RashoLives
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Alright guys, I met Tim Davis the other night and just thought I'd share some of what he had to say with a casual fan...
First off, I have to say that Mr. Davis is by far one of the nicest people I have ever met. He seemed generally shocked to be recognized and genuinely appreciative to meet someone who respects what he does. He's a very large man but is very soft spoken and comes off as very very intelligent. He continually pointed at me through out our 30 minute conversation and said, you deserve a conference championship Brent, you deserve a rose bowl.
We discussed the young offensive lineman and he seemed to be very pleased with their progress.. He said that while Michel looked good and was a large man, Olson was the player truly to watch. He had glowing things to say about Ed and his conditioning and work throughout the last year. He said very little about Gjere but once again started gushing when I broached the subject of Olson's younger brother Tommy. Apparently the younger Olson is the offensive lineman they are most excited about over the past three years and they expect him to come in and be a beast from day one.
He explained the line from last year in saying "we need to get more help from the interior." He agreed that Wills could have played better but explained that if he did not constantly feel he was on an island against the right end he would feel more comfortable and cut down on the penalties. He told me to look for big things out of Jeff Wills this year.
Tim seemed generally pleased to be in Minnesota and had nothing but good things to say about our state. He had less glowing things to say about Wisconsin and when I asked him about the Wisconsin connection with him,Hort and Cos he seemed downright ashamed. He said Hort was going to run the Wisconsin offense from 10 years ago and pound the rock. I asked him if he remembered Wisconsin having a big back by the name of Ron Dayne back then and wondered aloud if we had anyone who could produce at a similar level. His answer was simple, Lamonte Edwards. He assured me that Lamonte would be playing offense and playing it well. He was super enthusiastic about Lamontes potential to be a game changing back in the big ten.
In short Tim is a nice man and is just as excited about the future of the program as I am. You should have seen his eyes light up when I mentioned the axe... if we lose this year it won't be from lack of desire on the part of the coaching staff.
First off, I have to say that Mr. Davis is by far one of the nicest people I have ever met. He seemed generally shocked to be recognized and genuinely appreciative to meet someone who respects what he does. He's a very large man but is very soft spoken and comes off as very very intelligent. He continually pointed at me through out our 30 minute conversation and said, you deserve a conference championship Brent, you deserve a rose bowl.
We discussed the young offensive lineman and he seemed to be very pleased with their progress.. He said that while Michel looked good and was a large man, Olson was the player truly to watch. He had glowing things to say about Ed and his conditioning and work throughout the last year. He said very little about Gjere but once again started gushing when I broached the subject of Olson's younger brother Tommy. Apparently the younger Olson is the offensive lineman they are most excited about over the past three years and they expect him to come in and be a beast from day one.
He explained the line from last year in saying "we need to get more help from the interior." He agreed that Wills could have played better but explained that if he did not constantly feel he was on an island against the right end he would feel more comfortable and cut down on the penalties. He told me to look for big things out of Jeff Wills this year.
Tim seemed generally pleased to be in Minnesota and had nothing but good things to say about our state. He had less glowing things to say about Wisconsin and when I asked him about the Wisconsin connection with him,Hort and Cos he seemed downright ashamed. He said Hort was going to run the Wisconsin offense from 10 years ago and pound the rock. I asked him if he remembered Wisconsin having a big back by the name of Ron Dayne back then and wondered aloud if we had anyone who could produce at a similar level. His answer was simple, Lamonte Edwards. He assured me that Lamonte would be playing offense and playing it well. He was super enthusiastic about Lamontes potential to be a game changing back in the big ten.
In short Tim is a nice man and is just as excited about the future of the program as I am. You should have seen his eyes light up when I mentioned the axe... if we lose this year it won't be from lack of desire on the part of the coaching staff.