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Originally Posted by spartan80
Ingram isn't proven capable either.  He's a good H.S. player.
This happens all the time, and every year there's at least a couple of backs that step up and play. We don't get a Javon Ringer every year, but he's coming back, so if we get a kid that runs like Javon in the next class MSU is still ok.
Watch, 2 of the 4 guys you mentioned above will step up next season when Javon is getting a break.  |
Yep, I agree with you 100%.
I wasn't calling Ingram "proven", or anything, just saying that we have no one behind Ringer who's done much of anything yet, aside from Ingram.
Highly touted? FW190bvi, Let's be honest here, these guys were solid coming out of HS, but they weren't "elite" prospects by any stretch.
Jimmerson was ranked 30 at the RB position. By contratst Ringer was 18. Anderson wasn't rated highly, he wasn't even rated as one of the top 100 at his position. He and Ray (No. 43 rated RB) are about the same size as ringer so you'd figure one of those guys would replace him. Legget was definitely a workhorse and like Anderson wasn't ranked at his position. All were Rivals "3-stars", Ringer being the highest with 5.7 (we all know but for his knee injury he would've been much higher, but then again he may not have gone to State), Ray is a 5.6 while Leggett and Anderson are both 5.5 (lowest 3-stars).
I am not saying that these guys are crap, far from it. Each is a solid prospect in his own right. To call them highly touted however, is a pretty big overstatement. None of them contributed last year ( a half of the UAB game doesn't count), so you can't say "oh, these guys were awesome out of HS, let's not worry about back up RB".
Just so we're clear, I am not saying that if Ingram doesn't come here we're screwed. I was simply saying that we need someone to step up next year. I'm sure someone will, likely leggett and Jimmerson. The fact is, we have no one proven behind Ringer, getting Ingram isn't going to change that. That makes me a bit nervous heading into this year, but Ringer has been injured 2 of his 3 years at State and has missed games because of it. Hopefully someone comes out and establishes themselves as a #2 back. If Ingram comes to state, no doubt he'd be in the mix.