OT Kuol Kuol Commits
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Nope. KO arrived at ISU at something like 6’5” 350. Definitely way over 300.
He committed last summer, long before they were 1-10.
We were recruiting him then, too.
Thanks for posting this. Our resident experts more than willing to make judgments on a kid they never heard of before this announcement. Can we at least give him a couple of years before we question that we even offered him?
Looking like a great late add based on his hudl highlights. Purdue’s terrible season likely opened this door. Very athletic tackle with long arms. He is physical finishing his blocks. Needs to add weight but his frame looks like that will be easy. It might take him a year or two to see the field or he might improve fast under our strength and conditioning. He plays for a very good high school team in Ohio that played some great competition. He has played against talented players. Today, his team is playing in the Ohio HS State semifinal.
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Why do we trust Clanton?
Not saying I don’t trust him, but what have we seen to conclude we trust him?
I don’t think it’s this years performance.
I've seen improvement. OL performance doesn't change overnight.
O’Brien even wrote a book about it called “The Big Game”
The way he analyses the game. The way he identifies the major players. It leaves me breathless. he is a Brilliant, Brilliant man!
Here’s an excerpt from the epilogue:
“The fate of the world depends on the outcome of this Game.”
A. Because he’s cranked out high NFL draft picks, so has an eye for raw talent and a talent for development.
B. Because the OL showed steady improvement over the first half of the season…until, oddly enough, people started getting hurt.
Which is pretty much the theme of this season. Fortunately, OL depth should be better next year, when these freshmen come off redshirts.
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You pretty much hit the high points. He’s athletic, has a nice wingspan and it looks like he has a decent foundation to build on.
What we don’t know is how he’ll look after a year or two of the S&C and nutrition programs, and training with the staff. What kind of difference an extra fifty pounds will make.
That’s part of the fun—and frustration—of following recruiting at a developmental school like ISU.
I trust him because we have an average offensive line with players that Clanton didn't recruit.
We'd all like to have a dominant offensive line NOW based on Campbell's desire to have a balanced offense that can grind out victories in the 4 quarter. But a dominant OL takes time because unlike other positions, it typically takes 2-3 years for OL recruits to develop into starters at a Big12 level.
I have another theory that could be holding back ISU's OL development back. That is running a 3-3-5 defense. Our defensive success is predicated on assignment football by the LB's and safeties rather than physically dominating the line-of-scrimmage. IMO that makes it tough to develop an elite OL through practice. No different than Mike Leach teams (and other Air Raid teams) struggling to develop strong defenses because the offensive guys they practiced against were being developed to run a unique offense.
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From my experience as an Olineman in college, we never practiced against our defense we practiced against the defensive alignment of our upcoming weekly opponent. Additionally, the practice defense was made up of young team members who were so far down the depth chart that the coaches called them by number.
Exactly that's what scout team means.
But the players running with the scout team aren't being developed in practice/meetings on the techniques/philosophies to run the opponents offense/defense. Their main developmental focus is on what ISU does offensively or defensively. But like I said, just a theory.
