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[QUOTE="CU44SE, post: 390635, member: 2196"]
In honesty, we lost some major senior contributors after the Pinstripe bowl. Not to mention, a lot of the other Big East teams improved like someone else mentioned. Last year was tough, and I expected it with all of the new starters. Carter was the offense in 2010, and in 2011 we were left with no one. On Defense, we replaced both our DT and 2 big-time linebackers and it showed, we couldn't stop the run. I guess you could call it regression, but thats what happens when you are re-building a program. You lost all of the senior contributors and now replace them with younger guys. Its okay if your only replacing 2 maybe 3 players on each side of the ball, but when you replaced the amount of players we did on both sides of the ball, there is going to be a drop off.
 
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On Offense:  3 offensive starters Carter (main offensive weapon) was drafted, Adam Rosner, and Ryan Bartholomew (played in NFL).  Lost our main offensive weapon, and 2 starting offensive lineman (one of the hardest positions to play younger players at).
 
On Defense: 7 Starters (included Anthony Perkins) 3 DT in Bud Tribbey, Anthony Perkins, and Andrew Lewis.  2 Starting Linebackers (Doug Hogue and Derrel Smith) who both played in the NFL, Not to mention that now Spruil had to learn a completely new positions so in essence we replaced our whole Linebacking crew.  1 CB Da'Mon Merkerson, and 1 Safety (Mike Holmes) who played in the NFL. 
 
To me, its easy to understand why their was a bit of a drop-off last year.
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