Just a tip of the hat to this guy last night. He played one hell of a game and dominated his guy a lot of the time. Personally I was sick and tired of all these injury to Donkoh threads. I have been saying all along, that's why we brought him in. He is an asset to this offensive line, and is playing pretty damn well.
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The Offensive line was probably the biggest surprise last night. They played really well. We should be able to pound the ball at SMU.
Rucci played a great game last night and I believe he will be back next year.
I was not sure but now I believe he is a quite good asset.
100%. He played great! Happy he is where he belongs at PSU.
Once he got settled, he’s played very well; considering the reputation of Oregon’s d-line, that whole o-line played great in that game.
Yes,Yes,Yes. The O line had a very good game. They were pushing the Ducks all over the place. We were running all over them. The Oline and D line are typically the unsung heroes. This is how championship teams are built. Lineman great job last night.
He was great. It is is nice to see a highly competent OL come to fruition at PSU for the first time in decades.
Congrats to Coach Trautwein on being able to coach up Rucci. What a difference compared to the beginning of the season.
and he spent 3 years in. Wisco vaunted O line development program. Things have really bottomed out in Wisconsin!!
Next year, with a bit more strength and weight, and another year in the program he will be even bigger and better. It will feel good to have 3 starters at tackle because injuries happen.
His Dad was a starting lineman in the NFL. I don’t think he needed a whole lot of coaching. More like opportunity.
That program no longer exists at Wisconsin. They have had average line play and development for at least 5-6 years. Glad Rucci is in blue and white and he has the tools to get even better.
It's probably both Opportunity and Coaching. During the USC game when Donkeh went down, Rucci kept getting beat over and over again. T Frank pointed things out like when he engages in contact his head always goes down and he needs to keep his head up. Either way, Rucci looks like a whole new player out there.
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