What I am saying is that all five started last year, if the recruits are that much better, then why have they not replaced the starters we have?
First, starters Josh Knipfel and Colin Newell
are both Matt Campbell recruits.
Otherwise, what part of “higher ceiling” did you not understand? Just because they have more base talent, doesn’t mean that they are ready to be better
now. Experience tempers ability.
Redshirt sophomore Robert Hudson is behind Knipfel, who is probably NFL caliber. Redshirt freshmen Trevor Downing and Joey Ramos aren’t starting yet...partly because they just came off their redshirt and partly because Fall drills haven’t started yet...and partly because only the OL, experience and cohesiveness trumps raw talent—to a certain point.
love the recruiting that Campbell is doing, but its not like we are loading up on 4 and 5 star offensive lineman. Linemen at many schools are made not highly ranked.
Four and five star rankings often have to do with a player’s visibility, and also often only reflect how soon a player is ready to contribute. On the other hand, if rankings are all you’re looking at, redshirt junior Sean Foster—a Matt Campbell recruit—was a four star.
At the same time, Grant Treiber was “only” a three star—but I think he may prove to be as talented as an OL signed by ISU in a very, very long time. He chose ISU over Oregon.
What did Campbell say, when he got to Ames, we have 3 players that could bench press 300 or more pounds. I suspect we have more than that now, a lot more.
No. He said that we only had three player who could bench
four hundred. And to be scrupulously accurate, that was because several others in the 400 Club had just completed their eligibility.
All five started last year, four are seniors, OLine has been a weakness for years, if we can not have a strong OL this year, then when will it happen.
I already answered that. Why do I get the feeling I’m replying to somebody drunk posting?
Starting in 2021–at worst—the OL should be a major strength going forward.