Both Mike Krause and Me'co Brown will return to the field in 2010
by Mike Breese on Feb 15, 2010 11:14 PM CST
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PrintThe spring roster is out. Read it. Enjoy it. Breathe it all in. Bathe in it. The 2010 speculation can finally begin.
I got this for my girlfriend. I hope she likes it.
Valentine's Day must have done wonders. Remember defensive tackle Mike Krause? Yeah, he started all 13 games in 2008 but developed some sort of heart condition before the 2009 season. He was supposed to be a redshirt junior last year, but the spring roster shows him as a redshirt senior for this year. That means that he didn't get a medical redshirt for some reason. Defensive lineman Kyle Jenkins got his medical redshirt after tearing his ACL before last season and will be a redshirt junior this upcoming season.
Anyways HE'S BACK. This means that we'll have 3 seasoned starters on the defensive line in Krause, D.J. Pirkle and Brian Lawson. Expect a ton of rotation especially with guys like Nabal Jefferson and Zach Anderson returning.
Huskie Nation is extremely proud of Krause's dedication to the Huskie program. He could have easily called it a career, but instead he knows that this upcoming season will be a special one and he will be a huge part of it. I admire his courage returning to the Huskie football team.
Is Me'co Brown the new Justin Anderson?
In somewhat of a surprise, Me'co Brown will be returning to the Huskies. Yes, we did report the rumor that he was being kicked off of the team. However, this turned out to be a bunch of hearsay. What seems to be true though, is that Me'co was hanging on to his roster spot by a thread.
Red and Black Attack is happy to see Me'co return. He has shown bright spots these past couple years and helped us upset Purdue this past year. It's encouraging to see he's getting another chance after coming close to the edge. Hopefully he can put all of these personal/academic/whatever issues behind him and have a great upcoming season.
What remains to be seen is the effect his actions have taken and how much he has fallen out with Coach Kill. Is he down 2 strikes out of 3? The big difference is that this year, Kill has a shiny array of tools in his toolbox for the running back position. Where will Me'co Brown fall among the incumbent Chad Spann, Iowa State transfer Cameron Bell, redshirt freshman Antione Kirkland and JUCO transfer Jasmin Hopkins? Only time will tell.
Once you enter Kill's doghouse, there is no return.
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Glad to see
These two are back on the team. Me’co is an asset as the change-of-pace back, but I think the thought of losing him didn’t really strike fear into many of us. Spann is the better back and I can’t wait to see what Cameron Bell has. Anyways, glad to see the rumor was false and Me’co is back.
Well this could go either way..
If Me’Co is starting again this is a disaster for the program.
If he’s the third string back, this is great news. Up to Kill to make it good for the team.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 16, 2010 8:25 AM CST reply actions
Krause good Meco doesnt matter
Krause being back is good if his heart issue is ok. Me’co returning didnt really matter there are plenty of people that can take his spot. Chad Spann better be the hands down starter this year or else there is something wrong.
He does matter
If Kill starts him. Having better players on the team didn’t mean anything before. It’s all up to Kill to make the right decision this time, even if it does come two years too late.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 16, 2010 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
Me'co and open competition
I personally was not impressed with Me’co he went down to easily and just didnt seem to have desire this year. I think the other running backs on the roster. I may be biased upon the fact that Spann had a nice year last year and it was first year i really followed niu football. By all means if bell, hopkins, kirkland, or meco perform better in the spring and early fall then they should be the starter over spann.
by jcsportsfan21 on Feb 16, 2010 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
Yes..
My point is the superior player did not start though. That is the problem. Me’Co started the last two years, when both years Chad Spann looked like a much better player.
I’m suggesting if Kill actually plays the superior back then we’ll be fine, but up until this point he hasn’t done that.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 16, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
I hope
that Hopkins or Bell turn out to be better then Spann and start.
by SRprepfootball on Feb 16, 2010 11:06 AM CST reply actions
Bell, Kirkland
I just started following NIU in 09 bc it was my first year going here, i was just wondering if someone could give me insight into how good bell and kirkland are.
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