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It's getting close!

Last year ASU's Marion Grice was a back up RB. This year he'll be the man.
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2012 stats:

103 carries for 679 yards 6.6 11 TD, 41 receptions for 425 yards 8 TD

Grice averages a touchdown per 7.57 touches!!! That's simply incredible.


Skills:

Grice is dynamic in the open field with great vision and lateral agility. He has a 4.4ish type speed and will lower his shoulder to get tough yards. With 41 receptions(2nd on the team), he adds a lot of potential FF value being a 3 down RB.


The most amazing thing about Marion Grice's 2012 is he entered a very established and crowded backfield. Cameron Marshall was the veteran RB for 2012. In 2010, he rushed for 787 yards(5.2) with 9 touchdowns; in 2011, he rushed for 1050 yards(4.6) with 18 touchdowns. DJ Foster was 4 star recruit that came to ASU with big expectations.


Here is the 2012 breakdown between the 3:

Cameron Marshall 135 carries for 583 yards 4.3 with 9 TD, 13 receptions for 99 yards 1 TD

DJ Foster 102 carries for 493 yards 4.8 with 2 TD, 38 receptions for 533 yards 4 TD

Marion Grice 103 carries for 679 yards 6.6 11 TD, 41 receptions for 425 yards 8 TD


So how could a great prospect like Marion Grice be under the radar? He's a JUCO transfer(just like Cordarrelle Patterson).

-He was committed to Texas A&M, but then switched to Arizona State


Why should we expect better results from Marion Grice?

-He joined ASU in late summer of 2012, so this will be his first exposure to an offseason training program. He never really lifted weights(up 10 pounds from last season). Scary he was that good with very little training.

Other information if you're interested:

Quotes from his RB coach:

-"His potential is through the roof," said ASU running backs coach Bo Graham of senior Marion Grice. "His potential is going to be much more than it was last year."

-"You can't underestimate a full year of development," Graham said. "Coming through the junior college ranks, he never really went through an offseason. Then he joined us late in the summertime and was really thrown into the fire. He never had an offseason training regimen. He's had that, and you can see in his body the change. When he breaks away on some of the long runs this spring, you see an extra gear."

I present the following power point stats from 2012:

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And the visual evidence:

Marion Grice Highlights ASU 2012

Watch and see if he passes the eye test to you. 1 TD every 7.5 touches sounds like a fluke but after you see the video, I think it's pretty clear this guy is special. He has outstanding hands for a RB. You'll see some outstanding receptions both screens and down field.

ESPN's Top Five has Marion Grimes as their #1 break out candidate for 2013:

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9470731
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I will just settle for another undefeated season. But, hey, shooting for bowl games is fun!

lol Pac12.

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I hate you for cursing the Cardinals with Beanie Wells!
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Winnow wrote:It's getting close!

Last year ASU's Marion Grice was a back up RB. This year he'll be the man.
I'm absolutely horrible with my NFL predictions but I've been dead on with this one so far.

An update:
The nation's scoring leader coming in, Grice pushed his touchdown total to 12 -- 18 the past seven games over two seasons -- with catches of 11 and 8 yards along with runs of 9 and 28 yards.
That's after ASU tied the most points ever scored against USC tonight with 62. He had 184 yards and 4 TDs vs Wisconsin in week 2.

Barring injury, this guy is going to be a very high pick in the draft. He's a Marshall Faulk/LT2 style back. Great balance, moves, hands, and speed.

He had 19 TDs on only 144 touches last year. This year he already has 12 TDs in 4 games. His touch to TD ratio is off the charts and it was already nuts last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwYycQEMY4

Can't wait to see if it carries over into the NFL.
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400 pound High School RB. lol. He won't go anywhere professionally (as a RB probably) but funny to see the pictures.
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Very interesting day in college football. ;)
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To say the least.

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Good luck in the B10 Champ Game/BCS bowl you play in, after ceding the second-most yards in Ohio State history to a team that couldn't move the ball against Nebraska or Iowa. You guys were one play better than Akron and Uconn. Feel good about that!
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11 Arizona State hosts 8 Stanford in the Pac 12 Championship. Maybe we'll see you in the Rosebowl again!

Stanford will be hard to beat though. ASU already lost once to them this year but at least this time it's a home game.

ASU has already beaten UM in the Rosebowl but It would be nice to have a shot at revenge for the '97 loss to OhioSU that cost ASU a national title.
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Sylvus wrote:Good luck in the B10 Champ Game/BCS bowl you play in, after ceding the second-most yards in Ohio State history to a team that couldn't move the ball against Nebraska or Iowa. You guys were one play better than Akron and Uconn. Feel good about that!
Yes, and best of luck to you keeping Borges who evidently loves keeping half the playbook in his back pocket until he plays OSU. I love that he waited until us to run misdirections and clever screen plays for the first time all year. Real solid OC, who has already been told his job is safe for next year! Huzzah!

I do love that the Hokester went for 2 on that last play though. Brass balls, right there.
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