USCe OT Josiah Thompson visiting

[Problem2]

Bell gone?

 

[skyman]

Didnt USCe give up a ton of sacks?! He was out of position?

 

[htownkidd]

According to USCe fans, he was basically the tallest midget on a poor OL. That whole operation was ****, so whatever. He is a huge talented kid with a ton of experience. If they want to bring him in to compete, then sign him up.

 

[112_cane]

Not sure how he played, but USCe had a legendary horrible oline this year. Maybe he was the lone bright spot.

 

[Ver]

Didnt USCe give up a ton of sacks?! He was out of position?

More likely it’s Sellers having poor pocket presence and creating a lot of sacks

 

[Ghurd8]

Know nothing about this guy but there was a time Miami fans thought Jalen Rivers was trash.

 

[grover]

Mirabal vs Stacy Searels. I’ll take that bet.

 

[skyman]

More likely it’s Sellers having poor pocket presence and creating a lot of sacks

I doubt that.. but ok

 

[Shogungts]

Know nothing about this guy but there was a time Miami fans thought Jalen Rivers was trash.

People thought pretty poorly of Bell as well

 

[VustyVoles]

one thing I know for certain, I trust our approach to the o line more than any position on the team. If we take him, I think it’s a great pickup.

 

[Zbrod95]

I’m already under the impression any OL we pick up are going to needed to be critiqued to our standard. If they aren’t up to par they won’t play.

 

[252cane]

Must plan on keeping pancake at guard

 

[Da Jumbo Mutombo]

Oline develops slower. Also, I trust staff evals here blindly.

 

[IndayArtHauz]

The transfer market for OTs is usually a ghost town.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Didnt USCe give up a ton of sacks?! He was out of position?

Highly-detailed analysis?

 

[SouthernORCane]

This seems to imply that Bell is playing well enough that his draft stock has risen to the point where he will likely go pro

 

[TemplarCane]

Sign him up.

As other posters mentioned, who else do you trust with the offensive line than Mario and Mirabal? Maybe Thompson didn’t have the best of sophomore years but South Carolina is a disappointment overall.

As with any inbound high school recruit or for the transfer the question is, will he put in the work?

 

[BALLHAWKU]

According to USCe fans, he was basically the tallest midget on a poor OL. That whole operation was ****, so whatever. He is a huge talented kid with a ton of experience. If they want to bring him in to compete, then sign him up.

Agree , Mario is a ol coach he can fix him imo

 

[gogeta4]

Hes a no brainer add to the OL Room from an athleticism and body frame standpoint.

Lot of bad tape at SC but also played in a lot of games. Looks like he had to get adjusted to his weight...he must of put on over 30+ pounds from getting to SC. His coach at the start of last year say he showed up at sc at 265. So he essentially played that whole frshman year undersized ala another sc native and former cane OT Zion Nelson.

 

[Santana Sosa]

Just my opinion, but this is the new redshirting. You can stash a young kid like this in year 1 or 2 for cheap, say 300k while your starters are 4th and 5 year players/transfers that are a bit more costly. You develop the young buck while paying them, in hopes of not having to keep going to the portal at 500k plus every year. (figures are examples only).

This is not to say we're keeping these kids on the bench. They will get game reps. It's just cheaper, and more efficient to build depth and experience this way in today's game.