Anthony Campbell: “I’m ready”

[Hstokes1447]

Pushing Marley Cook on down the depth chart

 

[NCCanefan]

We need all the help we can get. Transfer portal will help us and it will also hurt us (notice when he said “it was depressing because I thought I was ready”).

Most of these guys come in feeling like they can play - and for good reason, as they’ve all been highly recruited by D1 programs that have told them how good they are and how bad they’re needed - so it’s understandable to feel letdown when you get on campus and you have to wait or you’re told you’re not quite ready etc etc.

One of the key factors to watch during the portal era is which Head Coaches are able to utilize the portal when needed and ALSO re-recruit their own players to stay - which is why Dabo Swinney hates it, just another item added to a coaches pile, and a HUGE one at that.

Portal era is seriously going to test the depth across the nation - BUT - it will also even the playing field a bit more, which imo, is ultimately good for the college game.

Time will tell, but I think the portal will unlevel the field. Late bloomers who didn't get much love out of hs and ended up at a mediocre football school will punch out to go to bigger, better schools.

 

[FrancisSawyer]

I think it’s ok to have a cup. Usually when you have a top qb, a good o-line, and a good d-line you win a lot of games. When is the last time Miami had all that at the same time?

2002. 2003 could have been a different year if Coker could have seen what was obvious to everyone and that was that Brock Berlin belonged in a shotgun based uptempo offense.

 

[CreamCityCane]

If those 4 stay healthy I don't care who the OL is cuz at some point the law of averages catches up to any OL when you can rotate that many good pass rushers all game. Eventually all OL's get got when going against monsters like we will have for 60 minutes.

I’m with you. I also don’t think Guidry wants to drop 7 into coverage every play. Bringing pressure, even just showing it convincingly, will single guys up too.

 

[Cane44]

Is it me or with his size i would of thought he’d put on more than 10lbs in a year.

 

[Cribby]

Is it me or with his size i would have thought he’d put on more than 10lbs in a year.

It was more of changing the body versus adding a bunch of weight. Even though he’s old he came in new to the game and very raw. The intention was always this year after taking a year to invest in coaching / nutrition.