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LonoBird · 11-01-2009, 01:34 AM

When we lost 10-11 guys to the NFL, folks believed "we'll just reload."

Those guys included arguably the greatest linebacking corps ever. Maualuga, Cushing, Matthews and Maiava. All doing great in their first years as pros.

The weakest part of this year's defense? I would beg to say linebackers.

Oh and another guy, Mark Sanchez left. We have a freshman quarterback taking his place.

We also lost Kevin Ellison (pros) and Shareece Wright (ugh).

To date this year, we have lost Stafon Johnson, Loni Fangupo and Marc Tyler.

We were without the services of McCoy, Havili, Ausberry and Patterson. Kris O'Dowd, the centerpiece of the O'line still is battling injury and did not even play. Brian Baucham is still hampered. Adam Goodman has been out.

Again, our linebacking corps is thin, and we are battling injury there.

If some of you think coaching can overcome this, you need to turn in your gameboys and x-boxes, because there is a bit called reality here.

We are very short on manpower.

And if you use the 'we are more talented than they are' cop-out, tell me, are Carswell, D.J. Shoemate and Ayles better than the folks they are replacing? Are they equal to the folks they are replacing? Are they even close to being Ausberry, Havili and McCoy? The answer is NO.

Oh yeah, this 'reloading' thing is so last year.

The Trojans are rebuilding this year. Get used to it.

Before the season started I put up a thread that we were going to lose 3 games.

Guess what?

11-01-2009, 01:34 AM	#1
LonoBird Beat the Rainbows! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Beautiful Downtown Los Angeles Posts: 12,171	Unrealistic Expectations When we lost 10-11 guys to the NFL, folks believed "we'll just reload." Those guys included arguably the greatest linebacking corps ever. Maualuga, Cushing, Matthews and Maiava. All doing great in their first years as pros. The weakest part of this year's defense? I would beg to say linebackers. Oh and another guy, Mark Sanchez left. We have a freshman quarterback taking his place. We also lost Kevin Ellison (pros) and Shareece Wright (ugh). To date this year, we have lost Stafon Johnson, Loni Fangupo and Marc Tyler. We were without the services of McCoy, Havili, Ausberry and Patterson. Kris O'Dowd, the centerpiece of the O'line still is battling injury and did not even play. Brian Baucham is still hampered. Adam Goodman has been out. Again, our linebacking corps is thin, and we are battling injury there. If some of you think coaching can overcome this, you need to turn in your gameboys and x-boxes, because there is a bit called reality here. We are very short on manpower. And if you use the 'we are more talented than they are' cop-out, tell me, are Carswell, D.J. Shoemate and Ayles better than the folks they are replacing? Are they equal to the folks they are replacing? Are they even close to being Ausberry, Havili and McCoy? The answer is NO. Oh yeah, this 'reloading' thing is so last year. The Trojans are rebuilding this year. Get used to it. Before the season started I put up a thread that we were going to lose 3 games. Guess what? ________________________________________________________________________ Last edited by LonoBird : 11-01-2009 at 01:37 AM.