Wake Forest Has Practice. Or Doesn't. Whatever, Really.

Most coaches are busy cramming every bit of preparation they can into their charges heads during the brief window the NCAA allows for spring practices. When they're not doing that they're darkly implying that anyone who shows up in the fall with even a little bit of extra weight is going to sent to the special Margaret Cho room they keep in the dungeon below the weight room and forced to watch "I'm The One That I Want" until they pass out from the pain. At the very least they're, you know, at practice. But not Jim Grobe!

Practices start at varying times, if at all. For the second straight season the Deacons didn't use all their 15 days allotted by the NCAA.

Some players are overweight. The coaches say they won't worry about the extra baggage until preseason practices begin in August.

Coach Jim Grobe is rarely on hand when practices do begin. He'll emerge from his office at some point, shake hands and exchange pleasantries with those fans who have dropped by and entertain any questions the media might have.

Sweet fancy Moses. I'm already slightly fearful of Grobe -- anyone who can win the ACC at Wake Forest with a backup quarterback can probably kill me with the power of his mind -- and now I have to process this information. Practice? Whatever! Let's, like, run some crazy trick plays and stuff. Maybe I'll check it out if I wake up in time, but I'll definitely be rocking my PJs and carrying Agent Butterstone, Ninja Bear Secret Agent. I'm Jim Grobe, MFers!

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-23-2007 @ 1:06AM

matt said...

Skinner is more stronger and more agile this spring than he was in the fall. We now have a healthy core of running backs even. I was at most of the spring practices and Grobe was always out there the entire time. Every player has been working out more than I have ever seen. Grobe has been on campus more than ever and on the practice field as much as possible. Using all of the 15 practices isn't as big of an issue as making sure every guy is healthy and fit. There were only one or two D line guys over weight this spring but they were doing the best of the entire group.
Don't write off lil'ol Wake Forest like every year before. Y'all did last year and are doing so again. With 14 or so returning starters and Grobe's now famous Redshirt system I don't see what people see as a weakness besides the secondary.