Mark Beard

Why leave now?
No grade issues.
Is it Friend?
Is it new staff?
Is he being told he stinks?

WEIRD

FYI: Unless we change the mind of Hyatt, the best OLman in 2015 will leave the state. I know he has family connections, but when he's sitting in Biology class in a couple years, his family won't be there next to him.

Go Nick Saban on him and MAKE him come here. Start on him today.

Shannon, as you know, chances are not good on Hyatt. Believe him to be as solid to Clemson as Sony Michel was to Georgia.

Some say or choose to believe that our offensive line problems started with Will Friend. All we have to do is simply flip the pages of the book backwards, there were not answers then. There was a lot of coverup, but that is how the folks in Athens are playing the offensive line game.

To me it is a sad commentary that we can get running backs and quarterbacks the caliber that we do and cannot come away with outstanding offensive linemen.

Mike Bobo seems to have no problems in recruiting for some areas of the offense, year after year, but cannot remember when I saw Bobo's name attached to a great recruiting effort on offensive linemen, consistently. Many times good offensive linemen prevent running backs and quarterbacks from injury.

Anyone want to know why offensive linemen go to Alabama? Young recruits walk through the trophy areas and see the names of offensive lineman that make it to the NFL. Not a few name, many names.

That falls on the head coach and the offensive coordinator as well as the offensive line coach.

Appears to me that we need another Bryan McClendon recruiting for the Red and Black. richt has not learned how to improve the weakest parts of his teams since his arrival. Likes the flash the media presents.

What does Clemson have going for them on Hyatt that we don't? Family yes, but their head coach is all over Hyatt, and that won't change. richt does not know how to get down in the dirt, might get his fingernails dirty. Going nowhere if we don't change the minds of many that fail to see the importance of the offensive line. Appears some efforts were made this year, but it has to be an ongoing process. Goofy has not a clue.

Believe bobo recruited Tunsil and he flipped Hyatt is not coming to UGA. He grew up with Clemson

ogredawg, guess I was thinking along the lines of "consistency". Understand your point. Shannon, check the Alabama 2014 Class out below. Special look at the offensive linemen.

rivals.yahoo.com/alabama/football/recruiting/commitments/2014

I knew this one was bound to happen, but I was hoping for a few more weeks before the first excuse train left the station.

I can hear the MR presser now...

"Yes, we knew going into the season that we were going to have some struggles up front with 3 new starters, but Mark leaving really caught us off guard. Ha Ha... see what I did there? Off "guard".. like guard is a position on the line and "off guard" is right beside the guard..the tackle..Mark Beards former position.. <chuckle>. Anyway, It really hurt our depth and rotations, and we're just going to have to be patient while some of our young guys step up and sort of have to learn on the job."

Unbelieveable the amount of "confusion" not "continuity" going on when richt is involved.

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