Kansas Football: Players And Recruits React To The Campo Hire
by Owen on Jan 13, 2012 1:50 PM CST
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Anytime you change staff there is obviously a honeymoon phase. The saying goes that you are either buying yourself success or you are buying yourself hope. Right now Kansas is in the business of buying hope and they seem to be doing a pretty solid job of that with the hiring of Charlie Weis, the announcement of his staff and the subsequent moves in recruiting.
Today was the big hire that everyone had been waiting for. The offensive side of the ball seemed to come together quickly, but when it came to who would lead the defense things had been up in the air until today. Dave Campo is the guy and reaction is flooding in from fans, players and recruits.
Toben Opurum plays on the defensive side of the ball and being from the State of Texas and a Cowboys fan at that, he's probably pretty familiar with the name Dave Campo.
When it comes to recruiting, one name that has been floating around these past few weeks is Kenneth Crawley. His reaction would seem to mark a bit of a shift compared to his tweet earlier this week.
Then you've got Daymond Patterson who is going to be back for one more go around. Patterson has been here through two staffs already and he's played on both sides of the ball. Patterson is also a player that calls the Dallas area home.
Obviously you wouldn't expect a negative reaction from players so take it for what it's worth. But I do think the positivity that is surrounding the program now is a major positive.
As Charlie Weis said, the team is going to have to come in ready to work. That starts this Sunday with a team meeting. Weis now has the majority of his staff in place and it is a staff that will have players excited.
At least now they have a group of coaches that they can feel confident with when it comes to a Saturday game plan and managing a football game. As much as some of these guys like Turner Gill as a person, I think his track record and the quality of the product on Saturday's left quite a bit to be desired in those two areas.
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what did he tweet last week that was so bad?
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Can't remember exactly what it was,
But it had something to do with him being mad about Weis not having a full staff yet, and that he was going to move his visit date.
Nice to see some player reactions
You would expect positivity from player tweets, but you would expect silence if they did not like the hire. I think it is a good sign that there is positive chatter. I don’t think we were going to find a DC that was without fault (if there is such a thing). I tend to think we should go in expecting good things. It is a pretty low bar for him to raise!
The words from DP are expected
an exclamation point is even better, but 3 says it all.
Toben should maybe learn how to correctly spell his coach's name...
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
N/M I'm the dumb one.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
It's too many years of studying German that have thrown me off.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Ha ha...
You’d hate spelling my last name then. It’s a German name, but the “e” has been dropped. Everyone misspells it. I’ve always got to spell it out anytime I give my name.
by hawkinwichita on Jan 13, 2012 4:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'll feel better
when the tweets look like:
Campo ran our asses today. Plus 100 up/downs to finish. Vomited. Coach says we’re soft and can’t tackle. I hate that $%%#Q#$!
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
That would be Hudy's brother (I hope), Holsopple.
Coaches are too restricted in allowed time, or we’ll have our own RichRod.
I was thinking Spring Ball
when the coaches can interact with the players. And then truly find out how horrible we are at tackling and how soft we are in general.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I was thinking more along the lines of
“Man, I didn’t realize I could puke so much before Holsopple. So glad to be with Campo now and ready to bring the wood.”
Campo will have Jayhawks flying around in 2012
I think this hire shows that Weis is making a conscious effort to put a quality defense on the field this upcoming year. I think the defense from last year showed signs at the second half mark but has to use that as a stepping stone moving forward. McDougald, Patmon, Terry & smith will form a great secondary and the guys upfront as well as linebackers will work hard to win ball games this year ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK
by mcdougald24uncle on Jan 13, 2012 3:44 PM CST reply actions
I take it you're feeling good about the hire.
Something caught my eye in your post. Terry has been rumored as a transfer candidate. Are you expecting him to return?
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Taking it a step further...
we have no idea what Weis/Campo will want as players. Hell they might not want any of our current kids. Who knows if Terry will be ASKED to return.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I had a question for someone that might know more about recruiting restrictions
I was reading the article on rivals.com about Meyer’s recruiting after he was hired at tOSU, and it caught my eye that he asked one of his assistants to contact a recruit on facebook. My question is, are there any restrictions on how much interaction a coach can have with a player on facebook? Or is that new enough to not have been addressed yet? What about gChat or calling someone on a computer through Google or Skype?
It seems to me that if these modes of communication have not been regulated yet, then coaches have had pretty much unfettered access with any recruit with a facebook page for a least 2-3, likely more.
Any thoughts?
by 2.1 seconds left on Jan 13, 2012 5:15 PM CST reply actions
Found this.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Issues/Recruiting/Social+Media+and+Recruiting
Don’t know how old it is, but this makes it sound like it’s against the rules.
Since texting is impermissible, if a coach becomes aware that a recruit has elected to receive direct messages as text messages on a mobile device, the coach must cease communicating with the recruit through the social networking site. All other electronically transmitted correspondence including, but not limited to, text messaging, Instant Messenger, chat rooms or message boards [e.g., a user’s wall] within a social networking Web site or through other services or applications remain impermissible.
Makes sense
Would have been a huge loophole, so you would figure they would have reacted quickly to it.
by 2.1 seconds left on Jan 13, 2012 5:44 PM CST up reply actions
Excited that the secondary is his forte
For years I’ve thought we’ve had a lot of talent at DB, but just can’t seem to put it all together. Hopefully this is a start.
Shit happens when you win championships
I totally agree
I mean, the secondary last year was as bad as I’ve ever seen at this level. In other areas of the team (d-line especially) I think our issues have more to do with talent, but I really believe our DBs are capable of being decent, at the very least.
If nothing else, I’m looking forward to this spring game more than I have have in the past. I’m really interested to see if any of the team’s poorer tendencies of the past couple years will linger.
Use the forks
Patience
Spring game might be too soon for altered expectations on any area of the on-field football program. Hell we hadn’t even flushed all the Mangino out of th system. Now we have to finish flushing the Mangino AND flush the Gill out.
It’s going to require patience.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
How about a spring game that doesn't look like it was planned Saturday morning?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
by Warden11 on Jan 14, 2012 8:44 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
drinking the kool-aid
but i hope that this staff really can put it together and put the kitties back in their place…
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
--Albert Einstein
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jan 13, 2012 10:30 PM CST reply actions
I'd be fine with just winning our home games against them
And being competitive on the road. It would be a bit much to ask to turn the rivalry around at the same level of magnitude that Snyder has accomplishd.
by 2.1 seconds left on Jan 14, 2012 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
Next season
Five wins would be very good. Four wins would be pretty darn good, IMHO. If next year’s team is improved and goes 4-8, I’m chalking that up as a very good start for Weis. Don’t forget how bad we were last year.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 14, 2012 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
call me an optimist
but I don’t see them losing to Rice, SDSU or Northern Illinois. I guess it comes down to whether we can beat two of Iowa State, Texas Tech and an RG3-less Baylor. Maybe TCU if they don’t rebound? Who knows.
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
Yeah, I didn't look at the schedule before saying that
We do have a pretty cupcake-laden non-con schedule. Still, the NIU game will be on the road, and they’re a decent enough team not to be a pushover.
Use the forks
I believe NIU
lost their all-everything QB who was pretty much their entire offense.
by SweedishHamma on Jan 14, 2012 6:45 PM CST up reply actions
If we go 3-0 in the noncon, I'm still not expecting more than 4-8
We need to show we can win a Big 12 game. Colorado is too pathetic to count, and that was now two seasons ago.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 15, 2012 12:38 AM CST up reply actions
Our best chance for a conference win
is ISU at home. I don’t see any other conference Ws likley.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
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