Official KU Spring Game 2008 Swag -- The T-Shirt
Notes Part II
- I still don't get the yellow stone on the new football facility. It clashes with the stadium otherwise, it's looks like a first class building. The HD intern reported that the University was allowed to choose the look of the exterior. No confirmation on that, but as you walk down the stairs between the facility and the southwest end of the stadium it creates a nice closed in environment.
- The practice fields. I suppose there will be a few complaints about how they kind of fill up your view from the west side of the stands. Not the greatest looking structure in the world. Still, it used to be a parking lot, so no big change. Plus, they really give the impression of a program that is serious about football (which we are).
- I'm getting pretty excited about the defense. The big losses were Talib and McClinton. Richard Johnson Jr. looks like he will be an immediate impact player. With the way the white team d-line played, it's looking like we have eight guys that are legitimate Big 12 d-lineman. As for corner, Chris Harris and Kendrick Harper seem really comfortable. I'm not seeing much of a drop off. Barfield and Webb look like the #2's and frankly, they've both got potential.
- Think about the players with have for the d-line: Brorsen, Larson, Haselhorst, Johnson Jr, Greene, Blakesly, Laptad, Wheeler, Onyegbule. Really, it could be a special year -- we know who is playing behind them.
- The game had the feel that the blue team O-line kind of wore down the white team d-line in the second half. A good sign.
- At one point, the blue team ran AQ to the right three straight plays. AQ got good tough yards on the first two and gave you the feeling that we'll be okay with out B-Mac. Jake Schermer showed his experience and blew up the third attempt. This all happened around the 10 yard line. Blue ended up missing a field goal, so a big play for Schermer.
- I showed that Darton and Wolfe started at the tackles. It's certainly not bad to go with your most experienced players on the edges.