The Kay Yow Spring Football Game will be played Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Carter Finley
Price : Free

Time TBA i think.

Spring Organizational Chart: http://media.libsyn.com/media/packpride/Depth1.jpg


NOTABLE CHANGES
* Zach Allen is now listed as the starter at right guard.

* Sam Jones is listed as the starter at right tackle

* Curtis Underwood is listed as the starter at halfback.

* Nate Irving is listed as the starter at middle linebacker.

* Colby Jackson is listed as a linebacker.

* Dean Haynes is listed as a free safety.

* A.J. Ferguson is listed as a defensive tackle.


Notables that will miss spring practice:
28 Justin Byers CB 6-0 188 *Jr. - shoulder surgery in December.
14 Jarvis Byrd CB 5-11 180 So. - carry over injury from last season
87 Mario Carter TE 6-4 262 *So.- rehabbing his knee.
96 Sylvester Crawford DE 6-4 240 *Fr. - sitting out after having hip surgery in the offseason.
71 Gary Gregory OG 6-4 325 *Sr. - injury is not listed.
85 Steven Howard WR 6-2 200 *Jr.
48 Colby Jackson LB 6-2 234 *So. - precautionary / out with the knee injury but the spring prospectus says he should be cleared by July
79 R.J. Mattes OG 6-6 303 *So. - carry over injury from last season
58 Deion Roberson DT 6-3 275 Fr. - rehabbing
16 Russell Wilson QB 5-11 201 *Jr. - Baseball




[Edited on March 8, 2010 at 6:59 PM. Reason : notables]

3/8/2010 6:53:37 PM

Dancing L

3/8/2010 6:56:23 PM

and yes i took all of this from pack pride

3/8/2010 7:01:01 PM

that should be your auto-sig

3/8/2010 7:06:40 PM

only 10 out for the spring game. sounds encouraging

[Edited on March 8, 2010 at 7:09 PM. Reason : sdfsd]

3/8/2010 7:08:17 PM

how many were out last year for the spring game? I'm sure there's plenty of time for our starters to get injured before the season beings.

3/8/2010 7:13:16 PM

i'll be at this game and the Bill Guthridge Spring Football Game 2010

3/8/2010 7:36:45 PM

I saw this. I think having Irving at MLB is interesting.

3/8/2010 7:47:13 PM

i also see that imhoff is listed as the back-up qb (of course, rw not practicing in the spring)

and proctor is listed at safety

i guess brosius will probably redshirt

3/8/2010 8:17:17 PM

I'm excited about our OL, despite their youth.

3/8/2010 8:42:12 PM

is Mattes anticipated to make it back on the field next season?

3/8/2010 9:21:15 PM

From what I've read on Pack Pride he may be back for the start of the season. But some say he wont return until possibly midway in. I don't know. But he's definitely a stud, and we need him.

3/8/2010 10:04:02 PM

Spring Practice: Tom O'Brien
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/952660.html

RALEIGH, NC -- Head coach Tom O'Brien spoke to the media following the Pack's first spring practice of 2010.

Tom O'Brien

“It’s the first day – it’s all about fundamentals and getting lined up. Without pads everybody looks pretty good so they have to be better Thursday and then we have spring break and then they come back the following week and we start putting pads on – then I think we can start making judgments.”

“This will really benefit [Glennon] a lot. He’s getting a lot of time to throw; he’s getting a lot of attention coaching-wise, he should get better and better every day. It’s really important to him.”

“[Bible] is gonna come out and do what he can do every day. I think today will be a pretty good indicator to him. He’s still in chemotherapy, he gets back in the office at about 11:30 every day. He’s part of the plan but what we’ve done – it’s my fault that we got caught flat-footed last year – so we’re splitting up more of the things on offense. We anticipate he’s going to be here but there’s gonna be times where he has to go sit down, which I think he did today.”

“I made him get a letter from the doctor saying its okay for him to be out here. I told him I didn’t want his wife suing me if something bad happens. The doctor gave him a letter and I think he agrees that this is good for him. As much as he can do, we’re going to let him do.”

“One thing about being a coordinator or being a head coach is that you understand how difficult it is to be a coordinator or a head coach and I think you are a better assistant because of it. I think [Jon Tenuta] will add a lot of knowledge and experience to that position and to our defense. I think he was excited about being a coach – there is something about having the dot off you too. The bulls eye isn’t on your back all the time so you can just go out and coach.”

“[Tenuta] better be recruiting. He coached at Georgia Tech for all those years – he knows all the high schools his kids went to high school in the greater Atlanta area so I think he knows all those coaches down there.”

“You can tell there is a difference [with Irving back]. I didn’t know what to expect but he looks like he hasn’t missed anything.”

“He’s so instinctual – one of the plays we had trouble with last year he read it perfectly. Didn’t have to say a word to him, he figures it out. That’s of great value.”






Spring Practice: Nate Irving and Mike Glennon Quotes
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/952662.html

Nate Irving

“I can’t even put it into words – if I said I was happy it would be an understatement.”

“I know I have to knock some of the rust off. Just overall football skills – actually running and getting to the right gap and knowing the plays.”

“I just realized sitting out how much I took the game for granted. Just being able to run around and talk to my guys and build relationships with these guys – I took that for granted. But last year after going through my process I just appreciate it so much more for what it is.”

“It’s a different look [playing inside]. But it’s a challenge I want to embrace.”

Mike Glennon

“The line, I think four out of five guys are guys that came in with me. The backfield, same situation – we are young but we have experience and we have a lot of potential.”

“I have to really take advantage of [the reps]. I’ve been given an opportunity with Russell not being here to get all the snaps with the ones.”

“Just having the guys know that I can be the guy whether or not Russell comes back. Just having them get comfortable with me and me get comfortable with them - the more reps that we can experience.”

“We are not really allowed to work with [Dana Bible] too much but it’s good to see him out here. He’s his normal self and I think he’s one of the best quarterback coaches around.”

3/9/2010 10:27:26 PM

fuck yes april tailgating

3/9/2010 11:57:07 PM

gary grant won't be playing in it

Quote :

"One injury, Gary Grant is done for the spring. Whatever he came in with – fractured pelvis or whatever – something is still not right so we are going to shut him and down and see if he’ll be ready to go in August."

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/2/853048.html

our good old friend, the injury bug, is back again.

4/3/2010 3:30:35 PM

First Spring Scrimmage Report

http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=204921835

good: no ints from either glennon or imhoff, czajkowski made 4 of 5 fg (only miss was from 53), irving and kuhn had great games.

bad: gary grant out the rest of the spring, glennon was only 12-25 (not so bad but could be better), no report on the running or punting statistics

Edit: here are some stats from PP

OFFENSE
PASSING
Mike Glennon: 12/25 for 175 yards, 2 TD
Daniel Imhoff: 8/12 for 94 yards, TD

RUSHING
Curtis Underwood: 14 carries, 44 yards
James Washington: 12 carries, 35 yards
Brandon Barnes: 9 carries, 18 yards

RECEIVING
Owen Spencer: 2 catches, 96 yards, 2 TD (79yd and 17yd)
Jay Smith: 5 catches, 43 yards
Curtis Underwood: 3 catches, 28 yards
Jarvis Williams: 2 catches, 29 yards

KICKING
Josh Czajkowski: 4 FGs made (37, 38, 39, 47), 1 FG missed (53)

DEFENSE
Terrell Manning: 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
Nate Irving: 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Markus Kuhn: 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
Darryl Cato-Bishop: 4 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

[Edited on April 3, 2010 at 3:41 PM. Reason : ...]

4/3/2010 3:37:21 PM

No INT's might mean more about our defense.

4/3/2010 6:21:58 PM

defense is supposed to be ahead at this point. same thing happened last year -- offense did well, meaning D was terrible

4/3/2010 6:58:14 PM

i think sometimes the staff glosses over some things, like interceptions and fumbles and whatnot

4/3/2010 7:02:33 PM

Who do we have returning at Safety and Corner for this year and who are the newbies at those two positions??


GOD let us have a GREAT secondary this year....PLEASSSSSSSSSE!!!

4/3/2010 7:10:18 PM

IN

4/3/2010 7:12:29 PM

im starting to worry about our running game seeing those stats.

4/3/2010 8:03:47 PM

Running game = Offensive line. We have adequate backs we just need a line that will open up holes.

4/3/2010 8:31:51 PM

my friends on the team say the oline are still struggling to understand the assignments. that is what they said last year and oline was at the bottom of my worried list last season. so hopefully the rushing numbers will be on track by september.

4/3/2010 9:05:36 PM

i think some people over-analyze practice stats. I mean, this is practice [stats].

4/3/2010 9:15:02 PM

Will be at the spring game, perfect BBQ time. One concern is Irving, hope he finds his old self early this season.

4/4/2010 8:08:52 AM

shouldnt be concerned about Irving
he's ready / might not be in game shape but hes damn near going to take someone's head off

4/4/2010 2:11:56 PM

Quote :

"fuck yes april tailgating"

4/4/2010 3:10:43 PM

god fucking damn it

that's the same day as the FE Exam

--

Yeah, our OLine has some work to do. That's a ton of TFL and sacks they're letting through, especially considering that's only 4 players.

Looks like Irving is beasting it up already

[Edited on April 4, 2010 at 9:05 PM. Reason : lkj]

4/4/2010 8:57:15 PM

This really needs to be at the top of the forum.

I hope everyone is planning on coming out to the game. Crazy to me that uncs SG is being televised when last year our SG had about 4x (warning, made up number b/c I can not recall) as many people attend.

4/9/2010 11:41:03 AM

stats from the latest scrimmage, looks like glennon is solid but the running game.... not so much

OFFENSE
PASSING
Mike Glennon: 17/28 for 170 yards, 3 TDs
Daniel Imhoff: 6/14 for 123 yards, 2 TD, INT

RUSHING
James Washington: 10 carries, 20 yards
Travis Leggett: 6 carries, 14 yards

RECEIVING
TJ Graham: 6 catches, 140 yards, 3 TD
Owen Spencer: 4 catches, 24 yards, TD
Darrell Davis: 2 catches, 23 yards, TD
Jay Smith: 2 catches, 40 yards

KICKING
Josh Czajkowski: 2 FGs made (31, 39); 1 FG missed (30)

DEFENSE
Terrell Manning: 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
Audie Cole: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 1/2 sacks
Brian Slay: 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 QB pressure
Natanu Mageo: 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack
Darryl Cato-Bishop: 6 tackles, 3 1/2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

[Edited on April 10, 2010 at 4:49 PM. Reason : ...]

4/10/2010 4:39:51 PM

How did we record 4 TDs from the QBs but had 5 from the receivers?

4/10/2010 4:44:51 PM

it says in the other packpride article imhoff had two td passes

also, the spring game starts at 1 pm next saturday, just fyi

http://www.gopack.com/springfootball

[Edited on April 10, 2010 at 4:50 PM. Reason : ...]

4/10/2010 4:49:17 PM

^^ Jet sweet, pass behind the line of scrimmage, straight hand-off, reverses. idk?

4/10/2010 5:14:45 PM

# Minimum $1.00 Donations will be collected at the gate

# All funds collected will benefit the Kay Yow WBCA Fund and the Kay Yow Memorial Endowment

# Parking lot gates will open at 8:00 AM

# Fans will enter through gates 1-4,8 and 9.

# Players and Coaches will meet with fans for 30 mins. after the game.

4/10/2010 5:43:03 PM

Quote :

" glennon is solid but the running game.... not so much"

not bad #s from Imhoff either, really. Could it be that the O-line is more for pass protection than run blocking to avoid injury during practice?

4/11/2010 4:35:27 PM

Bojangles is giving away $1-$100 gift cards to the first 15,000 people that come in

4/11/2010 4:39:37 PM

Quote :

"not bad #s from Imhoff"

yeah, but ideally, i don't want to ever see him on the field in a competitive game. between wilson/glennon/brosius or even proctor if he still remembers some plays, i'd hope our scholarship qbs could take care of business.

4/11/2010 5:08:36 PM

sounds like the defense sucks balls again

4/11/2010 5:14:13 PM

its a scrimmage

in the spring with a young secondary who didn't get any bowl practices

so yes, things are about the same. how about they finish spring practice, add some of the new kids, and have fall camp and actually play a game before we start freaking out.

at least that's how i feel about it

4/11/2010 5:16:22 PM

With our secondary from last season, even practicing for a bowl game would not of helped they were fucking AWFUL!!!!


I know Tenuta doesn't work specifically with the secondary, lets just hope to GOD that our secondary can cover someone on 3rd an short, 3rd an long, hell just a goddamn 3rd down play!!!

4/11/2010 7:01:51 PM

I wouldn't put too much stock into how the secondary performs until we see what it can do with the recruits coming in next year. They have some athletic guys recruited for those positions instead of the small, white guys that got burnt so much last year. Not saying we'll be worlds better, but we should be better in a few positions.

4/11/2010 11:03:43 PM

I think that we should announce our attendance as 29,501 just to get back at the Heels. Even if we don't actually have that amount it doesn't matter b/c their "visual estimates" are a bunch of bull.

4/12/2010 12:28:04 AM

Quote :

"why can't we just get a strong offense (like the last 2 years) with a solid defense. that would be priceless."

(this was quoted from the UNC Spring game thread)

The FSU game from this season was a good example. Classic shootout. If only we could have gotten a key stop defensively, we walk away with a win.

4/12/2010 10:14:22 AM

I'll put it here.

TOB says he fully expects that RW will come back and that RW told him 3 days ago that he looks forward to playing.

4/13/2010 1:37:35 PM

Brandon Barnes apparently dislocated his ankle a few weeks ago

4/13/2010 3:25:27 PM

^ & ^^ we've known both of those things for awhile now.

4/13/2010 3:27:45 PM

oh my
a whole week late

i guess i should read the western carolina thread more

4/13/2010 3:33:41 PM

Quote :

"Brandon Barnes apparently dislocated his ankle a few weeks ago"

how bad is it? soooo we wont see him for the spring game? or for the season opener either?

4/13/2010 5:00:55 PM

no way he plays in the spring game, I'm sure he'll be good to go by the opener though.

4/13/2010 5:18:53 PM