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From what it sounds like by the daily recaps on ODUsports.com it sounds like Dom is having a pretty good camp these last two weeks and maybe even better than TD, he also had a pretty good spring as well. I think it was a smart idea that Wilder came out and said TD is the starting QB but another dilemma is coming up that really hasn't been discussed yet and thats the fact that will Wilder and the other offensive coaches in particular Whitcomb and Scott decide to redshirt him?

Demarco has two years remaining while Dom has three years remaining, assuming Wilder sticks with his decision and not redshirt him that will only give him one year to be the #1 QB on the team. The point i'm trying to make however is what do you do in this situation? You can redshirt Dom and give him an extra year of eligibility after Demarco graduates but what happens if Demarco gets hurt? That would only leave Reamon and no disrespect to him but thats scary to think of after it was being strongly considered by the coaches that he change positions. He also got hit pretty hard in the last scrimmage. I think they will also consider redshirting Manley as well since he's only a freshman and could use some time to get bigger and learn the system a little bit more.

IMO, they will not redshirt two QB's so therefore, I think they redshirt Manley. I think having a depth chart of Demarco, Blackman, and Reamon is better and safer than having Demarco, Reamon, and Manley.

futureodualum11 wrote:I'll save myself time from having to post this twice so I'll just quote it from MonarchNation.com....it talks about the decision that has to be made about our second string QB Dominique Blackman who has impressed the coaches in camp.

From what it sounds like by the daily recaps on ODUsports.com it sounds like Dom is having a pretty good camp these last two weeks and maybe even better than TD, he also had a pretty good spring as well. I think it was a smart idea that Wilder came out and said TD is the starting QB but another dilemma is coming up that really hasn't been discussed yet and thats the fact that will Wilder and the other offensive coaches in particular Whitcomb and Scott decide to redshirt him?

Demarco has two years remaining while Dom has three years remaining, assuming Wilder sticks with his decision and not redshirt him that will only give him one year to be the #1 QB on the team. The point i'm trying to make however is what do you do in this situation? You can redshirt Dom and give him an extra year of eligibility after Demarco graduates but what happens if Demarco gets hurt? That would only leave Reamon and no disrespect to him but thats scary to think of after it was being strongly considered by the coaches that he change positions. He also got hit pretty hard in the last scrimmage. I think they will also consider redshirting Manley as well since he's only a freshman and could use some time to get bigger and learn the system a little bit more.

IMO, they will not redshirt two QB's so therefore, I think they redshirt Manley. I think having a depth chart of Demarco, Blackman, and Reamon is better and safer than having Demarco, Reamon, and Manley.

andy7171 wrote:If Demarco gets injured you can always NOT redshirt Blackman and throw him in. WTF!?! Is there a limit on how many players you redshirt in a given year? I'm not aware of one.

iCarly wrote:Jeesh, even I knew this rule. You ODU guys make that guy in the UNI ticket office look smart.

JayJ79 wrote:

iCarly wrote:Jeesh, even I knew this rule. You ODU guys make that guy in the UNI ticket office look smart.

iCarly with the wicked BURN!

Tribe4SF wrote:I'm a little confused. I thought Blackman had three years of eligibility remaining when he came to ODU. If that's the case, redshirting him this year is not going to add any eligibility. Did he technically redshirt at Washington before he went to Jr. College? If he did, nothing is gained by holding him out this year.

andy7171 wrote:why did SF inject Washington into this thread? Did Blackman go to UW after his year of JC? If so, did he get redshirted then?
Why does everything surrounding Butterfly football have to be so confusing?

bigblue78 wrote:

andy7171 wrote:why did SF inject Washington into this thread? Did Blackman go to UW after his year of JC? If so, did he get redshirted then?
Why does everything surrounding Butterfly football have to be so confusing?

Blackman was originally (highly) recruited to play QB for Wahington. They changed head coaches and the new coach wanted to move Blackman to TE, Blackman wanted to play QB so he enrolled at a JC and then came to ODU.

andy7171 wrote:

bigblue78 wrote:
Blackman was originally (highly) recruited to play QB for Wahington. They changed head coaches and the new coach wanted to move Blackman to TE, Blackman wanted to play QB so he enrolled at a JC and then came to ODU.

So did he ever GO to Wahington? Or did the HC change come while he was still in high school.

bigblue78 wrote:

andy7171 wrote: So did he ever GO to Wahington? Or did the HC change come while he was still in high school.

He never suited up for Washington, I believe he was accepted, but I can't say whether he actually enrolled. Here's the best info we have:

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt ... 2419.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

futureodualum11 wrote:

bigblue78 wrote:
He never suited up for Washington, I believe he was accepted, but I can't say whether he actually enrolled. Here's the best info we have:

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt ... 2419.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Well, he's a true sophomore now right? That means he would have been a true freshman last year in JC...so I'm guessing he never did play, let alone practiced at Washington.

It's both a good and bad thing to have two great QB's on our team....Demarco is on the Payton Award Watch List but he might not even be the best QB on the team.