redshirt Junior 4 star
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If all goes well with recruiting and development, this is an SEC type of defense. With that front seven our DB's won't need to be absolute all-world. Can put pressure on qb's easily. Also assuming (hoping) Te'o will stay all 4 years. A number of 3star db recruits we have or possible 4 star "athletes" could convert to play the open DB role. Plus If Rees is starting or if Everett Golson is ready as a sophomore this could potentially be a *gulp* National Championship contending team. Here is a look at that 2012 schedule:

2012 Football Schedule
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S01 vs. Navy (IRELAND)
S08 PURDUE
S15 @ Michigan State
S22 MICHIGAN
O06 vs. Miami (Chi)
O13 STANFORD
O20 BYU
O27 @ Oklahoma
N03 PITTSBURGH
N10 @ Boston College
N17 WAKE FOREST
N24 @ Southern Cal

Some tough match-ups, historically speaking. BC game that late in season is always scary.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

Wow, are we skipping 2011 all together? lol

 

[InKellyITrust]

Stephon Tuitt-DE Louis Nix-NT Aaron Lynch-DE
sophomore 4 star redshirt fresh 4 star sophomore 4 star

Ishaq Williams-OLB Manti Te'o-MLB Carlo Calabrese-MLB Prince Shembo-OLB
sophomore 4 star Senior 5 star Redshirt Junior 4 star Junior 4 star

Lo Wood-Cornerback ?-Cornerback
Junior 3 star


Eilar Hardy-Safety Zeke Motta-Safety
Redshirt Fresh or Soph 4 star Redshirt Junior 4 star




If all goes well with recruiting and development, this is an SEC type of defense. With that front seven our DB's won't need to be absolute all-world. Can put pressure on qb's easily. Also assuming (hoping) Te'o will stay all 4 years. A number of 3star db recruits we have or possible 4 star "athletes" could convert to play the open DB role. Plus If Rees is starting or if Everett Golson is ready as a sophomore this could potentially be a *gulp* National Championship contending team. Here is a look at that 2012 schedule:

2012 Football Schedule


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S01 vs. Navy (IRELAND)
S08 PURDUE
S15 @ Michigan State
S22 MICHIGAN
O06 vs. Miami (Chi)
O13 STANFORD
O20 BYU
O27 @ Oklahoma
N03 PITTSBURGH
N10 @ Boston College
N17 WAKE FOREST
N24 @ Southern Cal


Some tough match-ups to say the least, historically speaking. BC game that late in season is always scary.

That schedule is brutal. Also, I think that we need a 9-10 season in 2011 to convince Teo to stay for his senior year.

 

[Irish Man3]

Shembo and Ishaq will play the same position. Counsell will be opposite one of them, and I look for kendall moore to take the other MLB spot.

 

[shortnd]

If Te'o does leave, Kendall Moore could fill his spot. Tough to do.

 

[Veer option]

Its not the first time I have seen it but that schedule for 2012 is going to be brutal. Away games at USC and at the Oklahoma :jawdrop:

 

[jakerbluegold]

Me likes a scary defense! That combined with the spread = some sick football.