šŸˆ UVa Football Preseason 24

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Very basic question: how many OL are standard to have in a rotation?

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Really want a quality 2deep at all 5 spots. Realistically a team is going to use 7-8 linemen with injuries, random stuff etc. The exact number can vary and it depends on how versatile the players are.

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How is secondary looking?

I imagine itā€™s:
S: Sanker
S: Clary
CB: Dre Walker
CB: Malcolm Greene / Kempton Shine?

Kendren Smith (Penn)
Corey Thomas (Akron)
Jam Jackson (Robert Morris)
Caleb Hardy
Elijah Gaines
Micah Gaffney
Kevin Gay (fr)

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Maybe Kendren Smith is the second CB?

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Am guessing Corey Thomas will start as the 3rd LB but play more of a Rover role as a LB/S hybrid. It allows us to play with more versatility.

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Back in 2022 Jestus Johnson beat out Furnish mid-season and made some starts at Center. Somehow Furnish took the job back from him in 23 even though he was so bad. All this to say that Johnson was also an experienced returning OL in 23.

Great work in that analysis. Iā€™d expect the loser of the Steen/Christ battle to settle in at RG. Steenā€™s brother plays RG for the Eagles so itā€™s a position the family knows.

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This may have already been posted, but I really enjoyed watching this from a few months ago. Lots of funny tidbits and inside scoops on the team and their experience so far. These guys are easy to root for.

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Iā€™m not sure if this should be in its own thread or somewhere else but is anyone else as excited for EA College Football 25 as I am?

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I just got the PS5 for the sole purpose of this game.

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I got PS5 2 years ago but I havenā€™t played anything for about 8 months so that I can have full time for this.

UVA will have a national championship by Wednesday night. Guaranteed.

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We play a 4-2-5 as our base. We play 3 safeties, so Thomas is 100% starting along side Clary and Sanker. Walker is set at one corner with Shine and Jackson battling it out for the other starting spot. I think Greene is more slot corner, where he players best at Clemson.

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4-2-5 is so much better than that 3-3-5 nonsense bronco ran.

Speaking of safeties I was pretty sad about Lex Long leaving. I enjoyed his efforts and wouldā€™ve liked seeing another year.

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I guess, we play 4-2-5 personnel but that 3rd Safety has almost always been a hybrid so we can switch in-between different formations. But yeah Thomas is definitely gonna play that role for us, heā€™s basically replacing Lex Long.

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Iā€™m stoked for it. Likely will be what gets me to upgrade to a ps5 as well

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Me as well. Gonna be buying my college football machine

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Comes out next weekā€¦ for those only looking to play the game the most cost effective option is buy the Xbox Series S.

If you preorder the deluxe digital edition you get it on Tuesday. Otherwise it comes out Friday.

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I refuse to learn an Xbox controller

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I prefer Xbox for everything except games. PS Exclusive titles are way better.

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Wood plus Neville is a baseline competent 2-deep with Ennis used only for short yardage situations, and takes pressure off Gay and Kirby.

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